Results for: non-binary
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What Does It Mean to Be a “Bottom” or “Submissive” in Lesbian Sex?
What does it mean when to identify as a “bottom” or a “submissive” in queer sex? I come armed with data and some very vague answers.
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33 Queer Women and Non-Binary People On Their Early Masturbation Experiences
“oops and it was because i was attracted to barbie’s sister skipper”
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Is Monogamy Cool Again?
Is the era of polyamory over? Are more queer people returning to monogamy? Or is it just a shift in the cultural conversation?
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Love That Looks Like Me: Finding My Queer, Non-Binary Place in the Wedding Industry
“And there was Susan and Rachel at the heart of it all, dancing to the band Susan had sworn would play her wedding if she ever got married. As they laughed and moved to the music and worked up such a sweat that their jackets had to come off, I saw a glimpse of the future wedding I hope for, marrying someone I love, the two of us not fitting so strictly into the feminine.”
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You Need Help: My Trauma is Activated When My Partner Masturbates to Porn
Your feelings are deeply understandable, even though your partner isn’t doing anything wrong. If you haven’t already, it’s time to seek trauma therapy.
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I’m a Bisexual Woman With Genital Herpes — Here’s What’s in My Sex Bag
After my diagnosis, I thought my sex life was over. I was wrong.
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You Need Help: Am I Running Out of Time to Get Gay Kissed?
I understand. When I was in my late 20s, I felt like some kind of Jane Austen heroine, like, “A woman of seven and twenty can never hope to feel or inspire affection again!”
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The Gay B C’s of Sex: L Is for Lesbian Bed Death
Why did the term “lesbian bed death” stick around in the queer imagination? Well, it’s catchy. And it’s scary!
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Has A Growth Mindset
Why a growth mindset is part of good relationships, why recommitment is sexier than commitment, emotional affairs, irritability and more.
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Service Tops, Bratty Bottoms and Pillow Princesses: Other Words You Use to Describe How You Have Sex
We’ve been talking about tops, bottoms and switches for a few weeks and today we’re doing a little glossary of the other words you use to describe how you have sex!
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The Gay B C’s of Sex: D Is for Daddy
The queer community played a special role in shaping how the word is used today. Are you ready to learn more? Say, “Yes, Daddy.”
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Yes, Some Of Us Use Dental Dams (And They’re Hot)
I attended the Chicago Pride Parade, where safer sex advocates tossed dental dams in shiny squares of plastic from a float. Thrilled, I swept them up, put them in my bag and promptly put them to use.
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You Need Help: My Girlfriend Has No Queer Friends, Is That a Problem?
This is very clearly your problem, not your girlfriend’s problem, and resolving it will be your work, not hers.
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You Need Help: Will I Ever Grow Out Of The Messy Questioning Phase?
Accept the messy questioning phase. It’s the whole point of being alive.
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You Need Help: I’m A Teen And I’m In Love With My Best Friend
The line between friendship and romantic relationships is very thin, especially for queer people.
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Finding Friendship Between Past and Present
She is living her best life. I am living mine. It is as though we released each other.
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Oh Cool, Me Too: What It’s Like for Bisexual People to Date Each Other
Given that so much discourse is spent on bi people in relationships with binary genders, looking at relationships between bisexual people can be an opportunity to look at more expansive perspectives on bisexuality.
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“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 201: Mommi Culture
Honey, we’re home!!!! “Wait, Is This a Date?” is back and we’re talking all things mommi culture! And all things dating as an actual mom!
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Anonymous Sex Toy Review: Cute Little Fuckers’ Princette Puppypus
Today three different Autostraddle writers review and compare their takes on Princette Puppypus, a vibrator from Cute Little Fuckers, a gender-inclusive toy company with a mission to make exploring sex, sexuality, and gender a lighthearted, affirming, and exciting experience for all human bodies.
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“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 102: The Chart
This episode is all about lesbian interconnectivity — hooking up with friends’ exes, friends hooking up with our exes, and the culture created by all that drama. Come for the gossip, stay for the emotional processing.