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an ms paint depiction of nico in three different portraits. in one they have blonde hair and are wearing a loud hawaiian shirt. in another they have pink hair and are wearing a collared shirt and a single dangly earring. in a third one they have brown hair and are wearing a sweater and are smiling with their arm up which also shows their tattoo sleeve. they are white and wear glasses and their hair is always cut in the same style with the sides shaved. money rains down in the background.

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Thank You Thank You Thank You – Today Is Our Last Day of the Fundraising Drive

This is an unbelievable, humbling experience.

Nico —

Mar 29, 2023

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riese is drawn in an MS paint style in three different poses. On the left, she smiles and holds carol, her chihuahua, on the right she leans forward and grins at the viewer, and in the center, she puts her hand to her face in a smart and contemplative pose. riese is a blonde person who is tall.

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Is it Gay?

Shows tend to debut with gay men who clearly identify as such and do incredibly slow burns for the self-discovery or reveal of gay women.

Riese —

Mar 27, 2023

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Queerness Is Messy, I Am Messy and That’s a Very Good Thing

It would have been impossible for me to write the novels and stories that I’ve created without the help of Autostraddle.

Kristen Arnett —

Mar 23, 2023

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an MS paint style feature image with three different drawings of managing editor kayla. she is a south asian woman with long brown hair. she is wearing white and looking serious, fun and flirty all at once. in the central drawing she is holding a pink cocktail. the background is covered in drawings of money and a pyramid

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Who Else Is Going To Publish a History of Lesbian Cheerleaders?

At a small, indie operation like Autostraddle, I can say that the more funds we raise, the less we have to remain hyper-vigilant about our own survival, the more we…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 22, 2023

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a rainbow background covered in a chaotic amalgamation of ms paint style dogs and cats and chicks with a cat sleeping on an open laptop that is open to the autostraddle website

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Together, How Far Can We Go?

You all have never, ever raised money for Autostraddle this quickly.

Nico —

Mar 21, 2023

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three line drawings of carmen done in an MS paint style. Carmen is a Black woman with medium short curly hair parted in the center and large glasses who is shown here wearing hoops. the illustrations are smiling and celebratory. money rains down from above.

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The Little Things Matter

It’s complicated (or at least, it’s by design) that underneath structures of capitalism, queer independent media is never intended to survive.

Carmen Phillips —

Mar 17, 2023

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The March 2023 A+ Pop-Up Discord is OPEN

A+ members, let’s hang!

Nico —

Mar 16, 2023

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against a background of MS paint style autostraddle animals including Carol and an open laptop with a cat lying on it is a bunch of cartoon money. In a rainbow gradient, the words The Autostraddle Fundraiser 2023 are set large and centered

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We Need You To Buy Us Some Time Before Time Runs Out

If we don’t get the money we need, we’ll be gone before Pride.

Nico —

Mar 15, 2023

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a chaotic image with an ms paint style cat and two dogs on it - including carol. the cat is heather's cat dobby. there is a rainbow bar chart, illustrations of money, and several other mathematical looking charts.

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Yes, Fundraising Is Part of Our Business Model: Here’s Why

Here are updates to our current financial situation. Still, the essentials of everything we’ve been saying for years are true. Fundraising is a part of our business model!

Nico —

Mar 15, 2023

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