Anonymous Sex Diary: Shibari and Stolen Privacy
“I’m not in a place where coming out to my family is a reasonable option. Fortunately, I have a husband who is more than happy to cover me during my prolonged phone conversations with other partners.”
AF+ Crossword Is Exhibiting Its Typical Behavior
I have the world’s worst thesaurus.
AF+ Crossword Supports Queer Indie Bookstores
I’m reading a book about anti-gravity.
Into the A+ Advice Inbox #96: So You Hate College
Will your friend ever want to be something more? Can you be friends with your friend’s ex? The team answers these questions and more!
Editor’s Notes: 13 Days of A+ and the SHAME Series
A real one-two combo of notes!
The Eras of My Bisexuality
She was the straight, white, Christian girl who was so picture perfect no one could dislike her.
AF+ Crossword is an Amorphous Thing
What’s big, gray and doesn’t matter?
Shame as a Black, Autistic Queer Elder
“Toward the end of our stay in Mississippi, a 24-hour crisis line started up. I called them almost every weeknight.”
Apparently, Shame Tastes Like My Cunt
“The other partners I had throughout much of my time in sex work were uncomfortable at best and shaming at worst. They were jealous and confused. ‘How can you interact with men like this?'”
A+ Crossword Plays as Yoshi
What kind of music do windmills like?
The Autostraddle Insider #106: December 2023
“Why did Riese and I write 50,000 words about this Hanukkah movie.”
“Too Queer, Too Smart” for Abuse
“They didn’t hit me. They didn’t throw me. They didn’t throw the phones, the glasses, the blow dryers, at me. They were just near me and it was always somehow my fault.”
It’s the 2023 A+ Trivia Quiz of the Year!
Which Bachelorette star admitted she’d snagged a bachelorette of her own this August?
A+ Crossword Knows the Lyrics, I Swear
I just published a book on reverse psychologist.
Into the AF+ Advice Box #95: ANXIETIES
Whether it’s anxiety about driving, being perceived as younger at work, bodies and sex, pregnancy, or socializing — we’ve got you with some queer advice!
Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area
“My wife and son didn’t know; no one knew. The guilt crept up when I unloaded the groceries in the kitchen, stolen and paid-for alike.”
Anonymous Sex Diary: Tenderness Lingers
“I always worry these older guys are gonna fucking die when I get them to hit poppers with me, especially if they popped a Viagra first.”
A+ Crossword is Doin’ It
A mansplainer told me “nothing rhymes with orange.”
Not Grateful Enough
“Thank you for pushing me down a ramp so quickly that I slammed into a wall.”
The A+ Pop-Up Discord Server Starts NOW!
Time to hang out and watch Carol!