The Autostraddle Yearbook: A Decade Of Gay Work
2014
“If I never type the word problematic again, I will die the happiest bastard on the planet.”
KATE SEVERANCE, JULY 2014
This team picture ended up looking like the engagement session for Riese & Laneia’s Mormon Wedding (Big Bear, CA) 
Whitney, El & Laura Mandanas (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Greyscale Goods Opening (Los Angeles, CA) 
Kaylah, Kai and Carmen at the A-Camp Wedding Reception (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Tech Team Cee & Eli at A-Camp (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Yvonne & Rachel: I ship it! (Big Bear, CA) 
Alex, Mary, Mal & AB Chao at Bren & Carrie’s A-Camp Wedding (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Lizz & Gabby at the GLAAD Awards Red Carpet (New York, NY) 
GOOD JOB EVERYBODY 
Bren & Carrie get hitched (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Riese presents at BlogHer (San Jose, CA) 
Riese’s career as a butt model continues (Big Bear, CA) 
Sophisticated Marketing (Big Bear, CA) 
A-Camp Hard (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Gonna go eat now (Big Bear, CA) 
Pre-Party (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Azul, Taylor, Meredydd and Stef are laughing, post-crying (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Yvonne & Rachel (Big Bear, CA) 
Brittani’s Selfie Party at A-Camp (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Recording an A+ Podcast that never made it to air (Big Bear, CA) 
Bonnie & Melinda (Angelus Oaks, CA) 
Phoenix walks the runway at DapperQ’s Fashion Week Show (New York, NY) 
Laneia at Bonnaroo (Great Stage Park, TN) 
One Non-Blonde and Five Blondes (Angelus Oaks, CA)
freshmen
Heather Hogan, Senior Editor 
Yao Xiao, cartoonist 
Lydia Okello, Fashion Editor 
Intern Nikki 
Helen McDonald, Writer 
Hannah Hodson, Writer 
Robin Yang, Writer 
Intern Cecelia 
Alley Hector, Writer 
Julia Wetherell, Podcast Editor 
Kaelyn Rich, Writer 
Beth Maiden, Columnist 
Kari Mugo, Contributor 
Nina Guzman, Columnist 
Samara, Podcast Editor 
Megan Praz, Cartoonist 
Mari Brighe, Writer 
Molly TK Adams, Photographer 
July Westhale, Contributor 
Intern Raquel
Read Chelsey Petty’s memory >
I started working for autostraddle as an Intern in 2012. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined what an impact it would end up having on my life. In 2014, I was tasked with the unique opportunity to be the bee keeper of both the A-Camp Bee and the A+ Bee, where I got to work directly with our readers and our staff to create weird and wonderful newspapers with Grace. I will always cherish my time at Autostraddle and think fondly of all the hilarious and heartwarming messages that would grace my Gmail inbox every day during my time there. What other job would have you working with Brittani on a Dear Sour column for the Bee and adding an article about anal sex to WordPress all in a day’s work?
—Chelsey Petty
most popular posts
- 25 Pictures Of Lesbian Sex According To Stock Photography, by Riese
- And Now, Every Character From “Orange Is The New Black” As They Appear On “Law And Order,” by Stef
- Flawless Trans Women Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox Respond Flawlessly To Katie Couric’s Invasive Questions, by Mey
- BREAKING: Michelle Rodriguez and Cara Delevingne Confirm Relationship, Are Probs Scissoring As We Speak, by Riese
- Lesbian Films You Might Have Missed in 2013, by Kate
- 9 Totally Normal And Not Gross Things That Happen During Sex We Promise It’s Normal, by Carolyn
- Ellen Page Is Gay: Ellen Page Comes Out, Makes Best Valentine’s Day Ever, by Riese
- Before You Know It Something’s Over, by Riese
- 100 LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know: The Epic Black History Month Megapost, by Riese
- Nicki Minaj’s Feminism Isn’t About Your Comfort Zone: On “Anaconda” and Respectability Politics, by Carmen
My very favorite thing I got asked to do as an intern was photoshop the L Word characters into an IKEA shopping scene. In fact, this may be my favorite thing I was asked to do at any job.
Liz Settoducato
the year of us
this year we did a lot of…
- “[x] is problematic” / callout posts (which we soon decided we wanted to stop doing forever)
- Black Lives Matter coverage
- Transparent content
- Interviews with Ex-Girlfriends
awards
most prolific writers
the year of…
tv
pop culture
- Lumberjanes debuts
- Ellen Page comes out
- Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli are cute
- Angel Haze and Ireland Baldwin are also cute
- Leslie Feinberg dies
- Stormé DeLarveri dies
movies
- Appropriate Behavior
- Boy Meets Girl
- Life Partners
- Pride
- Camp Takota
- Lizzie Borden Took An Axe
- BFFs
- The L Word Mississippi: Hate The Sin
- Dear White People
politics
- Obama expands federal non-discrimination employment laws to include gender identity