Mey

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes Reminds Us that All Hardcore Lady Types Are Welcome

This credo has been hammered home in a recent issue where Barney, who was once a Scouting Lad, joins the Lumberjanes and the book starts clearly using they/them pronouns for…

Mey

—

Sep 13, 2016

gender

Black Trans Woman T.T. Murdered In Chicago, Is At Least the 20th Trans Person Murdered In 2016

While we don’t know the exact number and almost certainly never will, we know that she is at least the 20th trans person murdered this year, most of them being…

Mey

—

Sep 12, 2016

music

VIDEO: Dorian Electra’s Queer History of High Heels Features Our Own Cecelia and is EVERYTHING

The queer aesthetic here is so strong and bold and aggressive. It looks you straight in the eye turns you queer. It’s a queer gorgon. It’s queer medusa.

Mey

—

Sep 12, 2016

af+

Things Men Tell You When They Think You’re One of Them

“It was a predatory smile that he flashed at us, the rest of his pack, expecting us to become predators with him and start howling along.”

Mey

—

Sep 8, 2016

geekery

It’s Time to Vote in the 3rd Annual Autostraddle Comic And Sequential Art Awards

Who do you think is making the best queer women’s and feminist comics? Make your voice heard!

Mey

—

Sep 6, 2016

geekery

Drawn to Comics Retrospective: The Top 10 Drawn To Comics From the First 3 Years

I can’t believe I’ve written around 150 of these????

Mey

—

Aug 30, 2016

food and drink

I Promise You’re On the Right Side of History: 23 Things to Eat if You Do Like Potatoes

I’m from Idaho and in Idaho we learn that you can survive on just potatoes and butter? All the nutrients you need are in potatoes except for a couple, which…

Mey

—

Aug 29, 2016

television

Bella Thorne Is Bisexual: The Disney Star/Actress Comes Out On Twitter

The star of the Disney Channel’s Shake it Off, a dance show co-starring Zendaya, answered a fan who sent the question “are you bisexual?” with a simple “yes.”

Mey

—

Aug 24, 2016

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Madeline McGrane’s Gay Vampires Will Hypnotize and Enchant You

“Paranormal and Western are two genres that go great together, and when you add lesbians, it all becomes so, so much better.”

Mey

—

Aug 23, 2016

society + culture

Witch Hunt: Make a Spell Jar and Turn Your Eyes Toward the Harvest Moon

A City Witch playlist, notes on the Harvest Moon, the celebration Tituba deserves, Spell Jar recipes, an interview with the author of Jailbreaking the Goddess, thoughts on Halloween prep, and…

Mey

—

Aug 18, 2016

society + culture

The 14 Gayest Things at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Museum display or lesbian bed and breakfast?

Mey

—

Aug 16, 2016

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Fan Entitlement, Bullying, Steven Universe and Queer Representation

When fans drive a queer woman off the internet because the extremely, extremely specific type of queerness they wanted wasn’t in a few episodes of a show that they like…

Mey

—

Aug 16, 2016