Winter Gym Class: CrossFit, for Those Who Want It All
This workout has it all—cardio, weightlifting, rowing, kettlebells, and more—and you can do it indoors. It’s the perfect activity to get you through the winter weather and beyond!
Valentine’s Day Sex Toy Gift Guide For Even Hotter Lesbian Sex, If You Can Believe It
Sometimes Valentine’s Day is a patriarchal capitalist scam and sometimes you just want to eat some candy hearts and buy balloons and make out and unironically get into it.
9 LGBTQ People Speak Out About Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder
The following are stories from LGBTQ people living with PMDD — how it manifests for us, what helps and what doesn’t help, and any challenges or opportunities we have found in seeking help.
6 Over-the-Counter Eczema Treatments I’ve Tried, Ranked From Worst to Best
A rundown of the more effective products I’ve tried, plus some common treatments that just did not work.
Winter Gym Class: Learn to Play Basketball, the Gayest Sport of All
Yes, basketball is fun to watch (it helps that so many WNBA players are just dreamy). But it’s also fun to play! This edition of Gym Class will help you figure out which position you’re best suited for, learn the proper set up for shots, and try out some practice drills solo or with a partner.
Winter Gym Class: Get In, We’re Going Snowshoeing
Welcome to the Winter edition of Gym Class! Get outside and enjoy the season with snowshoeing. It’s suitable for most fitness levels and it’s best to snowshoe with a partner, so it makes a great winter date!
Gym Class: A Beginner’s Guide to Gym Workouts
This Gym Class will help you get comfortable at your local fitness center. Read on for information on weight machines, free weights, bodyweight work, and combining all three in a workout tailored just for you.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD & ROUNDTABLE: It’s Gonna Be A Happy New Year!
We’re over New Year’s resolutions – here’s what we’re looking forward to in 2018. What about you?
POST-HOLIDAY MERCH SALE: 20% Off Everything In the Autostraddle Store
You deserve it.
OPEN THREAD: Another Year, Another Christmakwanzakah
Can we just put on holiday themed pajamas, sit by the fire place, and open gifts together? The gift can be a conversation or a hug or a puppy, I’m not picky.
Holiday Gift Guide: Last Minute Subscription Boxes for Last Minute Babes
If you’re a last minute giver, give the gift that keeps on giving with these groovy subscriptions!
Four Things We Can All Learn from Queering Kwanzaa
Spend the last days of the year with queer community celebrating Kwanzaa this year.
Holiday Gift Guide: For the Queers in the Kitchen
It would be the sweetest thing to gift your culinarily skilled loved ones with new swag for their kitchen.
Holigay Gift Guide: New Year, New You!
Two Things: First, I want nothing more than for you and your loved ones to start off 2018 being your best selves. Second, I checked this list. I checked it twice. Everything on it can still be delivered by December 25th (in case you are as much of a procrastinator as I am. No judgement! 2017 was hard, after all.)
The Top 11 Gayest Christmas Songs
Ring-a-ling-a-ling-a-#dingdong-ding!
Lavender Menace Gift Guide: For Passionate Feminist Lesbians and Herstorical Queers
Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians. Happy holidays!
Holigay Gift Guide: Perfect Presents for Sporty Queers and Gym Rat Gays
’Tis almost the season for gift-giving! Here are some suggestions for the fitness-focused cuties in your life. Happy shopping, and enjoy the benefit of all those post-exercise endorphins!
Holigay Gift Guide: Take a Picture, It’ll Last Longer
I have a fear that all we as a people are going to have in 20 years are lost phone photos and a terrifying facebook/tumblr archive SO here are some things to help you and yours document whatever is important to you right now.
Holigay Gift Guide: The Hottest Hot Takes of All
Jem and the Holograms (2015) is a great movie and these are great gifts.
Holigay Gift Guide: Advice for My Mother on What Flannel to Buy My Butch Fiancée
“Can you sneak into her closet and take a pic of the ones she has (just side on hanging up is fine).”