gender identity

artist spotlight

gender identity

visual art

Artist Spotlight: Ria Brodell’s “Butch Heroes”

Taking the Catholic prayer card where it has never gone before.

Cara —

Feb 26, 2013

feminism

gender identity

politics + activism

Why “Girls Love Dolls, Boys Love Cars” Arguments Are (Even) More Harmful Than You Think

“Venker’s argument would make more sense if we lived in a world where men and women weren’t socialized differently — a place where little boys and little girls were treated…

Butch Wonders —

Feb 13, 2013

butch please

female masculinity

first person

Butch Please: A Butch By Any Other Name

“There are so many terms for what I am – genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, pangender, neutrois – but none of them feel quite right. So Kade takes the place of that…

Kate —

Feb 1, 2013

'zines/magazines

gay moms

parenting & family

How To Live With Kids: Four Zines You’ll All Like, Probably

Zines for gender-neutral kids, unschooling kids, kids and their parents, and totally Wild Children. BAM.

Laneia —

Jan 10, 2013

eve ensler

gender identity

theater

Actor Emily Grosland, On ‘Emotional Creatures’ and Being Genderqueer in Theater: The Autostraddle Interview

Jess chats with the genderqueer star of Eve Ensler’s new play, Emotional Creature: talented dancer, singer and actor, Emily Grosland.

Jess —

Dec 19, 2012

butch please

butch/femme

first person

Butch Please: Butch Buys A Drink

“If I wear my heart on my sleeve – and I do these days, much to the shock and dismay of a butch gone prematurely tender – then the sleeve…

Kate —

Nov 16, 2012

Daily Fix

gender identity

gender

Lana Wachowski, Trans* Director of ‘The Matrix’, Gives Touching Speech That Will Probably Make You Cry

“Here in the absence of words to defend myself, without examples, without models, I began to believe voices in my head — that I was a freak, that I am…

annika —

Oct 24, 2012

canada

gender identity

lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Canadian Book, Eh: Darrin Hagen’s “The Edmonton Queen”

“If anything, The Edmonton Queen reads as a triumphant fuck you in the face of death and losing people you love before their time.”

Malaika —

Oct 22, 2012

body dysphoria

body image

first person

25 Things I Do To Make My Body Dysphoria Feel Smaller and Quieter

Everything’s gonna be super duper.

Kate —

Sep 25, 2012

gender identity

Going Down (South)

queer fashion

More Generational Than Gender: When Roots Dictate Style

“She wore jeans and flannel button-downs. Sleeves could be rolled up; pantlegs could be cuffed. They allowed her to move while scrubbing office floors on all fours.”

fonseca —

Sep 18, 2012

Daily Fix

education

gender

Single-Sex Classrooms Great Place To Learn Stereotypical Gender Roles, Reports ACLU

They have feminists shaking their heads, no research to back themselves up, and the full support and funding of the government.

Laura —

Sep 2, 2012

Daily Fix

gender identity

politics + activism

Nepal’s Colorful, Musical March to Even Greater LGBT and Gender Equality

Today Nepal’s queer community has fought to end fear, shame, and invisibility — and they made it fun.

Malaika —

Aug 3, 2012