Sydney

Sydney Boles is a writer, crochet artist and trash TV enthusiast based in Boston. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine, NPR and elsewhere.

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How A 50-Year-Old Lesbian Magazine Is Surviving Despite It All

“Lesbian Connection was founded in a decidedly pre-internet era, when there were no lesbian characters on TV or in the movies, no lesbian stories on library bookshelves, no out queer…

Sydney —
Nov 4, 2024

politics + activism

15 Years Later, Has PREA Protected LGBTQ Prisoners Against Sexual Assault?

A disproportionate number of prisoners identify as LGBTQI. On the 15th anniversary of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, we look at what the bill has done to protect them —…

Sydney —
Sep 24, 2018

first person

I Met My Sperm Donor’s Mom and It Changed Everything

As the daughter of lesbian mothers, I always knew I had a sperm donor, and that I could meet him when I was 18. I loved my moms; I loved…

Sydney —
Nov 20, 2017

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How A 50-Year-Old Lesbian Magazine Is Surviving Despite It All

15 Years Later, Has PREA Protected LGBTQ Prisoners Against Sexual Assault?

I Met My Sperm Donor’s Mom and It Changed Everything

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All Articles by this Author on Autostraddle

How A 50-Year-Old Lesbian Magazine Is Surviving Despite It All

15 Years Later, Has PREA Protected LGBTQ Prisoners Against Sexual Assault?

I Met My Sperm Donor’s Mom and It Changed Everything

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