Ro White, Author at Autostraddle

Ro White

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Ro White is a Chicago-based writer and sex educator. Follow Ro on Twitter.

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Style

How These Autostraddle Writers Do Queer Swimwear for the Beach or Pool

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A+

Editor’s Note: On ‘How To Survive A Post(?)-COVID World’

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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Animal With Queer Tendencies Are You?

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Quizzes

Which Inanimate Object Is Actually Your Gender?

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Movie Reviews

“Hysterical” Focuses Almost Exclusively on Cis White Women in Comedy, and Misses the Mark

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Call For Submissions: How To Survive A Post(?)-COVID World

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Lesbian Sex

You Need Help: How Do I Explore Casual Sex If I’m Demisexual?

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Is Vaginismus Making Penetration Painful? Here’s What It Is and How to Treat It

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Recipes

Maybe You’re Observing Lent, or Maybe You Just Want This Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Filet-O-Fish Recipe

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Quizzes

QUIZ: What’s Your Attachment Style?

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Health

How I Learned to Organize My Life Around My Menstrual Cycle (and So Can You)

Health

I Tested And Rated 8 Natural Deodorants So You Don’t Have To

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Relationships

Love Is Not a Lie, It’s Science!

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Playlists

Playlist: This Love Is Not A Lie, But It’s Complicated

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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Did JoJo Siwa Maybe, Possibly Come Out? Her “Best Gay Cousin” Shirt Thinks So!

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Relationships

You Need Help: How Can I Help My Partner With COVID Anxiety?

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Relationships

You Need Help: Your Partner Won’t Give You Space

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Politics + Activism

The Elf On The Shelf Is A Cop: We Need ‘The Anti-Fascist On The Bookcase’

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You Need Help: My Partner’s Pandemic Practices Suck and I Want to Break Up

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Allison Moon’s “Getting It” Is the Casual Sex Guide You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Health

Does the Science Back Us Up on Period Syncing, or Is This One More Thing 2020 Will Take From Us?

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Christmas

Heartwarming Gifts for Burning Down the System: Shopping for the Protestors in Your Life

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Quizzes

What’s Your Queer Sex Personality?

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You Need Help: Was I Ghosted Or Am I Their Backup?

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Halloween

10 Reasons Why All Ghosts Are Gay

Sex Ed 2.0: Books on Queer Sex That Answer Questions You Never Got To Ask

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Halloween

Halloween Costumes That Double as Hot Role Play Costumes

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Relationships

5 Good Reasons to Just Fart in Front of Your Partner Already

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Playlists

Pull Up To The Bumper: A Butt Week Playlist

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LGBT Book Reviews

Carnal Knowledge Is the Sex Guide You Wish You Had In High School

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Sex Toys

How to Curate the Perfect Sex Toy Collection

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House & Garden

What Is Cottagecore and Why Do Young Queer People Love It?

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Lesbian Sex

You Need Help: Are There Exercises For Better Finger Sex?

TV Lists

My Top 10 Television Shows: Malic White, Who Loves Scary Women

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Politics + Activism

Schools Are Ending Contracts With Cops, But That’s Not Enough

Comedy

10 Queer Comedians You Should Know (Who Aren’t White Lesbians)

Parenting & Family

You Need Help: Should I Cut Off My Racist Dad?

Politics + Activism

Why Police Don’t Belong in Schools, and How to Begin Removing Them

Politics + Activism

How to Never Call the Cops Again: A Guide with a Few Alternatives to Calling Police

You Need Help: Quarantine Smothered My Sex Drive

Breakups

You Need Help: Should We Break Up In Quarantine?

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Lesbian Sex

Stay Home and Squirt: A Preparedness Guide

Breakups

You Need Help: Should I Move in With Someone I Used to Date?

Breakups

How Does It Feel to Be Young and Gay Divorced?

Frisky Business: Talking with Independent Queer Harness Designer Emma Alamo

Breakups

You Need Help: Why Do I Miss My Terrible Ex?

Health

How to Live Alone Without Losing Your Mind

Lesbian Sex

You Need Help: My Partner Can’t Have an Orgasm

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