Liquor In The Mid-Afternoon: Barefoot Brunch
Hold onto your eggs, we’re getting ready for Autostraddle’s International Brunch Weekend 8/23-24! Find a brunch meetup in your city or create your own by heading over to our events page. You can also load up on all things brunch by watching this space. From playlists to recommendations to personal essays, we’re writing all about the brunch experience. Get excited! BRUNCH.
Barefoot Brunch — the…
Drawn to Comics: Meet the “Trans Girl Next Door!”
by rory midhani
Have you been searching all over the whole internet looking for a simple comic about a young trans woman going about her daily life? Well, have I got some good news for you! The comic Trans Girl Next Door shows and tells the story of a trans woman early on in her transition, through the journal comics of Kylie. Not only are these comics cute little stories, but at a trans woman…
It’s a coral situation described by Essie as “a no-nonsense subdued creamy coral that says it all.” What does it say? It all. It says it all. For me it says, “Hey, family member or elementary school faculty, don’t worry. Despite my resting bitch face and vaguely threatening combination of floral jumpers and graphic tees, I’m just like you! I’m safe. You like me.”
If you enter into the pageant world worrying about what any and everyone has to say about you, let me go ahead and tell you — you will be eaten alive and spit out in pieces. I have seen the pageant world work wonders for many young women, and I’ve seen it do a horrible number on others. In order to survive, you must have a strong sense of self, know what you bring to the table and the legacy you want to leave behind. And right now, you have an opportunity to leave a beautiful legacy, but you could miss out on it by sitting around waiting for people to be “ready.”
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I Run A Thing With My Ex-Girlfriend: The Riese Bernard Story
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Two, August 2014
Letter From Your EditorsAll the Autostraddle editors at their workspaces (temporary, improvised and reliable) : Sports/Comedy Editor Brittani (Los Angeles, CA), Music Editor Stef (Los Angeles, CA), NSFW Editor Carolyn (Montreal, QC Canada), Feminism Editor Carmen (Washington DC), Senior Editor Rachel (Minneapolis, MN), Editor-in-Chief Riese (Berkeley, CA), Executive Editor Laneia (Phoenix, AZ),…
Mission Accomplished: OITNB’s Uzo Aduba Scores First Emmy
Uzoamaka Aduba shed tears of joy on Saturday night as she accepted her first-ever Emmy for her portrayal of Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on Orange is the New Black. This was the first Emmy win for OITNB, too, followed up later in the evening by an award for casting director, Jennifer Euston and an editing award for William Turro. Aduba was in friendly competition with castmates Laverne Cox— the…
You Should Go: International Autostraddle Summer Brunch Weekend is Upon Us!
There’s nothing I love more than a good brunch, and luckily, I’m not alone. When we announced that August 23 – 24, 2014 would be hereby known as International Autostraddle Brunch Weekend, y’all couldn’t have been more excited. Now, with brunch just around the riverbend, I’m here to help you find your fellow Autostraddle readers around the world – and maybe even a great Bloody Mary. WELCOME TO THE…
37 Reasons Maple Syrup Is Not Just For Pancakes
Hold onto your eggs, we’re getting ready for Autostraddle’s International Brunch Weekend 8/23-24! Find a brunch meetup in your city or create your own by heading over to our events page. You can also load up on all things brunch by watching this space. From playlists to recommendations to personal essays, we’re writing all about the brunch experience. Get excited! BRUNCH.
Maple Syrup
Maple…
No Justice, No Peace to be Found In Ferguson Over A Week After Michael Brown’s Death
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It’s now been over one week since Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, and the level of militarized police activity in Ferguson looks much the same.
On Thursday the 14th, Captain Ron Johnson of St. Louis (and graduate of a high school near Ferguson) was given command of the policein Ferguson. His promise to have…
You Need Help: You Want to Be an Out Beauty Queen
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The following question has been slightly revised to maintain the anonymity of the writer.
Q: In recent years, I have become aware and comfortable with the fact that I am a lesbian. My family accepts me, my college accepts me, I accept me, and most all of my friends/people I know accept me.
In the last few years, I have won state and national sporting titles.…
