Wilder Hungers: Lumberjack Cake and Christmas in Florida
“I’m going to brush the dust off my sneakers and take up boxing. I’m vowing to take more walks and eat more cake. It’s gonna be a good year.”
The Comment Awards Are Having a Happy New Year
It’s the year of brave, bold, elbow patches and #herocrushes.
Team Pick: “No Look Pass” Now on iTunes
No Look Pass, a documentary about Emily Tay living a double life at Harvard University and striving to play professional basketball in Germany while coming out as a lesbian, is now available on iTunes.
Get Baked (Get Iced?): Winter Storm Hercules
My fingers are so cold it’s hard to type, and I’m wearing two sweaters. Let’s eat snow.
I Would Grow My Hair To Cover the City
I imagine myself as not myself, at my grandparents’ apartment this Christmas, wearing makeup, a women’s blouse, long hair combed to the middle of my back: What he thought I would grow up to be, what my mom thought I would grow up to be.
Bechdel-Passing Blockbusters of 2013 Made The Most Money for Hollywood
Of the top 50 movies of 2013, those that pass the Bechdel test outperformed those that did not by 1.56 billion dollars.
Brittani’s Video Party: Angel Haze and Hannah Hart Dance in the Snow
Hannah Hart made a movie, Angel Haze made a video, and a woman passes out on live television. They all learn how to contemporary dance in this video party.
Make Them Apologize: Ani DiFranco Says Sorry For Plantation Retreat But Many White Fans Still Won’t
Many fans had their faith in Ani DiFranco restored today when she finally said “I’m sorry” — while many fans lost faith in much of Ani’s fanbase, who continue insisting she did nothing wrong.
Dear Queer Diary: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
I am a New Year’s Resolutions skeptic, but this year will be a little different.
Queer Girl Mini Guide: Cleveland, Ohio and the Gay Games
Positively Cleveland and the Gay Games invited Autostraddle to take a look at their facilities for the games and experience some of food and fun Cleveland has to offer the impending influx of queermos.
Body as a Second Language: Navigating Queer Girl Culture on the Autism Spectrum
“For me, reading and speaking body language is like communicating in any foreign language — I concentrate hard, stumble, and make embarrassing errors. Turns out other queer autistic people have this problem too.”
Who’s Afraid of Riding a Bicycle? Not You Because We Have 5 Tips for Beginners
Here are 5 tips for making your cycling-related resolutions at least 50% more likely to stick. (Well, maybe.)
In 2013’s Final Hours, Sotomayor Issues Temp Stay On Contraceptive Mandate
Couldn’t you think of a better way to spend the last day of 2013, Justice Sotomayor? Maybe clean out your freezer? Flip your mattress? Rotate your tires?
Queer Outfit of the Week: Testing Out Your New Year’s Resolution in a Snow Storm
This year I’m going to test out all my crazy new styles right in the middle of snow storms. Starting with thigh-high stockings over tights.
Also.Also.Also: Why We Really Need Gay Bars and Other Stories We Missed This Week
The more we talk about things, the better they get. 2013 was proof.
35 Trans Women I Had #Herocrushes On In 2013
A #herocrush isn’t romantic or sexual, it’s about people you admire. People you’d love to work with to dismantle systems of oppression. This year most of my #herocrushes happened to be trans women.
“The Strumpet” Brings Together 22 Ladies to Make Great Comics About Taste
In it’s third volume, all-lady comic collection “The Strumpet” brings us tales from 22 different women all centered around the idea of taste- whatever that means to the artist.
New Year’s OPEN THREAD 2014: Braver / Bolder Edition
Here’s how we’re gonna be brave and bold in the new year. What about you?
Playlist: New Year’s, No Fears
This is a good time, self-reassurance, “you’re about to OWN the new year” kind of party. You got this.
15 Fears I Faced in 2013, With a Little Help From Autostraddle
I’ve been afraid to do so many things. This year, thanks to Autostraddle, I looked those fears in the eye, took action and started living my life the way I want to live it.