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straddleverse

Straddler On The Street: Mandi

Mandi is the creator of Queerituality.com, a project we told you about a few months ago. She shared the inspiration behind that project, more about her own spiritual journey and…

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Sep 23, 2013

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liquor in the

food and drink

Liquor In The Icebox: Homemade French 75 Boozy Popsicles

What’s the best way to get a girl to kiss you on a rooftop in Brooklyn? Make her homemade boozy popsicles! The French 75 gets the job done nicely.

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Sep 19, 2013

a-camp

a-camp october 2013

camp

You Should Go: Get Amped For A-Camp, NYC Edition

New York City A-Campers of the past, present, and future, get excited. Two brand new A-Campers have organized a pre-camp event at the Lesbian Herstory Archives for this Saturday!

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Sep 18, 2013

a-camp

a-camp october 2013

camp

Campership Alert: Hannah Hart Wants To Send You On An All-Expenses Paid Trip To A-Camp!

Hannah Hart wants to give one lucky Straddler a full campership to October’s A-Camp — and she’ll pay your travel expenses, too!

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Sep 16, 2013

interview

regular

community

Straddler On The Street: Emily G.

Emily talks about the badass A-Camp tumblr she runs and her camp feelings, her incredible rainbow hair, and how she wants to collaborate with all of you power queer Straddlers.

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Sep 16, 2013

a-camp

a-camp october 2013

camp

VIDEO: Meet The “Me & My Bois” Team and Hear About Their Big Plans For A-Camp

Lex & Megan (aka Emotions the P.O.E.T) are really excited about coming to A-Camp! Hear all about it in this kickass video.

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Sep 14, 2013

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lesbian webseries

community

Team Pick: Straddler Grace Kim Launches Best Day Project Webseries, Makes Today The Best Day

“I’ve written out all the things I’ve ever wanted to do. Every week, I’ll pick one out of my jar at random, force myself to do it, and have the…

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Sep 12, 2013

get baked with autostraddle

judaism

jewish holidays

Get Baked: Bulkas (Yeast Buns), A South African Jewish Tradition

Let’s make bulkas together in anticipation of breaking the Yom Kippur fast on Saturday evening. This recipe includes a photo of Vanessa as a small child, a short instructional video,…

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Sep 11, 2013

interview

regular

community

Straddler On The Street: Shelby

Shelby lives in Chicago and is on track to become a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She talks about A-Camp, her wedding, and the costumes she makes for sci-fi conventions.

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Sep 9, 2013

get baked with autostraddle

judaism

jewish holidays

Get Baked: The Best Honey Cake For Rosh Hashanah (Or Any Time!)

L’shanah tovah to all the Jewish queers out there! This is the perfect honey cake to make to celebrate a sweet new year (and actually it’s delicious all year round,…

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Sep 5, 2013

a-camp

a-camp october 2013

camp

We’ve Got 12 Loyal A-Campers and They’ve Got 12 Reasons To Attend A-Camp

Listen to 12 campers who have been to all three A-Camps and are signed up for October when they tell you how camp changed their lives and why you definitely…

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Sep 3, 2013

interview

regular

community

Straddler On The Street: Amanda F.

Amanda is a 24 year old student in veterinary medicine and comparative biomedical sciences at Cornell University who is both a cat researcher and a ball python handler!

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Sep 2, 2013