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Daily Fix: Tamara Dominguez, Trans Woman of Color, Killed in Violent Car Attack and More News Stories
Jovana Luna, a trans Latina activist, suddenly passed away, a new startup wants to help trans people find trusted doctors, a historic Baptist church agrees to not discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity and more news.
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21 More Lesbian Slang Terms You’ve Probably Never Heard Before
Are you a running shoe lesbian who likes to make vulva hands? There’s only one way to find out.
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Daily Fix: Sandra Bland Asked Friend “How Did Switching Lanes Turn Into All of This?” and More News Stories
Updates on what we currently know about Sandra Bland’s arrest and death, the US’s most extreme abortion ban struck down, Republicans’ new effort to protect “religious freedom,” and more!
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New Jersey Ruling Calls for Legalizing Gay Marriage, Chris Christie Plans to Appeal Like A Total Jerk
The governor’s office plans to appeal the ruling, but activists in the state are already celebrating.
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News Fix: Even Legislators Are Mad About the Pay Inequity for the Women’s Soccer Team and More News
Sandra Bland was found dead in police custody Monday morning, two women who won the right to both be listed as their child’s parents on the birth certificate, explaining the Iran deal via legos, the Obama administration’s new pilot program to increase internet access for low-income households, a study explaining how much wealth we lose out on if we’re not white guys, Obama speaks at the NAACP’s National Convention, and more!
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Pop Culture Fix: Girls Like Girls Like Ellen DeGeneres, Tig Notaro and Lethal Lesbian Vampires
Stories include lethal lesbian vampires, Ellen Page’s lesbian movie Freeheld, girls liking girls in music videos, Welcome to the Dollhouse Part Duex, Ellen changing the world, Tig Notaro’s new doc and so much more!
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The GOP Debate Was Like the Weirdest New Reality Show on TV
Well that was a wild ride.
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What Does It Mean To Be A Queer Adult? The Autostraddle Roundtable
What does it mean to be a queer adult? We’ve got mini-essays from our writers over thirty and three glorious infographics that look at census data and our own Autostraddle Grown-Ups Survey Data to get a grip on what happens next.
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Michigan Same-Sex Couples Get a Court Win, But State Legislature Wants to Leave Trans People Behind
Republicans are trying to exclude trans protections in a civil rights amendment, while a federal judge has struck down a state law banning domestic partner benefits.
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Sunday Funday is #Thankful for Laverne Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, and This Squirrel
An adorable lesbian wedding, a squirrel playing a flute, a girl and her cow, and more inside!
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Top 12 Podcasts Hosted By Queer Women, For Your Queer Ears
Podcasts hosted by queer women are guaranteed to brighten your commute. That’s a fact.
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PHOTOS: History Made at Michigan Pride, Mark Schauer Shows Support at Rally
It is more than marriage. It is about the great work we are doing on everything else, because we want to win all the battles. We need all the things!
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We Won A Thing: Florida Judge Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Only Applies to Monroe County
A Florida judge overturned the state’s 2008 same-sex marriage ban on Thursday, allowing same sex couples in Monroe County to marry starting on Tuesday.
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Cara Delevigne is Rockin’ Menswear This Sunday Funday
Hillary Clinton’s there for you, Cape Town just got a gay mosque, and both the GOP and North Carolina will probably feel the sinful wrath of gay marriage at some point soon. Good thing I’ve got an owl and a kitten to get me through it.
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Holigay Gift Guide 2014: Everybody Must Get Stoned
For smokers and the people who love them.
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Immigrant Trans Women Can Now Be Detained in Women’s Facilities, But the Fight Isn’t Over Yet
U.S. Immigration officials announced they’ll allow detainees to be housed in facilities that match their gender identity. While this announcement sounds good, many think it will have minimal effect on the lives of actual trans detainees.
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Also.Also.Also: Lesbian M&M’s Because Why Not and Other Stories You Need Today
A gorgeous Jennicet Gutierrez poster to support the Trans Liberation Movement, women-directed horror films to scare the shit out of you, black-owned hair and cosmetic companies you can buy from, I’m turning AS into a Kristin Russo fansite I guess, beyond marriage equality with Nicolette Mason, Virginia Woolf, and so much more!
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It’s A War Out There: How Queer Female Friendships Can Save Us All
“I’m not sure if there was anything specific that made me feel like I needed other women. Maybe it was moving to LA with no prospects. Maybe it was breaking up with one terrible person for another terrible person. Maybe those two forms of loneliness converged into motivation. Maybe I was just tired. I can tell you this though: Befriending other queer women will save your life.”
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An Incomplete Guide To the 2014 Midterm Elections: Seriously, You Need To Know This Shit
We’ve talked before about how important local elections are, so put your ballot where your mouth is and get to the polls! Here, we’ve even compiled some information to help you decide how to vote.
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Daily Fix: Officer Pepper Sprayed Black Lives Matter Activists After Their National Conference and More News Stories
KC Haggard is the 11th trans woman to be murdered this year, a San Francisco high school will be the first to offer a LGBT history class, a 37-year-old Cleveland woman was found dead in a jail cell and more news.