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Autostraddle
Autostraddle is an independently owned online magazine and social network for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women ( cis and trans), as well as non-binary people and trans people of all genders. The website is a "politically progressive queer feminist media source" that features content covering LGBT and feminist news, politics, opinion, culture, arts and entertainment as well as lifestyle content such as DIY crafting, sex, relationships, fashion, food and technology. Autostraddle was founded in 2009 by Riese Bernard, the current CEO and CFO, and former Design Director Alexandra Vega. In June 2020, Kamala Puligandla succeeded Bernard as editor-in-chief. In June 2021, Carmen Phillips was named the new editor-in-chief. The site receives one million unique visitors per month. The website received GLAAD's Outstanding Blog Award in 2015, and was nominated in 2013, 2014, and 2018. History Riese Bernard founded Autostraddle in March 2009 with Alexandra Vega, the website's former De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riese Bernard
Marie Lyn Bernard (born 1981), known professionally as Riese Bernard, is an American writer and digital media executive. She is best known as the CEO and co-founder of the lesbian and queer women's interest website Autostraddle. Bernard received a 2017 GLAAD Media Award nomination for her article, “105 Trans Women On American TV: A History and Analysis”. Early life and education Bernard was born and raised in Michigan. Her father, Victor L. Bernard, a scholar, researcher and professor in the field of financial statement analysis, died of a heart attack when she was 14 years old. Her mother came out to her as gay shortly after her father's death. She graduated from Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen Arts Academy in 1999 with a major in Creative Writing. After graduating from University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in English in 2003, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in writing. Career In 2007, Bernard created The Road Best Straddled, a spin-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Russo
Kristin Russo (born December 17, 1980) is an American speaker, personality, and LGBTQ activist. She is CEO and Editor-in-Chief of ''Everyone Is Gay'' and ''My Kid Is Gay','' organizations that provide advice, guidance, and education to LGBTQIA youth and their families, and is the co-author of ''This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids'' (Chronicle, 2014). Education Russo received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre in 2002 from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. She later went on to receive her Masters of Arts in Gender and Sexuality Studies from CUNY Grad Center in 2012. Work LGBTQ Outreach In 2010, Russo and former business partner Dan Owens-Reid launched ''Everyone Is Gay'' as a Tumblr presence. Russo began providing regular written advice for LGBTQIA youth's regularly submitted questions, and later that same year began to make video responses to these questions interspersed with lip-sync numbers. In 2013, Russo and Owens-Reid began ''My Kid Is Gay'' (formerly ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Goldman
Julie Goldman (born in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American comedian, actress, and podcaster. She is best known for her work on Bravo’s ''The People’s Couch'', and HBO’s '' Curb Your Enthusiasm''. In 2016, she started a podcast with her comedy partner Brandy Howard, called ''Dumb Gay Politics'', which recaps politics like reality TV. Goldman starred on ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'', a sketch comedy show on the Logo television network. Her first stand-up performance was at The Comedy Connection in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 15. She attended Lexington High School and Emerson College in Boston. Julie founded an all-women's stand-up and variety show called "OFFENSIVE WOMEN" and recruited Eve Ensler to sponsor their biggest show to date at The Zipper Theater in NYC. Goldman is a frequent guest on Jonny McGovern's weekly podcast ''Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGovern''. In 2010 Goldman joined the cast of the podcast. As well as featuring on ''Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffering The Vampire Slayer
''Buffering the Vampire Slayer'' is a podcast about the TV series, ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'' Hosted by fans Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo. Each podcast episode analyzes one episode of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer,'' and concludes with an original song created by Youngs and Russo recapping their analysis. There are also notable interviews featuring actors and collaborators from the series. Hosts Kristin Russo (born December 17, 1980) is an American speaker, personality, and LGBT activist. She is the CEO and editor-in-chief of Everyone Is Gay and My Kid Is Gay. She also supports organizations that provide advice, guidance, and education to LGBTQIA youth and their families; and is the co-author of ''This Is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids'' (Chronicle Books, 2014). Jenny Owen Youngs (born November 22, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released three albums and several EPs, both independently and via Nettwerk Records, and has toured worldwide. Youngs also c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carly Usdin
Carly Usdin (born 1982) is an American director, writer, and producer. Usdin is best known for directing the 2016 film '' Suicide Kale'' and co-creating the comic book series ''Heavy Vinyl'' with Nina Vakueva. In 2019, they received the Jury Prize for Best Director for the short film ''Misdirection'' at the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival. Early life and education Usdin was raised in Monmouth County, New Jersey. They are Jewish. Usdin began to identify as a lesbian at age 16 and came out at age 20. they attended the University of Central Florida and received their bachelor's degree in film. Career Film Usdin's feature film directorial debut, '' Suicide Kale'', was released in 2016. Written by and starring Brittani Nichols, it also starred Jasika Nicole, Brianna Baker, and Lindsay Hicks. Usdin received the Audience Award for Best First Dramatic Feature at 2016 Outfest. In 2017, they were the showrunner and director for a digital web series called ''Threads'', which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Steadwell
Be Steadwell (sometimes stylized as be steadwell) is a singer-songwriter and filmmaker from Washington, D.C. She is best known for producing a genre of music she calls "queer pop". Steadwell produced the film ''Vow of Silence'' (2014)'','' which received Best Experimental Short at the Black Star Film Festival. She released the EP ''Succulent'' in April 2020. Early life and education Be Steadwell was born and raised in Washington, D.C. She is the youngest of four children. Steadwell attended The Field School. She began singing at age 14 when she joined the jazz band. She received her BA from Oberlin College and a MFA in film from Howard University. Career Music Steadwell released weekly music videos on YouTube while at Howard. She released her first album, ''Queer Pop Mixtape'' in 2013, for which she gained wider prominence. Steadwell sang at the 2017 Women's March on the National Mall behind Maxwell and Janelle Monae in Toshi Reagon's Big Lovely Band. Steadwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaby Dunn
Gabe Dunn (born June 1, 1988) is an American writer, actor, pop journalist, comedian, LGBTQ activist, and podcaster. They were a writer and director for BuzzFeed Video, before leaving to focus on their YouTube comedy show and podcast ''Just Between Us'' with fellow former BuzzFeed writer Allison Raskin. Dunn's writings as a journalist have appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''The Boston Globe'', ''Playboy'', ''Vice'', ''The Huffington Post'', ''Cosmopolitan'', '' Salon'', and '' Slate''. Their joint novel with Raskin, ''I Hate Everyone but You'', was released on September 5, 2017 through Wednesday Books. It reached the top ten on ''The New York Times'' bestsellers list. Since 2016, they have hosted ''Bad with Money'', a podcast that launched at the Panoply, which primarily focuses on economy lessons, while also delving into poverty and economic oppression. They were a producer of the independent community radio station WFMU. Their web project, 100interviews.com, was named "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Lambert (singer)
Mary Danielle Lambert (born May 3, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and spoken word artist. She worked with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on a track on their album '' The Heist''. Lambert is the featured artist of their LGBTQ rights single, "Same Love". Her contributions to "Same Love" draw upon her experiences as "a lesbian growing up in a tumultuous, Christian upbringing." Lambert took the content she created for "Same Love" and used it to develop the song " She Keeps Me Warm" which she released on July 30, 2013. A music video was released on Vevo on August 24. Lambert's songs which are often emotional are sometimes considered a mix of Adele, Tori Amos and James Blake. Her shows are described as "safe spaces where crying is acceptable and even encouraged." Her debut EP, ''Letters Don't Talk'', was released on July 17, 2012, and peaked at number 18 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts. On December 17, 2013, Lambert released her second EP, ''Welcome to the Age of My B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cisgender
Cisgender (often shortened to cis; sometimes cissexual) is a term used to describe a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth. The word ''cisgender'' is the antonym of '' transgender''. The prefix '' cis-'' is Latin and means 'on this side of'. The term ''cisgender'' was coined in 1994 and entered into dictionaries starting in 2015 as a result of societal changes in the way gender is conceived and discussed. The term has at times been controversial and subject to critique. Related concepts are cisnormativity (the presumption that cisgender identity is preferred or normal) and cissexism (bias or prejudice favoring cisgender people). Etymology and usage ''Cisgender'' has its origin in the Latin-derived prefix , meaning 'on this side of', which is the opposite of , meaning 'across from' or 'on the other side of'. This usage can be seen in the cis–trans distinction in chemistry, the cis and trans sides of the Golgi apparatus in cellular biolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Wilson
Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress and writer. She rose to prominence as a child for playing Natalie Hillard in the film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and went on to play Susan Walker in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1994), the title character in '' Matilda'' (1996), Annabel Greening in '' A Simple Wish'' (1997), and Lily Stone in '' Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' (2000). Wilson took a 12-year hiatus following the last film to focus on writing. She returned to acting in 2012, and has predominantly worked in web series. Early life Mara Elizabeth Wilson was born in Burbank, California, on July 24, 1987, the oldest daughter of Burbank PTA school volunteer Suzie Wilson (née Shapiro; 1953–1996) and KTLA broadcast engineer Mike Wilson. Her mother was Jewish, while her father is half Irish. She was raised Jewish but became an atheist when she was 15. She has three older brothers named Danny, Jon, and Joel, and a younger sister named Anna. She is a cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisexual
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, which is also known as ''pansexuality.'' The term ''bisexuality'' is mainly used in the context of human attraction to denote romantic or sexual feelings toward both men and women, and the concept is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation along with heterosexuality and homosexuality, all of which exist on the heterosexual–homosexual continuum. A bisexual identity does not necessarily equate to equal sexual attraction to both sexes; commonly, people who have a distinct but not exclusive sexual preference for one sex over the other also identify themselves as bisexual. Scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation, but they theorize that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and envir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Butcher
River Buddy Butcher (born Rhea Harriett Butcher; August 12, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcast host. Butcher is best known for personal, observational comedy focused on his vegetarianism, feminism, love of baseball, and experiences as a queer person. Early life Butcher was raised in the Kenmore neighborhood of Akron, Ohio, an only child whose parents divorced when Butcher was one month old.Bigley II, James (November 16, 2016).Comedian Rhea Butcher is the Real Deal. ''Cleveland Magazine''. Retrieved May 31, 2017. He attended Our Lady of the Elms High School and graduated from Archbishop Hoban High School in 2001.Heldenfels, Rich (October 12, 2014). "Akron Native to Perform at Musica: Rhea Butcher Returning Home with Stand-up Act". ''Akron Beacon Journal'' (Akron, Ohio). p. B1. While attending the University of Akron, Butcher worked at a skateboard shop named Summer Squall and an indoor skating facility called Joe's Skate Park,Wallace, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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