This year, the Autostraddle team decided to focus our Black History Month coverage on the Black elders who are still here and still doing the work. We welcome our readers to celebrate these members of the Black LGBTQ+ community with us.
Also, Ali Krieger swam with a ding dang SHARK!
It’s important to acknowledge times like this, small oases of relative peacefulness in otherwise turbulent times. If you’ve been waiting for a moment to catch your breath, this is it.
My girlfriend bought a boat…
Also, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union see Zaya off to her winter formal, how our definition of “healthy” fails Black women, and did we mention we got interviewed by CNN?
“what if autostraddle just became a mariah carey fansite”
“In the past few years, we’ve been seeing queer people in film outside of trauma and pain. We’re seeing folks who can be terrible, romantic, sweet, murderous — and who also just happen to be queer.”
Ellie, Tess and Joel head out into the city, and we learn about a gay love story at the end of the world.
“We’ve always struggled but we’ve also always had culture and community, I think that those just mean a lot to me, also that we’ve always been funny.”
As legislatures and hate groups seek to censor and erase queer and trans lives and experiences, these spaces, be they physical or digital, housed in universities or grassroots-led, are perhaps more important than ever.
You’re wondering if you should admit your feelings to her, but you’re not sure if she’s queer or not. Let’s look practically at all the options.
We couldn’t get STRAIGHT PRIDE to fit, so just consider it there in spirit.
I do feel as though I am personally being bullied by Drew Barrymore and Natasha Lyonne in this moment and frankly, I love that for me!!!!
Sky Dancers were just the kind of aggressively feminine toy I was unconsciously obsessed with.
Film festivals are one of the primary places that buzz begins. It’s why it’s so important that the first responses to films out of festivals aren’t solely those of cis straight white men working for major publications.
The Last of Us is getting a second season, queer-coded villains, Melanie Field’s new TV show, and more!
My internal identity journey as a black genderfluid person involves engaging with my relationship to masculinity.
When I learned there are sex toys called ovipositors that allow you to lay “alien eggs” in your host, I had to try one.
Up until a few months ago, I never felt very strong. I was a fat kid who grew into a fat teenager, and now I’m a fat adult.
noun — /ˈekˌsərpt/ — a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.