The Autostraddle Yearbook: A Decade Of Gay Work
2010
riese: let’s just be about fingering
GCHAT, JULY 9, 2010
the whole website
we’d get more traffic
sarah palmer: that would make my mother very unhappy
riese: i have long fingers
laneia: i don’t
riese: so it would be a moderately sized website
A Pride Party we attended for a reason I have since forgotten (NYC) 
Phoenix promoting Rodeo Disco 2 (NYC) 
Julie Goldman, Brandy Howard & Nat Garcia lost the game but are winners overall at Dinah Shore (Palm Springs, CA) 
Julia, Emily and Laura at the Pride Parade (New York, NY) 
Becky and Phoenix dancing at Rodeo Disco 2 (NYC) 
Becky at the Pride Parade (NYC) 
Nat Garcia interviews Wanda Sykes at the GLAAD Awards (LA) 
Jess with various celesbians (LA) 
Baby Rachel in the Pride Parade (NYC) 
Team Autostraddle keeping it hot at Dinah Shore (Palm Springs, CA) 
Laneia and Riese at Pride (NYC) 
Taylor tries Chatroulette (NYC) 
Alex, Riese, Brandy & Julie on the Dinah Shore Red Carpet (Palm Springs, CA) 
Laura and Lily (NYC) (photo by E. Choo) 
Kip w/shark at Dinah Shore (Palm Springs, NYC) 
Interns after the parade (NYC) 
Interns in the Park (NYC) (photo by E.Choo) 
Laneia at a Meet-Up (Phoenix, AZ) 
Cast & crew members of our Real L Word Season One parody (NYC) 
Dinner right after Laneia broke her ankle and Riese told her it was fine (Palm Springs, CA) 
Gabby Rivera at Rodeo Disco 2 (NYC) 
Valentine’s Day Stilleto Party Brooke wanted us to go to (NYC) 
BlogHer’s Queerosphere Party (NYC) 
2011 Autostraddle Calendar Release Party (LA) 
Power of the Clam at Pride (NYC) 
Probably this was another party Brooke told us to go to (NYC) 
before the Dinah Shore White Party (Palm Springs, CA)
freshmen
Julie Goldman, Video Talent 
Brandy Howard, Video Talent 
Gabby Rivera, Writer 
Jess Gitner, Music Writer 
Carolyn Yates, Writer 
Deanne Smith, Writer
Read Sarah Palmer’s memory >
Although Dinah Shore is decidedly one of the worst things lesbians have ever created, it is also the source of some of my best AS memories. There’s nothing better than having Autostraddle in the real world, particularly when Laneia agrees to drive with you from Phoenix to Palm Springs, towing a large inflatable pool shark in the back of a convertible. (That was in 2010.) I’d forgotten about that time Riese met Jennifer Coolidge at the White Party, but I found some photo evidence while digging through old files for this yearbook. So I guess that happened! I am still glad that y’all decided to do A-Camp instead of ever returning to Dinah, though.
More than anything else, I loved being a part of early Autostraddle and getting the chance to build a platform where queers and weirdos can express themselves and create our own culture. I’ll always be thankful to Riese for letting me play a part in AS’s journey!
—Sarah Palmer
most popular posts
- Ten Hot Movie Sex Scenes for Lesbosexy Sunday, by Riese
- Why Taylor Swift Offends Little Monsters, Feminists, and Weirdos, by Riese
- Hey Lesbians, Did You Take a Girl to the Dance/Prom? We Want Your Photos! (Now, WITH GALLERY!), by Riese
- How to Cut Up Your T-Shirt, DIY Style, by Laura
- Rosie O’Donnell on Howard Stern (FULL AUDIO): ‘Hitachi Magic Wand Could Numb Vital Organs.’, by Jess
- Kristin Chenoweth Stands Up for Gay Actors, Calls Out Homophobic Newsweek Article, by Sarah Palmer
- The HTC Evo 4G vs. the iPhone 4G: The Next Generation, by Taylor
- Jillian Michaels: First Lady to Ever Come Out (Bisexual) in “Ladies Home Journal”, by Riese
- Romi Tells Us What It’s Like to Be in Real L Word’s Lesbian Strap-On Sex Scene, by Jess
- Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” Video: Even Gayer Than Actual Dance Clubs, by Alex
I remember hanging out and dancing with so many readers and team members at Pride in NYC the summer of 2010! I’m pretty sure there was even mechanical bull riding. I remember my girlfriend at the time thinking it took me way too long to write about circle scarves. She was totally right. I remember the many awesome e-mails back and forth where we would say ‘hello your hair looks amazing today’ before proposing our article ideas, not to mention getting to ask all of those cute girls to participate in the “I’ll Have What She’s Wearing” segment (Hi Ericka!).
Becky Fonticoba
Most importantly, I remember feeling like I was a part of something real. It was real, and it was big, and it mattered, because it mattered to us, and we mattered. Actually scratch that. The most important part was feeling cool. So Cool you guys!! ALL OF YOU GUYS. Thank you <3
the year of us
this year we did a lot of…
- Real L Word Content
- Obituaries for suicide victims
- Actress interviews by Jess Rothschild
awards
- Go Magazine 100 Women We Love: Riese // Julie & Brandy In Your Box Office
most prolific writers
the year of…
tv
pop culture
- Kristin Chenoweth stands up against Newsweek reporter who said gays shouldn’t play straight characters
- Portia DeRossi releases her memoir “Unbearable Lightness”
movies
- The Runaways
- Black Swan
- The Kids Are All Right
- And Then Came Lola
- Four-Faced Liar
- Room in Rome
- 8: The Mormon Proposition
politics
- Teen suicide epidemic seizes the conversation
- It Gets Better campaign launches
- Perez Hilton decides to change his life because of what Riese wrote about him tbh