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Abeni Jones

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Articles written: 88

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About Abeni Jones

Abeni Jones is a trans woman of color artist, educator, writer, and designer living in the Bay Area, CA.

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All Posts on Autostraddle

a.Tony, Niko, and Abeni holding their skateboards

Culture

A Convo on the Queer & Trans Takeover of Skateboarding

4 months ago 5 Comments

a bright fire burning strongly in the night

Relationships

You Need Help: I Want to Work on Myself, How Do I Do That?

4 months ago 25 Comments

It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

LGBT Book Reviews

“It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre

6 months ago 2 Comments

a woman holds her face in her hands while memories from her past float up from the photos overlaying the image

Friendship

You Need Help: Do I Owe a Girl From My Past an Apology in the Present?

7 months ago 16 Comments

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia features an illustrated hand reaching toward a kingdom.

LGBT Book Reviews

“The Bruising of Qilwa” Review: A Trans and Queer Fantasy Novella That Packs a Punch

8 months ago 2 Comments

A dashboard with flowers resting on it. Through the windshield, there's an open road lined with trees.

First Person
LGBT Pride

This Pride, I Want To Be Left Alone

9 months ago 12 Comments

beautiful open road with green fields on either side, a blue sky, and the sun setting in the distance

Life

You Need Help: How Will I Know When My “Real Life” Has Started?

9 months ago No Comments

Miss Blanks is wearing a low cut black bodysuit and holding her tits. G Flip is embracing a woman who is on top of them and kissing their ear.

LGBT Pride
Playlists

Playlist: Proudly Trans, Proudly Horny

10 months ago 3 Comments

Lesbian Sex

Intimate Geographies: I Didn’t Think I Deserved To Be Topped, I Was Very Wrong

10 months ago 17 Comments

Young woman sitting at a table using mobile phone.

Gender

You Need Help: I’m a Trans Woman Looking For Affirming Lesbian Content

11 months ago 13 Comments

Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek

LGBT Book Reviews

“Little Foxes Took Up Matches” Stayed With Me Long After I Finished Reading

12 months ago 7 Comments

My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi

LGBT Book Reviews

“My Volcano” Is an Abnormal, Bizarre, Exhilarating Novel About a Volcano Suddenly Emerging in Central Park

1 year ago No Comments

a woman sits in the foreground looking miserable and left out, while her girlfriend sits with two friends in the background, looking at her with dismay

Relationships

You Need Help: My Girlfriend Has No Queer Friends, Is That a Problem?

1 year ago 25 Comments

Two women smile with their arms around each other as they walk outside.

Dating

Relationship “Green Flags” To Look For When Dating

1 year ago 9 Comments

A collage featuring the cover of Manywhere by Morgan Thomas and a photo of the author Morgan Thomas

Book Features

Morgan Thomas On Weaving Genderqueer History Into Their Debut Short Fiction Collection “Manywhere”

1 year ago 6 Comments

The word "womxn" is spelled out in scrabble letters, against a green, pink, and blue background

Gender

Sex With An X: The Perils Of Performative Spelling

1 year ago 124 Comments

album covers of eight entries in the top ten queer albums 2021 autostraddle list

Music

Queer Your Ears: Ten of the Best Albums Released by Queer and Trans Artists in 2021

1 year ago 21 Comments

Charlie Jane Anders interview: A photo of the author Charlie Jane Anders with a pink bob, wearing a leather jacket and black top

Book Features

Charlie Jane Anders on Trans Speculative Fiction and Rethinking ‘Hope’

1 year ago 6 Comments

A collage of the author on various halloweens across the years

Gender
Halloween

How To Choose A Halloween Costume

1 year ago 23 Comments

A stylized image of the cover of Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle against a pink gradient background with the text 'the book that helped me leave religion"

Book Features

The Book That Helped Me Leave Religion: Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle”

1 year ago 3 Comments

A black-and-white photo of two teenage best friends, one Latinx and one white, with their hands over their eyes and smiling at the camera

Friendship

You Need Help: I’m A Teen And I’m In Love With My Best Friend

1 year ago 9 Comments

Movie Features
Sponsored

For Non-Binary Climber Lor Sabourin, Being Outdoors Is Finding Your Body in a Uniquely Liberating Way

1 year ago 9 Comments

Three images of the book Tumblr Porn side by side: each blue book cover features a pixelated red heart and the text, "Remember the Internet, Vol. 1, Tumblr Porn, Ana Valens."

LGBT Book Reviews

Tumblr Porn Offers an Inside Look at Early Internet Culture

2 years ago 6 Comments

A person with pink hair in a short ponytail takes a selfie with their phone in a sunlit loft. Photo by Zackary Drucker as part of Broadly's Gender Spectrum Collection. Credit: The Gender Spectrum Collection. Made available to media outlets via Creative Commons.

Gender

You Need Help: How Do I Know If I’m Really Non-Binary?

2 years ago 11 Comments

Three repeating images of the cover of Mariame Kaba's We Do This Til We Free Us

Literature

“We Do This ‘Til We Free Us” Makes Abolition Accessible Without Claiming It’s Easy

2 years ago 3 Comments

A feature image showing the author wearing sunglasses and two side braids with a baseball cap. She's standing in front of mountains and water at Yosemite.

LGBT Pride

Why I Always F*ck Off to the Forest for Pride™ (And You Can, Too)

2 years ago 10 Comments

"The Roots of Anti-Trans Violence: Louisiana" against an orange background.

Issues
Politics + Activism

How Louisiana’s Antiquated Laws Set Trans People Up for Violence

2 years ago 6 Comments

this feature image features Autostraddle writer abeni

Straddleverse

Four Years Later

2 years ago 11 Comments

A collage of outdoors things that you could buy a loved one this holiday season — from wool socks, to an axe, and so many in between!

Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: For The Loved Ones You Want To Survive The Apocalypse

2 years ago 6 Comments

trans care hil malatino

LGBT Book Reviews

Hil Malatino’s “Trans Care” Doesn’t Have the Answers on Meeting Trans Community Needs — But It Shouldn’t

2 years ago 4 Comments

Nancy Pelosi and the house Democrats kneel on the House of Representative floor while wearing kente cloth, this is an example of performative allyship.

Politics + Activism

How to Avoid Performative Allyship: The Moment Is Over, Time to Join the Movement

3 years ago 10 Comments

Playlists

Stonewall Was an Uprising: A Playlist for Finding the Joy in the Struggle

3 years ago 2 Comments

Friendship
Politics + Activism

How to Talk to Your White Friends and Family About Racism

3 years ago 38 Comments

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Culture
Health

How to Take Care of Each Other: Community Care In Times Of Crisis

3 years ago 17 Comments

houseplants

House & Garden

Are You A Proud Plant Parent? Show Off Your Babies!

3 years ago 60 Comments

AIM

Geekery

What Was Your AIM Screen Name and Do You Wanna Log Back On?

3 years ago 31 Comments

Community

You Need Help: How Do I Know if I’m Bisexual or a Lesbian and Find Community?

3 years ago 22 Comments

Playlists

Quarantine Survival Playlist: “Self-Love for Self-Isolation”

3 years ago 5 Comments

First Person
Health

How to Quit Smoking

3 years ago 11 Comments

Music

It’s Chika 1, Rap Industry 0 With Her Debut EP “Industry Games”

3 years ago 3 Comments

Relationships

You Need Help: How Do I Navigate Being Monogam-ish With My Bi Girlfriend?

3 years ago 20 Comments

Straddleverse

What Are Your Earliest Internet Memories?

3 years ago 43 Comments

LGBT Book Reviews

Beyond Survival: Rethinking The Humanity Of Those Who Harm

3 years ago 8 Comments

Music

Queer Your Ears: The 50 Best Albums Of The 2010s By Queer & Trans Musicians

3 years ago 23 Comments

pictures of artists from this playlist

Music

Queer Your Ears: The 20 Best Lesbian Love Songs Of 2019

3 years ago 15 Comments

Gender

You Need Help: How To Be A Trans Lesbian

3 years ago 11 Comments

Christmas
Sponsored

Holigay Gift Guide: Gear and Gadgets for Wilderness Survival

3 years ago 5 Comments

Music

Queer Your Ears November 2019: New Music From Queer & Trans Artists

3 years ago 17 Comments

Food and Drink
Gender

Trans Radiance: Sharing Food As An Act Of Love

3 years ago 22 Comments

Lesbian Dating Apps

Some of Y’all Are Really Out Here Flexing on Tinder with Finger Measurements, Discuss

3 years ago 48 Comments

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