Results for: be the change
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This Trans Man’s Discrimination Case Will Hopefully Change New Jersey, The Country
New Jersey has arguably the best legal protections for trans people in the workplace in the entire country, and that’s where possibly the most important trans lawsuit of our time is happening.
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People in Glass Closets: Anderson Cooper and Straight Responses to Coming Out
When heterosexuals ask, “why does Anderson Cooper have to come out as gay,” I reply: “because you do not have to come out as heterosexual.”
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Queer Girl City Guide: Pittsburgh, PA
Ever wonder what Pittsburgh has going for it besides Brian, Justin, Michael, Ted and Emmett?
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Homophobic Michigan Mayor Up For Recall Proves Why She Should Be Recalled
As the citizens of Troy, MI prepare to vote out their infamous mayor, she digs herself deeper by comparing homosexuality to smoking, among other things.
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Glee 409 Recap: Swan Song Of Myself
This week on Glee, the “lesbian blogging community” was publicly shamed for being TOTALLY AWESOME. Also, Rachel sang some songs and there was a bit of dancing.
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Sunday Funday Is Proud to Be a Gay American
This week, marriage equality is “in the works,” people are coming out as stoners / childbearers / lesbians, and the people who made your calculators are excited for pride. And it’s almost July 4!
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The Atlantic Tells Us Why Women Can’t “Have It All” and What We Should Do About It
Having a job, having a family, having feminist principles and having it all.
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Things I Read That I Love #35: Proper Nouns
Topics include the Norway shooting, Nadia Comaneci, R.L Stine, Haruki Murakami, Gloria Allred, welfare-to-work programs, death row, eating disorders & Saved By the Bell!
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What’s It Like Growing Up With A Transgender Parent? Sharon Shattuck Knows.
“I think the one thing that really sticks with me from my childhood is that I felt very alone–I felt like no one else’s family was like mine, so I just sequestered that part of my life and didn’t talk about it with my friends or acquaintances.”
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Queer Texas Rep. Mary Gonzalez Is Hope and Action and The Coolest Politician Ever
“We never ask young people what they are willing to sacrifice to make the world better and that’s one of the biggest problems in this country.”
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A-Camp September Recamp 4: Small Town Saturday Night
Our final A-Camp September recamp contains breathtaking accounts from the ground and will reveal the date upon which May registration will open.
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Anderson Cooper Officially Comes Out: “The Fact Is, I’m Gay”
“The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”
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Family Business: How To Break Up With Your Ex’s Family, Too
You were never just dating a cute woman. You were dating a cute woman who is also someone’s daughter, granddaughter, bubeleh, mija, etc.
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We Need Help: Our Big Fundraiser To Build A Better Autostraddle
We’ve spent the last year trying quick fixes and cheap labor for our broken website and there’s no way around it: it’s time to turn this shed into an actual building — luckily, we just made a really kickass Indiegogo campaign for that!
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Read a F*cking Book: 20 Best Young Adult Novels For Queer Girls
NPR’s list of Top 100 Choices For Best Teen Novels lacked proper queeriosity. Thus we present our top 20 picks for Queer Teen Novels For Girls.
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Frank Ocean’s “Channel Orange” Is Perfect: The Autostraddle Review
This is a great fucking album.
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Paul Ryan: GOP Darling, Romney’s Running Mate, and Terrifying VP Prospect
Mittsy’s new running mate is “thrilling,” “intellectual,” “a firebrand,” and also a regressionist who wants to take America back to 1932.
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DIY Queer Beauty Bar: Wash Your F*cking Face
Throw out all your fancy face washes and special lotions; all you need is a little bit of oil.
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Oh Hell No: When Your Girlfriend Publicly Hates on You
The thing about being publicly humiliated by someone you care about is that it occurs similarly to slight of hand magic. Here it is, right in the open, right in front of everyone’s face and yet, no one is sure of what exactly has happened.
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Calling Someone Gay Isn’t Defamation, Just Anti-Gay, Rules NY Court
According to a New York mid-level appeals court, it’s not defamation to call someone gay, because being gay isn’t embarrassing.