Alone Together
Nobody told me creating another human is the death of the creators’ relationship.
A History and Science Lesson About the Gallbladder
Leigh Cowart, queer science writer and author of “Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose,” delves into gallbladder pain like no one else can.
Reine #27: What Your Halloween Costume Says About You
Which one of you is the vampire and which one’s the vampire hunter?
Foolish Child #103: After School Pick Up
I get why you told that woman to kick rocks when she implied you weren’t being a proper parent by not forcing your kid to hang out with her kid but… why didn’t you correct her when she referred to the co-parent as your husband?
Foolish Child #91: Your Child IS Evil
“He pretended he didn’t know that you were gay — for laughs!”
Foolish Child #89: Child’s Play
“What is Gay/Straight Alliance?”
Here’s Your Christmas D&D Alignment Chart, You Festive Geeks
Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice.
Drawn to Comics: Gifts to Impress Your Queer Comics Crush
In light of this acceptance that I’m attracted to nerds, and with the understanding that there are probably lots of you who are attracted to nerds too, I decided that I’d put together some suggestions for gifts you can get for that special nerdy crush in your life.
Drawn to Comics: Six Spooky and Fun Comics Perfect for an All-Ages Queer Halloween
Halloween is a great time for queer people. We get to explore weird stuff, we get to dress however we want, we get to try new things. We also get to tell stories. We get to tell stories that show just how weird and different and, yes, sometimes creepy, our worlds and our lives and our selves are.
6 Strategies For Reluctantly Talking to Men in Your Male-Dominated Workplace
Follow my advice and you’ll be well on your way to making apolitical small talk, scoring points for “likeability,” and building career-necessary rapport with 75+% of male coworkers!
Relevant to Your Interests: Robots for Everyday Wear and Use
ROBOTS! Some of y’all love them; some of y’all think the apocalypse is nigh.
A STE(A)My Gift Guide for Nerds with an Artistic Bent
Gifts for the nerds who put the Art in STE(A)M.
Feminist Sexual Health App Screet is Getting a Queer Reboot
Screet was created as part of the 2015 StartupBus competition, a roadtrip hackathon where folks on different buses develop startup projects on the road, by a team featuring Autostraddle’s very own Creatrix Tiara, and she’s the single person undertaking its second coming. As she builds momentum for the reboot, she set aside some precious moments to talk with me about where Screet comes from and where it’s going.
5 Apps to Track and Predict Your Period (and More!)
Apps to predict when Flo visits, the painters paint the house red, when it suddenly turns to chocolate season, etc. LET’S TALK ABOUT PERIODS, Y’ALL!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Have A Good Halloween?
“Shhhh…I think I’m dying.”
Five Neat Ways to Organize Your Mobile Office
Work from home isn’t always work from home—here are five tips, tech and otherwise, for the wandering freelancer with the crazy disorganized mobile office.