Mey

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Announcing Tillie Walden’s All-New Figure Skating Graphic Memoir, “Spinning”

“So often I’ve tried to explain figure skating to my friends or family and I never felt like they got it… But it was as if I was always describing…

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May 10, 2016

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Drawn to Comics: In Praise of Patreon

Patreon is sort of like a virtual tip jar, or a Kickstarter that keeps on going each month, and it lets you support all your favorite creators so that you…

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May 3, 2016

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Which Eisner-Nominated Comics Should You Check Out?

A handy list of some of the Eisner-nomiated comics I think you’d enjoy!

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Apr 26, 2016

cats

comics/graphic novels

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Support the ChaosLife Kickstarter if You Love Cats, Comics, and Agender Folks

ChaosLife is a hilarious, beautifully drawn, super well-written comic that touches on so many things that queer people (and cat owners) experience on a daily basis. I love this comic…

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Apr 19, 2016

trans women

transgender

gender

Keyonna Blakeney, Just 22, Becomes the Latest Black Trans Woman Murdered in the US

Blakeney becomes the 9th trans person reported murdered this year, meaning that if this pace keeps up, 2016 will break the horrible record that last year set of most trans…

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Apr 18, 2016

Queer Horoscopes from Autostraddle

tarot

society + culture

Witch Hunt: Natural Remedies and Altar Essentials

We talk about some great episodes of the Lore Podcast, a few terrific essentials for starting off your altar, a bunch of amazing home remedies, and a drawing of a…

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Apr 13, 2016

comics/graphic novels

Drawn to Comics

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Webcomic “Goodbye to Halos” is Full of Cute Queer Characters and Amazing Colors

Valerie Halla’s art is on a higher level, making each panel feel magical and stunningly gorgeous, and her writing really nails the feelings and emotions of queer characters in the…

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Apr 12, 2016

murder

really really really bad bad news

gender

Shante Thompson Becomes 8th Trans Person Murdered in US So Far This Year

Shante Thompson, a Houston native and Black trans woman, was shot along with a man named Willie Sims late last night and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Apr 11, 2016

Lists/Top 10s

music videos

music

The 12 Gayest Moments in Carly Rae Jepsen’s Extremely Gay “Boy Problems” Video

This music video is so gay Ali Liebert is playing it in the movie version. It’s so gay it’s legal to discriminate against it in Mississippi and North Carolina. It’s…

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Apr 11, 2016

a-camp

a-camp spring 2016

camp

Campership Alert: We’ve Got a Campership WITH TRAVEL For A Lucky Trans Woman Who Could Use a Break! UPDATED WITH WINNER

Need a break from all the transmisogyny and cissexism of the world? Want to come to California to hang out with a few hundred other queer women and folks on…

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Apr 8, 2016

music

Playlist: The Most Misandrist Anthems

Dozens of female artists have penned misandrist anthems to help heal our collective rage by commiserating with our frustrations. Here are 19 of them!

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Apr 6, 2016

batwoman

comics/graphic novels

geekery

Drawn to Comics: The 10 Best DC and Marvel Comics Featuring Women Superheroes

The top ten DC and Marvel comics — just in my opinion.

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Apr 5, 2016