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Halloween Movie Lists

10 Low-Key Horror Movies to Watch With Your Sensitive Butch Date

It’s officially October, which means it’s time to break out the horror movies. Here are a few suggestions to win over your summer crush that will be gone by spring.

danijanae October 23, 2019 19 Comments
Halloween Playlists

Two Spooky Playlists For ALL Your Gay Halloween Music Needs

Some people just want a nice casual playlist for their Halloween party! So, I decided to split all of the song spooky suggestions into two playlists.

Abbie Jones October 18, 2019 35 Comments
Halloween

8 Lightly Murderous Mythological Ladies to Dress as This Halloween

Why wear just one costume when October lasts an entire month? Halloween is for the queers, own it.

Siobhan October 17, 2019 16 Comments
Halloween

10 Halloween Costume Ideas For Queer Couples and Throuples

Let’s remind the world that queerdos own the witching hour with creative, utterly adorable couples and throuples costumes.

Ro White October 14, 2019 40 Comments
Book Lists Halloween

8 Queer Halloween Reads for Your Gay Spooky Needs

Here are 8 queer books appropriate for the Halloween season, from the genuinely terrifying to funny and lightly macabre.

Casey October 8, 2019 14 Comments
Jewish Holidays Recipes

Gey in Kikh: Melon Seed Milk to Break the Yom Kippur Fast

Let’s end Yom Kippur with delicious, non-dairy milk made from melons!

Ari October 4, 2019 2 Comments
Halloween

15 Spooky Lesbian and Bisexual TV Characters to Prepare Your Heart for Halloween

October is upon us, which means it us our duty, as gays, to celebrate all entire 31 days of Halloween.

Heather Hogan October 3, 2019 10 Comments
Jewish Holidays Recipes

Gey in Kikh: Apple-Stuffed Challah for Rosh Hashanah!

Taste a whole celebration of fall and a new year in every bite of my favorite challah!

Ari September 26, 2019 24 Comments
Camp Jewish Holidays Sponsored

OneTable and A-Camp Team Up to Create a Meaningful Shabbat Experience for Queer Jewish Adults

If you want to build community with Jewish queers by hosting a regular Shabbat dinner practice, OneTable is a non-profit organization that can help you achieve your dreams!

Vanessa September 10, 2019 1 Comment
Jewish Holidays Recipes

Make Easy No-Bake Vegan Orange Almond Cheesecake for Shavuot, Yum

It’s cheesecake holiday time, let’s make some cheesecake.

Ari June 7, 2019 8 Comments
Jewish Holidays Recipes

Vegetarian Chopped Liver and Pynk Pickled Eggs for Passover: A Two-Part Recipe

This vegetarian, kitniyot-free vegetarian chopped liver feels really homey and comfortable and hearty and celebratory. Chag Pesach sameach!

Ari April 19, 2019 4 Comments
Jewish Holidays Recipes

The Lazy Jewish Queer’s Guide to Rainbow Hamantaschen for Purim

Purim is a party, so let’s make a big batch of rainbow hamantaschen to celebrate!

Ari March 20, 2019 15 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft Valentine's Day

Who Do You Love: @notallgeminis x Autostraddle Do Queer Valentine’s Day Memes

Happy Valentine’s Day! We heard you like astrology memes so we teamed up with @notallgeminis and made you this gift.

Courtney Perkins February 14, 2019 26 Comments
Sex Toys Sponsored Valentine's Day

Sharing Is Caring: 10 Sex Toys Perfect for Couples This Valentine’s Day

Although you can have fun getting busy with a partner with any kind of toy you’re into, these toys designed specifically with couples in mind can leave you and your cutie feeling more satisfied than a Domino’s heart-shaped pizza this Valentine’s Day.

Rachel January 31, 2019 1 Comment
Holigays

Monday Roundtable And New Year Open Thread: Let’s Shape 2019 With Our Words

Tomorrow is a brand new year! Here are the words we’re thinking about when we think about 2019. Tell us the words you’re claiming in the new year! Tell us what you’re doing for New Year’s Eve! Tell us all your hopes and dreams! Tell us everything! We love you! Happy New Year!

the team December 31, 2018 36 Comments
Community Holigays

POST-HOLIDAY MERCH SALE: 20% Off Everything in the Autostraddle Store

Celebrate the end of #20GAYTEEN with 20% off everything in the Autostraddle store! We’re pretty sure that your happiness and our future depends on it.

Sarah December 26, 2018 6 Comments
Christmas

OPEN THREAD: Do You Need a Little Gay Christmas Right This Very Minute

I will bring the peppermint bark!

Riese December 25, 2018 99 Comments
Christmas Food and Drink

Monday Roundtable: Eggnog?

Y/N?

the team December 24, 2018 24 Comments
Holigays

Getting In Bed With Kristin: Holiday AMA

How to deal with food and body comments from your family, why you don’t need to “convince” someone to be with you, the joy and peace of taking a break from social media, and more!

Kristin December 21, 2018 1 Comment
Breakups Christmas

How to Handle Being Newly Single at the Holidays

If you’re on team single for the season and not sure how to be okay, read on, make a game plan, and know that the warm fuzzy happy holiday feelings are there for you if you want them. 

Reneice Charles December 20, 2018 9 Comments
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