a-camp workshop

a-camp spring 2018

a-camp workshop

playlists

Playlist: Feminist Disney Princess Jams

Sing along to your favorite feminist jams from your favorite Disney princesses!

Ari —

May 16, 2018

a-camp spring 2018

a-camp workshop

crafts & diy projects

How to Make a Sexy Leather Wallet (and Learn Basic Leatherworking Skills!)

Sew up an A-Camp craft right in your own home!

Katie —

May 15, 2018

a-camp spring 2017

a-camp workshop

crafts & diy projects

Host Your Own Indigo Tie-Dye Party, Make These Amazing Handkerchiefs

We had so much fun making indigo tie-dyed hankies at A-Camp! For those of you who couldn’t be there or would like to host your own indigo parties this summer,…

Katie —

Jul 14, 2017

a-camp

a-camp spring 2017

queer fashion

8 Of the Hottest Fat Fashion Trends for This Summer

Other great trends for this fat queers this summer include aliens, tweed, Bodysuits and beachwear as formal wear.

Mey —

May 18, 2017

a-camp workshop

camp autostraddle

television

10 Female Characters in The X-Files I’ve Decided Are Lesbians or Bisexual

I can believe in aliens, but I cannot believe that the lady with the mullet who lives in the woods with her young female assistant and trains dogs is straight.

Rachel —

Jun 2, 2016

a-camp

a-camp spring 2016

food and drink

Top 10 Foods We’re Not Ashamed to Eat In Public as Fat People

“I will lick that shit out of any allegedly “empty” sauce container of aioli regardless of its size in comparison to my tongue and how many people watch in horror…

Mey —

Jun 2, 2016

a-camp

a-camp spring 2016

food and drink

Liquor On The Mountain: Whiskey Women

This year at A-Camp, we’re tasting whiskeys that are or have been historically piloted by women. No boys’ club spirits this year!

A.E. Osworth —

Jun 2, 2016

a-camp

a-camp spring 2016

life

Take Yourself on a Diarist’s Hike

Can you capture some of the magic of A-Camp’s Diarist Hike where you live? Based on my experiences, I’d say yes.

A.E. Osworth —

Jun 1, 2016

a-camp workshop

camp autostraddle

music

10 Steps to Starting Your Own All-Grrl A Cappella Group

Just because you aren’t on the Mountain right now doesn’t mean you can’t be a part of your very own music and magic making group of friends. I promise you…

Ari —

Jun 1, 2016

a-camp

a-camp spring 2016

crafts & diy projects

Reuse, Recycle, Repoussé: Beer Can Earrings

This week at A-Camp, we’ll be using all these cans to make simple repoussé earrings. If you’ve got a can waiting to be recycled, bust out your scissors and join…

Laura —

May 31, 2016

a-camp

a-camp workshop

food and drink

How to Throw the Perfect (Gay) Soda Tasting for (Gay) You and Your (Gay) Friends

Soda tastings are great if you’re underage, you and/or your friends don’t drink alcohol, or you just want to mix it up. Also, soda’s way cheaper than wine. Wine tastings…

Mey —

May 30, 2016

a-camp workshop

camp autostraddle

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Why We Are Witches: An A-Camp Roundtable

“Witchiness is in my family: my people are the original hilljacks. I grew up with stories about my great-grandma Fern who traveled around Appalachia holding seances where she raised spirits…

Mey —

Jun 5, 2015