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Gallbladder with gallstones
Geekery Health

A History and Science Lesson About the Gallbladder

Leigh Cowart, queer science writer and author of “Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose,” delves into gallbladder pain like no one else can.

Leigh Cowart November 30, 2022 11 Comments
An abdomen of an adult patient with Waterproof Transparent Dressing after Cholecystectomy or Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery for gallstones removal.
First Person Health

Goodbye to My Gallbladder

Happy Gallbladder Day on Autostraddle dot com! I’m glad you’re here and I’m glad my gallbladder is not.

Vanessa November 30, 2022 41 Comments
DVDs of Manji, Therese and Isabelle, Make a Wish, and Memento Mori.
Holigays Movie Lists

Holigay Gift Guide: 10 Rare Lesbian Movies To Buy for the Queer Cinephile Who Has Seen Everything

In the age of streaming, it may seem like physical media is the way of the past. But streaming options are very limited.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 29, 2022 8 Comments
Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: For Fitness Fiends

I’m starting out this gift guide with recovery tools because honestly, rest days are critical!

ashni November 29, 2022 2 Comments
Holigays Queer Fashion

Five Outfits for Being a Kitchen Top This Holiday Season

Practical and stylish, all you’ll have to do is take off your apron and reveal your fit for the evening.

danijanae November 28, 2022 16 Comments
Foundation, a metallic eye shadow palette, makeup brush cleaners, a YSL lipstick set
Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: For High Maintenance Femmes Who Are Deep in Beautytok

Skincare, fun makeup, and handy accessories to please even the brattiest femmes among us!

Christina Tucker November 27, 2022 1 Comment
A glass of clarified milk punch with a lemon peel in it
Food and Drink Holigays

Impress Guests With a Milk Punch During the Holidays

Easily batchable, impressive without requiring too much work, and scrumptious, clarified milk punches should be your go-to for holigay entertaining.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 26, 2022 9 Comments
A green bag that says PROTECT BLACK PEOPLE, a trio of Fishwife tinned fish, a white Nike sneaker with a black check, two layering gold necklaces, House of Psychotic Women, a black stand mixer, and a woman wearing a shiny red lingerie set
Holigays

Hi Gay! It’s Time for Autostraddle’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2022

When you shop using this guide, you’re also giving the bonus gift of support for queer indie media!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and the team
November 25, 2022 8 Comments
A leftover Thanksgiving sandwich with cranberry sauce and turkey on it.
First Person Thanksgiving

Why I’m Craving a Thanksgiving Sandwich 364 Days a Year

It’s November 2016, and I’m lonely and missing my family a lot more than I expected. I say I can’t come home for Thanksgiving for a mix of reasons.

Julie Gentile November 24, 2022 8 Comments
A group of friends dine around a table for Thanksgiving
Playlists Thanksgiving

Playlist: Songs for Vibing with Your Found Family on Thanksgiving

Here’s about seven hours of songs to play behind conversations and to fill the comforting silence of breaking bread over a tofurkey, ham, or whatever you like to stuff your face with.

Julie Gentile November 24, 2022 1 Comment
A woman sits on her kitchen counter, reading something on her phone.
Book Lists Thanksgiving

Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories To Read on Thanksgiving

If you have a pocket of time between tasks tomorrow or are just having a chill, quiet day, dive into some brilliant stories.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 23, 2022 11 Comments
Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: For the Kitchen Top You Maybe Have a Crush On

There’s something so sexy about watching someone cook with confidence.

ashni November 23, 2022 4 Comments
a roasted turkey with cranberry and orange on a table.
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Will Always Be My Special Holiday — And Not Just Because It’s When I Proposed to My Partner

On October 1, 2020, I bought her an engagement ring.

Sa'iyda Shabazz November 22, 2022 2 Comments
a young Black woman looking at an approaching train while standing on the metro station platform
Life Relationships

You Need Help: What To Do With This Meaningless, Single Life?

I want to try to hold space here for both: for your (and my, really) pain and for the possibility that you may not feel this way forever.

himani November 22, 2022 68 Comments
a book with a plant springing from it
Politics + Activism Thanksgiving

Immerse Yourself in the Work of Indigenous Writers With This Anti-Colonial Reading List for Thanksgiving

What you’ll find here is not just people writing about the ins and outs of what makes Thanksgiving the bullshit holiday that it is, but also people just writing about their cultures, about being who they are, about how they survive, what makes them keep fighting, and what gives them hope for the future.

Stef Rubino November 22, 2022 11 Comments
A brown sling pack, a gray patterned tie, a t-shirt that says SIR, a chain bracelet, a butch wearing a wool coat.
Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: Gifts for Your Favorite Dapper, Transmasc Queer

Dapper, transmasc queers thrive year-round, but in my opinion, we shine brightest in the winter.

shea wesley martin November 21, 2022 6 Comments
A woman wears glasses and a mask as well as a beanie and winter coat and is outside in the cold
Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, I’m Moving to Warmer Weather in an Attempt To Survive

As I write this, nearly 70,000 new cases were reported yesterday, and hospitalizations are increasing. Health officials have started to warn of a coming surge in the winter, just as we’ve seen the last two winters. 

Katie November 21, 2022 10 Comments
Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: For the Queer Always Talking About Their Fur Babies

One of the ways to my heart is truly through my dog, and I bet you have someone in your life who’s the exact same way. Why not get them something for their furry friends this season?

Darcy November 20, 2022 4 Comments
A kitchen on fire
Thanksgiving

How To Roast a Turkey

I wouldn’t know.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 19, 2022 31 Comments
A ficus tree, a white stock pot, a set of gold flatware, a woman wearing a beige sweater skirt set, and a mug with a gold moon and night sky on it.
Beauty Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: Things To Buy for Yourself Because You Deserve It

Hi reader, it’s me. Your auntie who likes nice things.

danijanae November 18, 2022 4 Comments
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