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Aven, Fer, and Ash are three members of the Love and LiteraTea online book club for LGBTQ+ youth
Book Features LGBT Pride

It’s Lit: Queer Youth on an Online Book Club Club That Became Family

“Well the premise combined two of my favorite things: being gay and reading, so I was naturally intrigued.”

shea wesley martin June 20, 2022 6 Comments
A collage of bright flowers in front of one black and white image: Among a crowd on the grass outside the Civic Center, two women share a smile together, one woman is black and lays across the lap of a woman who is white.
LGBT History LGBT Pride

54 Portraits of Lesbians in the ‘80s

We’ve always been here.

Carmen Phillips June 19, 2022 16 Comments
A hand reaches toward some oregano growing in a garden, and a border of flowers surrounds the image
House & Garden LGBT Pride

Five Cheap Ideas for Your Container Garden This Summer

If you’re looking for ideas for container gardening, no matter how small your space, this is for you!

Nico June 18, 2022 29 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Wielding Rainbow Lassos

“Thought I’d come back two years on and thank you for this article… I turned out MUCH less straight.”

Darcy June 17, 2022 5 Comments
People hold protest signs with phrases like "Protect Trans Kids" and "It's OK To Say Gay" and "We Are Permanent" written on them against a background of a Welcome to Florida sign and a palm tree
First Person LGBT Pride

I Thought About Leaving Florida — Learning About Our Queer History Convinced Me To Stay

The truth is, as hard as I ride for it now, there was a time when I couldn’t imagine living here anymore, too.

Stef Rubino June 16, 2022 9 Comments
Collage of corporate pride collaborations
LGBT Pride

27 Big Brands Selling LGBTQ+ Pride Apparel in 2022, Loosely Ranked By Subjective Criteria

Another year, another chance for big brands to give money to big non-profits and remind us that love is love, love is for everyone, love unites, etc.

Riese June 14, 2022 18 Comments
five polaroids featuring groups of queer friends sharing food and joy sit on a wood table; a collage of flowers is superimposed around the photographs
Food and Drink LGBT Pride

How To Host a Restorative Dinner Party for Your Chosen Queer Fam

Over the past few years, I’ve learned a lot about how to curate and host a sacred queer space. It feels important to share some of the practical things I’ve learned so you can curate those spaces, too.

Em Win June 14, 2022 5 Comments
Photo 1: Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier with Val Wise. Photo 2: Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White. Photo 3: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. Photo 4: The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capeetta. Photo 5: Boys Run the Riot Vol 1 by Keito Gaku, translated by Leo McDonagh. Photo 6: The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly by Sybil Lamb. Photo 7: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. Photo 7: Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
LGBT Pride Quizzes

Quiz: Which Trans YA Book Should You Read This Pride Month?

Check out an anti-censorship toolkit to help get trans YA books in the hands of youth who need them, and then take this quiz to find out which one you should read next.

Casey June 12, 2022 28 Comments
A Black woman with glitter on her face closes her eyes while smiling radiantly.
Beauty LGBT Pride

Put This on Your Face: Pride 2022 Edition

If there is one thing you take away from this article, let it be this: if you plan on kissing this Pride, please test out your lipstick to see how transfer-proof it is before you commit to it!

ashni June 12, 2022 3 Comments
surrounded by flowers, a couple lies on a bed and looks on at a computer screen while smiling
AF+ LGBT Pride

Our A+ Pride Pop-Up Discord Server Is Happening Now!!!

Meet your fellow members! Do it!

Nico June 11, 2022 10 Comments
Miss Blanks is wearing a low cut black bodysuit and holding her tits. G Flip is embracing a woman who is on top of them and kissing their ear.
LGBT Pride Playlists

Playlist: Proudly Trans, Proudly Horny

Pride means owning our horniness!

Abbie Jones June 11, 2022 3 Comments
A box filled with the book Cinderella Is Dead, the album Dirty Computer, the album Montero, and the book Against Heaven: Poems
LGBT Pride

Grab Your Backpack (No the Other One): Here’s a Pride Survival Pack!

Here are eight books, seven poems, six people to follow, five ways to support black trans people, four places to donate, three shows, two albums, two games, and one tool to get you ready for Pride 2022!

A. Tony Jerome June 10, 2022 5 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Legs Out and Faces Painted for Pride

“Please do the sunscreen first, THEN the face paint, or you may end up with tan lines that say BI BI BI on your face! Just for instance!”

Darcy June 10, 2022 2 Comments
a white person's legs are seen walking down a set of old stairs, and she is wearing sneakers and holding a pink cane and wearing black leggings. there are two red flower stickers on the image
First Person LGBT Pride

I Have To Choose Between Being Disabled and Queer

In queer spaces, I cannot be disabled. In disability spaces, people ask if my spouse is my sister. I hope that someday I don’t have to choose.

Katie June 9, 2022 21 Comments
A woman with short blonde hair dances with headphones around her neck. She is wearing a cut off jean vest and a flannel underneath. She is dancing with another woman with brown hair in a ponytail who is wearing a windbreaker. They are surrounded by a floral border.
LGBT Pride Playlists

Playlist: Summer Songs To Dance to During Pride When You Have an Unbearable Crush

“Girls Make Me Wanna Die,” a new single by The Aces, dropped today. So we made a playlist all about queer crushes.

Em Win June 8, 2022 2 Comments
The book cover of This Body I Wore by Diana Goetsch features gold glitter. It's framed by two identical wavy clocks against a background with wavy lines.
LGBT Book Reviews LGBT Pride

In Our Own Time: Queer Temporality, Pride, and Diana Goetsch’s “This Body I Wore”

Lately I’ve been thinking about the concept of “straight time” — the way a life unfolds, or is expected to unfold, within heteronormative frameworks.

Melissa Faliveno June 8, 2022 6 Comments
anne lister and ann walker face each other, holding hands, in this feature image where they are surrounded by collaged flowers, and stand out against a parchment paper-esque background
Meet-Ups / Events Television

Come To Our A+ “Gentleman Jack” Season Finale Virtual Watch-Along!

What if we listened to jaunty music…together?

Heather Hogan and Nico
June 7, 2022
the jenifer prince print set against a flower background
LGBT Pride

Get Your Autostraddle-Exclusive Jenifer Prince Print This Pride!

A+ members get a whopping $7 off.

Nico June 6, 2022 4 Comments
A collage in front of magazine cut outs shaped together like waves in colors of orange, greens, and blue. Left to right, in the collage: A yellow blunt bob wig, a triangle pin that says "they," pink body glitter, a rectangle gold pin that says "they/them," and nipple pasties shaped like alien spaceships.
LGBT Pride Shopping

Nine Things to Wear to Pride That Aren’t Clothes, Because F*ck It

This all started because I have been shopping for nipple pasties.

Nico June 4, 2022 10 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Getting Handsy for Pride

“I started using my fingers a few years ago and never looked back!”

Darcy June 3, 2022 5 Comments
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