A Letter to My Ex-Best Friend This Pride
I will always love you, and I know you will always love me. Sometimes love isn’t enough.
Welcome Autostraddle’s Newest Writers!
Say hello to the 14 (yes, you heard that right!) new writers who are helping to make Autostraddle brighter and sharper.
This Episode of “Real Housewives of New York” Was Performative Pride Allyship at Its Finest
“March Madness”, as completely unhinged and dated as it is, also reveals something far more depressing and contemporary: Nothing has really changed.
The Comment Awards Are Barely Balancing on this Skateboard
“The DIY, ‘we’re making and taking our space’ vibe was intensely creative. I see Autostraddle as right in line with that history.”
The Best Straight Movies of the Past 10 Years
A dazzling portrait of a white heterosexual girl’s coming-of-age, Lady Bird gave us a straight character anyone can root for.
This Pride, I Want To Be Left Alone
A too rarely understood or acknowledged privilege, especially when so much LGBTQ+ discourse is about the power and importance of visibility, is the pleasure of invisibility.
I Simply Cannot Get Enough of the “That’s Why I’m Partnering with ___” Tweets
As a late-blooming queer, I know how good it feels to be recognized. That’s why this month I’m partnering with AI Facial Recognition Services,
In Verse: Poetry Collections for Pride Month
In a field that was once dominated by the cis straight white male voice, LGBTQ poets and poets of color are finally starting to get their due.
Revisiting “The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions,” 45 Years Later
I didn’t know this book at all until a few months ago. I borrowed it thinking it’d be hilarious to read in public spaces and have people give me questionable stares. That mentality was replaced by the desire to build bridges.
That Was the Era: Photographer Phyllis Christopher on Her Book “Dark Room”
“It was a political statement to portray sex, to portray queer sex, as it was to demand civil rights in the daytime.”
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.”
54 Portraits of Lesbians in the ‘80s
We’ve always been here.
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!
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Our A+ Pride Pop-Up Discord Server Is Happening Now!!!
Meet your fellow members! Do it!