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Book Lists

See The Fascinating Evolution of Cover Art From 12 Legendary Queer Books

Looking back at a century of cover designs from all over the world for beloved queer books like Tipping the Velvet, Orlando, The Color Purple, Annie on my Mind, Rubyfruit Jungle and more.

Riese May 9, 2013 27 Comments
Lesbian Sex

Masturbation Memory Lane: Roundtable and Open Thread

Autostraddle staff talks anonymously about when they started masturbating, among other things. Join us, won’t you?

A.E. Osworth May 9, 2013 91 Comments
Geekery

Team Pick: Hyperbole and a Half is Backish!

Kristen’s Team Pick. And I’m not even exaggerating.

Kristen May 9, 2013 28 Comments
First Person Pets & Animals

A Prairie Homo Companion: To Be More Like A Dog

Your dog doesn’t care that you’re an anti-social drunk bookworm.

Malaika May 9, 2013 21 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Brittani’s Video Party: Drag Queens, Janelle Monae, and a Lesbian Gardner Play Ender’s Game

Carly directed a music video, Janelle Monae is still a queen in the future, Ender’s Game gets the Blockbuster treatment, and a new web series featuring gay siblings party together this week.

Brittani May 9, 2013 38 Comments
Music

Team Pick: Enough Punk To Last You At Least 3 Days

Cara’s Team Pick: “Women In Punk” offers dozens of hours of your favorite rock stars spliced together real nice on your computer. Wear your best headphones.

Cara May 8, 2013 7 Comments
Gender Health Issues

It’s Not Okay: Intimate Partner Violence in Radical Queer Spaces

“She acts like she’s such a victim when obviously there was abuse on both sides.” Awkwardly, I shrug my shoulders and look around the room. My partner doesn’t notice how uncomfortable she’s making me because she’s caught up in her own conjectures: “It’s like how we are sometimes.”

Emma May 8, 2013 24 Comments
School

Lillian’s College Lesbianage: Discontent and Determination

Over the last few weeks, there have been two incidents of vandalism found scrawled on the walls of one of the safest spaces on the Vassar campus”

Lillian May 8, 2013 1 Comment
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Queer Leadership Lives On and Other Stories We Missed This Week

Queer leadership, Mother’s day, marriage, Brittney Griner, and dumb homophobes.

Carmen May 8, 2013 6 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Mariel Cove: A Masturbation Month One-Handed-Read Review and Interview

Mariel Cove is a sexy new erotica serial by and for queer women, which means I had to have it immediately.

A.E. Osworth May 8, 2013 17 Comments
Music

Almost Famous: She King

Shawnee She King is a pop powerhouse from Toronto who recently hit #1 on Canada’s National Aboriginal Countdown chart.

Crystal May 8, 2013 6 Comments
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Delaware Legalizes Gay Marriage, We Won A Thing!

Delaware became the 11th state to legalize same-sex marriage today!

Riese May 7, 2013 23 Comments
Travel

Girl-On-World: Traveling While Gay in Georgia

“I loved living in Georgia, but the people I met, particularly in my village, seemed so old-fashioned I was always too scared to come out and lose the love and affection I’d gained. “

jess May 7, 2013 24 Comments
Movie Reviews

Stream It Now: ‘Mosquita y Mari’ Will Make You Re-Live All Your Gay Teen Feelings

You can watch Wolfe Video’s Mosquita y Mari right here right now! Oh the feelings.

Araguaney R. Da Silva May 7, 2013 9 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Make A Thing: 15 Gifts To Make For Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is the perfect day to glue something together sketchily and hand it to your mom with pride. She HAS to like it.

Hansen May 7, 2013 12 Comments
Music

This Letter Crystal Sent Me About Meeting Tegan and Sara

“All I really wanted to do was shake the Tegan and Sara’s hands. That’d be enough. Unfortunately, it’d also only take 10 seconds. I’d have at least 80 seconds left to fill.”

Crystal May 7, 2013 41 Comments
LGBT History

Idol Worship: Zelda Fitzgerald, The First American Flapper

On flappers, Zelda Fitzgerald, and sleeping around.

Carmen May 7, 2013 13 Comments
School

Sunny’s College Lesbianage: Admiration and Appreciation

There was no need to feel insecure about what I wore simply because it was a festivity of expression and you were the odd one out if you weren’t loosening up.

Sunny May 6, 2013 5 Comments
Health

Fat Queer Tells All: On Fatness and Gender Flatness

“The truth is if I do find someone while I am out tonight, I want them to know that I am not good at being a girl, that there are other things about me beyond my precarious femininity that I value more, and that if things work out, I will expect them to value.”

Allie Shyer May 6, 2013 63 Comments
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Sex Toys

Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Sqweel 2

The Sqweel 2 is the world’s best-selling oral sex toy, and if you’re in a rut with your vibrator, it’s definitely worth a try.

Guest May 6, 2013 14 Comments
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