YOU ARE SO HOT YOU GUYS! That’s why this year, we decided to celebrate Hot 100 week by honoring real live ladies who oh-so-bravely sent us their photographs. We’re not gonna rank you or judge you, and everyone who submitted in the first 100 will be included.

Hey, it’s Sunday, the Lord’s Day! Remember all day when the website got corrupted and totally broke? That was so depressing. Luckily this might just might really cheer you up. If you didn’t catch our initial call for submissions or our Hot 100 preview post earlier this week, and here’s a quick refresher on what we’re doing here:

The Autostraddle Hot 100 is a little different than other Hot 100s. The 2009 Autostraddle Hot 100 honored things/people/ideas which were literally hot; hellfire, hot tubs, grills, the Miami Heat, Hot Pockets, global warming, Hot Cross Buns, Sarah Shahi et al.

So this year we asked ourselves…. aside from actual heatstroke/swine flu, what truly does set our loins ablaze? Sure, we dig Eliza Dushku in a pencil skirt or Jennifer Beals in a tank top as much as the next lez, but nothing truly turns us on as much as another woman who dares, as we do, to openly desire other women (see also: Calendar Girls).

So we opened it up to you — we asked y’all to submit photos of yourself or a friend so we could highlight how hot we know you are!

We will be rolling out the Hot 100 over the course of the day, ten girls at a time. So keep refreshing as we add in more girls from all over the world!


The first 10:

Áine, 20. Very single.

Northern Ireland
Favorite Book:
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

[twitter]

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Alisha, 23. Lesbian. Taken.

Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Future registered nurse

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Alish, 18.

Yorkshire, UK.
Student/Folk singer

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Alyson, 20. Not single.

Kansas
Favorite Book:
I know it’s one of those cliche things, but god, the book Catcher in the Rye is what made me decide to pursue writing as a career.

[blog, twitter]

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Amanda, 25.

Jersey City
(but if anyone outside NY asks, I say I live in New York.)

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Anna, 26. Lesbian. Single.

Los Angeles, CA (Originally from San Francisco)
Student studying World Arts & Cultures and Dance Concentration at UCLA
Favorite Book:
The Pure and the Impure” by Colette

[blog, twitter]

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Anna, 20. Single.

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Student at Ohio University.

[Twitter]

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Amy, 19. Queer.

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Manchester, UK
Photography student at Falmouth University in Cornwall

[Twitter]

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Ash. Single.

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Pittsburgh, PA
Student at University of Pittsburgh
Favorite Book:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but really whatever it is I’ve read in the last five minutes.

[twitter]

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Ashleigh 21, & Lindsay, 24. Queers.

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Baltimore, soon NEW ZEALAND!
Artist & graphic designer

[twitter, tumblr]


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Ashley, 26.

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Virginia
Employment Law Consultant

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NEXT:
#11 through #20

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#11 through #20:


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Beansie, 21. Queer.

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[tumblr]

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Brandy, 25. “Uber-Gay.” Single.

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Houston, TX
Artist/Student/Procrastinator/Ponderer

[facebook]

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Bretanya. Lesbian. Taken.

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Bretanya will one day be a big time entertainment lawyer. In the meantime, you can buy a really cool Free City hoodie from her in Brentwood.

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Brittany, 19.

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College student/aspiring musical artist

[youtube, twitter]

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Britni, 25.
Fierce Little Pixie Femme.” Single, ready to mingle.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL
Works as a therapist — specializing in working with survivors of domestic violence.
Favorite Book:
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palanuhiuk

[twitter

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Caito. “Genderqueered Queer.” Single.

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San Antonio, TX
Pizza delivery boi for Papa Johns. Going to school at UTSA for marketing. Holds an Associates Degree in Communications radio/TV Broadcasting
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[tumblr, flickr]

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Carolin, 27. “Geeky gay girl.”

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Germany
Student of English & Computational Linguistics
Favorite Book:
Everything Sarah Waters and Emma Donoghue ever penned as well as Noah Gordon’s “The Physician” and Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings“.

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Casey, 22.

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Uni student, Rotary traveller, fellow overachiever.

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Charity, 20. Single.

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Chicago, IL
Favorite Book:
Drown by Junot Diaz

[tumblr]

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Diana, 19. Lesbian.

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Phoenix, AZ
Student (Mortuary Science major, Mesa Community College)

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NEXT:
#21 through #30

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#21 through #30:


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Kasey/”DJ Riot”, 21.

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Vancouver, B.C., CANADA
DJ/Studying Design and Architecture
Favorite Book:
A New Earth

[dj-riot.com] [Scissor Kiss Culture (tumblr)]

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Donia, 28. Taken.

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Seattle, Washington

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Eddy, 22. “Genderqueer and Pansexual.”
Totally single.

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Sydney, Australia
A recently graduated Electrical Engineer.

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Edene. Queer. Single.

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San Francisco, CA
Favorite Book:
The City In Which I Love You

[blog, twitter]

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Edilma, 27. “Very single.”

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Caracas, Venezuela
Favorite Book:
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

[twitter]

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Elena Kate, 25. Taken.

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Ottawa Ontario
Photographer

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Emily, 18. “Totally taken.”

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Student at Missouri State University, amateur photographer
Favorite Book:
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman

[flickr]

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Emily

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Emily. “Way too single”.

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Roanoke, VA
Student at University of Virginia
Favorite Book:
The Long Walk by Stephen King

[tumblr, twitter]

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Emma-Jade, 26.

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Melbourne, Australia
Favorite Book:
American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis

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NEXT:
#31 through #40

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#31 through #40:


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Fobazi, 20. Single.

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New Jersey
Student, English major
Favorite Book:
The Secret Garden

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Haviland.

Los Angeles, CA
Actress, singer, mover, shaker

[havilandstillwell.com, twitter]

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Laura, 21.

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Philadelphia, PA
Student/Waitress/Autostraddle Intern Extraordinaire
Favorite Book:
Stephen Dunn and Miranda July

[twitter]

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Iva, 24.

Favorite Book: Mrs. Dalloway

[last.fm]

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Jade, 22. Taken.

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Australia

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Jamie, 24. Queer. “In a negotiable relationship.”

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Cincinnati, Ohio
Freelance writer, copy editor extraordinaire, drag performer.
Favorite Book:
“The Cat Who…” series

[blog, twitter]

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Janey, 18. “Very taken.”

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Student at Cambridge University in England.

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Jennie, 23. Lesbian. “Very much taken/in love”.

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Atlanta, GA
Bartender/waitress at The Vortex Bar & Grill in Little 5 Points Atlanta/ Part-time model
Favorite Book:
The Historian or the Wicked series

[tumblr]

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Jessica, 24

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Brooklyn, NY
Administrative/Executive Asst. at IMC Octave (sustainable design/urban planning)
Favorite Book:
I just finished Judith Jones’ My Life in Food and it was really good.

[twitter]

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NEXT:
#41 through #50

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#41 through #50:


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Jordan. Single.

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Chicaco, IL
Graduate with Bachelors in Sociology, going back to school in the fall for Media Studies
Favorite Book:
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott, and Dear Diary by Leslie Arfin

[twitter, tumblr]

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Jordi, 19. Queer.

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Student at Texas A&M. Also: designer and a roller derby girl.

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Julia, 23.”Totally single.”

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Dearborn, MI
Substitute teacher & tutor
Favorite Book:
Understanding Urban Ecology, Harriet the Spy

[website]

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Julia, 24.

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Québec City, Québec, Canada
Used Bookstore Clerk

[blog]

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Julie 24.

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Baby Julie Goldman. Lesbro.

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Actress/comedian/co-star of ‘in your box office’ on autostraddle.com
“as submitted by her best friend and writing partner in crime, Brandy Howard

[show, movie, blog]

Julie Goldman


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Kaitlyn, 21. Queer. “Single and ready to mingle”.

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Suburbs of Philadelphia
Student at Temple University

Autostraddle Hot 100


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Kalie, 18.

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Spain.
Paul Mitchell school student.

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Kamari. “Not single, but always down to mingle with some lezbefriends.”

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Phoenix, AZ
Favorite Book:
Anything by Toni Morrison

[facebook]

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Katie, 23. Single.

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North Carolina
Recent UNCG graduate with a BFA in Painting
Favorite Book:
Anything by David Sedaris or just about any art history or queer theory book you sit in front of me.

[website (queer art goodness)]

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NEXT:
#51 through #60

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#51 through #60:


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Karmen d’Castro. Lesbian. Taken.

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Seattle, Washington
student. aspirant. autostraddle contributor
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[twitter, tumblr]

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Katie. Taken.

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Los Angeles, CA
Writes for a sweet educational site called Shmoop.com which helps kids understand & love literature and poetry. Katie wants to get a Ph. D in Literature and be a starving professor because she’s a masochist. Katie will give you a free dessert at her restaurant on Sunset Strip. She will also write stuff for you if you give her food.

[blog]

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Katrina, 20. In a relationship.

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Washington D.C.
Misanthropic college student, trouble, autostraddle contributor

[twitter, blog]

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Kells, 31. Lesbian. Single.

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Tallahassee, FL
Works at Florida State University, and a freelance photographer & writer.
Favorite Book:
“The Lottery & Other Stories” by Shirley Jackson

[twitter]

Autostraddle Hot 100


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Kendel, 20. Lesbian. Single

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Student at the University of Oklahoma
Favorite Book: ‘The Critic as Artist’ by Oscar Wilde

[twitter]

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Kathrine. “Most definitely” single.

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Northampton, MA during the school year,
Tulsa, Oklahoma over the summers
Smith College student – American Studies/Study of Women and Gender double major
Favorite Book:
Diamond Age, Neal Stephenson

[twitter]

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Kristin, 22.

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North Carolina.
Favorite Book:
Lords of Discipline

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Melissa, 32

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Atlanta, GA
Works at Emory University

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Lauren. Single.

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Cherry Hill, NJ
Student at Temple University, Philadelphia
Favorite Book:
The Illusionist by Francoise Mallet-Joris or Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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Next:
#61 through #70

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#61 through #70:


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Leah, 18. Single

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Glasgow, Scotland
Leah likes to swim.


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Leah, 29. Taken.

Seattle, WA


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Lindsay, 32. Single (depending on the time of day, and the degree of hotness of the person standing next to me)

Birmingham, AL
Makeup Artist/Retail Whip-Cracker/Sings her balls off in a sexy local band.

Favorite Book: Tao Te Ching
[facebook]


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Lindsay, Taken.

Future Georgia State University Student
[tumblr]


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Livi, 18.



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Liz, 22. Single

Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby



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Lo, 24.

Elementary Education major working in Cheonan, South Korea



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Louise. Single.

Dublin, Ireland



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Lucy, 24. Taken.

London, UK
Favourite book: The Secret History by Donna Tartt


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M. 32. Totally taken by FitforaFemme.


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Next:
#71 through #80

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#71 through #80:


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Madi, 20.

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Favorite Book: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

[twitter]

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Margo

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Des Moines, IA
Graduated from Univ Southern California with a BS in Biomedical Engineering.

Autostraddle Hot 100


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Maria, 25. Single

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Oslo, Norway
Studies Ancient Greek in the University of Oslo, Norway

[twitter]

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Mariel, 23.

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New York, NY
A high school science teacher in Manhattan, going to school to become a doctor in the fall.

[fashion blog]

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Marni, 26. Totally taken!

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Carpenter
Brooklyn via Montreal
Favorite Book: Where The Sidewalk Ends

[twitter]

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Mary A., 24.

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Canada

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Megan, 21. Single.

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Chicago, IL
Attends Western Illinois University studying Zoology & Anthropology
Favorite Book:
The Roald Dahl Omnibus

[tumblr]


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Melinda, 28.

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New York
Chainsaw carver


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Melissa, 26.

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Washington D.C.
Favorite Book:
“This Is Your Brain On Music”, Daniel Levitin


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Melissa. Married (as of July 11, 2008!)

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Atlanta, GA


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Mia. Single.

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Los Angeles, California
Professional Photographer
Favorite Book:
The Giver and any book with vintage or retro photography in it.

[photography, twitter]

Mon, 23.

Sydney, Australia.
Dentist

Favorite Book:“For Whom the Bell Tolls” (Hemmingway) and “Fun Home” (Alison Bechdel)
[twitter]


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Morgan, 18. Genderqueer

Columbia, South Carolina.
College Student (English/Communications), Writer.
Favorite Book: Fight Club.


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Morgan, 19. Single

“Basically Everywhere, but in New York for the summer.”
Student. Autostraddle Tech Intern
Favorite Book: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.


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Morgan, 22. “Happily Taken.”

Favorite Book: Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me, by Richard Fariña


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Nana, 18. Lesbian.

Texas.


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Nay, 21. Lesbian. Taken by Livi, 18.

Student, The UK.


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Ness, 20. Lesbian.

“She didn’t believe me when I said I’d [submit her to the Hot 100], it will be a nice shock.” – Ness’s sister


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Nessa, 24. Bisexual

Nova Scotia, Canada.
Web Designer.
[website]


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Nikki, 20.

Chicago, IL.
[facebook]


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Nina. Single

Vancouver, BC. Canada.
[tumblr.]


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R, 20. Single.

Santa Barbara, CA
Student (Double Major, Political Science & Feminist Studies, minoring in LGBTQ studies.
Favorite Book: Ender’s Game.
[webcomic]


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Rocco, 28. Taken.

Los Angeles, CA.
Co-Founder of Wingspan Pictures, Film Director, & Musician
[wingspan]


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Roxy, 24. In a Relationship

Auckland, New Zealand
(South African born & bred ’til 16)
Favorite Book: Paulina Simons (Alexander and the Tatiana trilogy is my fave)
[twitter]


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Sally, 28.

UK
Software Engineer.
“Emboldened by everyone else sending in their photos, I thought I might bite the bullet and try and combine hotness and geekiness. So I got drunk, took off half my clothes and shouted “FUCK YEAH BLUE LEDs!” whilst fixing my old PC.”


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Sarah, 19. Single

East Coast College Sophomore
Favorite Book: Modoc: The Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived.


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Sarah, 25. Lesbian.


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Lynn/DJ Scantron. Always Ready to Mingle

North Carolina
DJ/Musician/Activist/Social Media Strategist
[tumblr, twitter]


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Sherri, 27.

NYC Theater Director


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Sonja, 27. “Totally gay.”

Canadian living in Seoul, South Korea.
Kindergarten Teacher.
Favorite Book: The BFG


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Sonya, 22.


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Spin. Single

Nashville, TN

Future Grad Student (Art) at Northern Illinois University

Favorite Books: Anything by Gloria Anzaldua

[website]


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Stef. Lesbian.

New York, NY/Sydney Australia
Photographer
[blog]


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Stephanie, 19. Single.

New York, NY
Film/Music Student & Aeropostale Cashier
Books: anything by David Sedairs like Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day.
[twitter, tumblr]


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Summer, 20. Single, Baby

[twitter]


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Sunny, 22. Single.

Bartender/Photography Major
Northern VA / DC
tumblr


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Tianna, 26.

Hartford, CT.
Assistant in a Political Office, Writer
Favorite books: anything by David Sedaris and the Harry Potter Series.
[tumblr] [twitter]


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Tiara. Queer Cuddleslut.

Brisbane, Australia.
Performance artist, artsworker, creatrix of awesome
Favorite Book: “Holy hell, I live off books. They’re my lifeblood. I can’t pick one. Everytime I go to the library I borrow about a stack. Yay for 20-book limits!”
Also: Has a boy, looking for a girl cuddlebuddy,
redheads especially appreciated (email meeeeeeeeeee).

Don’t want to see ads? Join AF+

[the merch girl]


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Tina, 22. Gay. Single

Boston, MA by way of Detroit, MI


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Wren. Single.

Chicago Suburbs

Special Education Paraprofessional working on my Masters in Education

Favorite Books: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson and Farmer by Jim Harrison

[website, twitter]