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I’m not seeing my AF+ Membership discount applied on my ForThem order.

Note: the only AF+ Members who receive a 30% discount on all orders are AF+ All Access and AF+ Support Members. AF+ Media Members do not receive product perks. First, make sure you’re logged in to your membership using the email address that you used to purchase the membership. Second, make sure you’re either an AF+ All Access or AF+ Support member. Once you’ve done the above, please continue all the way through the checkout process until it’s time to add payment method and checkout. See if the discount is applied on the checkout page where your total is calculated. If it’s still not reflecting your discount, please reach out to team@forthem.com.

I’m an AF+ Member but I cannot read the AF+ content on Autostraddle.com.

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Premium Queer Media: navigate autostraddle.com ad-free, unlock decades of groundbreaking archives; access exclusive, members-only content and subscribe to members-only newsletters, including our biweekly dream interpretation newsletter, Cowboy Clairvoyant. 30% off everything in the ForThem store. All of it! Always! Early access to all our new product drops: You’re the first to know about restocks and new product launches. Keep up with our drops timeline on the home screen of your member portal. Print Magazine Subscription: Your membership gets your a subscription to our new queer 'zine — our gorgeous debut issue features stories about queer fight clubs, tboy wrestling and sex work as well as games, puzzles, photoessays and SO much more. It's one of the coolest things we have ever done and you will be holding queer history IN YOUR HANDS. Members-only products: most popular products and in-demand colors, like that hot-as-f*ck jockstrap and our viral Gay4WNBA hat, are exclusive, made just for members like you. Partner Discounts: Browse our members marketplace for discounts from like-minded businesses like menswear-inspired apparel from Kirrin Finch and FOLX Health's LGBTQIA+ inclusive healthcare. Plus you have exclusive access to US!Our small, gay-as-hell team is here for all your questions, comments, ideas and concerns — we’ll even give you relationship advice! Just email us at team@forthem.com.

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– To develop nimble, people-first operational systems to enable all of the above!
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Stunning photojournalism capturing queer life, in the moment
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Autostraddle exist to fill the gap in a world that overlooks queer and trans needs.
Discounts with Partner Brands

Members enjoy discounts from our vetted partners: Kirrin Finch, Miss Grass, Dame, Ash + Chess, Folx Health and more!

Paying our Queer and Trans Team

– To edit and publish everything from dating advice to news you can trust to comics by queer artists to TV and Film reviews, queer celebrity gossip, and more!
– To manage and grow our membership program and social media presence.
– To design and illustrate everything you see here and all around you!
– To develop nimble, people-first operational systems to enable all of the above!

Commissioning Queer Writers

Personal essays from queer writers

Reported stories spotlighting local communites

Stunning photojournalism capturing queer life, in the moment

Queer-themed crosswords and puzzles

Political Content

Autostraddle exist to fill the gap in a world that overlooks queer and trans needs.

Discounts with Partner Brands

Members enjoy discounts from our vetted partners: Kirrin Finch, Miss Grass, Dame, Ash + Chess, Folx Health and more!

SUPPORT

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Where do your member dollars go?

All of your membership dollars go towards paying our queer and trans team to:
edit and publish everything from dating advice to news you can trust to comics by queer artists to TV and Film reviews, queer celebrity gossip, and more!
manage and grow our membership program and social media presence
design and illustrate everything you see here and all around you
organize kickass virtual and IRL events for our community
develop nimble, people-first operational systems to enable all of the above!

Features & Benefits

Premium Queer Media: navigate autostraddle.com ad-free, unlock decades of groundbreaking archives; access exclusive, members-only content and subscribe to members-only newsletters, including our biweekly dream interpretation newsletter, Cowboy Clairvoyant.

30% off everything in the ForThem store. All of it! Always!

Early access to all our new product drops: You’re the first to know about restocks and new product launches. Keep up with our drops timeline on the home screen of your member portal.

Print Magazine Subscription: Your membership gets your a subscription to our new queer ‘zine — our gorgeous debut issue features stories about queer fight clubs, tboy wrestling and sex work as well as games, puzzles, photoessays and SO much more. It’s one of the coolest things we have ever done and you will be holding queer history IN YOUR HANDS.

Members-only products: most popular products and in-demand colors, like that hot-as-f*ck jockstrap and our viral Gay4WNBA hat, are exclusive, made just for members like you.

Partner Discounts: Browse our members marketplace for discounts from like-minded businesses like menswear-inspired apparel from Kirrin Finch and FOLX Health’s LGBTQIA+ inclusive healthcare.

Plus you have exclusive access to US!Our small, gay-as-hell team is here for all your questions, comments, ideas and concerns — we’ll even give you relationship advice! Just email us at [email protected].

Do you provide ongoing support?

Yes! Any issues or Qs you can reach out to [email protected]

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