The Comment Awards Are Feeling Just Peachy
“I never expected to hear anyone describe the ‘Thong Song’ as healing! I’m delighted!”
Into the A+ Advice Box: US Politics Special Edition
We asked you for the political questions or issues keeping you up at night. From getting started in activism, to questions about phone banking and volunteering, to the Supreme Court and what will happen with the legalization of gay marriage, untangling the United States’ electoral system, talking to your conservative relatives, and more — the Autostraddle team takes on your questions related to the US election. We’re all super stressed, but at least we have each other!
Also.Also.Also: Clea DuVall Is Officially Adapting Tegan and Sara’s High School Memoir!! Sound the Lesbian Alarms!!
Clea DuVall and Tegan and Sara unite to give the gays everything that they want! Also, the Pope said that thing he said. What happens if Roe v. Wade if overturned? And while we’re talking nightmares, here’s how to survive election night.
S L I C K: I Bet It Does
Made me want to / and I did tap / that ass / many times / made it mine.
Autostraddle’s Comprehensive 2020 LGBTQ Voting Guide: Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Trans Candidates, Ballot Measures and More!
According to the Victory Institute, there are 843 LGBTQ+ elected officials nationwide. But there’s so much more to us than just the numbers. Here’s your 2020 Voting Guide with every LGBTQ woman and non-binary person running for federal offices or seats in state legislatures, plus the statewide ballot measures we don’t want you to miss!
HBO Max’s “Equal” Celebrates the Deviants of Pre-Stonewall LGBT Activism
In HBO Max’s LGBTQ documentary “Equal”; Samira Wiley, Jamie Clayton, Isis King, Shannon Purser, Heather Matarazzo, Theo Germaine and more embody key historical figures in the pre-Stonewall fight for LGBTQ rights and visibility.
Insider Butt Data for All You Absolute Nerds
“ANAL-ytics. Please don’t use that I am not serious.”
I Have IBS and I Still Want You to Eat My Ass
“Do you think he’ll notice if I just never come out of the bathroom?”
Queer Tarotscopes for Scorpio Season 2020: What’s No Longer Serving You?
Scorpio season teaches us that we cannot keep carrying everything that has ever mattered to us and expect to still have energy for new growth — sometimes we have to let things go, or acknowledge what has already gone, before we can truly transform.
Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom” Trailer Is Here to Gay up Your Day
Go big or you’ve blown it!
Lez Liberty Lit: Poetry Is Not a Luxury
What happens when literary events move online, why we’re obsessed with other people’s bookshelves, lots of horror reading lists and more.
Wonder Woman’s Star-Spangled Butt Has Always Been a Canvas for Feminist Hope and Male Misogyny
Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon were not, of course, the first men to use Wonder Woman’s body — and especially her butt — as a blank page onto which they could project their feelings about Wonder Woman, specifically, and women, generally.
Foolish Child #83: Election Anxiety
One can never be too careful in 2020…
6 Sex Toys to Really Make an Impact (on Someone’s Butt)
Let us be thankful, today and all days, for butts. The possibilities for butt play and pleasure seem almost endless — not only inside, but also outside! This guide walks beginners to impact play through slappers, crops, and light paddles and floggers, helping you find the perfect match for you and your butt (or someone else’s).
Pop Culture Fix: Merry Christmas, You’re Getting Kristen Stewart’s “Happiest Season” on Hulu
Queer horror is the hottest thing happening this Halloween, scary movie lists for whatever spooky mood you’re in, Emma Roberts is making a “teen lesbian vampire” series for Netflix, Laverne Cox on the intimacy of hair, and more.
Where Do We Go to be Queer, Nigerian and Alive?
Queer and gender non-conforming Nigerians are more vulnerable to threats and extortion by the Nigerian Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) because they can legally be targeted for their sexuality or gender presentation.
No Filter: Ali Krieger Wishes Ashlyn Harris “Happy Birthday!” Soccer Wives Win at Everything!
Trace Lysette’s belly button ring, Samira Wiley’s drip, Javicia Leslie’s cutest baby Batwoman, and Gigi Gorgeous twirls near the ocean dressed in finery.
“Bloodsisters”: A Timeless Exploration of Leatherdyke Culture
Michelle Handelman’s Bloodsisters, a documentary about a group of San Francisco leatherdykes, is celebrating its 25th anniversary at NewFest. More than just whips and chains, the film spotlights a culture that focuses on political activism and sexual imagination that has rendered it timeless.
Also.Also.Also: I’m Dreaming of a “Euphoria” Christmas (and I’m Getting What I Asked For)
Gay Santa is bringing us a “Euphoria” Christmas special in their bag of toys! Also: Self-help hacks at the end of the world, Emma González on voting, and yes this one apartment really was perfect in every way — except for the ghosts.
Editor’s Notes: On Butt Week
“I was sitting at my little desk in my little living room, staring out my little window and thinking about this one girl’s extremely good ass.” And so it began.