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mental health

personal essay

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Here’s What I Learned By Choosing to Step Away from Productivity For a Whole Day

I did nothing “productive” for a whole day: no email, no phone calls, no work, no cleaning, nothing that fuels my inherent Capricorn desire to win at Capitalism. Here’s what…

KaeLyn —

Jul 13, 2021

Autostraddle Reader Data

autostraddle reader survey

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af+

An Abundance of Librarians, Both “Sexy” and Unspecified: 544 Jobs A+ Members Have!

From nursing (THANK YOU!) to forestry to operating a particle accelerator, our A+ members reported working over 500 different jobs in the 2020 Autostraddle Reader Survey.

Nico —

Nov 9, 2020

LGBT history

work

news

LGBT Labor History Is All Our History

There’s more to tell about the dynamic of what queer and trans people have given to the labor movement and what it’s given to us than can be said here,…

Rachel —

Sep 7, 2020

interview

work

politics + activism

A Candid Conversation About Queers in the Labor Movement with Longtime Union Activists Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb

In 1990, Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb released Pride At Work, a booklet on organizing for gay and lesbian rights in the workplace. They spoke with Autostraddle about their lives,…

Lena Ruth Solow —

Sep 4, 2020

advice

queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: Practice Career Cocooning

Inspired by a caterpillar, cocooning describes a time when you are forced to wait and prepare for the transformation that is taking place inside you. Thanks to Covid-19, many of…

Tiara Dee —

Apr 21, 2020

advice

queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: Career Anxiety

We’re concerned about our health during this pandemic, and for many of us, this stress is further exacerbated by job and financial instability. It’s time to dive into ways we…

Tiara Dee —

Apr 8, 2020

advice

covid-19

money + work

Queered & Careered: 10 Tips on Working From Home in the Era of Social Distancing

Since working from home is a part of the national call to practice social distancing, many of us are also navigating loneliness, restlessness, and anxiety. Here are a few tips…

Tiara Dee —

Apr 1, 2020

advice

queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: Five Unconventional Ways to Honor Yourself at Work

Honoring yourself is about creating fun, rejuvenating, life affirming practices that help you stay grounded and practice self-compassion. They should join you in life, and in work.

Tiara Dee —

Mar 10, 2020

advice

queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: Tackling the Monster of Career-Envy

‪Jealousy will always be there. There will always be someone that you or society perceives to be smarter, stronger, or more competent than you. We must get curious about our…

Tiara Dee —

Feb 25, 2020

advice

queered & careered