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13 Days of A+

a photo of shea, a Black nonbinary human with glasses and short hair wearing a long sleeved polo is superimposed on a houseplant filled background with an open notebook on top. on the notebook are the words "writing yourself home"

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Now A+ Members Can Take shea’s “Writing Yourself Home” Workshop at Your Own Pace

Writing Yourself Home is a special generative workshop for writers of all ages that honors the complexities of what constitutes “home.”

Nico —

Feb 10, 2023

black history month

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a black and white photo of Donald Bell, an older Black man with a beard and a large smile. Behind Don is a gorgeous collage filled with yellows, blacks, blues, and reds.

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“And I Said to God, Isn’t Being Black Enough? Do I Have To Be Gay Too?”

“The truth of our history is that gay, lesbian, and gender-expansive people were normal and recognized in the Black community.”

shea wesley martin —

Feb 6, 2023

hey did you see that comment friday

A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"

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The Comment Awards Are Both Fascinating and Slightly Unhinged

“So proud that my wife Natasha Lyonne is fathering children with Drew Barrymore, who has been an agent of queer chaos since she turned Darlene Connor gay in Poison Ivy.”

Darcy —

Feb 3, 2023

black history month

interview

a black and white photo of Ray Gibson, a Black trans man and elder, is the center focal point of this collage. Beautiful collaged items including newsprint, colors, squiggles, and lines surround Ray.

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“I Didn’t Know Trans Men Existed Until I Saw Chaz Bono on Dancing With the Stars”

This year, the Autostraddle team decided to focus our Black History Month coverage on the Black elders who are still here and still doing the work. We welcome our readers…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Feb 1, 2023

This image features a giant 3D tongue art installation that used to hang at Carol's Speakeasy. The lips are red and shiny, the teeth are large and white, and the tongue is pink and sticking out of the mouth. Five queer volunteers at the archive pose around the tongue, smiling and laughing with this piece of queer history.

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Queer Archivists and Library Workers on Archival Materials That Meant a Lot to Them

“We’ve always struggled but we’ve also always had culture and community, I think that those just mean a lot to me, also that we’ve always been funny.”

Lindsay Eanet —

Jan 31, 2023

a white hand holds a button that reads "It's A Great Day To Be Gay," and we can tell they're in the archives, with many books and bookshelves behind them

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Learning From Queer Libraries and Archives in a Time of Erasure

As legislatures and hate groups seek to censor and erase queer and trans lives and experiences, these spaces, be they physical or digital, housed in universities or grassroots-led, are perhaps…

Lindsay Eanet —

Jan 31, 2023

hey did you see that comment friday

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The Comment Awards Are Splitting Wood With a Sword Like A Lesbian Avenger

“Cannot believe the M3gan sequel is not called Meg4n!”

Darcy —

Jan 27, 2023

hey did you see that comment friday

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The Comment Awards Are Buzzing With Antici-p-p-pation

“I’m shipping you and Tasha!”

Darcy —

Jan 20, 2023

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