There Are Seven Days Til Pride, So You Have Seven Days To Shoot Your Shot With Your Crush
Do you really want to spend all of Pride pining?
What Is a Girlypop Masc?
The term has gained momentum and popularity among masculine-presenting lesbians who feel seen by the term’s allowance for masculinity and femininity to coexist in their identity.
Texas’ DIY Parties Are Creating Spaces for Lesbians From Scratch
I wear a leather vest for a shirt, a black cowboy hat, and pearls for added flair. The party is in a discreet, always-changing location, available only by word-of-mouth invite.
Dev Doee Is the Star We’ve Been Waiting For
“This might sound cocky, but I’ve gotten to a place where I know I’m good. What really matters to me now is talking to other baby Black queens.”
The Real Queer Women Bartenders of WeHo
When the rest of Santa Monica Blvd is male bartenders, male dancers, and male patrons, seeing these bartenders sends a message: We see you in here.
15 Tips for Creating Accessible Gatherings and Anti-Ableist Spaces
I want to live in a world where disabled people get to feel seen, validated, and valued as a whole person at all sorts of events. That will not happen unless abled people make the effort to learn, proactively plan, and communicate about accessibility.
All 37 Surviving Lesbian Bars In the U.S.
Building on the work of so many queer archivists, writers, and historians, we have created this list, meant to be an ongoing record, of lesbian bars operating in the U.S. today.
Video Replay: Queer Yoga by Butch Yoga, Welcoming the New Year
Couldn’t make Queer Yoga? Follow along with the recording!
Generation Z Is Gayer, More Anxious and Less Conservative Than Other Generations
A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute reveals Generation Z is more likely to be LGBTQ+ than Republican, and also more likely to feel depressed and anxious.
Los Angeles Gay Bar The Abbey Faces an Overdue Reckoning
In a detailed report from The 19th, over 70 people describe being drugged at The Abbey — including many queer women.
What’s In and Out for 2024
IN: Ethical Non-Monogamy (the action), OUT: Ethical Non-Monogamy (the phrase)
The 25 Most Popular Autostraddle Posts of 2023
These are the most-read stories we published on Autostraddle in the year 2023: L Word recaps, quizzes, lesbian celebrity gossip, World Cup gays and more!
Celebrate the Holigays in Style With 30% Off In the Autostraddle Store All Weekend!
We’ve got the details on how you can get 30% off everything in the Autostraddle store from today through Monday!
Obsessed: Twin Flames Universe, a New Age Cult With a Surprising and Insidious Approach To Turning Gay People Straight
Two documentaries about the Twin Flames Universe exposes a psuedo-spiritual cult that emotionally abuses and financially exploits its followers who are simply looking for love. Underneath their alleged LGBTQ+ acceptance, however, lied a practice described as what would happen “if excessive liberal progressives got drunk and had a baby with conservative Christians.”
Autostraddle Before the Tipping Point: A Trip Through the Archive
This year for Trans Awareness Week, I wanted us to focus on recent trans history. Autostraddle itself is part of that history.
Welcome Our New Senior Editor, Drew Burnett Gregory!
Goodbye exclusively gay moments — hello exclusively gay lifetime.
Long Live (Heather’s Version)
This is my last week at Autostraddle. I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you.
For Them Acquires Autostraddle: An Explainer
Everything there is to know about our future with For Them.
Get In Here and Meet Kylo Freeman: For Them’s Founder and Autostraddle’s New CEO
“I’m used to working with an all-queer team that has amazing creative ideas that are a little bit out of the box, so it feels like a perfect fit from my end.”
50 Pictures of Queer Joy at 2023 LGBTQ+ Pride Celebrations All Over the World
Let a lot of smiling queers and beloved celebrities in rainbow decor into your heart today!