Gey in Kikh: Easy Pizza Hamantaschen for Purim
With a side of festive demons!
The Invisible Addicts: Addiction and Treatment in Black LGBT Communities
In my own struggle to get sober, I would spend days telling myself that my bottoms were “not that bad.” That the next day I would drink lighter, drink less, have water between glasses. For black gay addicts, we’re pressured at both ends. One of the reasons I’m sober today is because people around me talked about it, they extended their hands and hearts to me without knowing it.
Queered & Careered: Tackling the Monster of Career-Envy
Jealousy will always be there. There will always be someone that you or society perceives to be smarter, stronger, or more competent than you. We must get curious about our jealousy – become friends with it, and then tell it to be productive or get going.
Raising Baby T. Rex: Marsha Pizza Johnson and Queer Family Matters
I want Remi to be able to write and narrate her own life. I owe her that as someone who had to reclaim my story.
What Sets A Lady On Fire: @notallgeminis Valentine’s Day Memes
A very special astrological meme valentine from @notallgeminis to Autostraddle. Find your sign, check your Venus and Mars, see what sets your heart aflame.
Queered & Careered: 12 Ways to Cope at Work When You’re Just Not Feeling It
For those days when you wake up for work and a repeated round of “fuck this” is going through your head.
Gey in Kikh: Seven Species Babka for Tu B’Shevat
Seven fruits and grains combine in a quick-rise babka to celebrate the Jewish New Year of the Trees.
You Need Help: How Do I Come Out as Trans at Work?
Here are some tips to come out at work as safely as possible, and it requires a little bit of preparation in and out of the office.
Queered & Careered: In the Meantime (Or Things to Do While You’re Unemployed)
One of the most insidious effects of unemployment in a capitalist society is that we start to doubt our worth if we are not tied to a job. Our daily resilience IS productive and we deserve to celebrate ourselves, employed or not.
Raising Baby T. Rex: How Being a Mom Changed My Mind About Abortion
I was proudly pro-abortion before I was a mom. I’ve doubled down on that belief after becoming one.
11 Multifunction Couple’s Toys for Making Your Own Fun this Valentine’s Day
We grow closer to people by figuring things out together. The best bonding experience is both of you creating it yourselves, and this Valentine’s Day you can do just that with these multi-function, flexible toys.
What Your Therapist Wants You to Know
Your therapist will probably never tell you the intricate personal details of what their work with you sets off in them, but please don’t doubt that we learn just as much about what it means to be a human by working with you.
This Just In: Going On Vacation Is Relaxing and Fun!
Have you ever asked your best friend to take photos of you naked in a bubble bath drinking wine and eating donuts as a fun vacation activity? Just wondering.
In 2020 I Dare You to Be Honest With Yourself About What You Really Need
Commit to your life, babe. Start today.
You Have a Crush on Your Therapist: An Exposé About Transference
Having an hour a week devoted to being listened to can lend itself to a misdirection of feelings. It’s easy to dismiss this as a harmless crush, but it can easily spiral out into an obsession that takes away from the real work that needs to be done.
Guided Meditations Written by Someone With Debilitating Anxiety And Depression
Close your eyes. You’re walking through a shady wooded glen. Wait, weren’t all the bees dying like, a year ago? Did we all just move on from that?
You Need Help: Stop Gaslighting Yourself
What would it feel like to move forward with curiosity, rather than relying on the comforting familiarity of self-doubt?
Queered & Careered: 5 Networking Tips for the Awkward Queer
Are you an awk queer who cringes when you hear the word “networking”? This one is for you.
What Queer and Trans Patients Wish Their Therapists Understood
We sometimes wish our therapists had insight from actual queer people and not just theory about how to treat us more effectively – and we’re sure they do too, they want to help! That said, here’s our real-life insight and tips about how to help us get better better.
15 Forms of Queer Exercise I’m Doing in 2020
I will be dedicating myself exclusively to the projects of maintaining my Taurus moon lifestyle and queering exercise with these rigorous activities.