Carrie, Author at Autostraddle

everyone is gay

islam

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Longest Days, Sacred Nights Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Muslim Youth, and So Can You!

It’s Pride month, it’s Ramadan, and it’s time to support queer and trans Muslims. Masjid al-Rabia and Everyone is Gay are here to help!

Carrie —

Jun 2, 2017

disability

interview

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relationships

Queer Crip Love Fest: More Seen Than I’ve Ever Felt

An A-Camp love story to help ease your comedown!

Carrie —

May 25, 2017

disability

Miniseries

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relationships

Queer Crip Love Fest: We Make it Radical

“I try and proudly practice calling my body home, to truly inhabit my body, to feel what it feels like to live inside these muscles that bend and curl, and…

Carrie —

May 11, 2017

disability

queering disability

travel

7 Queer Disabled Folks On Why Air Travel Is Kind of a Nightmare

“The ADA tends to disintegrate in the hands of airlines and their staff, especially for POC and QTPOC, and it doesn’t matter if the law is on your side.”

Carrie —

May 1, 2017

disability

mental health

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identity

Queer Crip Love Fest: Insider/Outsider

“I feel affinity for parts of Asian communities, neuerodivergent communities, queer communities and kink communities. I don’t really feel completely invested in one place. It’s always been like that.”

Carrie —

Apr 27, 2017

community

friday open thread

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straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Inner Child to the Rescue

I’ve been resuming a lot of childhood activities recently: going to concerts, playing video games, reading books for hours, spending time outdoors, shopping in the boys’ department at Gap Kids.…

Carrie —

Apr 14, 2017

exercise

fitness

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health

Attention, Los Angeles: EVERYBODY is the Radically Inclusive Gym You’ve Been Waiting For

“I always felt better after exercising, but also always felt it came at a cost, whether that was a really dirty locker room, an overly fluorescent space playing terrible music,…

Carrie —

Apr 14, 2017

bisexuality

disability

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parenting & family

Queer Crip Love Fest: Parenting at the Intersections

“Before becoming a parent, I looked at parenting through rose-colored glasses — with an able-bodied person’s perspective. It was drilled into my head by other people, well-meaning as they were,…

Carrie —

Apr 13, 2017

disability

queering disability

sex toys

Whoops, Sex Toy User Manuals Are Really Ableist

“Deformed spine”? Yikes.

Carrie —

Apr 3, 2017

asexuality

cats

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pets & animals

Queer Crip Love Fest: Love Sounds Like Purrs

Recovering from trauma through feline friendship.

Carrie —

Mar 30, 2017

disability

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lesbian sex

What I Wish I’d Learned in Sex Ed

Your curriculum isn’t “one size fits all” if “all” means “nondisabled straight people.”

Carrie —

Mar 20, 2017

bisexuality

disability

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relationships

Queer Crip Love Fest: The Two Great Loves of My Life

“There are people who, when I say I have a chronic illness and try to talk about it, will be like ‘Well, you’re just an adult now.’ I mean, yes,…

Carrie —

Mar 16, 2017

Carrie

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7 Queer Disabled Folks On Why Air Travel Is Kind of a Nightmare

Queer Crip Love Fest: Insider/Outsider

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Inner Child to the Rescue

Attention, Los Angeles: EVERYBODY is the Radically Inclusive Gym You’ve Been Waiting For

Queer Crip Love Fest: Parenting at the Intersections

Whoops, Sex Toy User Manuals Are Really Ableist

Queer Crip Love Fest: Love Sounds Like Purrs

What I Wish I’d Learned in Sex Ed

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