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personal essay

first person

My First Pride Was About Building My Queer Future and Mourning a Past I’ll Always Long For

A young black queer girl goes to her first pride parade, tackles her fears of her own queerness rooted in acceptance, and becomes friends with other black queer people after…

M —

Jun 30, 2020

No Justice No Pride

the speakeasy

pop culture fix

Black In Space: A Virtual Black Pride Experience

Black Pride in DC is a chance to celebrate our community’s resilience, honor our history and organize for a better future! This year, I attended afro-futurist art shows, alien burlesque…

Tahirah Alexander Green —

Jun 30, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

Honor Trans Elders

lgbt pride

Principles of Pride: We Owe Our Lives to Trans Elders Like Ceyenne Doroshow

As trans people who are so accustomed to losing our chosen family before they become elders, Ceyenne Doroshow is setting a blueprint for what it means to live fiercely and…

xoai pham —

Jun 30, 2020

friday open thread

community

This is Your Friday Open Thread for June 26, 2020

It’s the last Friday in June! We’ve had a big exciting week here at Autostraddle! We’re hosting a virtual benefit on Sunday! Let’s talk about everything!

Vanessa —

Jun 26, 2020

hey did you see that comment friday

community

The Comment Awards Are Normalizing Weird

“Yesterday I thought to myself, ‘I wonder what GayStew is doing in quarantine?’ And this morning I find myself reading this.”

Darcy —

Jun 26, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

No Justice No Pride

society + culture

We Find Freedom in Black Trans Joy

We place joy at the center of our spaces, because spaces created for us are often only interested in our trauma and pain.

Jordyn Jay and Gia Love —

Jun 26, 2020

events

No Justice No Pride

community

Live Show This Sunday to Benefit Women For Political Change, Minneapolis!

Featuring El Sanchez, Jes Tom, Junauda Petrus-Nasah and Be Steadwell, 100% of ticket proceeds go to support Women for Political Change in Minneapolis!

Nico —

Jun 25, 2020

"personality cult"

straddleverse

One Last Letter From This Editor

I’ve had three full-time jobs for this company for 11 years and today I’m taking the triumphant step of knocking that down to two!

Riese —

Jun 24, 2020