Photoessay: Queer Soup Night Arrives in Portland
Queer Soup Night debuted in Portland, OR last weekend and raised $1,200 for local organization Nxt Lvl. Also, everyone looked VERY cute serving and eating their soup.
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Photoessay: Electric Dirt and Radical Community with Queer Appalachia
Queer Appalachia celebrated the release of Electric Dirt: A Celebration of Queer Voices and Identities from Appalachia and the South while raising funds for Southerners on New Ground and oh, having a Queer Granny Witch party!
PHOTOESSAY: Dinah Dinah Dinah
This year I decided to DO Dinah (as opposed to last year when I ran away and went camping). It’s basically “how long can I survive in the heat before I die” and then “how long can I stay at this party before I pass out” and repeat.
You Should Go: I’m Headed Back to DC for #NYFLC2016, Come Hang Out With Me!
I’m extremely excited to tell y’all that it’s official: I’m headed back to DC for the 2016 NYFLC! And, um, duh, I wanna see you there.
PHOTOESSAY: Outside Lands 2015
Outside Lands: It’s chilly, there are trees, there’s great music and delicious food. You should go.
You Should Go: Autostraddle Babe-B-Q Weekend is (Almost) Upon Us!
This weekend, Autostraddle’s Babe-B-Q celebration is coming to a backyard, fire pit, and/or other totally appropriate location near you. And I’ve rounded up all of the events our readers are hosting to be part of the action in this very post!
Venir Al Sur Creates Vital LGBTI Feminist Community In Latin America
Folks came from Mexico, Argentina and everywhere in between as well as from Spain for three days of workshops, cultural presentations and a raucous and beautiful closing march.
PHOTO GALLERY: I Survived San Francisco Pride, Here’s All the Evidence
So many parties, so much pride.
The Lezlympics: For the Discerning Lesbian Oil Wrestler
“The energy in the air was super reminiscent of a sporty lesbian summer camp. Or how I assume a sporty lesbian summer camp would be.”
You Should Go: Celebrate Your Damn Selves Together at These #AutoPride Meet-Ups!
IT’S PRIDE, DAMMIT! And since it wouldn’t be a good time without, um, all of us, I highly recommend that each and every one of you spends the month hanging out with one another at these meet-ups.
Lesbian Request Approved: Win Tickets to Your Local Orange is the New Black Lezathon!
I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but um, Orange is the New Black comes back this weekend. And what better way to ring in the occasion than marathoning the entire hot mess with a bunch of queer chicks?
Brouhaha’s Trans Women of Color Storytelling is Healing, is the Revolution
“I’m so tired of our stories being saturated in death and martyrdom. What’s lacking in the way our stories are told by the media is our joy. This is an entire show where we’re sharing laughter. That’s heart medicine.”
Why You Need to Go to Queer Rebels Fest in San Francisco This Weekend
“We’re here on our own terms; we’re not waiting around for the colonial gaze to acknowledge us. In so many spaces, we are pushed out, marginalized – but actually, really, we have a lot of collective power.”
Dirty Laundry and Comic Books: Dispatches from Queers & Comics
The Queers and Comics conference took place on May 7th and 8th — here’s what Joana Estrela thought about it!
Check Out These Rad Sexy Video Games and Come to a Sex & Video Games Seminar!
Let’s talk about our favorite sexy video games, and then come see me talk about games LIVE in San Francisco on Tuesday!
Finding Community, Small Talk and Alternative Lifestyle Haircuts at Queer Fashion Week
“Queer Fashion Week wasn’t just about an aesthetic. It was about our community beyond just our sexualities, about body positivity, about representation, about celebrating and supporting each other in all things queer.”
You Should Go: Come Talk About Queer and Feminist Media With Us at UW Madison!
Next Tuesday, any of y’all who live in or around Madison, Wisconsin are in for a real treat.
Family Equality Council Honors Glee, Mayor Annise Parker and More at Awards Dinner
The Family Equality Council threw a fabulous shindig that honored the different ways in which people are fighting for LGBTQ equality. Plus, they had an excellent dessert selection.
Here Be A Giveaway: Tickets to the Lesbians Who Tech Summit For Three Entire Humans
Three entire Autostraddle readers could win a FREE ticket for themselves (worth $349 each!) to Lesbians Who Tech. LET’S DO THIS!
You Should Go: Feed Your Brain at the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference!
Autostraddle readers are cordially invited to the young feminist event of the year — and y’all have the luck to save big on registration.