greatest hits

femmes

greatest hits

first person

Beyond Definition: On Queer Black Love and My Kaleidoscope Identity

“My queerness was exactly the durable and malleable fabric that brought me here to this love. I am so grateful to finally have this powerful Black revolutionary in my life,…

KimKatrinCrosby —

Jun 10, 2014

coming out a little later

greatest hits

coming out

Confessions of a Beauty Queer: The Best Goodbye of My Life

“I was simply a girl who thought she liked girls at one point in her life, but prayed it away, and now life was good. Right?”

Djuan Trent —

May 29, 2014

greatest hits

Lists/Top 10s

politics + activism

36 Reasons Why QPOC-Only Spaces Are Very Necessary

I want to say things like “white people” without someone telling me we’re in a post-racial society and I wanna be surrounded by love that reminds me of my grandma’s…

gabby —

May 22, 2014

a-camp workshop

camp autostraddle

first person

Starting a Different Conversation: On Mixed-Race/Biracial/Multiracial Visibility and Inclusion

“I began to step back. Not because of low confidence, or a fear of public speaking, or an inferiority complex — all of them were about my story, and my…

the team —

May 20, 2014

feminism

greatest hits

community

In Which We Are Accused Of Being “Cosmo For Queers”

“Her argument is actually an inversion of what our real editorial and financial realities have been.”

the team —

May 9, 2014

greatest hits

LGBT youth

school

Glitter Brigade: The Magical Beginning of A Queer Youth Group

“Have the meeting. Ask the youth what they want and need from this group. Start over and do those things. This isn’t about you at all, not anymore.”

gabby —

May 9, 2014

alcohol

greatest hits

health

Sober in the City: Redefining My Queerness On Fire Island

Other than partying, what did we like, what were we good at, what defined us? One area that many LGBTQ individuals, including myself, struggled with was redefining what it meant…

Ginger Hale —

May 8, 2014

bisexuality

greatest hits

first person

For All The Girls I Loved Before I Knew I Could

Kelly cut off all her hair and started dating Katie. I started chasing around after a guy who looked like Ellen DeGeneres and trying to make sense of the mess…

Adrian —

Apr 23, 2014

greatest hits

personal essay

first person

Reclaiming Abuelita Knowledge As A Brown Ecofeminista

“We pass down traditions and knowledge that are unintentionally green or sustainable. We do not call them ‘eco-friendly’ practices, we just do them. I call this passed down knowledge, Abuelita…

lalobaloca —

Mar 20, 2014

disability

greatest hits

first person

Know Me Where It Hurts: Sex, Kink, and Cerebral Palsy

But now my body, which had spent so many years letting me down and making decisions without my consent, had gone and done something absolutely right — and done it…

Carrie —

Mar 11, 2014

baby-making

gay moms

first person

It’s A Boy*!

It’s a boy, until and unless he tells us otherwise, I thought. It’s a boy who will be raised without gender roles. It’s a boy who will be defined by…

Genevra Reid —

Mar 10, 2014

greatest hits

lesbian health

first person

To Be Queer, Black, and “Sick”

My family used to joke that only white people need therapy. Meanwhile, white academics told me that African-Americans merely fabricated ungrounded stigma around psychiatric help. No one ever tells you…

Helen —

Feb 19, 2014