Vanessa

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Vanessa is a writer, a teacher, and the community editor at Autostraddle. Very hot, very fun, very weird. Find her on twitter and instagram.

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four abstractly illustrated figures engage in a celebratory kinky dance. from left to right we have someone with top surgery scars wearing assless chaps, connected bvia a pair of cuffs to a person who is blindfolded and wearing cut out underwear, who is dancing next to someone in a mask and what appears to abe a full body rope bind, and followed by a person in a fishnet, corset and ballgag waving a flogger above their head. The figures are featureless and hairless and purple and the kink elements are red

How to Find Local Kink Community and Also How to Hire a Sex Worker

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Vanessa and PB pose in front of a pool in bathing suits, wearing sunglasses. Vanessa's sunglasses are red and heart-shaped. PB's are clear with greenish lenses. PB is white and has blonde hair that is long on top and under a hat with a swoop of bangs visible and with shaved sides. Vanessa is also white with long brown hair she is wearing up.

Things I’ve Never Asked My Girlfriend About Wildflowers, Baby Names and Time Travel

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A person with green skin and long pink hair looks off to the side with their arms folded against a black background. Two people behind them (a person with purple skin and blue hair and a person with blue skin and purple hair) touch their foreheads together.

S L I C K: How to Fuck Your Friends

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A fat queer femme lays down in the darkness, her arm extended to snap a selfie with her phone, which streams down a surreal glow over her face. Her hand cups the back of her head which has long, wavy blue hair.

S L I C K: Hank & Melanie

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a-camp

a-camp spring 2018

Lookbook: ModCloth and A-Camp’s Queer Femme Summer Plus-Size Party Was Real Dreamy

queer fashion

Lookbook: ModCloth and A-Camp’s Queer Femme Summer Plus-Size Party Was Real Dreamy

Transformative. Powerful. Restorative. Life-changing. These are some of the words A-Campers used to describe the Body Posi Plus Size Party we hosted with ModCloth and Mary Lambert at A-Camp X.

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Jun 28, 2018

"personality cult"

team pick

Riese Bernard Has Always Been Our Queero So We’re Really Glad She’s Featured In Them’s Queeroes 2018 Series

community

Riese Bernard Has Always Been Our Queero So We’re Really Glad She’s Featured In Them’s Queeroes 2018 Series

“How many lives has Autostraddle changed? How many lives has it saved? Thanks, Riese.”

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Jun 21, 2018

artist spotlight

feminist art

Step “Inside The Black Triangle” and Explore Queer Identities at Denver Pride This Weekend

visual art

Step “Inside The Black Triangle” and Explore Queer Identities at Denver Pride This Weekend

Inside The Black Triangle is a photo series intending to highlight the struggles, joy, heartbreak, confusion, and diverse experiences of queer women living in a heteronormative world, and the artist…

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Jun 14, 2018

autostraddle meet-up

autostraddle meet-ups

Portland, OR 6/18: Post-Pride Comedown

meet-ups / events

Portland, OR 6/18: Post-Pride Comedown

Come chill out after the intensity of Pride week is over! BYOSnax, no RSVP required, see you there!

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May 31, 2018

body positivity

fat positivity

Fatventure Mag Is Here to Reshape the Way We Tell Stories About Fat People and Adventures

community

Fatventure Mag Is Here to Reshape the Way We Tell Stories About Fat People and Adventures

Fatventure Mag, a print and digital magazine, seeks to change the narrative about who deserves an adventurous life and who can tell stories about those adventures. The first volume is…

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May 30, 2018

autostraddle meet-ups

meet-up

Header graphic with multi-colored friendship bracelets with words "Autostraddle Pride Meet-Ups 2018"

lgbt pride

We’ve Got Each Other: It’s Time To Meet Up For Autostraddle Pride 2018!

This year, let’s DIY a version of Pride that makes us all feel proud.

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May 29, 2018

friday open thread

open thread

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Get Out The Map

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Get Out The Map

Tell me about your favorite road trip! Or just tell me about your week, your crush, your love, your life. You’re perfect.

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May 25, 2018

a-camp

a-camp spring 2018

A-Camp X Was a Huge Success and We’d Like to Have Some Feelings About It Together

camp

A-Camp X Was a Huge Success and We’d Like to Have Some Feelings About It Together

We just put on our largest and most successful iteration of A-Camp in Ojai, CA. We’d like to gush about it for a minute, please – won’t you join us?

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May 23, 2018

autostraddle meet-ups

how to be gay

5 Very Low Key Meet-Ups You Could Host Immediately!

camp

5 Very Low Key Meet-Ups You Could Host Immediately!

A meet up does not always have to be a whole scenario!

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May 21, 2018

outdoors

Taste of the Wilderness: Luxurious Backcountry Meals

recipes

Taste of the Wilderness: Luxurious Backcountry Meals

Tips and tricks to making your backcountry meals as delicious and decadent as can be, without compromising your pack weight (too much).

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May 16, 2018

Queer History

websites we like

Here, Queer, Everywhere: ‘Queering the Map’ Gives Voice to Queer Spaces Worldwide

culture

Here, Queer, Everywhere: ‘Queering the Map’ Gives Voice to Queer Spaces Worldwide

“The aim of the project is to make legible memories, histories and moments of queerness that would otherwise disappear.”

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May 10, 2018

"personality cult"

autostraddle merch

Binky wearing a black Mommi tee with rainbow wings!

community

Buy A Mommi Tee For Mother’s Day!

MOMMI SHIRTS FOR EVERYONE IN HONOR OF MOTHER’S DAY, BLESS LESBIAN JESUS, AMEN!

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Apr 21, 2018