lesbian college life

beyonce

college

culture

10 Things I Learned At My First Big Queer Conference

Ever wonder what happens when you put a bunch of queer folks in a room and tell them to get shit done? Here’s my recap of the IvyQ 2014 Conference…

Helen —

Feb 17, 2014

inspirational

lesbian college life

playlists

Playlist: Surviving Finals

If you came to Autostraddle today to procrastinate on your finals work, this is the playlist for you.

Maddie —

Dec 13, 2013

college

college lesbianage

school

Lily’s College Lesbianage #15: Post Grad Limbo Is Where I Wanna Be

“It is still quite strange to not be in school anymore and I do have to keep reminding myself that it is OK to take some time off. That I…

Lily —

Dec 6, 2013

Daily Fix

lesbian college life

politics + activism

Spilling the Sweet Tea on Queer Organizing in the Deep South

We got chills and teary eyes in the first session when leaders from the southern based LGBTQ advocacy organizations we invited told us simply that we didn’t have to leave…

Lauren —

Nov 22, 2013

college

lesbian college life

school

Let Them Know You’re Here: Queering the College Tour

Keep an eye out for the queers on the tour, and let them know you’re here!

Maddie —

Nov 12, 2013

alcohol

because we got high

food and drink

Millenials Love Cheap Wine, And True Love is a Beautiful Thing

According to experts, millenials now consume 27% of the wine by volume in the United States.

Laura Mandanas —

Oct 25, 2013

college

education

school

Teach Me Your Ways: The Teachers Who Helped Make Us Queer

Many of us were lucky enough to have teachers who didn’t make us queer as such, but they did help make it a little easier on us, sometimes even before…

the team —

Oct 11, 2013

college

college lesbianage

school

Nita’s College Lesbianage: I’m Gonna Be Alright

“It was the last day of my last semester of my first year of college, and I was crying because I’d failed. I wasn’t going to continue in the interpreting…

Nita —

Jul 23, 2013

college

college lesbianage

school

Claire’s College Lesbianage: This Place Is Not For Me

“At Wellesley, I was never homesick. Not even in the dead of winter, when Boston was buried in snow and Phoenix was at its most palatable, did I miss home.”

Claire —

Jul 19, 2013

college

college lesbianage

school

Sunny’s College Lesbianage: Ithaca Is Gorges

It’s the whole experience that makes it so beautiful: driving through the hills to get to the trail, trekking through the woods with your friends and slowly hearing the sound…

Sunny —

Jul 12, 2013

college

college lesbianage

first person

Kelsey’s College Lesbianage: They Assume I Know What I’m Doing

I can’t wait to go back to Bryn Mawr, but I’m trying to make the most of these months away and, so far, I think I’m doing pretty well.

Kelsey —

Jul 9, 2013

college

college lesbianage

school

Lillian’s College Lesbianage: Out Of The Vassar Bubble And Into China

I now realize that Chinese is, for lack of a better metaphor, like a crazy ex-girlfriend. She seemed nice and inviting at first but then I realized she’s hard to…

Lillian —

Jul 4, 2013