Nico, Author at Autostraddle

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culture

Today I Wondered Why AFAB Was Trending on Twitter

Did I figure it out?

Nico

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Oct 27, 2022

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first person

The Seduction of Aliens

When I saw a UFO, I was 18 and it was the night before prom.

Nico

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Oct 25, 2022

Kayla sits on an ornate Victorian sofa holding aloft a cocktail in a stemmed glass. She is wearing a doll-esque baby blue dress that is all gauzy with incredibly puffy sleeves, layers of pearls and a lace choker, ribbons in her hair which is braided, and glasses. She is holding her book, Helen House, which is pink with the title on it in white whimsical font and the "o" in house replaced with a smudgey lipstick kiss.

meet-ups / events

A+ Read a Fucking Book Club Q&A with Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

December 13th! We hope you won’t ghost us!

Nico

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Oct 25, 2022

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af+

Member2Member Advice: This Post Is a Space for Educators

Share resources, swap advice, get temp checks on what you’re doing, and find support.

Nico

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Oct 11, 2022

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya takes a mirror selfie, surrounded by copies of her novelette HELEN HOUSE. A small ghost comes out of her phone.

book features

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya on Writing a Lesbian Horror Protagonist Who Has Been to Therapy

Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya’s debut book — Helen House, a queer horror novelette — comes out October 18.

Nico

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Oct 6, 2022

a collage showing Anya, a white woman with long brown-blonde hair smiling in an orchard and balancing an apple on her head, Kayla a South Asian woman with glasses and long brown hair smilign with a jack o lantern she carved that says gay with her partner Kristen in the background, a white butch human with long brown hair that is holding up a jack o lantern that is smiling, then there is a photo of viv with their sisters and family dog and they are all asian humans, sitting outside in fall weather, and finally, there is a photo of nico and their partner sadie outside of gertrude stein's birth home in the autumn. nico, a white human with bleached hair wearing fall clothes and a beanie is kissing the head of their partner, sadie, a white gender non conforming woman wearing a beanie and coat

af+

REMINDER: Submit to the A+ Member 🎃 Autumnal Photo Gallery 🎃

Get those photos in!!!

Nico

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Oct 5, 2022

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af+

Sarah Thankam Mathews Chatted With Us About Collectivism, Spreadsheets, Queer Sex Scenes and More!

“I really wanted the movement of the novel to start with an I and end with a We.”

Nico

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Oct 4, 2022

af+

Today’s A+ Read a Fucking Book Club Starts In 20 Minutes!

Come join us!

Nico

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Sep 26, 2022

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shopping

Introducing the A+ Discount Marketplace!

Support indie queer media, get discounts from our partners!

Nico

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Sep 24, 2022

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identity

15 of the Most Chaotically Bisexual Things I Did as a Bisexual 15-Year-Old

My bisexuality was a resistance and a freedom and a liability. It was such a defining part of my life that I still cling to the word, to its shifting…

Nico

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Sep 23, 2022

Photo 1: Doc Martens. Photo 2: Artwork of cats. Photo 2: A dying plant. Photo 4: A water bottle. Photo 5: A yellow sweater. Photo 6: A craft aisle. Photo 7: A green couch. Photo 8: Kombucha.

quizzes

Quiz: What Lesbian Household Item Are You?

Here at Autostraddle, we know that lesbian and queer stereotypes sometimes have some truth behind them.

Nico

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Sep 18, 2022

a lesbian couple with an adorable baby shop for clothes in a store. they're smiling at each other and looking at a pair of jorts.

af+

Member2Member Advice: Where the Heck Do You Buy Your Clothes?

Queer people helping queer people look hot while hanging fabric on our bodies!

Nico

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Sep 13, 2022

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