Results for: be the change
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Michael Sam Is Gay: SEC Defensive Player of the Year and NFL Prospect Comes Out
Michael Sam, one of college football’s best defensive players and a strong NFL hopeful, came out as gay in a historic move.
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Lauren Monger’s Online Comic “Terrible Terrible Terrible” is Amazing Amazing Amazing
If you’ve ever felt like an outsider, an animal or a punk, or if you just like reading comics about those groups, you absolutely need to check out “Terrible Terrible Terrible.”
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue One, July 2014
Welcome to the first ever Autostraddle Insider, one of many perks available to Autostraddle Plus members!
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Real Talk: On Not Wearing Bras (Yes, It’s Okay to Go Braless)
Bralessness still has a ton of social stigma attached to it. People rarely attribute bralessness to comfort or personal preference; instead, it’s seen as a plea for sexual attention, a political statement, or even a lack of self-care.
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You Need To Read “The Sochi Project” Right Now
“Together, the images and texts unpack the complex, multivalent story of this contested region, shining a harsh light on Vladimir Putin’s claim that, ‘The Olympic family is going to feel at home in Sochi..'”
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Holigay Gift Guide 2013: If You Can Read This Gift Guide, Thank A Teacher
Being a teacher can be especially tough around the end of the semester/before the winter break, but it’s not easy during the rest of the year, either. Here are a few things you can get them that might make your favorite teacher’s day a little bit brighter and easier.
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The Comment Awards Want You To Keep Warm And Carry On
We’ll keep you warm.
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I Just Now Saw: Battlestar Galactica
Spaceships! Vipers! Raptors! Starbuck! Athena! Cylons! Confusing beautiful things!
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You Should Go: DapperQ Fashion Show Extravaganza
The DapperQ Fashion Show, is an act of revolt. It’s a fist in the air for dykes, queer people, gender neutral people, trans people, all the fucking fabulous beautiful people to shout We belong here and We will create our own spaces.
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“Divergent” Star Shailene Woodley Is A Queerish Hippie Who Believes In Trees
“I fall in love with human beings based on who they are, not based on what they do or what sex they are.”
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Sunday Funday Is Giving Thanks for Queer Folks and Dianna Agron’s Fake Mustache
I just don’t get blackout on the holidays like I used to.
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Six Couples Sue For Right to Marry In Florida, Joining Dozens of Lawsuits for Marriage Equality
On Tuesday morning, six same sex couples and LGBT civil rights group Equality Florida filed a lawsuit in pursuit of marriage equality in the Sunshine State.
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Janet Mock Redefines Realness: The Autostraddle Interview
“I think the biggest thing for me is the plug-in to this amazing trans* and queer community that’s out there that’s been doing this work that’s, I think, at a point where it’s really ready to take the lead from people who live in many multiplicities.”
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I Would Grow My Hair To Cover the City
I imagine myself as not myself, at my grandparents’ apartment this Christmas, wearing makeup, a women’s blouse, long hair combed to the middle of my back: What he thought I would grow up to be, what my mom thought I would grow up to be.
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The Autostraddle Guide to Adopting Your Furry Best Friend: Cat and Kitten Edition
We’ve covered adopting dogs. Now let’s talk about adopting kittens. Here are a few things you need to know and have when you’re taking home your very first feline fur-baby.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: GoldieBlox and the Feminist
“I think the root of the problem is that our society immediately writes off anything perceived as feminine or relating to women. While funneling more women into STEM fields may produce marginal gains, it actually leaves the underlying issue — male privilege — largely untouched.”
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Party of Five: Emily Gould of Emily Books
“There’s something really magical about creating the job you want for yourself from scratch.”
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Captain’s Log: The Girls of Winter
Generally speaking, I only compile new music for you every month or so, but this week I unexpectedly became aware of an unusually large amount of excellent new songs that washed ashore with messages and/or tiny ships cleverly jammed inside.
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It’s A Brave New World of Obamacare, Here’s How To Live In It
Should you get Obamacare or insurance through your employer? Are you eligible for Medicaid? What does the ACA mean for trans* people? Find out all this and more!
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When Do I Finally Get To Belong? On Being Both Native and Queer Enough
How do I move past only feeling Native based on whether I fish or know the traditional ways? How can I push past feeling like my queer identity is tied to how much I listen to Uh Huh Her?