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Riese Bernard
Born
Marie Lyn Bernard

1981 (age 44–45)

Marie Lyn Bernard[1] (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."[2]

Early life and education

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Bernard was born and raised in Michigan.[3] 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.[4][5]

She graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in 1999 with a major in creative writing.[6] 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.[7][8]

Career

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In 2007, Bernard created The Road Best Straddled, a spin-off of her personal blog This Girl Called Automatic Win, to recap The L Word, then in its fourth season.[8] This led to collaborations with The L Word Online and Showtime and her blogs gained sizeable followings.[9][10] She also interned at the now-defunct website Nerve and worked for the Donald Maass Literary Agency.[11]

Bernard has published writing in Marie Claire, Curve, GO, Queerty, Bitch, Jezebel and Emily Books.[12][13] Her article “105 Trans Women On American TV: A History and Analysis” was nominated for a 2017 GLAAD Media Award.[14] In 2018, Bernard's profile of Hayley Kiyoko was the cover story for Nylon's first-ever Pride Issue.[15]

Autostraddle

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Main article: Autostraddle

At the end of the final season of The L Word in 2009, she created Autostraddle.com with her then-girlfriend Alex Vega, with the intention of creating a digital website focused on gay women. Bernard stated she was inspired to create the website because nothing else like it existed at the time.[10] The website received a GLAAD Media Award in 2015 and receives 4 million unique page views per month.[8] In 2012, she created A-Camp, an annual 5-day "curated conference/camp/retreat combo" for queer women and trans people, located in Ojai, California.[16][17]

Personal life

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Bernard first began to identify as a bisexual, and then as a lesbian, in her twenties.[8] Bernard is Jewish.[7] She is divorced and lives in Los Angeles.

Accolades

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  • 2010 – 100 Women We Love, GO [18]
  • 2011 – 100 Women We Love, GO[19]
  • 2016 – 100 Women We Love, GO[3]
  • 2017 – GLAAD Media Award (nomination), GLAAD[14]
  • 2018 – Queero, Them[20]

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Samantha (September 22, 2016). "AfterEllen Is Shutting Down: Is This the End of Lesbian Media?". Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "How Autostraddle's Riese Bernard Forever Changed the Queer Media Landscape". them. June 20, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Hymowech, Gabby; Jackson, S. E. (June 30, 2016). "100 Women We Love 2016 | Page 84 of 98". GO Magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Dupont, Nicole (April 4, 1994). "A Tribute to Professor Victor Bernard". The Monroe Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Riese Bernard, episode #57 of Queery with Cameron Esposito on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  6. ^ D'Art. Interlochen Arts Academy. 1999. p. 86.
  7. ^ a b Bussel, Rachel Kramer (April 1, 2008). Dirty Girls: Erotica for Women. Basic Books. ISBN 9781580052511.
  8. ^ a b c d Pasulka, Nicole (September 11, 2015). "Clicking the Bean: The History of the Internet's Most Popular Lesbian Blog". Vice. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  9. ^ A New Lezberado. Plus, Jenny is Dead!, January 22, 2009, retrieved July 9, 2019
  10. ^ a b Bonney, Grace (May 1, 2018). Good Company (Issue 1): The Community Issue. Artisan Books. ISBN 9781579658427.
  11. ^ "AfterEllen Was a Refuge for All Queer Women — Until It Wasn't". www.out.com. February 13, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "HER - Dating and Social App for LGBTQ+ People". Her. June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "You Guessed Right: We're Pushing The LGBTQ Agenda". NYLON. June 1, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Moonlight, The OA, and Frank Ocean Among GLAAD Media Awards Nominees". www.vulture.com. January 31, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  15. ^ Byrnes, Lindsey (June 1, 2018). "Hayley Kiyoko Is Our June Cover Star". NYLON. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  16. ^ "Introducing Camp Autostraddle". Autostraddle. February 14, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  17. ^ "A-Camp". A-Camp. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  18. ^ Zinn, Esther; Long, Kat; Burke, Cheryl; Isaac, Emily (August 13, 2010). "100 Women We Love Class of 2010". GO Magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  19. ^ Maritescu, Corina; Pitagora, Dulci; Long, Kat; Jackson, Sharyn (June 17, 2011). "100 Women We Love 2011". GO Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  20. ^ "How Autostraddle's Riese Bernard Forever Changed the Queer Media Landscape". them. June 20, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
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