feminism

astraea lesbian foundation for justice

event

the scene

You Should Go: Writeous! Celebrates the Lesbian Writer’s Fund at NYC’s Greene Space

Stick to your plan to get more involved in your community this year and join your fellow queers for an evening of readings, performances, and music celebrating Astraea’s Lesbian Writer’s…

Jamie J. Hagen —

Jan 9, 2013

'zines/magazines

feminism

politics + activism

Dissent Magazine’s New Feminism Issue Will Knock You Out

Cara’s Team Pick: this quarter’s issue has articles about Facebook, Roe v. Wade, interns, and more, and is free online. Dissent is sexy!

Cara —

Jan 7, 2013

feminism

linguistics

book features

More Than Words: Láadan

The feminist sci-fi language that never got to jump off the page and do what it was supposed to.

Cara —

Dec 25, 2012

astraea lesbian foundation for justice

feminism

lgbt history

Astraea, A Lesbian Foundation for Justice: The Autostraddle Interview

“I know that there are many groups who we fund that if we didn’t they simply wouldn’t exist, they would close. There is dire need for the resources we provide.”

Jamie J. Hagen —

Dec 24, 2012

Daily Fix

feminism

money + work

Negotiating the Gender Wage Gap for Fun and Profit

Equal pay for equal work? What a novel idea!

Hansen —

Dec 19, 2012

feminism

obama

politics + activism

Army Of Hipster Celeb Ladies Wants You To Vote

Cara’s Team Pick: And they’re not too cool to [pretend to] sing about it.

Cara —

Oct 23, 2012

feminism

genderqueer

visual art

Queer Artist Lizz Andronaco Wants You (To Paint!)

Jamie’s Team Pick: “Her paintings capture queer sexuality in an honest, sensual way I find both striking and refreshing.”

Jamie J. Hagen —

Oct 16, 2012

feminism

team pick

pop culture fix

Cats Against Catcalling Are Cats Worth Scrolling Through

Cats + anti-street harassment slogans = match made in Tumblr heaven.

Hansen —

Oct 11, 2012

feminism

greatest hits

lgbt history

10 Amazing Lady Explorers Who Aren’t Columbus

Happy Way Less Problematic Explorer Day, everyone!

Cara —

Oct 8, 2012

feminism

team pick

comedy

Five Stars for Amazon Reviewers: Real People Hilariously Take “Bic For Her” to Task

Ali’s Team Pick: “But wait a moment – once the women get the pens, what are they supposed to write on? Man paper?”

A.E. Osworth —

Aug 28, 2012

Daily Fix

feminism

politics + activism

Unidentified Members of Pussy Riot Flee Russia, Call Foreign Feminists To Action

“Who knows, this could be the start of a whole new thing, a whole new motivating source for a globally connected unapologetic punk feminist art and music scene. A catalyst,…

Gabrielle Korn —

Aug 28, 2012

dan savage

feminism

geekery

Anna Anthropy: Queering Video Games One Pixel at a Time

“Anthropy proves to us that video games can tell our stories as queer and trans* women. They can vent our frustrations in ways other people can experience. They can help…

Whitney Pow —

Aug 25, 2012