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Campership Alert: Go to A-Camp X for Free Thanks to LELO!

Win your ticket to A-Camp X and the fees for the shuttle from LELO! Here’s how to enter.

By Guest| March 23, 2018 | 6 Comments
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A-Camp Spring 2018: It’s Time To Donate and/or Apply for Camperships!

Read the heartwarming essays from some of 2017’s A-Campership recipients and learn more about donating or applying yourself! We’ve even got a tax-deductible donation option this year that you’ll wanna know all about.

By the team| March 1, 2018 | 9 Comments
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A-Camp Spring 2017: It’s Time To Donate and/or Apply For Camperships!

Read these essays and feel inspired to apply for and/or donate to the campership fund for our May 2017 camp in Wisconsin!

By the team| February 14, 2017 | 8 Comments
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Campership Alert: We’re Sending a QTPOC to A-Camp with Travel!

Okay QTPOC, you’ve got until August 25th to apply! We want each and every single QTPOC who wants to be at Camp to be there, and maybe it’s you! Seize the day! Catch the worm! Apply! Apply!! Apply!!!

By Ari| August 17, 2016 | 1 Comment
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A-Camp September 2016: It’s Time To Donate To Or Apply For Camperships!

Read these essays and feel inspired to apply for and/or donate to the campership fund for our September 2016 camp in Wisconsin!

By the team| August 10, 2016 | 9 Comments
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Introducing Camp Autostraddle 7.5: Midwest Edition

We’re bringing A-Camp to the midwest and we wanna see you there!

By Riese| August 4, 2016 | 155 Comments
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Mal Blum Is Coming to A-Camp and So Are These Other Amazing Humans!

MAL BLUM’S COMING TO A-CAMP! Also, since we’re on the topic of A-Camp, let’s talk about Fit for a Femme & AB Chao and all the other weirdos who will be joining us on the mountain!

By Riese| February 24, 2014 | 43 Comments
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A-Camp May 2014: It’s Time To Donate To Or Apply For Camperships!

Read essays from our A-Camp 4.0 campers and find out how to apply for or donate to the Campership Fund for 5.0!

By the team| February 12, 2014 | 29 Comments
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You Should Go: Get Amped For A-Camp, NYC Edition

New York City A-Campers of the past, present, and future, get excited. Two brand new A-Campers have organized a pre-camp event at the Lesbian Herstory Archives for this Saturday!

By Vanessa| September 18, 2013 | 15 Comments
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Campership Alert: Hannah Hart Wants To Send You On An All-Expenses Paid Trip To A-Camp!

Hannah Hart wants to give one lucky Straddler a full campership to October’s A-Camp — and she’ll pay your travel expenses, too!

By Vanessa| September 16, 2013 | 32 Comments
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We’ve Got 12 Loyal A-Campers and They’ve Got 12 Reasons To Attend A-Camp

Listen to 12 campers who have been to all three A-Camps and are signed up for October when they tell you how camp changed their lives and why you definitely wanna be on the mountain for A-Camp 4.0

By Vanessa| September 3, 2013 | 52 Comments
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Top 10 Reasons You Belong At A-Camp This October

We’ve got some open spots for A-Camp, so Hannah Hart, Me & My Bois, the first-ever A-Camp carnival and seven more reasons you don’t wanna miss this event!

By Riese| August 28, 2013 | 99 Comments
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Get Ready For And Dream About A-Camp With Robin At Picnic Day In LA

We’re hosting the very first A-Camp Prep event in Los Angeles! Come hang out with Robin on September 8th and start getting excited for A-Camp or just learn more about it!

By Vanessa| August 27, 2013 | 9 Comments
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Campership Alert: Go To A-Camp October For Free Thanks To Kipper Clothiers!

Camp is less than two months away and we’re offering another opportunity for you to go for free, thanks to Kipper Clothiers! Enter to win a campership!

By Vanessa| August 23, 2013 | 6 Comments
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Another Campership Opportunity: Kreuzbach10 Wants To Send You To A-Camp For Free!

Camp is just two months away and we’re offering another opportunity for you to go for free, thanks to Kreuzbach10!

By Vanessa| August 7, 2013 | 11 Comments
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A-Camp October 2013: It’s Campership Time!

Read the testimonials from A-Camp May 2013’s Campershippers and find out about how you can give the gift of a campership or apply to get one yourself!

By the team| July 16, 2013 | 21 Comments
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A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #4: YUP.

In our last recamp, we party at the pool, dance all night, have feelings, display talent, and wish it never had to end.

By Riese| June 24, 2013 | 114 Comments
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Introducing Camp Autostraddle 4.0

A-Camp just keeps getting better and better which means this October’s gonna blow your mind. Registration starts NOW.

By the team| June 24, 2013 | 223 Comments
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A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #3: Fun Before 2pm, Fun After 2pm

You’ve got swagger, fashion, comedy, whiskey, geeky pick-up lines and the coolest klub on the mountain!

By the team| June 21, 2013 | 84 Comments
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A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #2: Nothing Compares 2 U At Camp

“I’m gonna support the SHIT outta you.” (Also, a Lilith Flair playlist!)

By the team| June 19, 2013 | 77 Comments
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A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #1: Over The Mountain and Into The Woods We Go

Welcome to the first of four fantastic recamps of May 2013 A-Camp. In this fascinating installment, we’ll detail the very first moments of our time together on the mountain and also bears.

By Riese| June 18, 2013 | 123 Comments
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