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Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: Let’s Scissor Under the Mistletoe

Scissoring: the greatest sex act in the world? Who would be foolish enough to make that claim? Me, and this gift guide!

Archie November 29, 2018 2 Comments
Christmas

Autostraddle’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2018: All the Ways Money Can in Fact Buy Us Happiness

We put our heads together and this is what the Autostraddle Team wants for the holigays! We think you’ll find some sweet stuff for your loved ones in here, too.

Vanessa November 28, 2018 24 Comments
Christmas Movie Lists

This Holigay Flowchart Will Tell You Which Christmas Movie You Really Want to Watch

Santa or no Santa? Christmas pud or Christmas pie? Do you want to cry?

Heather Hogan November 26, 2018 66 Comments
Thanksgiving

5 Recipes to Use Up Your Holiday Leftovers

It’s good to be mindful and creative in the kitchen and make sure food ends up warming bellies and hearts, not rotting in a landfill. If you’ve got leftovers and some time on your hands this weekend I implore you to give them a makeover with one of these incredible recipes!

Reneice Charles November 24, 2018 8 Comments
Holigays

32 Awe-Inspiring Black Friday Sales You Should Shop Through Autostraddle’s Affiliate Links So We Get Money Too

I lost 450 brain cells putting together this gorgeous post for you to enjoy great Black Friday deals so if you’re planning to shop online today, you should definitely read it. Also, we’ve got new Autostraddle merch!

Riese November 23, 2018 16 Comments
Christmas Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: 5 Perfect Presents For All 5 Love Languages

Whether your person prefers quality time, physical touch, words of affirmation, receiving gifts, or acts of service, we’ve got some gift ideas for them!

Heather Hogan November 21, 2018 14 Comments
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Host A Cozy Holigay Meet-Up, Meet Straddlers, Spread Cheer!

If you want to host a Cozy Holigay Meet-Up, here’s what to do.

Vanessa November 19, 2018 34 Comments
First Person Jewish Holidays

Queering the Jewish Holidays: How I Celebrate Shabbat

Last week’s Shabbat was a tragedy. Let us make this week’s Shabbat a space for mourning, for healing, for connecting, for resisting, and for peace. Shabbat Shalom.

Vanessa November 2, 2018 18 Comments
Halloween

Happy Halloween 20GAYTEEN, Here’s Your Community Costume Photo Gallery

Happy Halloween! Y’all impress me with your costumes every year and 20gayteen is no exception.

Vanessa October 31, 2018 53 Comments
Halloween

15 Times Your Favorite TV Characters Dressed as Your Favorite Feminist Icons for Halloween

Nakias and Supergirls and Wonder Women, oh my!

Heather Hogan October 31, 2018 7 Comments
Beauty Holigays

VIDEO : Make Me Feel with This Janelle Monáe-Inspired Halloween Look

Can you believe it’s already Halloween?! Check out this RAD last minute makeup look inspired by Janelle Monae’s “Make Me Feel” video!

Kaylah Cupcake October 30, 2018 2 Comments
Halloween Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Tell Me Your Spookiest Stories!

It’s the Friday before Halloween and I want to know your spookiest stories!! ??

Ari October 26, 2018 50 Comments
Halloween

10 Halloween Couples Costume Ideas For You and My Dog

What if you’re a eucalyptus tree and your dog is a baby koala! Wouldn’t that be cute?

Riese October 22, 2018 25 Comments
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Halloween LGBTQ+ Businesses Sponsored

Do The Monster Mash: Binder Halloween Costumes with GC2B

gc2b grabbed some fabulous models and used their binders to create Halloween costumes on a budget using items you can find at a craft store, your local Halloween pop-up, and your own closet! This is for every queer who’s ever wanted to prance or parade around in their binder in public without putting a shirt over it.

A.E. Osworth October 19, 2018 22 Comments
Community Halloween

Halloween Is the Holiday of Our People, Submit Photos for Our Community Costume Gallery

Send me photos of yourself in costume! Send me photos of your pet in costume! I’m making us a family photo album and I need your help!

Vanessa October 12, 2018 5 Comments
Halloween

Throw the Ultimate Queer Halloween Party!

Whether you’re a seasoned monster masher looking for new ideas or hoping to throw your first Halloween bash, there’s something in these three detailed party planning prompts for everyone.

Sam Wall October 12, 2018 6 Comments
Halloween

55 Fictional Witches, Ranked by Lesbianism

Once I saw Heather Hogan stop a man who had been calling her “doll” in his tracks by asking him “What’s your name, buddy?” and that’s the same energy as Endora refusing to remember Darrin’s name correctly.

Rachel October 5, 2018 107 Comments
Halloween

Halloween Is for Fanficking

A night to level the scales.

Erin October 2, 2018 38 Comments
Jewish Holidays

Queering the Jewish Holidays: How I Celebrate Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur

Apples! Honey! Vision boards! Fasting! Resolutions! Let’s talk about how we celebrate the Jewish High Holidays.

Vanessa September 3, 2018 22 Comments
Holigays

Daddy Issues: Some Queer Father’s Day Reading for You From Autostraddle

Some essays and stories about our Dads — the good, the bad, and the very complicated.

Riese June 17, 2018 10 Comments
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