Hi everyone! I returned home from Rose City Comic Con last night and I’ve got a couple things to update you on. First of all, I was shortlisted for Autostraddle’s first ever comic award, which is super cool!
Secondly, O Human Star is going to resume updates on Thursday, October 2nd. I have a few loose ends I need to tie up, such as the September Patreon sketchbook and a few super duper secret things. But October is going to be a very exciting month for OHS readers, so keep an eye out!
PQB supports prison abolition
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PQB believed in the power and strength of femme communities
— Philly Queer Brunch (@PHLQueerBrunch)September 21, 2014
PQB doesn’t care what men have to say
— Philly Queer Brunch (@PHLQueerBrunch)September 21, 2014
PQB loves your haircut
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Faking It Episode 201 Recap: It Wasn’t A Phase, Mother
Welcome to the first recap of the second season of Faking It, a delightful and horrifying television program from the network that brought you Trailer Fabulous. Last night while I was celebrating my 33rd birthday (by hitting up the wax museum and eating things near water with my girlfriend, obvs), this show was re-birthed into our lives like a misandrist baby soaked in blood and placenta.
You Need Help: I Came Out To My Mom (Again) And You Can, Too
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“I cried on the plane. I realized, stark as night, clear as day, that the silence was killing me. Instead of moving through a moment, I was trapped inside of purgatory.”
Also.Also.Also: Facebook’s Real Name Is Probably Gaylord Focker and Other Stories We Missed
Hello prized racehorses! I need to tell you something: I felt kinda weirdsad over the weekend so I reread Twilight and it went ok? If you ever feel weirdsad or whatever, Rachel has these words of encouragement for you. Here’s what we missed while I was finding a dry erase marker!
You’ve Seen The Pilot, Now Check Out ‘Words With Girls’ Behind the Scenes
Hey weirdos! Remember when Words With Girls premiered and we all freaked the fuck out about how excited we were? Remember how much you wanted to be able to watch more of it? Well I come bearing GOOD NEWS.
There’s now a behind-the-scenes video in which you can watch some of the filming, hear from the director, and most importantly, fall even deeper into love and mutual respect for our own Brittani Nichols as she explains her vision for the show
Nerd Couture: Dress Like Marceline The Vampire Queen
Y’all, I know you sometimes look at cartoon characters and you’re like, I’ll have what she’s having. Or rather, I’ll wear what she’s wearing. And then you’re like, ugh, but wait! This is a cartoon character. The only way I can wear what she’s wearing is if I’m cosplaying, right? Wrong!There are definitely ways to incorporate animated fashion into your animated life without looking like a cartoon character. And the perfect way to prove that theory correct is with the ever stylish (and kinda queer) Marceline The Vampire Queen from the popular Adventure Time.
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As a high school junior, I was chosen to take part in Smith College’s Women of Distinction program, an initiative designed to attract academically high-achieving students of color to the prestigious liberal arts college. During my long weekend at Smith, I attended a lecture on the formation of black racial identity, and first came across the concept of nigrescence: the psychological process of becoming black, or assimilating blackness into one’s identity and self-conception. By the end of the lecture, I had a page full of hastily scrawled notes. This, I knew, was the thing I’d been longing for, and felt incomplete and sketched without.
Sober in the City: An Atheist Walks into AA
I’m an atheist, so it’s pretty ironic that my epic celebration of Easter Sunday 2008 is what ultimately landed me in an AA meeting. On that fateful Sunday, my biological mother (I was adopted because she was a crack addict — a shit show of a story that I will save for later) came into the city to take me out for drunk brunch, an activity that seemed to be the only thing we could bond over because being sober while listening to her justify her abusive behavior was soul-crushing. We started off with the usual: bottomless mimosas. This turned into an afternoon of bar hopping. After she went home, my partner and I invited friends over to our apartment and we continued to drink… until around 8am-ISH.
Five Fun and Festive Meet-Ups You Could Host This Fall
Remember the time we all had brunch and grew as people? I think back on it as proof that being a part of Autostraddle is even better in the real world, where people have cute, shiny faces and are generally really excited about your alternative lifestyle haircut. And there’s no reason life shouldn’t always be shiny, cute, and exciting!
Slowly but Surely, Gay Conversion Therapy Is Coming Out of Mental Health Practices
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Many of us have been following the news of states that are legalizing same gender marriage, but a few states are joining the battle for a different legal trend that will benefit LGBTQ people. We told you about legislation in California and effort in New Jersey to prohibit mental health professionals from administering gay conversion therapy to individuals. Although the American Psychological Association asserted in 2007 “that efforts to change sexual orientation are unlikely to be successful and involve some risk of harm,” California and New Jersey are leading the way as the only two states with laws prohibiting licensed therapists from performing gay conversion therapy on individuals under the age of 18.
He Said/We Said Rocks Fall Style in Prospect Park
The temperature is already dropping down to the ’70s in New York and Facebook posts about sweater weather are starting to creep up in our newsfeed. For our 19th edition of He Said/We Said (HS/WS), dapperQ headed to Brooklyn to photograph some dashing dappers rocking fall style in Prospect Park.
New Report Reveals Bisexual Youth Face Specific Challenges — and Need Our Support
Bisexuals aged 13-17 experience lower levels of happiness, higher rates of alcohol and drug use, and lower levels of social and family acceptance and support than their straight, gay and lesbian peers, according to a new report from the Human Rights Commission in partnership with BiNet USA, Bisexual Resource Center, and Bisexual Organization Project.
“Words With Girls” Episode One Recap: Pilot This Pilot Into Your Heart This Minute
Welcome to the review and recap of what will hopefully be the first season of Words With Girls, a show created by our very own Brittani Nichols and brought to us here today by ColorCreative.tv, an initiative founded by Issa Rae and Deniese Davisto increase opportunities for women and minority TV writers in a white and male-dominated industry. The premiere of the pilot, which you can watch right now along with two other pilots on Color Creative TV, is a pretty big deal for all of us. The Words With Girls series premiered and was hosted by Autostraddle and we’re just super excited for Brittani! You can read her Comedy Crush interview about how it all went down here, go watch the pilot and then come right back here to talk about it.
