Join Janet Mock, Me and Other Trans Women Writers in a Women’s History Month Google+ Hangout!
Join Janet Mock, Me and Other Trans Women Writers in a Women’s History Month Google+ Hangout!
Janet Mock, trans activist and author of the New York Times bestselling book Redefining Realness has gathered up a great group of trans women writers to celebrate Women’s History Month, talk about our craft, and interact with all of you this Wednesday, March 26! In on this conversation will be Toni Newman, Ryka Aoki, Janet Mock and me! It’s such a great honor for me to be included along with…
Y’all should listen to this. Best mashup you will ever hear.
Top Five Fictional Female Stoners
Top Five Fictional Female Stoners
Honest confession time: I’ve loved stoner comedies since before I ever smoked my first joint. I don’t know what exactly it was that first drew me to genre: the four-letter words, the low-brow shenanigans, the inherent goofiness. Or maybe it was the underlying message that…
The Comment Awards Are Getting Personal
The Comment Awards Are Getting Personal
Hello strangers! Even though we talk all the time we still want to get to know you better. So fill out the 2014 Autostraddle Reader Survey right meow, okay? And if you’re in New York, come hang out IRL at Babeland’s cocktail party featuring Autostraddle next Thursday, March 27th.
This week Pretty Little Liars finished off their 4th season with lots of dramaand not nearly enough Emily lesbianage.…
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Tell Me What You’re Listening To So I Can Stop Listening to Bruno Mars
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Tell Me What You’re Listening To So I Can Stop Listening to Bruno Mars
Hello, mason jars full of sweet tea! Welcome to this week’s Friday Open Thread, in which we spend our nights hanging out with each other instead of the rest of the world. From now on, we’ll have a Friday Open Thread every Friday, kind of like how I have bottomless mimosas every Sunday. But the good news is you don’t even need a last-minute Open Table reservation to be here! You just need to be…
We Won A Thing: Michigan Judge Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
During the first week of March, Michigan watched a two-week trial meant to decide whether the state would continue to uphold its ban against same-sex marriage. Today, Judge Bernard Friedman declared the ban unconstitutional. There’s been no stay of the ruling (like the one that kept California’s couples from marrying after Prop 8 was repealed) officially issued, although Michigan Attorney…
Things I Read That I Love #119: I Wouldn’t Say It’s Making Me Happy, Per Se
Things I Read That I Love #119: I Wouldn’t Say It’s Making Me Happy, Per Se
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HELLO and welcome to the 119th installment of Things I Read That I Love, wherein I share with you some of the longer-form journalism/essays I’ve read recently so that you can read them too and we can all know more about tigers! This “column” is less feminist/queer focused than the rest of the site because when something is feminist/queer focused, I put it on the…
VIDEO: Jill Andrew Tells the World What’s Up in Her TED Talk on Fat Shaming
VIDEO: Jill Andrew Tells the World What’s Up in Her TED Talk on Fat Shaming
Liz’s Team PickUntil yesterday, I wasn’t very familiar with award-winning writer and activist Jill Andrew or Fat in the City, the blog she co-writes with Aisha Fairclough. But then I saw Andrew’s TEDxYorkU talk on “Fat Shaming and the Thin Epidemic,” and everything changed.
In the TED Talk, Andrew uses her personal experiences to tell the story of how she confronts fat shaming in the face of…
The House That Ruth Built
Much of America experienced an intense “polar vortex” this winter; in Michigan, it’s meant a long, harsh season with extreme low temperatures and near-constant snow from the lake effect. It’s affected workers and students, elders who can’t always afford heat, and most especially the homeless LGBT youth of the area. One of their best options — for some, the only option they might have left — is…