event

event

photoessay

community

Photoessay: Queer Soup Night Arrives in Portland

Queer Soup Night debuted in Portland, OR last weekend and raised $1,200 for local organization Nxt Lvl. Also, everyone looked VERY cute serving and eating their soup.

Vanessa —

Apr 17, 2018

event

photography

politics + activism

Photoessay: Electric Dirt and Radical Community with Queer Appalachia

Queer Appalachia celebrated the release of Electric Dirt: A Celebration of Queer Voices and Identities from Appalachia and the South while raising funds for Southerners on New Ground and oh,…

Queer Appalachia —

Aug 31, 2017

dinah shore

event

the scene

PHOTOESSAY: Dinah Dinah Dinah

This year I decided to DO Dinah (as opposed to last year when I ran away and went camping). It’s basically “how long can I survive in the heat before…

Molly —

Apr 6, 2016

event

photoessay

the scene

PHOTOESSAY: Outside Lands 2015

Outside Lands: It’s chilly, there are trees, there’s great music and delicious food. You should go.

Molly —

Aug 13, 2015

autostraddle meet-up

babe-b-q weekend

community

You Should Go: Autostraddle Babe-B-Q Weekend is (Almost) Upon Us!

This weekend, Autostraddle’s Babe-B-Q celebration is coming to a backyard, fire pit, and/or other totally appropriate location near you. And I’ve rounded up all of the events our readers are…

Carmen —

Aug 10, 2015

event

feminism

politics + activism

Venir Al Sur Creates Vital LGBTI Feminist Community In Latin America

Folks came from Mexico, Argentina and everywhere in between as well as from Spain for three days of workshops, cultural presentations and a raucous and beautiful closing march.

Adrian —

Aug 3, 2015

event

los angeles

the scene

The Lezlympics: For the Discerning Lesbian Oil Wrestler

“The energy in the air was super reminiscent of a sporty lesbian summer camp. Or how I assume a sporty lesbian summer camp would be.”

Molly —

Jun 23, 2015

autostraddle meet-up

event

community

You Should Go: Celebrate Your Damn Selves Together at These #AutoPride Meet-Ups!

IT’S PRIDE, DAMMIT! And since it wouldn’t be a good time without, um, all of us, I highly recommend that each and every one of you spends the month hanging…

Carmen —

Jun 12, 2015

contest

event

community

Lesbian Request Approved: Win Tickets to Your Local Orange is the New Black Lezathon!

I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but um, Orange is the New Black comes back this weekend. And what better way to ring in the occasion than marathoning the entire…

Carmen —

Jun 9, 2015

event

stand-up comedy

culture

Brouhaha’s Trans Women of Color Storytelling is Healing, is the Revolution

“I’m so tired of our stories being saturated in death and martyrdom. What’s lacking in the way our stories are told by the media is our joy. This is an…

Tina —

Jun 8, 2015

california gay history

drag

the scene

Why You Need to Go to Queer Rebels Fest in San Francisco This Weekend

“We’re here on our own terms; we’re not waiting around for the colonial gaze to acknowledge us. In so many spaces, we are pushed out, marginalized – but actually, really,…

Tina —

May 28, 2015

event

Nerd Culture

geekery

Dirty Laundry and Comic Books: Dispatches from Queers & Comics

The Queers and Comics conference took place on May 7th and 8th — here’s what Joana Estrela thought about it!

Joana Estrela —

May 28, 2015