Results for: be the change
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Queer Crip Love Fest: Nana’s Stories and Ginger Loaf
“I think for many of us as disabled folk, we’ve come to terms with what we experience — but Nana’s experience of dementia is sort of different in that she doesn’t always know what’s happening or who and what she can trust. We can be empowered about disability at the same time as acknowledging that some of it really, seriously fucking hurts.”
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The 10 Best Trans Women In Comics
The world of comics has changed dramatically for trans women over the past three years.
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Roller Derby Recap: 2017 WFTDA Championships in Philly
Supporting roller derby is just about the queerest, feministest thing you can do.
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NSFW Sunday Has Butterflies In Her Stomach
The sex everyone else is having revealed, when butterflies go bad, how to react to nudes, astrological compatibility, sex education as a basic human right and more.
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No Filter: Brittani Nichols Goes Full Portland
Also, Tegan and Sara go full Canada, Gaby Dunn goes full LA and Evan Rachel Wood goes full bisexual.
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Drawn to Comics: Talking to Grace Ellis About Queer Fantasy Coffee Shop AU Comic Moonstruck!
“It’s a really queer book. And don’t worry! We’re going to take good care of your spooky babies, even when the going gets rough in the story. They’re in good, safe hands.”
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A Simple Self-Massage Regimen from Radical Being Bodywork’s Deb Malkin
Your lower back or hip discomfort is a literal pain in the butt. Here’s a simple way to feel better.
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Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #14
“I am so glad I joined A+ (even though it led to me drinking literal vodka water)”
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Interview With My High School Crush: Leanne
“You totally had me freaked out. You must have been acting kind of weird that night and for a while before. Because when you were like ‘There’s something I need to tell you,’ I thought you were dying. I had no clue.”
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In Their Own Words: LGBTQ Asia Responds to Taiwan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Taiwan’s ruling made me curious about how the news was being received by LGBTQ people across Asia. Did they too face cultural and institutional oppression against their gender and sexuality, or were their countries more accepting? Would the ruling have any impact on their livelihoods? Is Taiwan an inspiration for their leaders to consider marriage equality or LGBTQ rights overall, or will it not matter as much? I set out to find out by reaching out to LGBTQ activists in 42 Asian countries.
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50 of the Gayest Nerdiest Things You Weirdos Named Your Pets
“Stewie’s full name is Kristen Stewart because, let’s face it, they look exactly alike.”
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“BUTCH”: Photographer Meg Allen On Her Kickass Documentation of an Evolving Community
“There are a lot of butches out there still. More than ever. And in a larger variety than ever. And that is what my project depicts, in style, body, race and gender non-conformity.”
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LGBTQ History Month Starts Now: An Epic Autostraddle Reading List
It’s LGBT History Month, a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, a topic which is near and dear to our hearts because it is definitely NOT near OR dear to the hearts of anybody in charge of public education.
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Why I’m Going To Run for Office
“I’m done putting my faith in well-meaning surrogates. That’s not enough now, and it never really was.”
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2017’s 18 Best Episodes of Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans TV
These were entire TV episodes that paid off queer storylines that had been building, or approached lesbian and bisexual and trans stuff in ways we’ve never really seen on-screen, or expanded queer storytelling into genres where it’d been lacking, or utilized new TV platforms in queer ways.
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A+ Monday Roundtable: My Achy Breaky Heart
When did you know it was over?
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Celebrating Queer Muslim Joy with #PrEIDe
As millions of people lined busy streets in gayborhoods across the world for Pride weekend, 1.7 billion people began celebrating Eid al-Fitr  —  where after a long hot month of fasting from dawn to sunset Muslims throw a three-day party (in some places it lasts over ten) celebrating community, good food and impeccable outfits. As two holidays intersected and Queer Muslims began celebrating life at the intersection, a new holiday was born: PrEIDe.
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Hulu’s “Harlots” Is a Gift to Feminists, Sex Workers, Queers and Herstory Lovers
Despite taking place 250 years ago, Hulu’s Harlots manages to depict indoor-market sex work more authentically than any show or movie I’ve seen (and I’ve seen a lot!) — queer stuff very much included.
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I Watched Lesbian Classic “Bloomington” and Hoooo Boy This Is a Lot
Everyone who made this movie needs to go to bed.
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Read These Queer Banned Books Right Now
Read queer banned books. Support their authors. And maybe buy an extra copy or two of these and leave them in a school library near you.