Remember last week when we put together a really special, informative and highly accurate / imaginative piece How to Make Gay Friends and Meet Girls: The Ultimate Guide to Effective Queer Socializing?
But it turned out that all you really needed in order to meet other queers was the freedom to post your current city and email address in the comments?
YOU GUYS COULD’VE BEEN DOING THAT THIS WHOLE TIME, WEIRDOS.
Just kidding, I love you. So much so, in fact, that we’ve declared next week International Meet an Autostraddler Week! WHAT, THAT’S EXCITING. Yes, I know. How does one celebrate International Meet an Autostraddler Week? Simple! You make plans to meet a fellow reader and then you go do that.
Some of you have celebrated early and that’s cool, don’t worry. Intern Emily apparently celebrates this holiday every weekend or something. Montreal lesbians are so lucky for so many reasons and Emily is one of those reasons! Also there’s something called ‘Faggity Ass Fridays’ which, I mean seriously, that sounds like a lot of fun.
A handful of Autostraddle team members have organized meet-ups in their respective cities. If you’re in or around these areas and would like to be part of the party, email for exact locations and more info!
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Tuesday, November 9
7pm
contact: crystal [at] autostraddle [dot] com
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Wednesday, November 10
7pm
contact: laneia [at] autostraddle [dot] com
LONDON, ENGLAND
Saturday, November 13 / Sunday, November 14
unknown time
contact: laura [at] autostraddle [dot] com
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Monday, November 8
unknown time
contact: greenearthgirl4 [at] gmail [dot] com
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
Flexible dates & times
contact: heathergfroehlich [at] gmail [dot] com
LONDON, ENGLAND 2
Additional meet-ups have been / will be taking place
contact: ehmerrow [at] yahoo [dot] com
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Thursday, November 11
8pm
contact: emilychoo19 [at] gmail [dot] com
MUNICH, GERMANY
Wednesday, November 10
Noon
contact: katelynhouck [at] gmail [dot]com
VANCOUVER, B.C.
Thursday, November 11
1pm
contact: louberry76 [at] gmail [dot] com
ANTWERP, BELGIUM
Flexible dates & times
contact: daphne.vandevoorde [at] gmail [dot] com
If you’ve coordinated a meet-up in your city and would like to share your contact info, email me: laneia [at] autostraddle [dot] com. I will update this post with your name, city, email, etc.
I feel weird and nervous for you guys when you put your email addresses [you should spell them out to avoid spammers] in the comments – probably because I’m a mother and I want you to eat one green thing a day and not get abducted by strangers. So! It is with the utmost fear and hope that I encourage you to meet each other in well-lit, public places. If possible, meet in large groups and take a friend! Also it never hurts to carry a can of Mace / wiffle bat.
**DON’T POST EXACT MEETING LOCATIONS IN THESE COMMENTS! Please email each other. Jesus I’ve been gone for 24+ hours and you guys have lost your precious little minds. Email!
Additionally, several of you have emailed / tweeted / formspringed to say that Autostraddle needs a forum / social networking apparatus. Yes, we know. We’ve got big big plans for Autostraddle and I promise you’ll be super pleased. In the meantime, you’ll just have to make friends the old-fashioned way: interesting avatars, witty comments and compelling blogs.
Have you already met an Autostraddler?
Was it everything you’d hoped for?
Are there photos?
Did you compare who’d been reading Autowin the longest?
Is Autostraddle the next OkCupid?