culture Guinness World Records Welcomes American Drag Artists In a country where drag is facing regular backlash, cementing artists’ stature in the Guinness World Records makes drag’s past… Elyssa Maxx Goodman Sep 5, 2025
meet-ups / events New Orleans, LA 10/6: Straddling the Crescent City Hello hello hello! My name is Gabrielle, I’m 22, and looking to create an intentional community in this great city of ours. Gabrielle Drouant — Sep 17, 2018
meet-ups / events Charlotte, NC 10/13: CGC Marketplace: Supporting Black and Brown Businesses Comic Girl Coffee is organizing a market that features black and brown folk only. Business owners, sellers, and artists welcome. Kayla — Sep 17, 2018
meet-ups / events Brooklyn, NY 9/23: LHA At-Home with Blanche McCrary Boyd The Lesbian Herstory Archives presents an At-Home reading and discussion with Blanche McCrary Boyd on Sunday September 23rd, 2-5pm. Lez Create Dyke Arts Workshop — Sep 17, 2018
straddleverse FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: When Did You First Know You Were Gay? Tell me! What are your most cherished, funny, awkward gay stories from before you knew you were gay? Carmen Phillips — Sep 14, 2018
straddleverse The Comment Awards Are Befriending Skittish Straight People “How can one acquire these ‘sexish sex eyes?’ Asking for a friend.” Darcy — Sep 14, 2018
community Take Autostraddle’s Important Lesbian and Queer Stereotypes Survey! Are the things we say about ourselves — and the things they say about us — true? If thousands of people take this survey, we’ll finally know!!! Be one of them today. Riese — Sep 7, 2018
straddleverse FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Let’s Talk About Back To School Season (Whether You’re A Student Or Not)! IS GRAD SCHOOL GOING TO BE THE THING THAT FINALLY MAKES ME START DRINKING COFFEE, EVEN THOUGH I REALLY HATE THE TASTE AND DO NOT WANT TO DRINK IT?! Vanessa — Sep 7, 2018
straddleverse The Comment Awards Believe in Jenny Schecter “I threw all my chicken soup out the window upon reading this, for IT WILL NOURISH ME FOREVER.” Darcy — Sep 7, 2018
