environment

environment

Five Outfits

queer fashion

Five Plus-Size Outfits for Honoring the Ultimate Lesbian: Mother Earth

Here are five earthy looks with an emphasis on “slow fashion.”

danijanae —

Apr 21, 2022

environment

queer fashion

Meet the Designers Who Are Working Hard for a Queerer Sustainability Movement

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and we are reminded that sustainability is inherently queer. The movement won’t — and can’t — continue without the queer community.

Emma Banks —

Apr 22, 2020

climate change

environment

politics + activism

Here’s What 7 Youth Activists Want To See For Our Green New World

We interviewed seven youth activists at the first-ever United Nations Youth Climate Summit about their most optimistic visions for the future. This is what they have to say.

Grey Moran —

Sep 24, 2019

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Autostraddle Reader Data

culture

Queer Women Truly Are More Likely to Be Tree-Hugging Hippies

“Although not all of us are saving our shower water to nourish the eggplants growing next to our chicken coop, our study and several others show that we are indeed…

Riese —

Apr 18, 2019

climate change

environment

politics + activism

My Old Elementary School Is a Toxic Waste Site and Other Environmental Nightmares

“Environmental problems are hitting Black neighborhoods particularly hard, but going unresolved because Black lives are deemed less valuable than others. A lot of us are being left in the dark…

Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza —

Feb 27, 2018

environment

politics + activism

“You Should Stay Inside”: Environmental Racism and Marginalized Health in Our Gayborhoods

How the atmosphere is changing, literally and figuratively, in dangerous ways in Seattle’s historically LGBTQ Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Yessenia Funes —

Dec 14, 2017

environment

notes from a queer engineer

geekery

Calls for Renewable Energy Meet Disaster Capitalism in Post-Maria Puerto Rico

As we continue watching the response to Hurricane Maria unfold, those of us who care about sustainability should be mindful of who we’re enabling to gain figurative power as well as…

Laura Mandanas —

Oct 4, 2017

climate change

environment

lgbt history

6 Queer Women Literally Saving the World Through Environmental Justice

To solve today’s environmental issues, we need new voices, preferably voices from different parts of the population than we’ve heard from in years past. Let’s hear from some queer women…

Kay —

Jul 4, 2017

climate change

environment

politics + activism

The New United States Climate Alliance Is Good For Queers, Everyone Else Too

Circumventing Trump’s disastrous plan to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, 12 states and Puerto Rico make state rights great again by creating their own climate action group. That’s…

Kay —

Jun 9, 2017

climate change

environment

politics + activism

Climate Change is a Problem Much Bigger Than the US — Here’s How All of Us Can Fight It

The Trump administration’s battle against environmental regulations and denial of climate change are terrifying, but the US isn’t the only nation that needs to do better by the planet, and…

Maree —

Apr 25, 2017

Daily Fix

environment

news

Oil Company Destroys Sacred Burial Sites, Attacks Native American Protestors with Dogs and Pepper Spray

Protests against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline have been happening since April but in the last few weeks tensions have escalated with lawsuits still hanging in the balance.

Yvonne —

Sep 6, 2016

Daily Fix

environment

politics + activism

Protests Over Construction of Oil Pipeline Ramp Up, Judge To Decide Its Fate Next Month

A federal court said it will make its decision next month on whether to temporarily halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that has sparked protests led by Native American…

Yvonne —

Aug 25, 2016