first person I’m Tired of Hearing About Yearning There is power in yearning, but only as a means to an end, not as an endstate in itself. AJ Feb 20, 2026
first person Goodbye to My Gallbladder Happy Gallbladder Day on Autostraddle dot com! I’m glad you’re here and I’m glad my gallbladder is not. Vanessa — Nov 30, 2022
first person “Dancing With the Stars” Fantasies I’ve Had About Various Phases of My Queer Life As my opening number, I’m imaging a quickstep with JoJo Siwa. I have no explanation for this. Em Win — Nov 29, 2022
first person Why I’m Craving a Thanksgiving Sandwich 364 Days a Year It’s November 2016, and I’m lonely and missing my family a lot more than I expected. I say I can’t come home for Thanksgiving for a mix of reasons. Julie Gentile — Nov 24, 2022
community We Need QTBIPOC Land Healing Projects We have a responsibility to care for others. In land stewardship and land healing this means prioritizing accountability to Indigenous folks. Gabrielle Lawrence — Nov 24, 2022
first person Working Out at a Strength Gym Has Been Great, but These Exercises Make Me Want To Scream Even though I believe in complete body liberation and fat freedom, I don’t like to talk about my “I’ve been fat my whole life” baggage. Stef Rubino — Nov 21, 2022
first person My Anxiety Turns Life Into a Horror Movie Most of my fears are around dying, maybe because I don’t understand it. ashni — Nov 9, 2022
tv feature Slow Takes: “Pen15” and Embracing Alternate Girlhoods Watching the first season during what I considered my second puberty was miserable. I could acknowledge its effectiveness, but I felt alienated. Drew Burnett Gregory — Nov 3, 2022
first person How it Ends I begin to realize my relationship is over when my boyfriend starts cleaning his gun in our apartment. Darcy — Oct 30, 2022
