How To Properly Pack Your Collared Dress Shirts
No more wrinkles! You don’t have to bring an iron along for those dress shirts while you’re traveling, it’s all in the folding.
We Need Help: Seeking New Music Writers
We’re rebuilding our music team and want to hear from music lovers who want to write for Autostraddle!
High Femme: Queer Cannabis Culture and Edibles
Sometimes the clearest heads prevail in the cloudiest of rooms. And when it gets too smoky, don’t be scared. Be open, be vulnerable and embrace who you are. Because you are a beautiful, unique, stoned little snowflake and your time has come.
Idol Worship: Coretta Scott King
Celebrating the First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement.
35 Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of Lesbian Characters From Your Favorite TV Shows
Behind-the-scenes pics from teevee shows with queer storylines, from “Ellen” to “Orange is the New Black” to “Buffy” to “Pretty Little Liars” to absolutely everything in between. You’re gonna love it, we promise.
Secretly Gay Movies: “Fried Green Tomatoes”
Most people who love this movie would never categorize it as gay, but that’s just because they don’t watch it with hopeful queer eyes.
Get Baked: Triple Threat Vegan Cheesecake
Triple threat stands for raw, gluten free, lactose free and vanilla, strawberry, chocolate.
Ode to My Pantry: Canning
What’s a pantry without some preserved goods?
More Than Words: Adjective Invective
In which the hysterical, nagging, irrational Jennifer Weiner won’t take “strident” in stride.
Straddler On The Street: Shelby
Shelby lives in Chicago and is on track to become a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She talks about A-Camp, her wedding, and the costumes she makes for sci-fi conventions.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Throwing A Sex Party
This week on NSFW Sunday: how to get hugs, the end of the Lusty Lady, new ways to think about sex and disability and more.
Sunday Funday’s Taking On Gender During Bathtime
Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR prominent pieces about cute animals inside. Oh, and Michael Jordan’s daughter being totes gay. NBD.
Julie and Brandy Play A Pretend Couple… in Their New Sitcom “Roomies”
I knew they were trouble when they moved in.
The Science and Technology Of Making (And Breaking) Things By Hand
Technology helps artists and artisans, whether it’s in a new way to think about or talk about their work or in a new way to create something classic. Sometimes it helps humans deconstruct something.
The Comment Awards Love You From Across The Universe
Outer space, long distance love, fashion week and beyond!
What I Want From My Queer Community: Inspired By An Autostraddle London Meetup
“I want queers who feel familiar… I want to wonder if we knew each other in a past life.”
Things I Read That I Love #91: A Maniacal Power Fantasy That Panders To Female Anger and Fear
Topics include Claire Danes, missionary/colonialist collectors, the death of Kendrick Johnson in Georgia, the Lusty Lady, Gone Girl, Thomas Pynchon, growing up Chinese in America and more!
Times A-Changing: Even the Church of England Thinks This Ridiculous Homophobic Vicar Is Wrong
Aimi and Victoria Leggett wanted to have their son baptized into the Church of England but were rejected by the local vicar. Thankfully, the rest of the Church of England also thinks this is ridiculous.
Queered Science: LGBTQ Scientists and the Legend of the Unicorn
“Now tell me the name of a queer scientist. Nothing? Yeah, I thought so. But it’s not your fault – I couldn’t think of any either. And this got me to thinking: where are all the queer scientists?”
6 Kids’ Clothing Lines That Know Your Daughter is More Than Just a Pink Princess Glitterbomb Who Can’t Do Math
Now that back to school sales are in full swing, it’s hard to look through clothing catalogs without becoming irate. Here are some retailers that don’t think your kids are damsels in distress.