7 Queer Disabled Folks On Why Air Travel Is Kind of a Nightmare
“The ADA tends to disintegrate in the hands of airlines and their staff, especially for POC and QTPOC, and it doesn’t matter if the law is on your side.”
Feelings Rookie: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
Goodbyes are only goodbye if I want them to be. Life is about making connections and working to maintain them. It’s also such a wild ride that you never know where you’ll end up or who will end up there with you.
Follow Your Arrow: Astrologer Chani Nicholas on Working With Your Gifts
“Being queer isn’t something that I can separate out from being a writer, astrologer, artist or entrepreneur and I would never want to.”
Aspiring Queer Mom Seeks Black Sperm Donor, Can’t Find Too Many
I am not white, and I don’t particularly want white kids. I definitely do not want to pay for white sperm.
This Queer Fat Femme Is Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and You Can Follow Along
Vanessa is thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail this summer and she’s taking us with her! Follow along as she walks 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada.
Attention, Los Angeles: EVERYBODY is the Radically Inclusive Gym You’ve Been Waiting For
“I always felt better after exercising, but also always felt it came at a cost, whether that was a really dirty locker room, an overly fluorescent space playing terrible music, or having to navigate a highly gendered space and endure sexist, homophobic commentary. I wanted to create a space that felt really good to be in, like you were actually going to feel better while being there.”
Queer Crip Love Fest: Parenting at the Intersections
“Before becoming a parent, I looked at parenting through rose-colored glasses — with an able-bodied person’s perspective. It was drilled into my head by other people, well-meaning as they were, that I probably shouldn’t have children.”
We Are One In the Same: Experts Explain What Self-Care and Community Care Really Look Like
We all know self-care is important, but what does that actually mean? I talked to four experts in mental and social health care to find out more about the nuts and bolts of what self-care and community care look like for queer communities.
3 Good Reasons Why Taxes Are a Queer Women’s Issue
Trump’s tax plan is historically regressive, setting up huge tax breaks that help wealthy men keep their wealth while queer women get nothing.
Follow Your Arrow: Graphic Designer Soof Andry on Punk-Rock Freelancing
“Generally in life all I want to do is: good work for good causes with good people. I want to be a good designer, I mean truly, deeply good at my craft; everything else is semantics.”
Feelings Rookie: How to Apologize
“Even if I didn’t think I was hurting her feelings, she’s telling me I was. So what is my end game with my current strategy – make her feel badly for bringing up an emotional issue that she’s uncomfortable with? Make her feel like dirt for being honest with her own feelings?”
4 Little Things A Queer Christian Can Do For Lent (Or Just The Next 40 Days)
When I read poetry, including the Psalms, it messes with my alignment. It forces me to sit up straighter and recognize words and ideas that pluck at the sinewy parts of myself I ignore. I hope in these few weeks we can all try to read some things that scare us.
Sara Quin, Ruby Tandoh and Others Share Their Mental Health Stories in “Do What You Want” Zine
“With a strong intersectional focus, this is a zine about mental health for all people, in all walks of life. We believe that mental health care and support should be a right for all.”
Queer Crip Love Fest: Bring Love Back to Academia
“Why is a hug or a kiss seen as so much more loving than spending the time to give comments on a paper full of cherished ideas? Than sharing a drink to celebrate a quarter’s hard work? Than creating something together?”
Feelings Rookie: Letting Anger Light My Fuse
I like to think I can control my anger, but I usually end up burning my own life down instead.
5 Options for Banking Institutions (With Apps!) That Aren’t Funding DAPL
It can be tough to find a bank that’s not funding the Dakota Access Pipeline and that also still has the technology infrastructure you need. Here are a few places to start!
Valentine’s Day Cards For Queer Women
Got a crush? Let Bette from The L Word, Tracy Chapman, K-Stew, and The Home Depot take it from here.
In Which We Go To Ixtapa With Olivia Travel, Give Ourselves To The Sea
In November, Team Autostraddle went on their very first Olivia Travel vacation and it was really awesome and this is their story.
A Color-Coded Valentine’s Day Sex Toy Gift Guide For Anyone
What do you get your hot new girlfriend, your best friend, your ex, the barista you’re secretly in love with, the couple you want to sleep with, and more for Valentine’s day? These sex toys.
Feelings Rookie: Uphill Battles
When waking up every morning feels like starting another steep climb, how do we keep our wits about us long enough to reach the top and breathe?