Motti, Author at Autostraddle

Motti

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Motti takes a mirror selfie in a hot boys for Zohran shirt with The Parlour image behind him

Politics + Activism

Zohran Mamdani May Have Renewed My Belief in Electoral Politics

the hot dads approved by a trans guy roundup

Comedy

10 Trans Guy-Approved Dads To Thirst Over This Father’s Day

Comedy

These Queer Comedians Are Fighting…and Kissing

Michelleadonna and a chonkalicious kitty cat

Comedy

Michelladonna Does It for the Queens Baddies

First Person

An Apocalypse Is a Great Way To Test a Relationship

TV Reviews

In ‘Dying for Sex’, Lesbians Make Death a Little Less Scary

Music

This Trans Band Is Possessed by a Being Named Jennifer

Comedy

How To Improve Your New T-Stache

Comedy

5 Hinge Prompts To Hide How Unhinged You Are

Comedy

Coming Out as a He/He Lesbian: I Started Doing Standup

Chappell Roan as a plumber, construction worker, lawyer, dentist, and detective in promo art for The Giver

Music
Sex

How I Learned To Enjoy Receiving (In Honor of ‘The Giver’)

TV Show Recaps

Severance Episode 206 Gives a Whole New Meaning to ‘Outie’

Updating Documents as a Trans Person Is Hell Right Now. Here Are My Tips for Navigating the Process

Jackie in Love Lies Bleeding working out in the gym

Playlists

The Ultimate Queer Workout Playlist To Get You Actually Excited About the Gym

New Years Resolutions but It’s Just Cool Things Shane Did in ‘The L Word’

Why I Rewatch ‘The Family Stone’ Every Year

HOLIGAYS scene from Yellowjackets where Shauna and Jeff have brunch with Jackie's parents

Excuses To Leave Your Family Holiday but They’re Just Plot Points From Yellowjackets

Motti’s Favorite Things: What To Buy for the Low Maintenance Transmasc

Gender

I’m Legally Changing My Name and Sex Designation, and I Feel Complicated About It

Culture

Dolls on Tour Bring Trans Art Where It’s Needed Most

Motti and Britt dressed as Chappell Roan and a passenger seat for Halloween

Halloween

My Girlfriend and I Went Viral for Dressing as Chappell Roan and a Passenger Seat for Halloween

the lesbian wives in The Fall of the House of Usher

Mike Flanagan Shows, Ranked by Queerness

The Men of Scream, Ranked by Gender Envy

KALINDA and Lana kissing in The Good Wife

YouTube Clips of Gay Shows I Watched Obsessively To Get Off When I Was a Closeted Lesbian

A collage of various SNL women players over the decades.

TV Feature

A Love Letter to the Women of SNL, All of Whom Have Been Extremely Hot

Mo Welch in her standup special Dad Jokes

Comedy

Mo Welch’s Hybrid Documentary/Comedy Special “Dad Jokes” Contextualizes Humor in Real Time

Comedy

Rachel Scanlon Is Here To Fulfill Your Butch ‘Gay Fantasy’

a person in a rainbow bodysuit at a Pride event

10 Ways To Avoid Running Into Your Ex During Pride

Motti's mom on a motorcycle with a rainbow flag behind her

Comedy

9 Reasons Why I Think My Mom Is Gay

Comedy

10 Fictional Guys That Gave Me Gender Envy Growing Up Ranked by How Much I Wanted To F*ck Them

Comedy

I Survived! 10 Tips From an Ex-Lesbian Influencer

Health

10 Things That Surprised Me After Top Surgery

Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda: a collage of featured comics against a blue backdrop

“Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda” Brings Brilliant Trans Comics to the Famously Transphobic Netflix

The author is wearing a binder and posed in a top-like fashion with a dog, there is a collage of the 15 in cobalt blue behind him.

Comedy

Top 15 Most Top Things I Do

LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland - Catherine Bohart stands next to a felt display of a vulva.

TV Reviews

The Hot Lesbian on “LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland” Should Have Won

a transmasc person on a beach showing off top surgery scars in the sun

Gender

Top 10 Things I’m Looking Forward to After Top Surgery

a transmasc person in a suit looking at the camera

Gender

You Need Help: As a Transmasc, Am I Welcome in Lesbian Spaces?

Jerrod Carmichael, Sunny Laprade, and Joel Kim Booster

Comedy

6 Queer Comedy Specials That Will Restore Your Faith in the Craft

alyson stoner kicking their leg up and holding their arms out to the side

Health

Alyson Stoner on the Power of Movement and Queer Joy

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What If It’s a Woman?

Shitty Craft Club: Sam Reece smiles with her eyes closed, sparkly streamers behind her, and home made awards in her hands.

Comedy

Sam Reece on Shitty Craft Club, Coming Out, and What She Shares With Jenny Schecter

Holigay Gift Guide: Things Marketed To My Former Gender That I Actually Want

Jes Tom exists a black SUV smiling wearing a white shirt and an orange short sleeve overshirt.

Comedy

Getting High With James Tom: Talking Comedy, Transmasculinity, and Taylor Swift

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz in a colorful shirt with a flower pattern stands in front of a purple sign that says Film Independent Presents

Movie Features

Vuk Lungulov-Klotz on “Mutt,” Working With Trans Crew, and the Value of Sweetness

A desaturated collage against a blue background. Mj Rodriguez, Sandra Caldwell, Morgan Davies, Holly Woodlawn, and Patti Harrison.

Beyond Gender Identity: A History of Trans Actors in Cis Roles

A photo of E.R. Fightmaster at the Queerties. They're wearing a button up black shirt and a gold chain.

Music

E.R. Fightmaster on Loving Femmes, James Bond, and Their New EP “Violence”

A person in Renaissance cosplay reads a book

9 Niche Last Minute Queer Halloween Costumes No One Will Understand But You

Dr. C Lowkey, I Chose To Be a Lesbian "I’ts not the inherent risk. She’s talking about a traumatic experience she had that she did not want to experience…"

PebbleBeach Lowkey, I Chose To Be a Lesbian "Thanks for your story. Life is complicated, confusing, and identity can be challenging. The transition from young adulthood to adulthood…"

Please Do Better!! Lowkey, I Chose To Be a Lesbian "Really disappointed Autostraddle published this one tbh. The author is unable to decenter men despite her repeated claim that that’s…"

idkwhyimhereguyss Lowkey, I Chose To Be a Lesbian "Continuing this rant a bit. As a feminine lesbian who dresses conventionally and doesn’t make the way I dress or…"