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]
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]
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]
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 lifeedit
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.
^Zinn, Esther; Long, Kat; Burke, Cheryl; Isaac, Emily (2010-08-13). "100 Women We Love Class of 2010". GO Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
^Maritescu, Corina; Pitagora, Dulci; Long, Kat; Jackson, Sharyn (2011-06-17). "100 Women We Love 2011". GO Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
^"How Autostraddle's Riese Bernard Forever Changed the Queer Media Landscape". them. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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January 01, 1970
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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 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Autostraddle 3 Personal life 4 Accolades 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editBernard 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 editIn 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 edit 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 editBernard 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 edit2010 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 edit Allen Samantha 2016 09 22 AfterEllen Is Shutting Down Is This the End of Lesbian Media Retrieved 2019 05 22 How Autostraddle s Riese Bernard Forever Changed the Queer Media Landscape them 20 June 2018 Retrieved 2019 05 21 a b Hymowech Gabby Jackson S E 2016 06 30 100 Women We Love 2016 Page 84 of 98 GO Magazine Retrieved 2019 05 21 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 Riese Bernard episode 57 of Queery with Cameron Esposito on Earwolf www earwolf com Retrieved 2019 05 22 D Art Interlochen Arts Academy 1999 p 86 a b Bussel Rachel Kramer 2008 04 01 Dirty Girls Erotica for Women Basic Books ISBN 9781580052511 a b c d Pasulka Nicole 2015 09 11 Clicking the Bean The History of the Internet s Most Popular Lesbian Blog Vice Retrieved 2019 05 21 A New Lezberado Plus Jenny is Dead 2009 01 22 retrieved 2019 07 09 a b Bonney Grace 2018 05 01 Good Company Issue 1 The Community Issue Artisan Books ISBN 9781579658427 AfterEllen Was a Refuge for All Queer Women Until It Wasn t www out com 2019 02 13 Retrieved 2019 05 21 HER Dating and Social App for LGBTQ People Her Retrieved 2019 07 09 You Guessed Right We re Pushing The LGBTQ Agenda NYLON 2018 06 01 Retrieved 2019 07 08 a b Moonlight The OA and Frank Ocean Among GLAAD Media Awards Nominees www vulture com Retrieved 2019 05 21 Byrnes Lindsey 2018 06 01 Hayley Kiyoko Is Our June Cover Star NYLON Retrieved 2019 07 08 Introducing Camp Autostraddle Autostraddle 2012 02 14 Retrieved 2019 07 08 A Camp A Camp Retrieved 2019 07 08 Zinn Esther Long Kat Burke Cheryl Isaac Emily 2010 08 13 100 Women We Love Class of 2010 GO Magazine Retrieved 2019 07 09 Maritescu Corina Pitagora Dulci Long Kat Jackson Sharyn 2011 06 17 100 Women We Love 2011 GO Magazine Retrieved 2019 05 22 How Autostraddle s Riese Bernard Forever Changed the Queer Media Landscape them 20 June 2018 Retrieved 2019 07 09 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Riese Bernard amp oldid 1222200008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
