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feminist art

fullscreen

visual art

GALLERY: Maggie West’s Neon NSFW Full-Frontal Fight Against Rape Culture

In a new art installation, Los Angeles-based photographer Maggie West, who specializes in experimental technicolor lighting and whose work increasingly critiques still-rigid contemporary ideas about gender and sexuality, worked with…

Ryan Yates —

Sep 14, 2017

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photography

community

PHOTO GALLERY: Queer in the Stacks

It’s you and like 85 of your closest Autostraddle friends posing with your favorite books! Get in here!

Laneia —

Sep 5, 2017

buffy the vampire slayer

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celebrities (vapid fluff)

The Earth Is Not Doomed: A Weekend With Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs

I followed Kristin and Jenny at FlameCon, New York City’s gay comic con, as they spread their love for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the LGBTQ community to everyone they…

Heather Hogan —

Sep 4, 2017

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Lesbian Haircuts

hair

Autostraddle Readers Get The Six Queercuts You’re Going To Want This Fall

Pixies and side shaves and short bangs, oh my!

Nora —

Aug 17, 2017

"personality cult"

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money + work

Show Us Your Planners: A Queer Organization Roundtable

“I like my setup right now because it’s a visual reminder that little by little, progress adds up.”

A.E. Osworth —

Aug 15, 2017

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personal essay

coming out

Mastering the Art of Coming Out (and Making Lobster Bisque)

“I decided to make lobster bisque for my mom at the same moment I decided to come out to her. Only one of those things went according to plan.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 14, 2017

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Monday Roundtable

movie features

QTPOC Roundtable: TV and Movie Characters That Made Us Feel Seen

“Jessi showed me that it was cool to focus on my ambitions and to form deep relationships with other girls instead of being boy-obsessed.”

the team —

Aug 7, 2017

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immigrant

first person

Confessions of An Undocumented African Immigrant

“I couldn’t afford to go home, but it was common knowledge among the many international students that, technically, one could remain in the country beyond the visa validity period as…

Guest —

Aug 2, 2017

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photography

community

PHOTO GALLERY: Queer on Holiday

Where did you go on your summer vacation? These queers went all over the place and everyone is very cute (but you already knew that). Your latest community gallery is…

Laneia —

Jul 31, 2017

DADT

Don't Ask Don't Tell

politics + activism

Five Trans Service Members on the Glory and Agony of the US Military

These are stories of trans people who have served or are serving in the US military; their experiences range from the positive to the deeply traumatic and everywhere in between. 

the team —

Jul 31, 2017

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Monday Roundtable

music

Are You Ten Years Ago: We Remember Tegan & Sara’s “The Con,” Which Changed Our Lives

“I was nineteen when The Con came out, and boy did I ever feel her in my heart.”

the team —

Jul 24, 2017

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Saturday Morning Cartoons

webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: What’s In the Box?

It’s where I keep my most precious treasures.

Heather Hogan —

Jul 15, 2017