Ari

Writer

Ari is a 20-something artist and educator. They are a mom to two cats, they love domesticity, ritual, and porch time. They have studied, loved, and learned in CT, Greensboro, NC, and ATX.

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link roundup

sunday funday

Sunday Funday Is Thinking About Mommi

society + culture

Sunday Funday Is Thinking About Mommi

This week: girls, girls, girls! Including Teddy Geiger looking like a snack, Nancy Drew’s gay best friend, some thoughts on motherhood, and lesbian Jesus delivering an iOS memo.

Ari —

May 13, 2018

janelle monae

Fandroid Style Guide: What to Wear to Janelle Monáe’s Summer Tour

queer fashion

Fandroid Style Guide: What to Wear to Janelle Monáe’s Summer Tour

The inspiration for fandroids who will be screaming their lungs out at a Janelle Monáe concert this summer.

Ari —

May 11, 2018

link roundup

regular

Sunday Funday Just Wants to Kiss Girls

society + culture

Sunday Funday Just Wants to Kiss Girls

Lesbian archives, advocacy, prom, and of course, even more Janelle Monae news.

Ari —

May 6, 2018

link roundup

sunday funday

Sunday Funday Is Watching “Dirty Computer” on Repeat on YouTube

society + culture

Sunday Funday Is Watching “Dirty Computer” on Repeat on YouTube

Even more news about Janelle Monáe, Michelle Wolf came for Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Disney is celebrating Pride with rainbow ears, Jen Richards is headed to HBO and more!

Ari —

Apr 29, 2018

nonfiction

Queer History

“Black on Both Sides” Disrupts Black and Trans History as You Know It

lgbt book reviews

“Black on Both Sides” Disrupts Black and Trans History as You Know It

Blackness and transness interconnect in this radical history of not just black and trans people, but also where beliefs about black and trans people come from.

Ari —

Apr 25, 2018

porn

young ma

“The Gift” Is Young M.A’s Gift to Lesbian Porn

sex

“The Gift” Is Young M.A’s Gift to Lesbian Porn

Young M.A directed a porn and well, it’s porn!

Ari —

Apr 24, 2018

advice

Lists/Top 10s

9 Lesbian Ways to Wear a Bandana

queer fashion

9 Lesbian Ways to Wear a Bandana

The inevitable list of ways to wear bandanas.

Ari —

Apr 23, 2018

feminist art

janelle monae

Sunday Funday Is Sliding into Taurus Season

society + culture

Sunday Funday Is Sliding into Taurus Season

Feminist films, feminist fonts, and ?. It’s Sunday Funday!

Ari —

Apr 22, 2018

friday open thread

open thread

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Make Up Your Own Holiday!!!

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Make Up Your Own Holiday!!!

Hi, I missed you so much!

Ari —

Apr 20, 2018

because we got high

dinner and a movie

Munchies and a Movie: Make Your 420 “Smiley Face” Themed!

food lists

Munchies and a Movie: Make Your 420 “Smiley Face” Themed!

This 420, live your best life by re-living a day in the life of the main character of Smiley Face, the pot movie for those of us who aren’t men!

Ari —

Apr 20, 2018

autostraddle book club

black lives matter

Read a F*cking Book Club: Let’s Talk About “When They Call You a Terrorist”

book features

Read a F*cking Book Club: Let’s Talk About “When They Call You a Terrorist”

Let’s talk about black studies, queer studies, black queer lives, and When They Call You A Terrorist!

Ari —

Apr 19, 2018

link roundup

sunday funday

Sunday Funday Stayed Up Too Late Watching #Beychella

society + culture

Sunday Funday Stayed Up Too Late Watching #Beychella

Gender inclusive baby dresses, Bend it Like Beckham, proof that good government isn’t fake, Filipina punk feminist collective birthdays, and more!!!

Ari —

Apr 15, 2018