Grow a Family Tree: An Ancestral Project You Can Begin Over the Holidays
This is a great time to talk to relatives about where you all came from. Then take that info, work some homespun magic, and turn it into a beautiful, meaningful piece of art.
LGBTQ Charity List for 2014: Your Guide to Giving Back
‘Tis the season to give back, so consider Autostraddle your Queer Charity Matchmaker. We’ve put together a list of some of the best North American charities whose missions focus on the LGBTQ community.
Autostraddle Book Club #7: Let’s Talk “Blue Is The Warmest Color” and Win an Autographed Copy!
Did you read the book? Now it’s time to join in the discussion! We have questions, you have answers, and hopefully additional questions. It’s a book club! Let’s go!
10 Women Who Could Have Been The Advocate’s “Person of the Year”
A celebration of all we’ve accomplished in 2013.
Sunday Top Ten: Significant Experiences In Canada
I’m flying to Canada today so this seemed like a good opportunity to think about all the other times I’ve been to other parts of Canada!
There’s No Day Like Sunday Funday To Sing a Love Song to Mrs. Claus
Penguin love in the age of Mary Lambert, all coming to you live from the Lego-sized set of The Golden Girls.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Keep You Coming, Keep You Going
This week on NSFW Sunday: weird sex laws, orgasms and your brain, and more.
The Comment Awards Are On Holiday Break
Last minute shopping, vibrators and Beyonce. Because of course.
Couple.me App Is Co-Dependent, Also Wonderful: The Giant Group Review
“This would be a great time to merge an app review with how adorable everyone is with their perfect humans because everyone who works here is a total critter.”
India’s Government Demands Review Of Anti-Gay Court Verdict
“As 2013 is ending on a hopeful note for Indian queers but on a dark one for those in Uganda, we can only resolve that the struggle is not over – it never is.”
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Pretty Fucking Gay
Welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons, a segment where four artists take turns delighting you with their whimsy, facts and punchlines on Saturday mornings!
We Won A Thing: You Can Get Married in Utah and New Mexico!
A federal judge just struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, a day after New Mexico becomes the 17th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Read a F*cking Book: Read Best Sex Writing 2013 Before 2013 Is Over
If I had to compare this book to a physical object, it would be a box of chocolates. But not fluffy, easy chocolates – I’m not talking Russell Stover, here. I’m talking complex chocolates, probably with liqueur in them.
Last Minute Holigay Gift Guide 2013: Caffeine is the Key to Everyone’s Heart
Because nothing powers you through the holidays better than caffeine and chocolate.
Wilder Hungers: Chewy Molasses Cookies and Snow in NYC
Hi Straddlers! Semi-short post today since I am writing from the confines of my bed where I am suffering from winter illnesses of sorts. I’ve been without a voice for 24 hours but I don’t mind because I’ve got that Scarlett Johansson raspy sound going on, only phlegmier. Hope I’m not making you lose your […]
Holiday Party Fashion Shoot: Lady Vengeance Style
“I’m going to talk to you about my favorite things of the moment: looking terrifying (but also festive! Holiday appropriate!) and suits. Also: short hair. I feel like we all may have these things in common, maybe?”
Get Baked: Gingerbread Cookie Butter HoliGAY Cake
This cake will impress absolutely everyone you know, making it the perfect dessert for any holiGAY situation. Also in this post: a video of Cara singing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas.”
Big Queer Pimples, or How I Learned to Love (or Tolerate) My Acne
“When the doctor said that such and such a treatment was linked to health problems later in life, I didn’t even blink. I’ll hit 50 and keel over? Fine, I don’t care, get rid of these fucking pimples.”
Abby Wambach Makes All-Time Women’s National Team Best XI
Abby Wambach continues to become one of the most decorated queer athletes ever.
Things I Read That I Love #106: I’ve Lost Myself Again And I Feel Unsafe
Topics include Christopher Dorner, Six Feet Under, factory farms, Bed-Sty, quicksand, painkiller addiction, Gretchen Molanenen and moar!