There are so many names I have been called that I now have taken on for myself. Call it reclaiming. I’m not sure what it is but it has largely to do with the work I’ve done on accepting my body for what it is, whether I love it or not.
Plus! Say goodbye to your friends (Baby-Sitter’s Club), Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle present Brandi Carlile with a trophy, Sophie and Sian’s first kiss on Corrie was Brooke Vincent’s first kiss for real, and more!
Eve vents to a stranger about her ex (Villanelle) and Villanelle seeks therapy about her ex (Eve). Tbh, Villanelle and Eve should do couples therapy.
Being 13 is somehow this pure, unending, embarassing hell. Even still, some moments from our 13-year-old pasts stood out to us as particularly cringeworthy.
Their approval puffed me up like the topping on a lemon meringue pie, but I didn’t have the heart to tell anyone that it was gluten-free.
Remember when Eve served Villanelle shepherd’s pie? And then Villanelle demanded the recipe from Niko? I certainly do.
Most of us probably didn’t have a girlfriend at 13, so now is your chance to cuddle close to your “best friend” and tell her how you really feel!
The Six Chicks? The mere premise of wanting to skip from 13 to 30? There’s a reason this iconic film connected with me so deeply when I was a closeted preteen.
Bosco says that celebrity illusion is an important part of drag history, which isn’t a deep thought but I did find myself staring at her beautiful face, twirling my hair, and giggling “omg I love how you care about queer history.”
We’re celebrating our birthday month and closing out our member drive next Monday, the 21st, with a chance for A+ members to chat with Autostraddle’s full-time staff. Come hang!
5. Okay, don’t panic
6. *panic* *pain*
Listed without commentary, here are 10 photos of Angelina Jolie, curated together for no other reason than the 90s called and they said hold my bisexual beer.
Plus! Updates on All American: Homecoming, Legacies, A Million Little Things, and more!
“I, too, was editor of my middle school yearbook!”
There is no taste I associate more with being 13 than a lukewarm Clearly Canadian.
Queer people face higher rates of cervical cancer and lower rates of vaccination and screening, and we deserve better. Armed with the facts, you can advocate for your wellbeing and get the preventive care you deserve.
For a split second, I thought about her racial calculations, not because I felt I needed to know, but because maybe, finally, someone might be like me. I knew our skin colors carried the weight of the same questions.
I had my sights set on this long purple overcoat from ASOS that I really really wanted. I thought, “that’s a coat for a gay auntie.” If you’re a cool gay aunt or about to be one, here are five outfits for you.
Ariana DeBose and Audra McDonald join the “if you can’t say Gay, sing it” movement, 11 LGBTQ creators who made Disney what it is today, and how ‘bad’ is multitasking at work, really?
“It’s not about causing the most pain or smacking as hard as I can. It’s about getting a reaction out of you and guiding you gently, but firmly, to your limit.”