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18 Pickle Recipes for Trans Women and the People Who Love Them

It’s no secret that trans women love pickles. It’s science you guys. Our hormones make it so we don’t absorb sodium as well as other people, at least I think that’s true. That’s what I tell my friends, anyway.

Mey April 5, 2017 69 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #48

Tiny greenhouses, unsubscribing from newsletters, using machines at the gym, keeping track of legislature in your state and more!

Rachel April 3, 2017 22 Comments
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Pets & Animals Relationships

Queer Crip Love Fest: Love Sounds Like Purrs

Recovering from trauma through feline friendship.

Carrie March 30, 2017 10 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

How to Make a Sexy Leather Key Fob (and Learn Basic Leatherworking Skills!)

This leather key fob is easy to make and is a perfect introduction to working with leather — it can be made in a flash once you’ve got all your tools and supplies together.

Katie March 28, 2017 13 Comments
Food Lists

19 Popcorn Recipes for Popcorn Gals and Popcorn Pals

“Once in college I ate popcorn for seven straight meals. That’s over two days of nothing but popcorn.”

Mey March 27, 2017 24 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #47

DIY cat houses, how to avoid losing things, pigs can learn to scream, ditching bad Tinder dates and more!

Rachel March 20, 2017 9 Comments
Food Lists

40 Recipes Celebrating Onion Diversity

I’m not crying because I’m cutting onions. I’m crying because I’m thinking about how beautiful onions are.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 20, 2017 11 Comments
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Food and Drink

Liquor in the Mint: A Classic Mojito

This build-in-glass classic breaks all the rules and is super easy and it comes with a bit of esoteric knowledge in case a bartender starts a pissing contest with you.

A.E. Osworth March 17, 2017 10 Comments
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Food Lists

11 Cathartic Recipes Involving Crushed Cheetos

Put some Cheetos in a bag and smash them with a hammer. Stomp them with your combat boots. Run them over with your car. Engage in some mindful meditation and journal about how you’re feeling now.

Laura Mandanas March 13, 2017 28 Comments
Food Lists

47 Breakfast Cereals, Ranked By Lesbianism

They’re not girlfriends, they’re just a toasted trio of flakes, twigs and granola cereal!

Riese March 7, 2017 89 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #46

Cleaning your shower curtain, a lightbulb terrarium, movie theater popcorn without leaving your house, and some cool nerd stuff courtesy of NASA!

Rachel March 6, 2017 30 Comments
Food Lists

31 Pasta Recipes To Make Your Belly Full and Your Heart Happy

After a long day of existing, nothing makes me feel better than a warm oversized bowl of warm noods. Maybe you feel the same? Well have I got a list for you.

Ari March 6, 2017 12 Comments
Food and Drink

Follow Your Arrow: “Great British Bake Off” Star Ruby Tandoh Shares Her Love of Food

“I wish there were more LGBTQ food writers, though — it can be a pretty stiflingly traditional (read: heteronormative, and very white) world. Find a network of like-minded queer women to work with, seek advice from and befriend! We gotta stick together.”

Beth February 27, 2017 21 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #45

Fixing a burst pipe, protesting despite risk of arrest, free coloring book pages and more!

Rachel February 20, 2017 7 Comments
Food and Drink

Liquor in the Oh Shit Someone Needs a Cocktail ASAP: Jane Rose

Fuck elegance and effort; sometimes you just want to hunker down and watch Crazy Ex-Girlfriend with a sugar drink.

A.E. Osworth February 17, 2017 11 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects Love + Sex

Homemade Weed Lube Will Get Your Love Pocket Stoned For Valentine’s Day

Chocolate might give a temporary sugar rush, but this DIY weed lube will keep your vagina high all night long.

Danielle February 13, 2017 20 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #44

Tater tots! Determining your immigration status! Secret CIA tape for your mail! And more!

Rachel February 6, 2017 18 Comments
Food and Drink

5 Boxed Wines, Ranked By Lesbians

Official rankings of five influential boxed wines from a Boxed Wine and Artisan Women-Made Cheese Tasting I conducted at a recent Autostraddle event.

Riese January 30, 2017 54 Comments
House & Garden

Follow Your Arrow: Mushroom Grower Marita Smith on Patience, Permaculture and Petri Dishes

“When I started out, people knew me as the ‘girl growing mushrooms in her caravan,’ which was perhaps not the most flattering anecdote to have attached to your name.”

Beth January 30, 2017 13 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #43

Online therapy, figuring out whether your plant is dead, tax prep, sending faxes and more!

Rachel January 23, 2017 9 Comments
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