Amber Monroe Becomes the 12th TWOC Murdered in the US This Year, We Must #SayHerName
Monroe, a Black trans woman from Detroit was just twenty when her life was taken away from her.
Donald Trump’s Rosie O’Donnell Jab Wasn’t Just Sexist, It Was Homophobic, Too
In Donald Trump’s world, women without “normative” gender presentations are fat slobs and “traditionally attractive” women are bimbos and idiots.
Program A Tiny Computer, Queer Your Own Tech
What if anyone who wanted to could buy a small computer at a very low cost and program it to solve their problems?
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #11
Dressing the part.
The Comment Awards Want To Be Your Gal Pal
Rat tails and assorted tales of galpalship.
The GOP Debate Was Like the Weirdest New Reality Show on TV
Well that was a wild ride.
Interview With My Queer BFF: Laura Interviews Kate
“We were like, no, that’s just what people think! Like, very few boys are attractive, and lots of girls are. That’s just how the world is. ‘Isn’t that sad, that there are so few attractive men, and the ones who are just happen to be famous.'”
You’ll Love Gabi Fresh’s Beautiful Fall Lookbook with ASOS
Blogger and HBIC extraordinaire Gabi Fresh just released her lookbook with ASOS. Sumptuous and opulent, it’s refreshing to see such a fashion forward, trend aware collection made exclusively for plus sized bodies.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Gaga for Our Gal Pals
I wanna know all about your gal pals! How you met! What you do for fun! Your embarrassing stories! Tell me all about it!
Read A F*cking Book: The Right Side Of History
These 30 essays provide important context and understanding of individuals, movements and moments that formed the greater whole of a long fight for queer liberation, one that is far from over but which has made incredible strides in just a few decades.
Things I Read That I Loved #181: Things I Listened To That I Loved
This past month I spent over 80 hours driving long distances in a car and another 40 hours organizing and packing things into boxes, which meant I didn’t get a lot of reading done — BUT I SURE DID LISTEN TO A LOT OF PODCASTS! Here are some episodes for you to check out before we return to our regularly scheduled programming.
Lez Liberty Lit #78: Paper Flowers
How the representation of queerness is changing in African writing; new Shirley Jackson and Dr. Seuss; teen magazines; sexism in publishing; and more.
The Speakeasy Presents the Magic of These Revolutionary QTPOC Friendships
Our QTPOC besties are vital to our existence so we wanted to create a list filled with our stories to celebrate just how magical they are.
Punk Will Save Our Hearts, and Worriers’ “Imaginary Life” Is Proof
Lauren Denitzio uses 12 songs to capture their heart — their rage, their love, their adulthood, their politics — and offer it to the world. In the process, they found the pulse of queerness in 2015 and turned it into a drumbeat.
Interview with My Queer BFF: Maddie Interviews Zoe
You were my queer spirit guide. You gave me a bunch of queer YA books over the first year of our best friendship. You said, “You didn’t have a queer adolescence, this is happening.”
VIDEO: Queer Mama for Autostraddle Episode Nine — Our Kid Doesn’t Have Two Moms
So what will Tiny call Simone?
Daily Fix: The Season of GOP Debates Is Upon Us and More News
A wedding venue in Missouri that’s legally turning away a lesbian couple, Piper Kerman testifying before Congress about what it’s like for incarcerated women, Charly Keunang’s family is suing, and more.
Ilana’s Summer Essentials: Broad City’s Top 5 Warm Weather Looks
Ilana Glazer’s namesake character on Comedy Central’s “Broad City” often has me yelling at the computer screen, gushing over whatever she’s thrown together. Two parts Forever21 and one part Tumblr, Ilana encapsulates what I love the most about summer style (even though she seems to wear it year round).
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.”
(Updated: We Have Winners!) And Now For Another Fabulous Lesbians Who Tech Summit Giveaway: Hello, Berlin!
A chat with Leanne Pittsford of Lesbians Who Tech where we give five tickets to the Berlin Summit to five random Autostraddle commenters! FOR FREE! GET IN HERE!