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Welcome Our New Senior Editor, Drew Burnett Gregory!

Goodbye exclusively gay moments — hello exclusively gay lifetime.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Oct 3, 2023

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There are 3 selfies of Viv side by side. Viv has buzzed green hair and is making funny faces.

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Welcome Our New Art Director, Viv Le!

Hi there it’s me, Viv Le, aka the first Art Director of Autostraddle and your resident grinch.

viv —

Jun 28, 2022

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A collage styled to look like Polaroid pictures in front of a black background, inside each “Polaroid” is a new Autostraddle writer, left to right and top to bottom: Ashni is a South Asian person with shoulder length hair in black sunglasses and black shirt sitting outside on the grass; Yash is a mixed race South Asian person in a grey baseball cap and a grey shirt over a white one, they are smiling; Amari is a Black person with long braids that have gold details outside in New York City at night; Julie is an East Asian person in glasses and blue shirt underneath a black coat drinking a large fruity drink; Niko is a white trans woman with long blond hair covering her face and a red hoodie sweatshirt; Analyssa is a Latina with ombre blonde highlights in her hair, she’s giving a confident look sitting in her car; Darcy is a white person with a brunette bob in a grey and black henley shirt, standing in front of a dart board that is lit in rainbows; Em is a mixed race Southeast Asian person with round dark sunglasses, their hair swept to the side, in front of water; shea is a Black person with a Caesar cut and glasses in a denim coat with the collar up around their neck over a. Yellow shirt; Lily is a Latine person laying on the ground with their hair flared around them like a halo; Stef is a white person in black jeans and a black t-shirt with a graphic on it, standing outside; Katie is a white woman with blonde hair and ombre pink highlights, she has pink lipstick and is in front of a green bush wall; a drawing of A. Tony shows a Black person with a Caesar cut and glasses and a pink and black jersey in front of a teal background; and finally Sai’yda is a Black person with a high top fade and glasses, a grey sweater, smiling in front of a brick wall.

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Welcome Autostraddle’s Newest Writers!

Say hello to the 14 (yes, you heard that right!) new writers who are helping to make Autostraddle brighter and sharper.

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 27, 2022

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in this collage piece, two fat, Black femmes post behind a foregrond of collaged foliage and in front of a background of shimmering and textured blue colors. The person on the left has her hair in a protective style and is wearing a green top with cut-outs, and posing with her arms above her head. In the background, a femme with long loose hair poses with her hand on her hip, wearing a satiny, black two-piece outfit.

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Editor’s Notes: On the Fat Femme Fashion Series

“It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Dani Janae, so when she came to me with a pitch about a roundtable conversation on fat fashion the answer…

danijanae —

May 26, 2022

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Hand drawn images of human-like figures float around the words Time Zone Week in chalk against a black bacgkround

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Editor’s Notes: On Time Zones Week

Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya reflects on the origins of Time Zone Week. Plus: Behind-the-scenes art content!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 25, 2022

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women in business

Three images of the same young woman smiling at the camera

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Welcome Our New Director of Brand Partnerships, Anya Richkind!

I’m so excited to be here. Let’s build Autostraddle’s financial future into something stronger, steadier, and more exciting than we’ve ever imagined!

Anya Richkind —

Jan 27, 2022

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13 Days of A+

Nicole, the A+ director, smiles in their garden inside of a triangle design for this feature image. feature image reads: editor's notes

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Editor’s Notes: On 2021’s 13 Days of A+

If anyone ever retrieves the sheet music for “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write My Butch a Letter,” you’ll tell me, right?

Nico —

Dec 27, 2021

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A collage of photos of Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, a South Asian dyke with long brown curly hair and blue glasses

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Welcome Our New Managing Editor, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya!

I want to encourage writers to pursue their wildest, weirdest ideas.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Oct 22, 2021

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A collage of Ro images including: a black and white photo of Ro wearing a black pleather vest and a party hat; a photo of Ro wearing a black cut-off shirt with their palm on their forehead at a table with a clear glass holding a fizzy beverage with lime; an image of Ro at four years old lying on a towel in the grass while wearing a set of fake intestine and purple pants; a photo of Ro in a black pleather jacket speaking into a microphone in front of a pink and purple background

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Welcome Our New Sex & Dating Editor, Ro!

If you find sex & dating content on our website that speaks to you, then I’ll know I’ve done my job.

Ro White —

Aug 9, 2021

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What’s the Difference Between Farewell and Goodbye

This is a longwinded way of saying I’m stepping down from the role of managing editor I’ve had for the past few years, and from a full-time role at Autostraddle.…

Rachel —

Aug 6, 2021

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Carmen Phillips Is Our New Editor-in-Chief (and Would like a Vanilla Iced Latte Please)

Carmen has led the editorial team with compassion, pragmatism and heart. She brings to the table bright hopes for our future and a deep love for the roots of this…

Riese —

Jun 16, 2021

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The feature reads: Autostraddle Town Hall. It also has photos of Shelli, Rachel, Carmen, Laneia, and Nicole

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Pull Back the Curtain At Our Autostraddle Town Hall!

What’s next for Autostraddle? What’s on the horizon? What makes our little queer publication GO? Join our senior team for an Autostraddle Town Hall & find out!

Nico —

Jun 16, 2021