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An Indian woman distributes masks in her COVID ravaged country.

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: How to Begin to Process the Unfolding Horror of COVID in India?

two characters from the show The Fosters sit on a couch and receive therapy. a graphic over top reads "Into the A+ Advice Box" and has an envelope icon.

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #34: Happy 30th Birthday, A+ Member!

A young Black woman wearing a face mask holds a red ribbon out in front of her body.

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Amidst COVID-19, 62% of Black Trans Women Surveyed Are Also Living with HIV

A woman with glasses and a ponytail leans back on a couch, scrolling on a phone displaying the Struck dating app on the screen

Lesbian Dating Apps

Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try Dating App Struck and Leave It to the Stars

A therapist from the show ER leans in toward the viewer.

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #33: Are You Too Dependent On Your Therapist?

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What Will It Take to Protect Trans Youth in Arkansas (and Everywhere Else?)

A photo of a white short-haired cat wearing a neon orange polo shirt and eyeglasses, looking judgy

Culture

Smoochy Wow-Wow and 71 Other Names We Use for Our Pets in Private

Dr. Linda Freeman from Two and a Half Men frowns on a couch while giving therapy

A+

Into the A+ Box #32: What If You Choose Not To Have Kids Because of Climate Change?

A photo of a laptop on a desk in a dark room lit by a desk lamp, with a highly populated Zoom call on the screen and a range of other electronics, a phone, apple watch and tablet, also running behind it on the same surface

A+

Roundtable: What We’re Struggling With a Year Into COVID

A photo of a series of colorful cloth face masks pinned to a clothesline against a background of trees in the distance and a blue sky

First Person

What a Long Strange Year It’s Been: A One-Year Quarantine Reflection Roundtable

A person in the show Dimension which looks very scifi looks at an orb that is maybe dispensing therapy. The image reads Into the A+ Advice Box

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #31: Yours Truly, Gay Panic

A black and white photo of teen rugby players huddled together, facing inwards in a cirlce and arms around each others' shoulders

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Why We Can’t Look Away from HB 1217 and Other Legislative Attacks Targeting Trans Youth

Straddleverse

Happy Birthday to Us! Here’s What We’d Say to Our Tween Selves

A series of speech bubbles against a papery background.

Autostraddle’s Turning 12 and We Want You to Ask Us Anything!

two women in couples therapy and a therapist!

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #30: Lonely, Jealous, and Wrapped up in Pandemic Anxiety

A person holds a phone with the Hinge app open on it.

Lesbian Dating Apps

Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try Hinge, Try Not to Get Unhinged

A government building photographed from afar, with the corner of a rainbow flag fluttering in the foreground.

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What Does It Mean That the House Passed the Equality Act?

Two characters from "Clique" in therapy

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #29: Feeling Inexperienced While Dating in Your 40’s, and More!

A collage of three sitcoms from the list: Khadijah from Living Single, Jo from The Facts of Life, and Dorothy from The Golden Girls.

TV Lists

’80s and ’90s Sitcom Characters, Ranked by Lesbianism

A person stands with a rainbow flag draped over their head, staring off into the middle distance.

Dating

31 Reasons Why It’s Fine That We’re Single in a Pandemic, Thanks!

Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne kiss in a bathtub

Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Love Is a Lie: A Vapid Fluff Timeline of Heartbreak

A person is wearing headphones and looking really grumpy

Playlists

Playlist: That Love Was a Lie

Three people sit in socially distanced chairs, wearing masks as signs above their heads indicate they're in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What in the World Is Happening with the Vaccine Rollout?

Ilana from Broad City cries in the arms of her therapist

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #28: Coping with Trumper In-Laws, Dating as a Demisexual, and More!

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What We’re Seeing on COVID-19 and Accountability So Far from Biden’s Administration

A woman sitting on a hardwood floor browses Bumble on her phone.

Lesbian Dating Apps

Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try Bumble and Date On a Deadline

Indira Dadyshue of the Bojack Horseman cartoon gives therapy

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #27: A Pattern of Growing Tired of Dating Cis Men

How to Honestly Tell When It’s Time to Break Up

Dating

What We’ve Learned About Dating & Relationships During the Pandemic

View of the Capitol from the mall

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Untangling the Staggeringly Long List of Culpable Parties for the Insurrection

Two white women wearing a gray tshirt and red flannel respectively lounging on a couch, one smiling and one looking more serious, with a Jack Russel Terrier sitting between them, looking disgruntled

A+

The Truth About Cats & Dogs: How Our Pets Have Played Into Our Gay Dating Drama

A character from anyone but me sits for therapy

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #26: Working Through Shame Around Kink

A woman with long, brown hair rests her face on her desk in front of a pink background.

Community

Tell Me Something Good Please I’m Begging You: A 2020 Roundtable

A close-up shot in dramatic lighting of a US-treasury-branded check mixed in among a pile of fresh bills in US currency.

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Making Sense of What’s Actually Happening with the Stimulus Package

Several of the Autostraddle team, Kamala, Nicole, Rachel, Riese, Malic, Sarah, Laneia, Molly, Vanessa, Carmen are posed in various mid-dance poses.

A+
Community

Day 13 Is Here and We’re Dancing For You

A+

The Best (and Worst) Gifts our Exes Ever Gave Us

Niecy Nash portrays Dr. Jamie Ryan on Never Have I Ever, a therapist. She sits in a chair with a notebook. This image has the 13 Days of A+ treatment with a lavender background.

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #25: How Do You Explore Your Gender When Privacy Is Scarce?

Can You Make Stuffing Into an Edible?! Join Us TODAY for an A+ Holigay Cooking AMA!

A+
Playlists

Snuggling With Our Sadness: A Cold Months Playlist by the Team

collaged photos of Brandon Bernard and Casey Goodson Jr with their respective families

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Mourning Brandon Bernard and Casey Goodson Jr

A collage from the Bisexual Disney Characters list: Moana, Megara, Tramp, and Mulan.

Movie Lists

Disney Characters, Ranked by Bisexuality

A pair of nitrile gloved hands fill an injection needle from a bottle.

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What Do We Actually Know About a COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout?

Sarah Paulson in American Horror Story looks concerned, maybe even deeply worried

A+

Into the A+ Advice Box #24: How to Have Your Acrylic Nails And Do It All, Too

A brown-skinned person's hands with manicured nails hold a smart phone, scrolling through Lex posts.

Lesbian Dating Apps

Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try Lex and Get Sexy With Words

Shopping

The Impulse Quarantine Purchases We’d 100% Buy Again

Holigays

Autostraddle’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2020: Presents Produce Serotonin, Right? RIGHT???

A masked person in a baseball cap holds up a sign that reads 74 million Americans: you're fired! Stop tweeting and start packing!

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: Some of the Changes We Can Already See as the Trump Era Drags On

Hen from the show 9-1-1 sits in a chair in an Adidas track suit, getting therapy, maybe some queer advice.

Into the A+ Advice Box #23: What If Your Partner Didn’t Tell You They Were Potentially Exposed to Covid?

the shape of the US covered in "I voted today" stickers

Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What The 2020 Election Says About America

a cartoon image of a person experiencing pain in their uterus on a red background

Period Pain, A Roundtable: On Cramps, Endometriosis, and Everything In Between

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