You Got Us 45% of the Way There in 6 Days, Will You Get Us to 50% Today?
Hi hello fellow gays and queers, lesbians and bisexuals; it is Monday and look where we are! $53,713 of the way to our goal. That’s 45% in six days, people.
Future Present: Talking with Johanna Hedva About the Luxury of Our Needs
Why do we talk about care as a scarcity model? How do you live with ~the void~? How do we adjust to changing language for identity and in movements? Is America going to end in 2024? All this and more!
The Comment Awards Are Loyal and True
“James is a great man who let Bette Porter yell at him all the time and never complained. He was Bette’s most loyal bottom.”
Culture Of Resistance: Tending The Garden, Ending Grind Culture
People who are overworked, under resourced and overwhelmed do not question, do not push back, do not revolt. How do we dismantle grind culture and cultivate a new culture of rest to collectively sustain our focus on the future?
What’s On Our Gay Agenda? Ask Questions, Get Answers at Our Live Town Hall
Autostraddle leadership will your questions live (virtually) with our voices and faces! Ask about the vision, the fundraiser, what we’re planning, our favorite cookies — we want to hear from you and then talk to you through a screen!
New Vision for Us, New Perks for You: Autostraddle’s August 2020 Fundraiser is Here
If you’re asking “why fundraise now?” the answer is twofold.
Letter From the Editor: Fresh Vision for Autostraddle
The heart of my new vision for Autostraddle is pretty simple: make more space for lesbians and queer people — especially people of color — to be our entire selves and to be known for the multi-dimensional ways we move in the world. We are the ultimate authority on our culture, who we are and how we live. This is a home for us.
The Comment Awards Are Studying Folklore
“There’s no way a straight person could yearn like Taylor Swift does.”
The Comment Awards Are Sobbing Over Gay Cartoons
“I too am in ‘active negotiations’ to include LGBT content in my holidays – by setting up an OkCupid profile.”
Europe’s CuTie.BIPoC Festival Is a Life Raft in the Sea of Whiteness
CuTie.BIPoC Fest gives me hope that it’s possible for spaces to exist that don’t sit under a roof of white supremacy, patriarchy or capitalism.
The Comment Awards Are Nipple Confident
“I wish I were a Magnificent Melissa, but if we’re being honest, I’m at BEST a Smiling Rob.”
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.