Vanessa

pizza party friday

food and drink

Pansexual Pizza Sluts: Weigh In On The Gayest Agenda

What is the acid on a white pizza anyway?

Vanessa —

Oct 4, 2019

fatness

insta crush

community

Insta Crush: Jamie Thrower, the Fat Femme Behind Studio XIII Photography, Creates Visual Love Letters to Our Community

“I believe that stepping in front of a camera is one of the most vulnerable things you can do, and so I want everyone who allows me the honor of…

Vanessa —

Sep 10, 2019

a-camp june 2019

judaism

camp

OneTable and A-Camp Team Up to Create a Meaningful Shabbat Experience for Queer Jewish Adults

If you want to build community with Jewish queers by hosting a regular Shabbat dinner practice, OneTable is a non-profit organization that can help you achieve your dreams!

Vanessa —

Sep 10, 2019

a-camp june 2019

rei

community

How REI Prepared Us for the Zombie Apocalypse and Built Community in the Woods at A-Camp

“I was so excited to see REI was a sponsor for A-Camp, as it confirmed for me they put their money where their mouth is, doing actual work to support…

Vanessa —

Sep 5, 2019

comics/graphic novels

Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni

lgbt book reviews

Grease Bats: The Book Is Out Today and It’s Queer, Hilarious, Familiar, Perfect

It’s hard to overstate how much I loved this book and how much I think you will, too.

Vanessa —

Sep 3, 2019

insta crush

instagram

culture

Insta Crush: Gender Reveal Podcast Centers Nonbinary and Trans Voices, Is Living the Queer Dream

“I believe that creating affirming and diverse trans community is literally life-saving work, and I want everyone to stay alive and maybe even flourish.”

Vanessa —

Aug 27, 2019

insta crush

instagram

community

Insta Crush: WMN Zine Wants To Hear From Rural Dykes ASAP!

The theme for the first issue is Seasons of a Dyke. Deadline to submit is Thursday, 8/15. See what it’s all about!

Vanessa —

Aug 13, 2019

insta crush

instagram

community

Insta Crush: Dive In and Meet Jude, Queen of the Mermaid Kingdom

“I love being a humbled mermaid queen, it’s good for my Leo/Leo/Taurus self, it keeps me in check.”

Vanessa —

Jul 30, 2019

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: It’s Flash Friday For Our Fundraiser, Let’s Talk About PERKS

If someone said to you, “Hey, we’re having a Flash Friday Sale for our Fundraiser, can you offer up a weird and quirky thing that is specific to you?”, what…

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Jul 26, 2019

personal essay

first person

How I Claimed Being Thirsty as a Personal Lifestyle and Learned to Live My Dreams

The more I allowed myself to want, the more I realized I wanted. The more I leaned in to my desires, the clearer they became.

Vanessa —

Jul 23, 2019

insta crush

instagram

community

Insta Crush: Femme Birds Are a Diverse Flock With Big Magic

What is a femme bird’s favorite activity? Pecking the white supremacist capitalist cisheteropatriarchy to death and then ripping it to shreds.

Vanessa —

Jul 16, 2019

friendship

Friendships Are Work, and It’s Worth It: Loving Your Friends Like You Love Your Dates

I want to talk about loving and investing in friendship with the same fervor many of us have been taught to treat romantic relationships only.

Vanessa —

Jul 3, 2019