A+ Fireside Chat #1: After AfterEllen and Gay Doritos

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Hi there! It’s time for our thirteenth episode of A+ Inbox LIVE but guess what, this isn’t that episode. Instead this is our first Fireside Chat, where the senior editors talk about what’s going on in the world of Autostraddle, queer media, and really anything else that falls within our purview as People Who Do This Job.

This episode of Fireside Chat deals with the demise of AfterEllen, the stain on our nation’s fabric that is Rainbow Doritos, and what it feels like for a girl who grows up into a woman and then starts a website. We’ve also got a new segment by Erin that’s guaranteed to make this day worth living.

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31 Comments

  1. Oh my gosh towards the end, before Erin’s bit, I just started crying into my licorice tea <3 There is so much love in this community!!! So happy to be a part of it!

    • Note to self: listening to Erin’s stray musings before bed may lead to dreams about coconut milk drama in a parking garage. Seriously, I was in a car having a heated debate about coconut milk in my dreams.

  5. I have no idea what the whole parking garage thing was about but it kind of felt like Erin was reading me a bedtime story and I loved it.

  6. I’d like to note that I also think Stef and Lena should be having more sex. But with the basketball team worth of kids constantly engaging in clitorference it’s totally believable that they aren’t.

    Also Brandon is the worst.

  7. ‘not for rainbow doritos because that’s fucking disgusting!’
    ^^ this is why I love autostraddle :)
    Also I just wanted to say that all of you guys are amazing. thanks for everything you do because I know I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it weren’t for all your wonderful articles.

  8. I just listened to the music fade out (surf rock yeah!!) right before Erin’s segment whanden my cat loudly yawn-meowed in exact time w the fade out and it sounded INCREDIBLE. Just saying I think maybe you all should add a meow as a part of the fade out–it was clearly meant to happen!! <3

      • You guys should do it!!! (I also want to point out that I meant to say when/and and wrote “whanden”??? I actually like this as a wombo of when/and…man I am just making all kinds of awesome discoveries in this post!

  11. I go on vacation and while im gone I got a shoutout on the podcast and no one told me!!!??! WTF you guys!?

  13. And I also loved the Lesbian Love vlog. It was so good. I still follow Lacey Stone on social media

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