LGBT History

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Are Birds Gay?

The world is not kind to queer folks. And in many ways, it isn’t kind to birds either

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

Jan 1, 2026

christmas

Lavender Menace Gift Guide: For Passionate Feminist Lesbians and Herstorical Queers

Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians. Happy holidays!

Riese

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Dec 13, 2017

lgbt history

BREAKING: Olivia Wyndham and Edna Thomas Are In Love and It’s F*cking Adorable

That one dance with a woman, Edna gasped, “made me know I was a homosexual.”

Riese

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Dec 1, 2017

lgbt history

It’s the Season of the Witch and Hekate, Goth-as-Hell Goddess of Outcast Women

Hekate is the goddess of outcast women and taking power where you find it.

Siobhan

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Nov 2, 2017

community

Thank You Jeanne Córdova, Love Autostraddle Dot Com

We’re closing out LGBT History Month with Jeanne Córdova — a legendary publisher and activist who died last year and included Autostraddle as one of many beneficiaries of her estate, which…

Riese

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Oct 31, 2017

lgbt history

22 Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Women Athletes Who Changed the Game

Women athletes who came out before very recently risked everything to do so: their endorsements, their fans, their spots on their teams, their livelihoods, and sometimes even their own lives.…

Heather Hogan

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Oct 31, 2017

Coming to Power / Jeans with Hanky in Left Pocket

book features

Our Sex Is Good: Kink Writing in the 1980s–1990s

How two 1970s and 1980s lesbian BDSM books changed the national conversation around feminism, lesbianism, and kink.

Ari

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Oct 24, 2017

lgbt history

BREAKING: Alleged Murder Thrusts Actress Libby Holman Back into Loving Arms of Heiress Ex-Girlfriend and We’re So Here For It

When you’re a Broadway starlet indicted for the murder of your wealthy young boyfriend even though it was a suicide, who’re you gonna call? Your wealthy ex-girlfriend!

Riese

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Oct 23, 2017

celebrities (vapid fluff)

BREAKING: Natalie Barney and Liane de Pougy Break Up Because Amour Is a Lie

We could hardly believe it was real, and now we can hardly believe that it’s over.

Riese

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Oct 13, 2017

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LGBT History

lgbt history

Are Birds Gay?

Lavender Menace Gift Guide: For Passionate Feminist Lesbians and Herstorical Queers

BREAKING: Olivia Wyndham and Edna Thomas Are In Love and It’s F*cking Adorable

It’s the Season of the Witch and Hekate, Goth-as-Hell Goddess of Outcast Women

Thank You Jeanne Córdova, Love Autostraddle Dot Com

22 Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Women Athletes Who Changed the Game

Our Sex Is Good: Kink Writing in the 1980s–1990s

BREAKING: Alleged Murder Thrusts Actress Libby Holman Back into Loving Arms of Heiress Ex-Girlfriend and We’re So Here For It

BREAKING: Natalie Barney and Liane de Pougy Break Up Because Amour Is a Lie

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