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.
Of the top 50 movies of 2013, those that pass the Bechdel test outperformed those that did not by 1.56 billion dollars.
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.
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.
I am a New Year’s Resolutions skeptic, but this year will be a little different.
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.
“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.”
Here are 5 tips for making your cycling-related resolutions at least 50% more likely to stick. (Well, maybe.)
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?
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.
The more we talk about things, the better they get. 2013 was proof.
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.
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.
Here’s how we’re gonna be brave and bold in the new year. What about you?
This is a good time, self-reassurance, “you’re about to OWN the new year” kind of party. You got this.
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.
The Spice Girls were, for a really fucking long time, the only women showing me how to live a philosophy I later came to call feminism.
Read these books.
You know, if I’m ever trapped on a far-off planet with a crazed, god-like megalomaniac, I want Spock on my team!
Sewing on elbow patches takes less than 20 minutes and can mend your sweaters for many years of lovin’ to come.