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Bottoms Up: Why I’m A Bratty Bossy Bitch

Submitting is a weird dichotomy of knowing exactly what you want but putting someone else in control of giving it to you.

Ari June 28, 2016 9 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: I’m Gay For Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat

Reading Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat feels like being your ideal 14 year old self and going on a super fun adventure with your amazing group of friends during summer vacation.

Mey June 28, 2016 7 Comments
Aut Bar Meetup with Riese, Rachel, Heather, Yvonne, and Laneia!
Community Meet-Ups / Events

Ann Arbor Meet-Up 7/1: Senior Editors Emerging From Hibernation To Drink Whiskey With You

Riese, Rachel, Yvonne, Heather, Laneia & Sarah want to hang out with you!

Sarah June 27, 2016 16 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #29

Cooking corn on the cob in the microwave, how to be a good listener, being productive when living with chronic illness, treating jellyfish stings and more.

Rachel June 27, 2016 6 Comments
LGBT Pride

Getting Proud and Staying Proud: Navigating Pride as a Disabled Person

“I like being disabled because I like being myself (which is radical enough for any woman to say). Pride, though, requires an even bigger risk.”

Carrie June 27, 2016 30 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Orange Is The New Black” 411 Review: “People Persons”

Suzanne’s backstory is so heavy it feels almost unnecessary.

Stef June 27, 2016 34 Comments
Food Lists

27 4th of July Recipes That ARE NOT Hot Dogs

Look, there’s an American Flag pizza in here. No excuses.

Heather Hogan June 27, 2016 21 Comments
Food Lists

27 4th of July Recipes that ARE Hot Dogs

Everyone loves Hot Dogs, and I mean EVERYONE! I can’t think of a single person who would have any reason not to love them! I know for sure my best friend, Heather, loves them!

Mey June 27, 2016 31 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Orange Is The New Black” Episode 410 Review: “Bunny, Skull, Bunny, Skull”

Everyone gets their turn to be totally miserable.

Adrian June 26, 2016 6 Comments
Society + Culture

Your Fave Politicians and Beauty Queens Are Gay This Sunday Funday

The first out queer woman crowned Miss Missouri and maybe soon Miss America, a Tory Minister comes out for Britain’s Pride celebrations, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton love you a whole lot, and more good news you can use to soothe your aching soul.

Carmen June 26, 2016 12 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Cool For The Summer

Queer nightlife in the early twentieth century, taking yourself out to dinner, a herpes vaccine, talking about chronic health problems and more.

Ryan Yates June 26, 2016 8 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Orange Is the New Black” 409 Review: “Turn Table Turn”

In one sentence Black Cindy sums up the writing of this entire season: “Y’all, we ain’t think this shit through.”

Samantha June 25, 2016 30 Comments
Geekery

Rally Your Queers With Event Planning Technology

Nine apps and websites to make getting together with the fam a whole lot easier.

A.E. Osworth June 25, 2016 4 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Formal Wear

As a genderqueer human, clothes have always made me feel weird.

Cameron June 25, 2016 50 Comments
Straddleverse

Friday Open Thread: Callout Post: I Love My Friends (Let me Know if You Do Too)

It’s Friday Open Thread time, which means it’s time to all compliment your friends!

Mey June 24, 2016 122 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Orange Is The New Black” 408 Review: “Friends in Low Places”

Spoiler alert: Piper is the woooorst.

Mey June 24, 2016 38 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Loves A Good Frozen Yogurt

This week we have adorable prom stories, comment poetry, arts and crafts, Game of hotness and so much more!

Bren June 24, 2016 11 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: New Yorkers Getting Free Tampons and Gender Neutral Restrooms and Other Stories for Your Friday

LINKS! I’ve got some for you! NYC is becoming a utopia of free tampons and gender neutral restrooms, fat-positivity in reproductive justice, Janet Mock on Stonewall, female graffiti artists, Gaby Dunn loves A-Camp, and mama bears using humans to protect their cubs.

KaeLyn June 24, 2016 8 Comments
Politics + Activism

Democrats Sit In Over Gun Legislation while SCOTUS Releases Rulings Left and Right

So much news today! The Democrats’ sit-in in the House over gun legislation, SCOTUS rulings on affirmative action, the status of many undocumented people in the US, the Dollar General case, as well as rulings related to Freddie Gray’s death and trans kids using bathrooms at school, and more.

Rachel June 23, 2016 16 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Orange is the New Black” Episode 407 Review: “It Sounded Nicer in My Head”

All the women of Litchfield deserve so much better.

Ari June 23, 2016 34 Comments
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