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Breakups Christmas

How to Handle Being Newly Single at the Holidays

If you’re on team single for the season and not sure how to be okay, read on, make a game plan, and know that the warm fuzzy happy holiday feelings are there for you if you want them. 

Reneice Charles December 20, 2018 9 Comments
Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti

Two of the cutest cities in the Mitten State want you to come say hello! Yes, “the mitten state.” How adorable is that?

Queer Girl City Guides December 19, 2018 15 Comments
Christmas Holigays TV Reviews

“Life-Size 2” Is a Holigay Miracle: a Bisexual Made-for-TV Christmas Movie

Shine bright, shine far! Be a star! Where you live, where you are!

Heather Hogan December 18, 2018 7 Comments
Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: What Do You Get the Sex Enthusiast Who Has Everything?

So, what do you get the person that already seems to own everything? Something weird, my pals!

Archie December 14, 2018 6 Comments
Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: Fancy Wedding Gifts, but for Your Single Friend for the Holidays Instead

How unfair is it that everyone who gets married and has a wedding shower gets a lot of nice fancy home goods (including a KitchenAid!!!) and I, a boss bitch forever single kitchen witch Capricorn femme queen, do not??

Vanessa December 11, 2018 47 Comments
First Person Jewish Holidays

The Life We Never Knew Would Find Us: Navigating Loss as an Interfaith Queer Couple

“We’re in Lancaster County at Erin’s family’s house, surrounded by plastic Bible quiz trophies adorned with gold crosses and family portraits taken at national parks. My bewildered partner comes to me, face slack, and tells me I need to call my mother.”

J.E. Reich December 10, 2018 12 Comments
Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: Proof We Have the Perfect Merch for Every Kind of Gay

There’s something about closing out another long, hard year by being your very best gay self.

the team December 10, 2018 2 Comments
Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: For the Overworked & Underpaid

Long days and even longer nights just trying to make ends meet? We can’t change everything but taking care of the mind, body and soul (very original) can hopefully make it a little easier. Check out these gifts to do just that!

A. Tony Jerome December 7, 2018 10 Comments
Holigays

NEW MERCH ALERT: Tees and Sweatshirts for Dramatic Dykes, Eternal Bisexuals, Non-Binary Babes and GAYS GAYS GAYS

As always, when you buy our merch, you’re directly putting money into the pockets of the Autostraddle staff, writers and contributors, SO THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US!

Sarah December 7, 2018 58 Comments
Christmas Jewish Holidays TV Lists

16 Gay Holiday TV Episodes You Can Stream Right Now!

13 Christmas and three Thanksgiving episodes full of lesbians in matching two-piece pajamas, bisexuals in endearing sweaters, and a trans woman dressed up as a literal Holigay Angel.

Carmen Phillips December 5, 2018 11 Comments
Christmas

15 Sad Christmas Songs, Ranked on a Scale of 1 to 5 Crying Therese Belivets

Holly jolly, Dearest.

Heather Hogan December 3, 2018 72 Comments
Jewish Holidays Recipes

Happy Hanukkah, Let’s Make Vegan Sufganiyot

Happy Hanukkah! Celebrate the holiday, which starts tonight at sundown, with a recipe for delicious vegan sufganiyot.

Ari December 2, 2018 25 Comments
Parenting & Family

Raising Baby T. Rex: Temper Tantrums and Dinner Dance Parties

Dealing with a toddler having a temper tantrum is a lot like putting out a fire, plus mom bod nudies, Remi’s fav song for dinner dancing, cat baby watch update, and more!

KaeLyn December 1, 2018 32 Comments
Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: Mommi and Me

When in doubt: MONOGRAM.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 30, 2018 14 Comments
Christmas Crafts & DIY Projects

Be a Holigay Potion Master with These Three DIY Bottled Gifts

This series may not be Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger, but it’s the closest things we muggles can get. All you need is a stove, a few fancy ingredients, and some time to whip of an apothecary full of gifts.

Laura November 29, 2018 7 Comments
Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: Let’s Scissor Under the Mistletoe

Scissoring: the greatest sex act in the world? Who would be foolish enough to make that claim? Me, and this gift guide!

Archie November 29, 2018 2 Comments
Christmas

Autostraddle’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2018: All the Ways Money Can in Fact Buy Us Happiness

We put our heads together and this is what the Autostraddle Team wants for the holigays! We think you’ll find some sweet stuff for your loved ones in here, too.

Vanessa November 28, 2018 24 Comments
Christmas Movie Lists

This Holigay Flowchart Will Tell You Which Christmas Movie You Really Want to Watch

Santa or no Santa? Christmas pud or Christmas pie? Do you want to cry?

Heather Hogan November 26, 2018 66 Comments
Thanksgiving

5 Recipes to Use Up Your Holiday Leftovers

It’s good to be mindful and creative in the kitchen and make sure food ends up warming bellies and hearts, not rotting in a landfill. If you’ve got leftovers and some time on your hands this weekend I implore you to give them a makeover with one of these incredible recipes!

Reneice Charles November 24, 2018 8 Comments
Holigays

32 Awe-Inspiring Black Friday Sales You Should Shop Through Autostraddle’s Affiliate Links So We Get Money Too

I lost 450 brain cells putting together this gorgeous post for you to enjoy great Black Friday deals so if you’re planning to shop online today, you should definitely read it. Also, we’ve got new Autostraddle merch!

Riese November 23, 2018 16 Comments
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