• About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
  • Shop
  • Sign In
  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Baby Steps
    • Our Sex/Life
    • The Parlour
    • Go Long
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • S L I C K Erotica
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles

Life

  • LGBT History
  • Health
  • Travel
  • Money + Work
  • Geekery
  • Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft
  • Holigays
  • Parenting & Family
  • Pregnancy

Etc.

  • Special Issues
  • Webcomics
  • Lists/Top Tens
  • Greatest Hits
  • Ranked by Lesbianism
  • Epic Lists
  • Shopping
  • Podcasts

  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Sign In
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Baby Steps
    • Our Sex/Life
    • The Parlour
    • Go Long
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • S L I C K Erotica
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles
  • Shop
  • About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Tales of Sweet, Gay Retribution and Other Stories We Missed This Week

We’re getting smart about feminism, then collecting our cash rewards for having suffered at the hands of the kyriarchy. Also, a cat mayor exists.

Carmen September 11, 2013 4 Comments
Music

Almost Famous: Dollhouse Riot

Love. Sex. Riot. An all-female band formed through a mutual love of riot grrrl and Joss Whedon.

Stef September 11, 2013 7 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Read A F*cking Book: Laurie Penny’s “Cybersexism”

Two years after writing that “a woman’s opinion is the miniskirt of the internet,” Laurie Penny is in no shortage of them in her latest mini-book.

Fikri September 10, 2013 7 Comments
Politics + Activism

Texas, Mississippi National Guard Won’t Process Benefits For Same-Sex Couples Despite Pentagon Orders

State officials have cited marriage bans as defense for the decision, and federal facilities in each state will comply with the policy.

Kaitlyn September 10, 2013 3 Comments
Queer Fashion

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.

Charlotte September 10, 2013 35 Comments
Straddleverse

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!

the team September 10, 2013 18 Comments
Food and Drink

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.

Chelsea September 10, 2013 60 Comments
LGBT History

Idol Worship: Coretta Scott King

Celebrating the First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement.

Carmen September 10, 2013 6 Comments
TV Feature

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.

Riese September 9, 2013 63 Comments
Movie Reviews

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.

Lane Moore September 9, 2013 72 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Triple Threat Vegan Cheesecake

Triple threat stands for raw, gluten free, lactose free and vanilla, strawberry, chocolate.

Araguaney R. Da Silva September 9, 2013 18 Comments
Food and Drink

Ode to My Pantry: Canning

What’s a pantry without some preserved goods?

Kristen September 9, 2013 7 Comments
LGBT History

More Than Words: Adjective Invective

In which the hysterical, nagging, irrational Jennifer Weiner won’t take “strident” in stride.

Cara September 9, 2013 15 Comments
Community

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.

Vanessa September 9, 2013 24 Comments
NSFW Sunday

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.

Ryan Yates September 8, 2013 7 Comments
Society + Culture

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.

Carmen September 8, 2013 12 Comments
Comedy

Julie and Brandy Play A Pretend Couple… in Their New Sitcom “Roomies”

I knew they were trouble when they moved in.

Brittani September 7, 2013 14 Comments
Geekery

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.

A.E. Osworth September 7, 2013 2 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Love You From Across The Universe

Outer space, long distance love, fashion week and beyond!

carrie September 6, 2013 6 Comments
Community

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.”

Hattie September 6, 2013 84 Comments
← Previous Page 1 … 1,064 1,065 1,066 1,067 1,068 1,069 1,070 … 1,440 Next Page →

From the Archives

  • Zumba Sisterhood of the Traveling Hips
  • Rainbow Reading: I’ve Been Thinking About What I Was Reading When I Was 13
  • Did My Partner Leave Me Because of My Bipolar Disorder?

Latest Comments

  • AK 50 Gay Questions To Ask on a First Date "I go to a queer knitting/crafting night that does off-beat icebreaker questions, and this article may have just become a…"

  • Silence L'Roman “Surviving Isn’t Enough”: Tess Sharpe, Nicola Griffith, and Katrina Carrasco on Writing Expansive Queer Fiction "Very happy to see Katrina Carrasco interviewed here. I’m about halfway through “Rough Trade” after reading “the Best Bad Things”…"

  • a dyke ‘How Do I Heal From This Prolonged Breakup and Is Repair Possible?’ "“ I’m not telling you to stop caring or harden yourself. I’m asking you to let go of the embers…"

  • Kaci Pelias The Ultimatum: Queer Love’s Bridget Matloff on What the Cameras Didn’t Show You "I remember listening to the episode of Robby Hoffman’s podcast where she talks about meeting Gabby and mentions that a…"

Latest Posts

  • ‘How Do I Heal From This Prolonged Breakup and Is Repair Possible?’
  • TIFF 2025: ‘Hedda’ Brings the Dyke Drama to Ibsen
  • “Surviving Isn’t Enough”: Tess Sharpe, Nicola Griffith, and Katrina Carrasco on Writing Expansive Queer Fiction
  • The 2025 VMAs Were for the Gays
  • The Ultimatum: Queer Love’s Bridget Matloff on What the Cameras Didn’t Show You

Our Network

  • Store
  • For Them

About Us

  • What is AS?
  • Meet The Team
  • Press
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Write for Us
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Copyright 2009 - 2025 The Excitant Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Comment Policy

Read ad-free: join AF MEDIA