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First Person Queer Pregnancy

Like Rabbits

“These drawings were done during the two year period that my wife, Sarah, and I were trying to get pregnant. So much has changed in my life since then. These doodles sat, almost forgotten, for almost a decade.”

Christy July 10, 2018 40 Comments
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You Need Help: Taking the Leap to Study Abroad

“Moving to Portland would be a dream come true, but I’m scared about being away from my support network, and finding people to live with who I can trust. Should I go?”

Creatrix Tiara June 26, 2018 39 Comments
Health

Muscle Up: How to Get Bigger and Stronger, One Deadlift at a Time

Get bigger and stronger with this guide to putting on muscle mass.

Katrina June 21, 2018 39 Comments
Holigays

Daddy Issues: Some Queer Father’s Day Reading for You From Autostraddle

Some essays and stories about our Dads — the good, the bad, and the very complicated.

Riese June 17, 2018 10 Comments
First Person Travel

Bicycling Across India, Learning About Queerness and Intimacy Along the Way

Lying in bed, she asked why I thought she’d be into women, and I tried to explain that Indian norms are full of moments Americans consider to be flirting. “Holding hands doesn’t mean anything,” she said. “It must be so sad to not touch your friends.”

Mat June 14, 2018 34 Comments
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Health

Building a Better Speculum: How Design That’s Inclusive of Queer and Trans People Can Change Reproductive Care

The speculum hasn’t been meaningfully redesigned since the 1800s. These three women are working to change that, but they have a ways to go, needing to overcome medical barriers and focus on better health for queer and trans people. The good news? We can help!

Raquel June 7, 2018 15 Comments
Community Travel

Fatventure Mag Is Here to Reshape the Way We Tell Stories About Fat People and Adventures

Fatventure Mag, a print and digital magazine, seeks to change the narrative about who deserves an adventurous life and who can tell stories about those adventures. The first volume is brimming with the voices of fat outdoorsy women and non-binary folks – and you have 5 days left to donate to its Kickstarter to make it a reality!

Vanessa May 30, 2018 3 Comments
Health

Nervous About A-Camp? Let’s Do Some Grounding

What I’m getting at here is that staying grounded (even though it sounds like an oxymoron) gives you the ability to move.

A. Tony Jerome May 14, 2018 14 Comments
Money + Work

“Good Company” Is the Best Magazine a Queer Aspirant Could Ever Dream Of

“Good Company,” a new magazine from Design*Sponge’s Grace Bonney, is a radically diverse incredible new project you should support ALSO I JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE FEATURED IN ONE OF THE ARTICLES.

Riese May 7, 2018 6 Comments
LGBTQ+ Businesses Money + Work

LGBT Credit Union Superbia Wants to Help You Keep Our Gay Money in the Family

Explicitly for the queers and our allies, Superbia will not only function like a normal credit union would, but it will also pour 30% of its profits back into community organizations. And they’ll do this by making sure you aren’t refused service at your goddamn financial institution, a thing that still happens despite the fact that it is 2018.

A.E. Osworth April 16, 2018 12 Comments
Travel

33 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Travelers You Should Follow on Instagram

When I can’t travel myself, I turn to Instagram to soak up all the glorious travels of other queer women! They share glimpses of other realities and inspire me to get out of my bubble. 

Yvonne April 11, 2018 21 Comments
Parenting & Family

You Need Help: Your Christian Family Loves Trump’s Debauchery, Hates Your Gayness

Jesus doesn’t have anything to say about gay people, but he has PLENTY to say about the kinds of religious leaders who support a man like Donald Trump.

Heather Hogan April 5, 2018 47 Comments
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Community Jewish Holidays

Queering the Jewish Holidays: How I Celebrate Passover

In a couple of weeks I’m hosting my very first queer Seder. Let’s talk about how we celebrate Passover!

Vanessa March 19, 2018 27 Comments
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Valentine’s Day Cards For Queer Women, Pt. 2

Send a little cutie to your cutie.

Erin February 14, 2018 19 Comments
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You Need Help: Is It Normal to Feel Sexy When You Gain Weight? (Yes)

“There’s nothing better than finding out the way you love your body the most, and you’ve done that. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad or weird for that.”

Mey February 14, 2018 24 Comments
Parenting & Family

Raising Baby T-Rex: My Mom Says We’re Exactly The Same

I wasn’t at all ready for the feelings I’d have about being adopted and queer and raising a toddler who still isn’t as old as I was when I came to the United States on an airplane.

KaeLyn February 13, 2018 64 Comments
Valentine's Day

Kristen Kish’s New Cookbook Helped Me Wine and Dine My Valentine and So Can You

“I almost fainted when I tasted it. Do I really need to say more? Go get this book, make everything in it, and proudly display your new membership to the Kristen Kish fan club this Valentine’s Day.”

Reneice Charles February 12, 2018 12 Comments
Parenting & Family

Y’All Need Help #20: First Admit That You Don’t Know Yet

What should you do about a baby’s pronouns, how do you and your girlfriend both propose to each other, and how do you stop holding a candle for an idealized past? Come on in!

Laneia February 10, 2018 41 Comments
Travel

Weekender: Jamestown, CA and Big Trees State Park

In and around Jamestown you can see 2000-year-old trees, llamas, an allegedly haunted B&B, and a lot of stuff that’s generally cute as fuck — it’s a great place to do the lesbian thing of taking a weekend trip with someone you’ve been dating for five days!

Abbie Jones February 9, 2018 14 Comments
First Person Travel

Why I Got Off the Pacific Crest Trail After 454 Miles Instead of Walking All the Way to Canada

I stopped hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017 because of toxic masculinity and bro culture in the hiking community. It exists, it’s shitty, and it fucked me up.

Vanessa February 5, 2018 111 Comments
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