Results for: be the change
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Presbyterian Church Assembly Votes to Make Room for Marriage Equality in Their Constitution
After a landmark vote in the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly Thursday, the denomination’s constitutional definition of marriage allows for same-sex unions.
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Also.Also.Also. The Notorious RBG Wants Women and Queer People to Win Elections and Other Stories We Missed This Week
We’re still mad about Hobby Lobby, but this is still an important political moment for LGBT elected officials, students, and more.
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Transparent Episode 104 Recap: Cabinet of Family Secrets
In which there is an expedition to a mall, an argument under the cover of night, and cucumber water.
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This Sunday Funday, Lea DeLaria and Hannah Hart Are Rockin’ Tuxedos
I’m about to hop a train to Louisville.
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Obama Will Finally Sign Executive Order for LGBT Workplace Protection, ENDA Still Nowhere in Sight
Today the White House will announce that an executive order for LGBT workplace protections from federal contractors is finally coming.
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A Tomboy Femme’s Dream Come True: Jewelry You’ll Actually Want To Wear
These aren’t rules. There are no rules. Tomboy femme is its own collage of styles, which gives us the most freedom when it comes to presenting and dressing however we damn well please. Go experiment.
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Sunday Funday’s Got A Lot of Queer Victories To Celebrate, Goats and All
I’m literally overwhelmed with feelings of joy and clarity, and to share them with you I’ve rounded up this batch of awesome queer news with happy endings. Sound good? Good.
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No Man’s Land: The Limbo Of Florida’s Latest Court Ruling On Gay Marriage
Florida’s recent gay marriage ruling is not definitive but it raises the question of when this issue will reach its way up the the Supreme Court and also makes me consider how strange it is to be in this inbetween time where it is legal in some places and not in others.
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Also.Also.Also: Janet Mock Wants Instagram to Love All Bodies and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Janet Mock continues her literary excellence, young people are making body positive statements, and Barbie may be in decline.
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Playlist: Walking To Target Like A Mother-Effing Champ
A playlist full of walking-down-the-street-in-your-own-happy-music-video music.
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Q-Taku: Animesque Web Series RWBY is Everything Wrong With “Strong Female Characters”
Don’t listen to the fandom on Tumblr and TVTropes: There’s nothing in this popular web series for discerning feminist or, really, any viewers.
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Katy Perry Continues Scaling New Heights of Cultural Appropriation
Katy Perry has once again offended a whole mess of people, to the surprise of absolutely nobody.
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Most Important Ugly: The Final Monsters
It’s time to introduce you to my last and final monsters. These were the people I had wanted from the very beginning, actually, they were pretty fully realized into their own identities — working with everyone else in the project involved pulling out their narratives a lot more to get what we wanted, but for these three… my muses! It was not so difficult.
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Inflexible Scheduling Just Another Way Women Are Discriminated Against At Work
Studies and stories show that women don’t get the freedom to be both the mothers and the workers they want to be.
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The Future Is Here: Join Autostraddle Plus
Introducing Autostraddle Plus, our premium membership program!
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State of the Union Recap: Here’s What Hope & Change Look Like in Obama’s Second Term
Didn’t watch the State of the Union? That’s okay, we did.
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You Need Help: Dressing Like a Grown Ass Trans Woman
Picking your own personal style can be hard enough when you’ve got years of practice, so what’s a woman supposed to do when she’s jumping right in?
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Drawn To Comics: Emily Carroll’s New Book “Through the Woods” Is the Perfect Spooky Fall Read
This summer Emily Carroll released a new book of her gorgeously gruesome horror comics, and now that Autumn is fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to grab a blanket, curl up in front of a fire and read some spooky stories.
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Also.Also.Also. Migrant Women Celebrate LGBT History and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Here’s the news we missed while I was freaking out about a potential technological disaster.
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Portia de Rossi Is Joining “Scandal” As If You Needed Another Reason To Watch
It’s possible that Portia de Rossi and Kerry Washington will be on your TV screen at the same time. This week has peaked.