The Comment Awards Wish They Were At A-Camp
The “We’re not at A-Camp” support group is now in session.
Writing Dirty: You, Too, Can Write About Sex
No matter what your reasons are, or where your piece winds up, we think it’d be cool if you got to write about sex with us.
Liquor on the Mountain: Taste These Whiskeys!
We’re going to update you on all the whiskeys our group will be tasting on the mountain so your presumably now-formed queer whiskey tasting friend-group can taste along with us. And our brand new obsession? Hudson Whiskey.
Listling: Most Hilarious Synonyms For “Vagina”
“4. Beaver cake.”
Teach Me Your Ways: The Teachers Who Helped Make Us Queer
Many of us were lucky enough to have teachers who didn’t make us queer as such, but they did help make it a little easier on us, sometimes even before we knew it about ourselves. Here’s to them.
Bondage 101: How To Tie Someone Up
How to tie someone up when you don’t know how to tie someone up.
Being Queer And Spiritual (Or Not): The Autostraddle Religion Roundtable
There’s a lot to say about religion and queerness and how the two can (or cannot) interact, which is why we put together this roundtable with 12 different perspectives. We hope you share your own thoughts and beliefs in the comment section.
Your Childhood Lives On In Perler Beads: 40 Nerdy 8-Bit Patterns
Making 8- and 16-bit video characters out of plastic beads: the best afternoon EVER.
Ashley Catharine Is A Pure Poet: The Autostraddle Review of “Year of the Mermaid”
Inside Year of the Mermaid is Ashley’s story. And it’s eerie how similar it sounds to yours.
Writing Your Own Prescription: How To Figure Out Your Feelings With Writing
Okay, so you have a pen and paper and some feelings. Now what?
Brittani’s Video Party: Britney Spears and Erin Foley Speak Spanish
Erin Foley hit up Conan, Britney Spears uses a whip in her music video, and a pretty funny sketch about Spanish skills outside the classroom.
Playlist: How To Be Alone
Being alone isn’t the same as being lonely. These songs understand.
Almost Famous: Steph Bosch
Steph Bosch is the powerhouse front-woman of Toronto’s indie-pop outfit The C’mons.
How To Be Alone: The Zine
Vanessa and Grace think that it’s important to learn to be happy by yourself, so they made you a zine to help explain what they mean and why. Happy alone time-ing!
Khaela Maricich Of The Blow: The Autostraddle Interview
Over the years, frontwoman Khaela Maricich’s lyrics have been equal parts heartbreaking and tender, caustic and clever, and the new self-titled album is no exception.
Queer Outfit of the Week: Boy Scout Chic
Featuring Taylor and Cee dressed up like boy scouts! Yes, really.
Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Trans Woman? On Horror and Transfemininity
From Psycho to The Silence of the Lambs, horror movies have a long history of using trans women as insane murderers and creepy villains. It contributes to very real and very violent transmisogyny against actual trans women.
Get Baked: Lemony Lentil Soup
Unfancy easy lunch food.
Read A F*cking Book: Rhiannon Argo’s “Girls I’ve Run Away With”
Lo is that girl you had a secret crush on in high school, the one who could skate and wore baggy shorts. And with everything she goes through, you genuinely care about her.
Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions About Packing for A-Camp with DeAnne Smith
“I’m still not sure how any of it happens.”