The Comment Awards Are Back In Action
The best place to come up for air during your Orange Is The New Black marathon!
What We’re Going to Say About Caitlyn Jenner
In just the few days since Jenner made her debut, I’ve received the same amount submissions that I received in the nearly two months before. All of these submissions are about Jenner.
Things I Read That I Love #177: A Kind Of Inoculation Against Future Hurt
Topics include queer mamas and donor sperm, suicide in Palo Alto, Mary Gaitskill and men, orthodontics, black feminism, Baltimore and moar!
Fan Fiction Friday: Get Your Six-Legged Monkey Crawl On With These 8 “Defiance” Fics
“Stahma Tarr has undergone one of the most remarkable patriarchy-smashing story arcs I’ve ever seen, just a straight up Squib-to-Slytherin transformation that actually all started when she fell in love with another woman.”
You Should Go: Celebrate Your Damn Selves Together at These #AutoPride Meet-Ups!
IT’S PRIDE, DAMMIT! And since it wouldn’t be a good time without, um, all of us, I highly recommend that each and every one of you spends the month hanging out with one another at these meet-ups.
Women In Prison: A Longform Reading List
“Orange is the New Black” premieres today, here is your really thorough reading list — from Assata Shakur to nuns against nukes to incredible journalism on the various horrors of the U.S. criminal “justice” system.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Your “Orange Is the New Black” Season 3 Feelings Go Here!
It’s live! Tell us all your feelings, and we will tell you ours!
Top 10 Most Incredible Dinosaur Movies Of All Time
Jurassic World is already one of my favorite movies and I haven’t even seen it yet.
Lez Liberty Lit #74: Making Friends With Owls
Illustrated owls, Judy Blume’s new novel, the Lambda Literary Award winners, what Riese and Rachel have been reading, and more.
VIDEO: Button and Bly’s Travel Show in Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, CA, where there’s a lot more than just Dinah Shore going on.
We Mean Business: Four Queer Women Entrepreneurs On Taking The Plunge
The panelists for our A-Camp workshop on “Turning Your Passion Into a Business” chat on the benefits, drawbacks and rewards of starting your own business.
Daily Fix: This Straight Couple Will Divorce If That’s What it Takes to Save Marriage and More News Stories
Eric Casebolt of McKinney is resigning, Apple’s new period-inclusive HealthKit, India has its first lesbian couple in a commercial, abortion access restrictions being upheld in Texas, and more!
VIDEO: Queer Mama for Autostraddle Episode Five – I Want To Be Pregnant Forever!
“I actually felt like the earth mother goddess I had envisioned becoming. I decided I wanted to be pregnant forever.”
Business of Art Fix #6: Will Internet Kill The TV News Star?
Caitlyn Jenner’s press strategy, millennials’ news consumption, how Clickhole gets shit done, stuff about money, a call for our new column on solopreneurship and more!
The FIFA Sexist Trickle-Down, From President Blatter On Down
The reaction to EA’s decision to include women’s teams in FIFA ’16 is just one variant in the globally sexist world associated with Fédération Internationale de Football Association. The entire culture is fundamentally sexist, from its chauvinist president to its executive committee officials, all the way down to the dudes that play their video games.
Rebel Girls: 10 Queer or Otherwise Badass Indie Feminist Retailers You Should Support
Somewhere, deep in the woods of the wild Internet, there are queer or otherwise totally badass indie feminist retailers tryin’ to turn a buck and maybe turn the tides of the world as we know it. Give them some of your love!
Pop Culture Fix: Let’s Talk About Orange Is the New Black Forever
Plus: Megan Rapinoe flirts with a lady ref at the World Cup, Miley talks about her sexuality and gender, Rachel Maddow has a new puppy, and so much more!
No Filter: Just A Taxidermied Squirrel And A Selfie Stick
Sometimes pretty girls just want to hold each other inside a giant inflatable donut, and who are we to judge?
A+ Bee Special Edition: A Swarm of A-Camp Bees
Missing camp? Missed camp? This issue is for you!
Fool’s Journey: Getting By With a Little Help from Your (Tarot) Friends
Some tarot resources and communities for discussion, support and making friends!