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Love (and Leather) Wins: A Kink at Pride Roundtable

the team

Jun 30, 2021
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Queer IRL: Autostraddle’s 2021 Pride Gallery!

Vanessa

Jun 30, 2021
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Reparations Payments at Black Pride Events Should Be Embraced, Not Condemned

aimee josiane

Jun 28, 2021
quizzes

What’s Your 2021 Pride Sponsor?

Rachel

Jun 27, 2021
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I Was Better Connected to the Queer Community During Lockdown

Kate Hirsch

Jun 25, 2021
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11 Places to Buy Merch Supporting Queer and Trans BIPOC People Instead of Corporate Greed

KaeLyn

Jun 25, 2021
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Nudity, Kink, and Safe Spaces for Kids Can All Coexist at Pride

KaeLyn

Jun 22, 2021
politics + activism

What Really Happened With The Gap Lesbian Avengers Pride T-Shirt

Vanessa

Jun 17, 2021
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Why I Always F*ck Off to the Forest for Pride™ (And You Can, Too)

Abbie Jones

Jun 15, 2021
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You Are Queer Enough

Tiara Dee

Jun 11, 2021

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Photo by Bromberger Hoover Photography/Getty Images. The photo is vintage, in black and white, and is of a person, o-ring around their neck, in front of the US capitol building, and pulling back their shirt to reveal an exposed breast. Autostraddle had to cover up the nipple to abide by social media guidelines, so we used a lavender star.

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Love (and Leather) Wins: A Kink at Pride Roundtable

“THAT! That is the kind of queer love I want!”

the team —

Jun 30, 2021

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three autostraddle readers featured in the gallery: Dee, Laura, and Beck

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Queer IRL: Autostraddle’s 2021 Pride Gallery!

“I am SO THANKFUL to be vaccinated and alive and gay as fuck.”

Vanessa —

Jun 30, 2021

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Two photos of Black Pride organizers and performers on a light purple-grey backround

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Reparations Payments at Black Pride Events Should Be Embraced, Not Condemned

Taking B(l)ack Pride Seattle is an event that centers Black and Brown trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer people (TLGBQ+). For the second year in a row, event organizers have asked…

aimee josiane —

Jun 28, 2021

personality quiz

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What’s Your 2021 Pride Sponsor?

quizzes

What’s Your 2021 Pride Sponsor?

Obviously we can’t all get your premium corporate sponsors – your stainless steel sex toys, your high-end sustainable apparel, perhaps some luxury skincare – but I don’t think that should…

Rachel —

Jun 27, 2021

disability

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A feature image showing a laptop opened on an empty unmade bed.

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I Was Better Connected to the Queer Community During Lockdown

As a disabled person, I knew participating in LGBTQ Zoom events wouldn’t magically cure me of my loneliness. Even so, it was amazing to be a part of something larger…

Kate Hirsch —

Jun 25, 2021

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Feature image collage showing some of the items mentioned in this post.

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11 Places to Buy Merch Supporting Queer and Trans BIPOC People Instead of Corporate Greed

Here are 11 collections directly supporting LGBTQ BIPOC creators and organizations!

KaeLyn —

Jun 25, 2021

parenthood

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The author and her family pose for a photo at a previous Pride event.

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Nudity, Kink, and Safe Spaces for Kids Can All Coexist at Pride

As a gay parent, I have a lot of grievances about Pride — not one of them is about bare body parts or leather dykes and daddies.

KaeLyn —

Jun 22, 2021

lesbian avengers

pride 2021

politics + activism

What Really Happened With The Gap Lesbian Avengers Pride T-Shirt

The Gap did not steal lesbian artist Carrie Moyer’s design and put it on a Pride shirt… because Carrie sold it to them.

Vanessa —

Jun 17, 2021

pride 2021

A feature image showing the author wearing sunglasses and two side braids with a baseball cap. She's standing in front of mountains and water at Yosemite.

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Why I Always F*ck Off to the Forest for Pride™ (And You Can, Too)

I had just come back from Yosemite days earlier, and realized that the only time I’m able to truly be myself, to be comfortable and authentic, is when I’m in…

Abbie Jones —

Jun 15, 2021

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Two women with their arms around each other are standing in a sunny park. One woman has natural hair and a scoopneck shirt, the other is wearing a button-up and leather jacket with straight hair.

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You Are Queer Enough

Are there certain stereotypes and expectations in the queer community that keep you from feeling valid? Babe this is for you.

Tiara Dee —

Jun 11, 2021