When it comes to party planning, there’s a tool worth having that’s almost as important as your corkscrew.

Now that back to school sales are in full swing, it’s hard to look through clothing catalogs without becoming irate. Here are some retailers that don’t think your kids are damsels in distress.

Walking in a winter wonderland without freezing your fucking feet.

Buying a gift for a crafty person can be difficult if not impossible. But take heart, brave soul, because there is hope for gift givers.

For the hot caffeinated beverage junkie in your life/heart.

We made things for you! Let’s have a look at all the new stuff for the 2012 Holiday season, as well as a special sneak peek at something we think you will really enjoy. It involves your feelings.

This massive six-page guide is full of holiday gift ideas and wishes from your friendly neighborhood Autostraddle staffer! We think you’ll find it very useful and inspiring, much like Autostraddle itself. What is modesty?

What to get the queer who has everything. Or what to get yourself because hey, you deserve a present today.

Holy crap, sneaker overload. Burns so good, doesn’t it?

No clue what to get the gourmet in your life? We’ve got some ideas.

In which we provide a list of sex-related gifts and would like to know if you’ve ever given or received one yourself and if you liked it, etc.

As someone who has been on the receiving end of terrible Secret Santa gifts for almost a decade, I feel somewhat qualified to offer up some gift ideas and advise you on Secret Santa gift etiquette.

This annual gigantic gift guide features all our wants, needs and desires. Or some of them, at least.

In a world fraught with civil unions and bigoted t-shirt merchants, one ragtag team of queers will find out what it’s like when people stop being polite, and start playing Scattegories.

What the f-ck am I supposed to do with these boobs? Bras, binding and more with special contributions from Butch Ladyman Julie Goldman and Bevin of Queer Fat Femme.

Wanna smell like a really rich man? Wanna smell like a flower? Wanna smell like Julie Goldman or Deanne Smith? Presenting a cornucopia of smell-good advice for peoples of varied gender identities!

Buy stuff. Buy stuff for your friends. Buy stuff for yourself. Buy stuff for us. Buy stuff.

Inconvenient truth: it’s about to get a whole lot colder. What this means is that you’ve got to get yourself a coat and start looking up candy-cane vodka drinks and figuring out whether or not you should ask that cute girl to go ice skating.

Swimsuit makers don’t care about gay people. Luckily, we do! And so do a lot of other people, actually — guest bloggers on this swimsuit spectacular include Queer Fat Femme, Fit For a Femme and Brandy Howard from “In Your Box Office”.

You’ve been standing there with a shoe and a scrunchie since our Accessories Guide Part One dropped. Now we’re back! Ready to tell time, cart baggage, clutch on, pin up, pierce out and travel in style? Perfect us tooo! Oh yeah, and belt it. JUST BELT IT.