AF+ Crossword Has One More Thing to Tell You

To whoever stole my copy of Microsoft Office, I will find you.

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I’m Masculine, I Strap, I Love Being Called “Sir”… Am I Trans or a Masc Lesbian?

In this week’s AF+ Advice box: trying to figure out if you’re trans or a masculine lesbian, finding good lesbian love poems for a wedding, complicated feelings about an ex and group chat drama.

AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword is Making Kkakdugi and Watching “The Prom”

I’m writing a novel about a woman with a strain in her trapezius.

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AF+ Relationships

I Confronted My Girlfriend About Cheating On Me, She Responded By Coming Out as Poly

Is this ever an okay way for a poly relationship to begin?

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AF+ Sex

Anonymous Sex Diary: A Couple Rekindles Their Sex Life with “Intimacy Boot Camp”

We’re both trying to avoid the lesbian bed death trope, hoping to be remembered in history as lovers, not “really good friends.”

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Editor’s Notes: Divorce Week

Being engaged, planning a wedding, being a newlywed — all welcome topics of conversation! Divorce? Not so much!

AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Dreamed You Were a Poem

A duck walks into a bar and buys everyone a round.

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AF+ Parenting & Family

I’m In My Thirties and Can’t Make Up My Mind About Having Kids

I’ve been thinking about it almost every day lately.

AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Would Sit on the Bisexual Sofa

Singing in the shower is fun until you get body wash in your mouth.

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I’m a Stone Butch Top Who Can’t Bring Myself To Penetrate Anyone Else

“I’m struggling to get over the empathetic feelings of ‘Aaa! Vaginal penetration is painful and bad.'”

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AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

Video Replay: Queer Yoga by Butch Yoga, Welcoming the New Year

Couldn’t make Queer Yoga? Follow along with the recording!

AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Would Like Your Granola Recipe Please

What do you call a canine magician?

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The Autostraddle Insider #107: January 2024

“Oh yeah not popular in like a toxic way where everyone is obsessed with them being evil or something haha. They’re *good* popular!”

AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Will Be Graded on a Curve

What does a vegetarian zombie eat?

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Into the AF+ Advice Inbox #97: F(ix) My Life

A troublesome group chat, a moldy shower, being autistic at work, moving cities, and more!

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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.”