You Should Go to Autostraddle + Everyone Is Gay’s All-Ages Pride Party in NYC
Presented by The Tegan and Sara Foundation, hosted by Riese Bernard and Kristin Russo. You don’t want to miss it!
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You Should Go: Queer Family Meal in Portland, OR
What better way to celebrate Portland summer than with an intimate dinner featuring a multi-course meal with a specialty cocktail?
You Should Go: Autostraddle and Everyone Is Gay’s NYC All-Ages Pride Party
It’s founded, sponsored and supported by grassroots organizations and queer folks just like you and me!
You Should Go: Brush Up Your ’90s Activist History with Lesbians to Watch Out For
The history and art exhibit opens tonight and runs through June 30 at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Zines! Avengers! Arrests! Street resistance! And a grassroots organizing panel!
Is Somebody Bringing the Lentils to the SAGE Table? Is It You?
Join Whoopi Goldberg, Judith Light, Jane Lynch, Janet Mock, Sarah Paulson, Holland Taylor and more in sharing a meal with our LGBT elders — and then tell us all about it!
International Autostraddle Meet-Up Week Spring 2017: Resist/Persist
From Tuesday, March 21 – Tuesday, April 4, all over the world, Straddlers are gonna meet up and hang out and plan the revolution. Are you in?
The Future is Feminist: The Resistance To Trump’s Agenda Begins Now
“On Inauguration day, under the banner ‘The Future Is Feminist,’ a feminist affinity group organizing with the DisruptJ20 coalition, we will disrupt the flow of foot traffic to all Inauguration Day events, and focus public attention on the incoming administration’s open misogyny and hostility toward the rights of women.”
You Should Go: Gabby Rivera’s “Juliet Takes a Breath” Book Release Party!
This Saturday, come hear Gabby read from Juliet Takes a Breath. She’ll also answer your questions and sign your book!
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.
Qulture Collective, a Queer Community Space in Oakland, Just Opened and Is Truly Rad
There’s a new queer-lady-friendly space in town called Qulture Collective. It’s a combination of cafe, workspace, gallery, retail store, and event space and it is really, truly, rad.
“Bring Your Own Body” Exhibit Is Really Rad, Showcases Trans Art and Archives
Through an exhibition of both contemporary artwork by a slew of trans artists and a truly impressive selection of archival documents from the Kinsey Archives and the University of Victoria Transgender Archives, Stamatina Gregory and co-curator Jeanne Vaccaro work to fill in the gaps between what many see as signs of mainstream progress and the true, vast history of trans people’s lived experiences.
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!
Aquí Estamos: Organizing the First QPOC Conference in the Rio Grande Valley
Aquí Estamos is Spanish for “we’re here.” The first ever QPOC conference in the RGV is letting everyone know just that — we’re here and we’ll be here to organize and fight against the social and political factors that affect us.
You Should Go: ModCloth’s Pop Up Fit Shop Comes to San Francisco
Bay Area Straddlers and general ModCloth enthusiasts take note: between July 30th and August 17th, you can go to a store in Union Square and try on ModCloth’s vintage-inspired dresses, skirts, tops, and outerwear in person!
You Should Go or Help Other Humans Go to #QI2: the Queering Immigration Conference
“A lot of folks have their own opinions and viewpoints of what immigration looks like. I think if they came to this event they’d be able to see what trans and queer migration really looks like.”
You Should Go: Manchester’s Political Pride Wants to Take Pride Back to its Roots
“Manchester Pride weekend is loud, expensive, booze-fueled and mainstream. Dancing and drinking in the streets (with ever-increasing numbers of straight folks) might be fun for many and a radical act for some, but not everyone feels welcome or comfortable at this kind of event.”
You Should Go: Summer Nights On Jupiter With Reina Gossett and Grace Dunham
“July 11th is a night of performance and party about freaks, all undesirable in their own ways, making life and getting lucky, getting life and making luck.”
You Should Go: NYC All-Ages Pride Party with Everyone is Gay and Autostraddle at Bluestockings
Attention NYC: We’ve got the best all-ages Pride party for you before the Dyke March. Join Everyone is Gay and Autostraddle at Bluestockings. Unicorns, music, books and magic!
Chicks and Guitars: An Incomplete Guide to Trans-Inclusive Women’s Music Festivals
It’s worth remembering that Michfest is neither the oldest nor the only such festival in the US, and that many, if not most, of the other fests out there explicitly welcome trans women.
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.