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Curls That Dance Under Any Light: Rediscovering My Queer Hair in India

I’m not sure I am any of the things that the aunties here tell me I am: Good. Hindu. Girl. I’m not sure about a lot of things these days.…

Ananya Kumar-Banerjee —

Jan 16, 2020

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All of the Ultimate Back-To-School Advice for College-Bound Queers

There is literally no incorrect way to do college and Autostraddle staff are the proof.

Maddie —

Aug 27, 2015

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Playlist: Everything’s Changing and You’re Excited but Also Terrified

Won’t you join me in clinging to the past while yearning for the future?

Maddie —

Apr 25, 2014

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Lily’s College Lesbianage #15: Post Grad Limbo Is Where I Wanna Be

“It is still quite strange to not be in school anymore and I do have to keep reminding myself that it is OK to take some time off. That I…

Lily —

Dec 6, 2013

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Nita’s College Lesbianage: I’m Gonna Be Alright

“It was the last day of my last semester of my first year of college, and I was crying because I’d failed. I wasn’t going to continue in the interpreting…

Nita —

Jul 23, 2013

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Claire’s College Lesbianage: This Place Is Not For Me

“At Wellesley, I was never homesick. Not even in the dead of winter, when Boston was buried in snow and Phoenix was at its most palatable, did I miss home.”

Claire —

Jul 19, 2013

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Sunny’s College Lesbianage: Ithaca Is Gorges

It’s the whole experience that makes it so beautiful: driving through the hills to get to the trail, trekking through the woods with your friends and slowly hearing the sound…

Sunny —

Jul 12, 2013

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Kelsey’s College Lesbianage: They Assume I Know What I’m Doing

I can’t wait to go back to Bryn Mawr, but I’m trying to make the most of these months away and, so far, I think I’m doing pretty well.

Kelsey —

Jul 9, 2013

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school

Lillian’s College Lesbianage: Out Of The Vassar Bubble And Into China

I now realize that Chinese is, for lack of a better metaphor, like a crazy ex-girlfriend. She seemed nice and inviting at first but then I realized she’s hard to…

Lillian —

Jul 4, 2013

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school

Kate’s College Lesbianage: School’s (Not) Out For Summer!

It might be June, but Kate’s still in school – in England! She’s spending her rainy summer days memorizing Shakespeare and sorting through ancient books.

Kate B —

Jul 3, 2013

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Claire’s College Lesbianage: Surgery and the Science Museum

Claire’s balancing being a good role model to her younger sisters while still trying to show her girlfriend a good time – all before going in to get her ACL…

Claire —

Jul 2, 2013

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Claire’s College Lesbianage: Change is Afoot… Er, Aknee

“It took about two weeks from the time that I tore my ACL during rugby practice to know for sure that it was torn, and about twenty minutes after that…

Claire —

May 23, 2013