Results for: "fit for a femme"
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Bisexuality, Queerness, Labels, Perception: A Conversation Between the EIC and the HBIC
Autostraddle’s Editor-in-Chief and Head Bisexual-in-Charge talk bisexual discrimination on dating apps, biphobic stereotypes in queer relationships, “the patriarchy,” and having tent sex in the woods.
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Blush and Bashful: How One Fat Femme Bought Her Dream Wedding Dress
The reason I wanted to write about this experience is explicitly to say to other fat brides that buying a dress does not have to be a negative experience.
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Every Celebrity You Know Went to Beyoncé’s Birthday Show, Here’s All the Gays
A fellow earth sign herself, Kehlani easily wins “top” prize (see what I did there?) for most thorough recap of the night.
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Dykes, Camera, Action: We’re Going to Sundance!
Over the past few years, Autostraddle has had a presence at some of the biggest film festivals in the world. We’ve gone to TIFF, Tribeca, The Black Femme Supremecy Film Festival, and of course Sundance. This year we’re returning to Sundance — with not one, but two writers!
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NSFW Sunday is Smart and Sexy, In That Order
This week on NSFW Sunday: sexual history, Dita Von Tesse, and non-monogamy.
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Hot Like Summer: A Lingerie Shopping Guide for Fat Femmes
Finding lingerie that fits your body might seem like not a big deal, but I firmly believe everyone deserves to feel good in their bodies. If feeling good means putting on a velvet teddy, then you should have that option available to you.
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You Need Help: Will I Ever Feel Comfortable in My Own Skin?
Your story begins with letting go of the way your body looked before. Your body does not exist primarily to be seen. Here are some thoughts and some practical resources about how to move forward and learn to be comfortable in your own skin.
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Into the A+ Advice Box #89: Your Date’s Always Late, Should You Break Up?
Getting out there after separating from your cishet husband, mixing masculine and feminine style, asking people at the bar to kiss you on your birthday, and more!
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This Clothing Rental Service Changed My Life, Now I Don’t Have to Stress My Aesthetic
If I want to lean into a more femme style this month, or if I want to try a bunch of different new jumpsuits, or if I want to test the new trendy style of jeans in a bunch of different washes: these are now all options for me!
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You Need Help: I Can’t Figure Out What I Should Wear and Who I Should Date
You don’t need to have one particular vibe, type, or style. You don’t have to have it all figured out now, next week, or next year.
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The Traditional and Radical Queer Haggadah I Wanted Didn’t Exist — So I Wrote It Myself
Nowadays, I ask, “how can my queerness deepen my Judaism, and how can my Judaism deepen my queerness?” Haggadah Min HaMeitzar is one answer to that question.
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“Working It” Says the Quiet Parts Out Loud About Sex Work
Before I was a sex worker, I was a proud sex worker ally.
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Into the A+ Advice Box #75: Is It Over?
Career anxiety, dating after sexaul assault, consent and polyamory and more!
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Fast Fashion Diaries — Fat Femmes On the Difficulties of Curating an Ethical Wardrobe
“Fat and poor people don’t have the easiest access to clothing that makes us feel fly AND is affordable.”
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WNBA Week 2: The Unbeatable Aces, BG’s Resilience, Fit of the Week
“Hell, I’d suit up for the Mercury if BG asked.”
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A+ Members Get 20% Off Autostraddle Merch — Including All New Designs!
Designs you helped us conceive! Your exclusive code is inside this post!
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WNBA Week 13: The Aces Visit the White House, The Mercury and Storm Miss the Playoffs
Plus Carmen’s Fits of the Week are extra hot this time!
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12 Couples Halloween Costumes For Tall and Short Couples
Halloween costume time is the best time of year to tower over your girlfriend or best friend or partner (or vice versa).
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Into the A+ Advice Box #52: NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK
How to get a queer haircut, should you use a toolbelt during sex, and how can you queer business formal wear? The AS team answers these questions about your look, and more!
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Janelle Monáe’s Art Was The Musical Manifestation of My Truest Self
Growing up, I looked to Monae as a Black femme musician whose art and existence challenged traditional definitions of Black womanhood.