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Queer Mom Chronicles: Why Is It So Hard for Us To Take Time for Ourselves?
There have been many times when I’ve said that I’m going to make a stronger effort to take time for myself and that lasts for a couple weeks before I fall right back into the routine of ignoring my needs.
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I’m Queer, Single, Uncertain About Kids, and Freezing My Eggs
We can’t have it all at the same time. Feeling grief doesn’t mean you made a wrong decision. It means you made a decision.
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You Have Long Covid and You Don’t Know What to Do, Let Me Help
I wish I could give you a checklist of things to do and treatments to try; unfortunately, Long Covid is so many things, and it manifests differently in everyone. What I can do is give you a list of more efficient ways to seek answers, and some ideas about how to manage while you look for them.
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We Got High and Watched Hallmark Hanukkah Movie “Round and Round,” and Yes of Course the Sister Is a Lesbian
“Do you think we think everyone is gay because they are or because we are or because we are high or because of Jewish?”
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Holigay Gift Guide: Sick Gifts for the Spoonies in Your Life
A Spoonie is an affectionate name for a chronically ill person who has limited energy (spoons!) to use on any given day. It’s a rad community of resilient people whose physical, emotional, and cognitive struggles are mostly invisible to their friends, colleagues, and even family members.
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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.
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Autostraddle’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2021: We’ll Tell You What We Want (What We Really Really Want)
LGBTQ+ books, scented candles, kitchen tools, fancy pillows and robes, and more! Find out what the Autostraddle team wants with our ultimate gift guide.
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Queer Mom Chronicles: Christmas With a Tween
My mother warned me that it goes by fast, but f*ck. The constant back and forth of being the mom of a tween is breaking my heart.
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Queer Mom Chronicles: Why I Never Put Anyone in My Family “First”
To me, the concept of anyone being “first” in a family feels weird. We all have a hierarchy of needs, right?
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Queer Mom Chronicles: School’s Out for Summer
As much as I love it, summer vacation is not quite as relaxing when you’re a working mom.
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Holigay Gift Guide: What To Buy for Your Grad School Friend Who’s Too Busy To Read This
Ah, the holidays. A time for failed gingerbread assembling attempts and corny Hallmark Christmas films. Also, NO SCHOOL!!!
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How to DIY an “A League of Their Own” Halloween Costume
With some creativity and planning, you can put together a Rockford Peaches costume that’s fun and versatile.
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Eight Ways To Spell ‘Hanukkah,’ as Regulars at Your Local Bar
There are many ways to spell Chanukah, and they’ve all got their own personality. Just for kicks, I imagined eight of them as people at an LGBTQ bar.
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Quiz: What Queer Holiday Romance Should You Read?
We have been blessed this year with so many queer holiday romances that I just had to make a quiz to help you decide which one to read.
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Consider Cabin Rental Company Getaway for a Lowkey, Short-Term Queer Vacation
Getaway is a great option if you’re considering a little queer, well, getaway — especially for couples!
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13 New Years Resolutions You’re Welcome To Steal
I don’t know when we normalized asking people what their worst habits are, but at some point, we did and now we do it every year! I hate it!
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Holigay Gift Guide: For Final Girls
Whether you want to dress like a final girl, channel the energy of one, frighten yourself with a book, or wear your love of horror for all to see, I’ve got you covered.
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Holigay Gift Guide: Goblin Mode
We have gifts for those in your life going goblin mode this season or all seasons, presents for the filthy gremlins you picked up on your quest, and offerings for the absolute trolls who are near and dear to your heart.
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A Really F*cking Honest Breakdown of My Nighttime Routine
My real, true nighttime routine as a queer person in night school with various medical and mental health issues.
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Michelle Tea’s Queer Pregnancy Memoir Is for Everyone — Not Just People Who Want To Become Parents
For most of my life, I was convinced that some day, somehow, I’d be a parent.