It’s the 6th Anniversary of our A+ Membership Program! Thanks to You, We’ve Come So Far
Happy anniversary, babes; we wouldn’t want to do this with anyone else.
This is Your Friday Open Thread for July 10, 2020
A place to hang, chat, reminisce, scheme, ponder, work together, dream, exist.
The Comment Awards Are Powering Up
“How can I become a member of the Wubble? Just curious.”
Take Autostraddle’s 2020 Reader Survey: We Want to Know All About YOU!
Tell us how you really feel!
The Comment Awards Are Tender And Exploratory
“How many people are in bed with Janelle Monáe?!”
This is Your Friday Open Thread for July 3, 2020
What’s up with you today? How’s your heart?
You Raised $2K for Women for Political Change at Rise Up Get Down — A+ Members Can Watch the Replay!
On Sunday June 28, the anniversary of the start of the Stonewall Riots, we threw a little digital shindig to celebrate Pride as an uprising and to raise money for Women for Political Change in Minneapolis. We’re giving A+ Members access even if they couldn’t make the live show because they’re the best, so if you sign up now, you just have to await the weekly A+ E-News for details!
My First Pride Was About Building My Queer Future and Mourning a Past I’ll Always Long For
A young black queer girl goes to her first pride parade, tackles her fears of her own queerness rooted in acceptance, and becomes friends with other black queer people after the death of her parents.
Black In Space: A Virtual Black Pride Experience
Black Pride in DC is a chance to celebrate our community’s resilience, honor our history and organize for a better future! This year, I attended afro-futurist art shows, alien burlesque performances, and intergalactic dance parties, all on Zoom from the safety of my couch.
Principles of Pride: We Owe Our Lives to Trans Elders Like Ceyenne Doroshow
As trans people who are so accustomed to losing our chosen family before they become elders, Ceyenne Doroshow is setting a blueprint for what it means to live fiercely and claim a stake on your life.
This is Your Friday Open Thread for June 26, 2020
It’s the last Friday in June! We’ve had a big exciting week here at Autostraddle! We’re hosting a virtual benefit on Sunday! Let’s talk about everything!
The Comment Awards Are Normalizing Weird
“Yesterday I thought to myself, ‘I wonder what GayStew is doing in quarantine?’ And this morning I find myself reading this.”
We Find Freedom in Black Trans Joy
We place joy at the center of our spaces, because spaces created for us are often only interested in our trauma and pain.
Live Show This Sunday to Benefit Women For Political Change, Minneapolis!
Featuring El Sanchez, Jes Tom, Junauda Petrus-Nasah and Be Steadwell, 100% of ticket proceeds go to support Women for Political Change in Minneapolis!
One Last Letter From This Editor
I’ve had three full-time jobs for this company for 11 years and today I’m taking the triumphant step of knocking that down to two!
This is Your Friday Open Thread for June 19, 2020
Tell us how you are! Tell us what you’re up to! Tell us anything at all!
The Comment Awards Are Celebrating Gay Wrath
“The entire concept of a warrior nun is queer – if there’s no rainbow content, I’m gonna fight someone.”
Principles of Pride: The Riot Black and Indigenous Trans People Deserve
I want the world to no longer assume ownership of our bodies, but we cannot do that without land. Decolonizing the land itself is not only crucial but necessary for a liberated future in which everyone’s body belongs to themselves.
Principles of Pride: Sex Work Is Real Work, Sex Workers Are Fucking Revolutionary
A free world for sex workers would be a free world for people’s bodies, desires, and pleasures — that is to say, a world worth fighting for.
10 Ways You’ve Told Us You’re Celebrating Pride This Year
Between canceling corporate parades and parties because of coronavirus and showing up for Black Lives Matter marches, demonstrations, and direct actions, June feels a little different this year – in a really good way. Here’s how y’all are celebrating Pride Month in 2020.