Reed Motti, Author at Autostraddle

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

I’m a pretty simple guy. I’m not very materialistic, so when I do spend money on something, I want the bang to be worth the buck.

Reed Motti

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Dec 11, 2024

gender

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

As much as my transition is a deeply personal journey, the external pressures and political environment complicate this process in ways I never anticipated.

Reed Motti

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Nov 27, 2024

culture

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

Sunny Laprade and Violet Stanza talk about their queer variety show, Dolls on Tour.

Reed Motti

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Nov 1, 2024

halloween

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

It was settled as early as August: Britt would be Chappell, and I would be a literal passenger seat.

Reed Motti

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Oct 28, 2024

the lesbian wives in The Fall of the House of Usher

tv lists

Mike Flanagan Shows, Ranked by Queerness

I came out the same year as The Haunting of Hill House, and it was as if Mike Flanagan handed me a gift for realizing I love women.

Reed Motti

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Oct 25, 2024

comedy

The Men of Scream, Ranked by Gender Envy

This is my first time watching Scream as an out trans guy, six months on hrt and trying to figure out what kind of man I want to be or…

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Oct 17, 2024

KALINDA and Lana kissing in The Good Wife

tv lists

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

This week I am six months on testosterone, which means that currently and chemically, I am both a 30 year-old lesbian and a 13 year-old boy.

Reed Motti

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Sep 30, 2024

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

Let’s hop in my time machine and discuss what makes the women of SNL so hot — without once discussing their looks.

Reed Motti

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Sep 10, 2024

Mo Welch in her standup special Dad Jokes

comedy

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

A camera crew follows Mo around Illinois as she prepares to meet up with her estranged father for the first time in 20 years.

Reed Motti

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Jun 13, 2024

comedy

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

Rachel Scanlon’s new comedy special is a gay fantasy in and of itself.

Reed Motti

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Jun 4, 2024

a person in a rainbow bodysuit at a Pride event

comedy

10 Ways To Avoid Running Into Your Ex During Pride

Hold a casting call for folks who look just like you and hire 10-20 of them to dress up like you and then release them into the wild.

Reed Motti

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May 29, 2024

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

comedy

9 Reasons Why I Think My Mom Is Gay

On more than one occasion, my mom has traveled on the back of some butch’s motorcycle through New York State.

Reed Motti

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Apr 21, 2024

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Mike Flanagan Shows, Ranked by Queerness

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

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

10 Ways To Avoid Running Into Your Ex During Pride

9 Reasons Why I Think My Mom Is Gay

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This Queer Rave in a Roller Rink Put the Hedonism in Halloween

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This Queer Rave in a Roller Rink Put the Hedonism in Halloween

Colette March Is Just Getting Started

This Trans Band Is Possessed by a Being Named Jennifer

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