The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 43, February 2018

Letter From Your Editors

Hello heart-shaped boxes!

The original publish date for this Insider was the 16th, which would've been HOT on the heels of Valentine's Day, for which we created you this collage of beautiful hearts:

1st row: Alexis, Audrey, Carmen, Carrie, Casey, Erin & Carol2nd row: Davidson, Heather, KaeLyn, Laura, Mey, Molly3rd row: Laneia, Rachel, Raquel, Reneice, Riese, Sarah4th row: Stef, Tiara, Valerie Ann, Vanessa, Yvonne, Abeni

Wow so much has happened since last we spoke. For example, A-Camp registration opened and filled up in a matter of mere days! The "campership essays + request for donations" post won't go up 'til later this week but w...

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Riese

Riese is the 41-year-old Co-Founder of Autostraddle.com as well as an award-winning writer, video-maker, LGBTQ+ Marketing consultant and aspiring cyber-performance artist who grew up in Michigan, lost her mind in New York and now lives in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in nine books, magazines including Marie Claire and Curve, and all over the web including Nylon, Queerty, Nerve, Bitch, Emily Books and Jezebel. She had a very popular personal blog once upon a time, and then she recapped The L Word, and then she had the idea to make this place, and now here we all are! In 2016, she was nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism. She's Jewish and has a cute dog named Carol. Follow her on twitter and instagram.

Riese has written 3159 articles for us.