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ceara sturgis

Daily Fix

society + culture

This Week in Homophobia: FL Lt.Gov Says She’s Too Pretty To Be A Lesbian And Other Stories

Jennifer Carroll says “usually black woman that look like me don’t engage in relationships like that,” a straight Olympian couple pissed that gays can bunk together and they can’t, plus…

Riese —

Jul 17, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Retroactive Retirement Is All The Rage: The Deal with Romney and Bain Capital

Here’s what the Mitt Romney news has looked like for the past few days: Bain Capital, retired, 1999, 2002, Bain Capital Bain Capital Bain Capital. Autostraddle is here for you…

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 17, 2012

canada

Daily Fix

society + culture

How Do You Prove Your Gayness To Canada?

“Homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria and is punishable by stoning. The difficulty for Ogunrinde lay in convincing the [Canadian] government that he was, in fact, gay.”

Malaika —

Jul 17, 2012

Daily Fix

event

geekery

Maker Camp: Sounds Awesome, Bestows Relevancy To Google+

Hey campers! We just found a way to fill your time until A-Camp rolls around.

Vanessa —

Jul 17, 2012

corporate takeover

Daily Fix

society + culture

Wet Seal In Hot Water For Racist Hiring (and Firing) Practices

Three former Wet Seal managers are taking the company to court because of its seemingly explicit top-down discrimination policy against black employees. Their lawyer, the same man who represented the…

Vanessa —

Jul 16, 2012

Daily Fix

international news

health

An Illustrated Guide To Giving Away Your Blood

Lose your blood donation virginity!

Kristen —

Jul 16, 2012

Daily Fix

international news

politics + activism

Actually a Good Thing: England Delays Decision on Female Bishops

Ridiculously though, it was the best possible result for women.

Sawyer —

Jul 13, 2012

Daily Fix

documentaries

movie news & trailers

Be Part of HBO’s New Documentary About Relationships

They’re hoping to feature people “from all walks of life,” which means they could be looking for Y-O-U!

Vanessa —

Jul 13, 2012

Daily Fix

femmes

lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Book: “Brazen Femme: Queering Femininity”

On makeup: “this ritualized mask-making / not to hide behind / but to put forth”

Mila —

Jul 13, 2012

Daily Fix

webseries

pop culture fix

Amy Poehler Makes Fun of Talk Shows While Praising Awesome Young Women

Amy Poehler’s web series uses inspiring girls to prove that everyone is an inspiration but also everyone is boring.

Brittani —

Jul 13, 2012

2012 Presidential Race

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Romney Receives Low Ratio of Applause to Boos at the NAACP Convention

In which the audience applauded upholding traditional family and booed the elimination of Obamacare, and Mitt Romney remained an idiot.

Gabrielle Korn —

Jul 12, 2012

Arizona

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Edwin Leslie Stands Up To Governor Jan Brewer, Makes a Lot of Sense About Cents

Edwin Leslie, appointed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to the State of Arizona Tourism Advisory Council, resigned on Tuesday in protest of Brewer’s attempt to discontinue healthcare benefits for same-sex…

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 12, 2012