Results for: be the change
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Hate Actually: Can the Holigays Heal a Gay Grinch’s Heart?
I didn’t always hate Christmas.
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Pretty Little Liars Episode 521 Recap: Vengeance Is Mine
Everyone visits Ali in jail to apologize for getting her arrested for a murder she didn’t commit. And Emily effin’ dances.
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Salem Episodes 9 and 10 Recap: Free Tituba!
So I know we all watch this show because of Ashley Madekwe’s portrayal of Tituba. And the next two episodes feature this character quite a bit. But holy shit, be ready for a roller coaster of emotions, because Tituba becomes a prisoner of a white bible-thumping, colonial witch hunter.
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New York Senate Considers Two Bills to Reduce Legal Hurdles for Same-Sex Parents
The proposed law would put three parental options on birth certificates, allowing same-sex couples to be listed as their children’s parents.
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The NFL’s New Stance on Domestic Violence Isn’t a Step in the Right Direction
The NFL has a new action plan for players who commit domestic violence, but it’s not clear how much action it really calls for.
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The Curious Case of Alex Parks, the Celesbian Who Briefly Was
Chasing the UK’s once-promising lesbian pop star around the the place she’s least likely to be found: the internet.
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Six, December 2014
This week in The A+ Insider, we re-cast Peter Pan starring Alex Vega, Laneia thinks you need a walk, we remember the year that was, and everybody stocks up on Endure By Rachel Kincaid.
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32 Reasons the Grain in Spain Falls Mainly On Your Plate
Today we eat rice, quinoa, farro, and every other type of grain under the sun.
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You Should Go: “Words With Girls” Premiere at Urbanworld Festival
Saturday, September 20th, “Words With Girls” is premiering at HBO/BET’s Urbanworld Festival in New York.
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Glee Episode 609 Recap: Child Starlight Star Bright Not The Lesbian I Want To See Tonight
This week on Glee, the new kids finally got some lines! NOT THOSE KINDS OF LINES
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Happy International Fisting Day! Here’s Some Willfully Misinterpreted Lesbian Poetry
Because every day should be celebrated with sexy lesbian poetry.
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Jasika Nicole Will Teach You Embroidery and Social Justice: The Autostraddle Interview
“I think you can put so many people of color on TV shows, but until there are more people of color who are making those decisions to put those actors and actresses in those roles, we’re not quite at that point yet. We need more Shonda Rhimes in our lives.”
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Cameron Esposito’s “Same Sex Symbol” is Optimistic, Specific, and Fantastic
At one point Cameron characterizes Chicago as optimistic and Portland as specific and “Same Sex Symbol” perfectly embodies both of those things.
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The State of Trans Women and the Seven Sisters: Mount Holyoke Opens Its Doors, Smith and The Rest Drag Heels
Most of the elite Seven Sisters colleges still use convoluted language to exclude trans women from their campuses. Mt Holyoke has bucked the trend, but the rest are still only studying the issue.
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Comedy Crush: Everything Brittani Nichols Touches Turns to Hilarious
“I wore a hooded shirt with a suit jacket which is a look I really enjoy but there aren’t any pictures of me in it because I’m not important, so I avoided trying to make people care about me by skipping most of the red carpet.”
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You Need Help: Attraction to Women and Feeling Like A “Bad Muslim”
“Remember that everyone around you, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, is grappling with a lot of the same things that you are right now: about what they want “family” to look like and mean to them, about sex and sexuality and learning to live in their bodies, about how to hold onto faith when it can feel like there’s not much going for it.”
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Please Go Watch “The L Word Mississippi: Hate The Sin”
I have to come to expect that kind of technicolor Sapphic unreality in all of my Chaiken programming, which is exactly why I did not expect L Word Mississippi: Hate The Sin. And I’m glad I didn’t, because this is a documentary worth seeing on its own terms.
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Ferguson Protestors Get to Meet With US Attorney Callahan, Although Real Progress Still Hasn’t Come
Ferguson protestors were able to meet with U.S. Attorney Callahan to voice demands.
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The “Book of Life” Gave Me My Anything More
“Book of Life” posits that my father is in a place more vivid than memory, which is is just a medium between the man who raised me and the man who waits for me in a place beyond time.
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Style is Style: Three Outfits To Say Hello To Fall With (Now With 100% Less Plaid)
For me, the beginning of Autumn means a bit of a closet assessment. I take it as a chance to visit old friends — hi, fuzzy granddad cardigans — and also figure out what no longer works/what I’ll ideally be wearing all season.