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Lumberjanes

Television

12 TV Episodes That Changed All-Ages Queer Representation Forever

Korrasami walked so Bubbline could run.

By Heather Hogan| October 9, 2018 | 6 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics Exclusive: “Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass” Is the Mal and Molly Graphic Novel We Want!

Are you ready for a new Lumberjanes graphic novel about a magic compass, a wandering woman in the woods and Mal and Molly having lots of feelings?

By Mey| June 12, 2018 | 5 Comments
Geekery

The Highs, Lows and Queer Cosplays of New York Comic Con

Bingo Love! Lumberjanes! And so much cosplay!

By A.E. Osworth| October 10, 2017 | 13 Comments
Books

14 Comics That Celebrate Female Friendship For Galentine’s Day

These comics and graphic novels make women’s friendships the focus.

By Courtney Hilden| February 13, 2017 | 12 Comments
Books

Women and LGBTQ People Will be Hit Hardest by NYT’s Decision to Kill the Comics Best Seller Lists

This is a big blow to a part of the publishing world that is often regarded as “books for kids” or something less than “real literature.” It’s an especially big blow to marginalized people.

By Mey| January 27, 2017 | 3 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Announcing the 3rd Annual Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Award Winners

Your votes are in and you’ve chosen your favorite comics in seventeen different categories celebrating not just the best in comics, but also the best in positive representation for queer women and non-binary people and feminist themes, for the Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Awards.

By Mey| September 27, 2016 | 5 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes Reminds Us that All Hardcore Lady Types Are Welcome

This credo has been hammered home in a recent issue where Barney, who was once a Scouting Lad, joins the Lumberjanes and the book starts clearly using they/them pronouns for them.

By Mey| September 13, 2016 | 6 Comments
Camp

Drawn to Comics: A-Camp All Stars Recommend Their Favorite Comics!

Knowing that these A-Camp All-Stars live parts of their lives off the mountain and reading comics, I decided to ask some of them what their very favorite comics are.

By Mey| May 31, 2016 | 9 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes Has Cute Selkies, Scary Whirlpools and Gay Kisses!

When Lumberjanes is at its best, like in these issues, it’s not only one of the best queer comic books out there, but it’s also one of the best fantasy comics, one of the best comedy comics, one of the best adventure comics and definitely one of the best all-ages comics.

By Mey| March 22, 2016 | 6 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: My 15 Favorite Single Issues from 2015

Hellcat, Lumberjanes, Bitch Planet, Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl and more of my favorite comics from this past year!

By Mey| December 29, 2015 | 15 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Catching Up With the Lumberjanes (and Mermaids)!

While I’ve been busy writing about the Autostraddle Comic Awards and what comics you should buy for the holidays, an entire Lumberjanes storyline happened!

By Mey| December 22, 2015 | 7 Comments
Gender

Holigay Gift Guide 2015: Movies, Books, Music & Media with Quality Trans Representation

We still have a long way to go when it comes to trans representation in pop culture, but the gifts in this guide are a solid step forward for trans equality.

By Mey| December 15, 2015 | 5 Comments
Youth + Family

Top 11 Times This Year Pop Culture Reminded Us Kids Are Queer and Trans Too

As long as queer kids are taking their own lives, as long as young lesbians are told that their crushes on other girls are just fleeting feelings that all straight girls have and as long as trans girls as young as age 6 are treated as sexual deviants who shouldn’t be allowed to use the bathroom, we’re going to need representation in all-ages media.

By Mey| December 14, 2015 | 66 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: Last Year I Wished for 12 Things in Comics; Here’s What I Got

Let’s see how the year 2015 was for women in comics and what we can hope for in 2016 (I’m mainly hoping for more queer comics).

By Mey| December 8, 2015 | 16 Comments
Books

Top 10 Queer and Feminist Books of 2015

Read these f*cking books.

By Carolyn Yates| December 3, 2015 | 25 Comments
Geekery

Holigay Gift Guide 2015: Comics for Girls (and Anyone Else) Who Want to Get Into Comics

All comics are Girl Comics, but the ones on these list are some of the best ones.

By Mey| November 24, 2015 | 21 Comments
Gender

Kicking Off Trans Awareness Week, the Trans Stories of the Past Year, Recapped

If you’re looking for a quick recap of some of Autostraddle’s trans coverage from the past year, look no further.

By Mey| November 14, 2015 | 13 Comments
Geekery

New York Comic Con 2015 PHOTOS: Everything Relevant to Your Queer Lady Nerd Interests

Here’s a mega photoessay of Comic Con with highlights from panelists talking about women in comics, diversity in comics and LGBT representation.

By Laura Mandanas| October 14, 2015 | 25 Comments
Geekery

2015 Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Awards: Winners Include Lumberjanes, Strong Female Protagonist, Bitch Planet

“That’s what these awards are, a deep and profound thank you to all of the people who make us glad that we didn’t listen when we were told that girls don’t read comics.”

By Mey| September 22, 2015 | 13 Comments
Geekery

Voting is Now Open For the 2nd Annual Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Awards!

Our goal is to recognize and celebrate webcomics, graphic zines, comic books, graphic novels and other forms of sequential art that feature both excellence in the art form and excellence in representation for girls and women (especially queer girls and women) and feminist themes.

By Mey| September 1, 2015 | 31 Comments
Geekery

In Lumberjanes Issue #17, Jo Comes Out As Trans and It’s So Awesome

“Jo’s trans identity was just another integral part of her character, and it developed very naturally — she was a leader, she was VERY passionate about being a Lumberjane, she was also trans.”

By Mey| August 26, 2015 | 27 Comments
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