The Comment Awards Are Barely Balancing on this Skateboard
“The DIY, ‘we’re making and taking our space’ vibe was intensely creative. I see Autostraddle as right in line with that history.”
The Best Straight Movies of the Past 10 Years
A dazzling portrait of a white heterosexual girl’s coming-of-age, Lady Bird gave us a straight character anyone can root for.
Boobs on Your Tube: Our Lesbian Moms Are Back for “The Chi” Season 5
Plus updates on For All Mankind and Roswell, New Mexico. If you’re looking for a safe place to land to talk about queer TV after a devastating news week, you’ve come to the right place.
Things I Read That I Loved #327: Every Misunderstood Youth Must Be In Want of a Publisher.
Topics include Child Protective Services, wrongful convictions, abortion, OXO kitchen products, safety town, getitng cancelled in high school, Joel Kim Booster, MTV Books and more!
Medication Abortion 101
Here is everything I know about medication abortion so that you can access the care you need, share it with a friend, or save it for that just-in-case moment.
89 Abortion Funds That You Can Give To Immediately
Today is the fucking day to give to an abortion fund.
We Will Protect Each Other: A Queer Feelings Atrium After the Fall of Roe
I don’t have more eloquent words at the moment. One thing I know for certain, we will protect each other. We’re here for each other.
This Pride, I Want To Be Left Alone
A too rarely understood or acknowledged privilege, especially when so much LGBTQ+ discourse is about the power and importance of visibility, is the pleasure of invisibility.
A+ Sex Diary: So This Is What It’s Like To Live With Your Girlfriend
“When we get home I beg to go down on her — I know you’re tired, I say, I know it’s a work night, but please…”
Kristen Kish on “Iron Chef,” Power Suits, and the Freedom to Be Her Queer Self
“The storytelling of food is getting, literally and figuratively, more colorful.“
Also.Also.Also: The Perfect Black T-Shirt, Because It’s 90% Of What You’ll Wear This Summer
How to be a good person without annoying everyone, a recession might end the work-from-home revolution, and all of today’s scary Supreme Court decisions in one place — just like ripping off a band aid.
Happy Pride to Beanie Feldstein, Who Just Got Engaged!
In an interview last year, Beanie Feldstein said she hoped to one day be married to her girlfriend with babies and puppies running around. She’s well on her way!!! I love love!!!!!
We Hosted a Virtual Workshop on COVID-19 and Queer Sexual Health!
Last week, we partnered with Rainbow Health to host a virtual workshop on COVID-19 and queer sexual health. Here’s a complete transcript of what went down!
“Yerba Buena” Is the Perfect Book To Bask in This Summer
Yerba Buena accomplishes in one novel what Sally Rooney attempted in three. And I say this as an on-the-record devoted Rooney Tune!
I Simply Cannot Get Enough of the “That’s Why I’m Partnering with ___” Tweets
As a late-blooming queer, I know how good it feels to be recognized. That’s why this month I’m partnering with AI Facial Recognition Services,
In Verse: Poetry Collections for Pride Month
In a field that was once dominated by the cis straight white male voice, LGBTQ poets and poets of color are finally starting to get their due.
Seeing Bikini Kill Made Me Feel Like I Was 16 Again
Bikini Kill opened a door for me, a door that has stayed open ever since.
Uncle Clifford Remains a Nonbinary Revelation in “P-Valley” Season Two
There are some concerning moments in P-Valley’s second season, but Uncle Clifford remains center stage. She is strutting around her club in a bustier and cape and getting her whole life… and not giving a shit about what anyone else thinks.
Revisiting “The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions,” 45 Years Later
I didn’t know this book at all until a few months ago. I borrowed it thinking it’d be hilarious to read in public spaces and have people give me questionable stares. That mentality was replaced by the desire to build bridges.
“Motherland: Fort Salem” Episode 301 Recap: We’re Back, Witches!
Motherland: Fort Salem is back for its third and final season with Raylla kisses, near misses, and our favorite trio of chosen…sisses.