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Youth + Family

Team Pick: “Dad Bingo,” A Bingo Game Invented By Rachel For Her Dad’s Upcoming Visit

“IS RUDE AND/OR DEHUMANIZING TO SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY” (What would you put on your Mom and/or Dad Bingo card?)

By Riese| August 27, 2013 | 69 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Listling With Brief Commentary: Headlines For Posts That Neglecters Of Queer Women’s Websites Must Think We Write

“Eight New Kinds of Dildos For You To Gay Marry”

By the team| August 21, 2013 | 99 Comments
Straddleverse

Meet Autostraddle’s Brand New Associate Editors!

Laura’s going to Law School so she won’t be Associate Editing anymore — let’s reflect upon Laura’s awesomeness and welcome our TWO brand new Associate Editors to The Team!

By Riese| August 14, 2013 | 33 Comments
Straddleverse

Meet Autostraddle’s New Moderator Army

Have you been wondering who these pieces of heaven are? Wait no longer.

By the team| July 15, 2013 | 37 Comments
Music

VIDEO: Brittani Nichols Releases Video for “Tandem Ride,” Furthers Excitement for Upcoming Rap Career and World Domination

The song is part of her upcoming and much-awaited mixtape, “Spirit Finger Gazebo,” which until recently often felt like a distant dream.

By Carmen| June 16, 2013 | 31 Comments
Music

This Letter Crystal Sent Me About Meeting Tegan and Sara

“All I really wanted to do was shake the Tegan and Sara’s hands. That’d be enough. Unfortunately, it’d also only take 10 seconds. I’d have at least 80 seconds left to fill.”

By Crystal| May 7, 2013 | 41 Comments
Straddleverse

15 Funny Things Rachel Said Recently

“five years from now when i’m living in a tree writing tracts about how monsanto is part of the illuminati cabal on recycled seventh-generation paper bags, you can pinpoint this as the moment it started.”

By Riese| April 9, 2013 | 47 Comments
Camp Fake News

Introducing B-Camp

If you didn’t make it into A-Camp, there’s still a bright beaming ray of sunshine on your horizon and it’s called B-Camp! BRING YOUR OWN PROPS AND HAIR CRIMPER.

By the team| April 1, 2013 | 146 Comments
The Scene

Time Out New York Wants You To Date Gabby

Vanessa’s Team Pick: Time Out New York magazine thinks you should date Gabby and obviously we wholeheartedly agree.

By Vanessa| January 30, 2013 | 32 Comments
Straddleverse

Most Underrated Posts of 2012: The Best In Non-Required Reading

Perhaps you have overlooked some of the many beautiful amazing posts we churned out this year.

By the team| January 1, 2013 | 8 Comments
The Scene

Carly and Robin’s Wedding Was, In Fact, Too Adorable For Words

I’d like to share with you the wedding album of one much-beloved Carly / DJ Carlytron Usdin and Photographer-to-the-Stars Robin Roemer, co-starring Arthur the amazingly statuesque dog and made possible by Kelly Kollar.

By Carmen| December 17, 2012 | 27 Comments
Straddleverse

Intern Army: Meet the Newest Recruits

Meet the freshest little faces of Autostraddle: it’s our Intern Army redux!

By Bren| October 23, 2012 | 78 Comments
Straddleverse

Happy Birthday, Riese!: An Internet/national Party Post

It’s our CEO of Ideas Riese’s birthday! We’ll help you celebrate accordingly.

By Laneia| September 23, 2012 | 93 Comments
Straddleverse

Happy Birthday Rachel!

In which we hope to give our Senior Editor Rachel the best birthday gift ever, with your help!

By Laneia| August 17, 2012 | 30 Comments
Straddleverse

Fresh Meat, Crispay: Get To Know Your Newest Contributing Editors

Exciting new faces to meet and greet!

By the team| August 14, 2012 | 96 Comments
Straddleverse

Why Queer Kittens Need A Better Autostraddle

Who needs Autostraddle? YOU DO.

By Laneia| July 25, 2012 | 81 Comments
Straddleverse

Listlings Without Commentary: 21 Words You Invented And 15 Weird Words You Chose To Describe Autostraddle

“12. pantidisestablishmentarianism”

By Riese| July 6, 2012 | 50 Comments
Music

BREAKING: Brittani Nichols Releases Rap Track featuring Hannah Hart

Carmen’s Team Pick: “Another Day” is the first and only released track from her forthcoming mixtape “Spirit Finger Gazebo.”

By Carmen| June 22, 2012 | 27 Comments
Comedy

My Top Ten Fears In Which The Worst Case Scenario Is Actually Not That Bad

A lot of shit is really scary, but it probably doesn’t have to be.

By Lizz| March 29, 2012 | 123 Comments
The Scene

She Wrote A Song About It: Autostraddle Love Meets Autoharp

Lizz’s Team Pick: A girl sang a song about Autostraddle while playing the autoharp. This is real life.

By Lizz| March 1, 2012 | 35 Comments
Straddleverse

State of the Autostraddle Union #2

Well, here we are!

By Riese| February 13, 2012 | 99 Comments
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