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Well, this is an illustration of two people wearing jean shorts with their bums facing you and farting!
Relationships

5 Good Reasons to Just Fart in Front of Your Partner Already

Consider this your invitation to stop hiding, loosen your cheeks and let your sphincter siren sing for the one(s) you love.

Ro White October 20, 2020 17 Comments
Viola Davis stars as Black queer Icon Ma Rainey in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" on Netflix.
Movie News & Trailers

Viola Davis Is Iconically Queer Again in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”!

The “Ma Rainey” Trailer Drop is THEE most important Black queer pop culture news this week, and I’ve broken down 5 reasons why… then I shall be proceeding directly to my fainting couch.

Carmen Phillips October 20, 2020 12 Comments
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TV Lists

11 of the Best Lesbian and Bisexual TV Butt Moments

If you’re not complimenting your friends’ butts what even are you doing?

Valerie Anne October 20, 2020 8 Comments
Rachel and Luce hug in Imagine Me & You
Movie Reviews

Is “Imagine Me & You” Even Good? I Don’t Know, But I Keep Rewatching It

Arranging flowers is gay — you heard it here first.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 20, 2020 24 Comments
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First Person

Giving Poppers to Cis Women

“A cultural exchange from a person with a prostate to those without.”

Drew Burnett Gregory October 19, 2020 27 Comments
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Breakups

You Need Help: Am I Really “Over Them” Enough to Date New People?

There is no quantifiable metric for being over someone. If you’re ready to date, you’re ready to date.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 19, 2020
Reba McEntire at the Academy of Country Music Awards 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Reba McEntire and Norman Lear Are Making a “Fried Green Tomatoes” TV Series

Viola Davis’ on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Javicia Leslie’s Batwoman is getting her own Batmobile(!!!), new super gay yuletide pics from Kristen Stewart’s Happiest Season, Chyler Leigh on Wynonna Earp, Hashtag You on Netflix keeps trying to ruin my life, The Great British Bake Off and the meaning of life, and more!

Heather Hogan October 19, 2020 12 Comments
headshot of kamala puligandla sitting in an arm chair with an inviting but stern look on her face. she wears glasses and has a mohawk and is wearing a maroon t shirt. her image is beside the cover of her novel, Zigzags. the cover is a graphic that features two queer women lounging beside Lake Michigan as the sun sets into the purple water.
Book Features First Person

Kamala’s First Novel Zigzags Is Out Today!

Ultimately, Zigzags was fueled by the nostalgia of all the places I’ve loved and left and missed. There’s a lot of flirting and parties and witty banter, but it’s very much about the necessary and heartbreaking recognition of when it’s time to move on.

Kamala Puligandla October 19, 2020 14 Comments
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Sex Toys

It’s Time to Put a Butt Plug Directly Into Your Butt

Check out these better butt plugs and toys for Butt Week! Our picks come in confetti, hardwood, stainless steel, tie dye (!) and more.

Ryan Yates October 19, 2020 4 Comments
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Sex Toys

Anonymous Sex Toy Review: Njoy Pure Plug

“Nothing, and I mean nothing, feels as nice as stainless steel on your asshole.”

Guest October 18, 2020 33 Comments
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Playlists

Pull Up To The Bumper: A Butt Week Playlist

You better pull up to the bumper, bend and make your booty whop and shake it like a polaroid picture because it’s time for a playlist that celebrates the backside!

Ro White October 18, 2020 10 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Shadowbanned

Shadowbanning and censorship disproportionately impact sex workers. A new report from Hacking/Hustling on the recommendations policy makers and platforms need to implement now.

Ryan Yates October 18, 2020
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Webcomics

Butt Week Coloring Pages!

Coloring pages of God’s greatest gift to humankind: butts!

Archie October 17, 2020 11 Comments
Dating

How To Take A Perfect Butt Selfie

We’re going to learn how to take a perfect ass selfie together in honor of Autostraddle’s Butt Week and your perfect butt.

Vanessa October 17, 2020 81 Comments
amy coney barrett, a white woman with shoulder length brown hair, stands in front of a podium, with a back drop of american flags behind her. her mouth is open and her eyes are squinting as she speaks.
Politics + Activism

AS Politics Survey: LGBTQ Health Care & Amy Coney Barrett’s Impacts

Amy Coney Barrett’s political views and her stances on several health care issues are going to inflict a lot of harm on many people. We looked at how important these issues are to our community, using data from the Politics Survey, to discuss what’s at stake with Barrett’s impending nomination to the Supreme Court.

himani October 16, 2020 8 Comments
Maeve and Elena from The Boys
TV Reviews

“The Boys” Season 2 Gets Meta About Lesbian and Bisexual Representation

Elena pushes back on all this, saying she doesn’t want to change how she dresses and that actually Maeve is bisexual, but they say that the term lesbian is “an easier sell” because it’s “more cut and dry.”

Valerie Anne October 16, 2020 12 Comments
Joe Biden shows off his mask during his town hall event, "The Vice President and the People."
Politics + Activism

Biden Addresses LGBTQ Protections while Trump Aggressively Meanders in Dueling Town Halls

Instead of one town hall, where audiences would get to hear from both candidates and where the candidates would get to critique each other live, voters had to choose between the dueling town halls. Or, you could just wait and let me watch them for you.

Natalie October 16, 2020 6 Comments
First Person

The Time I Wanted to Hug a TERF

A middle-aged transmasculine butch person meets a trans-exclusionary radical feminist in the vast forest of Tumblr. What happens next is both predictable and unexpected.

Ty Bo October 16, 2020 37 Comments
Gender

The Pandemic is Trauma for Trans Disabled People

An exploration of the pandemic experiences of trans disabled people with a focus on trauma and survivorhood.

Noorulann Shahid October 16, 2020 4 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Breathing Deep and Voting Early

“She had me at ‘OI! DEAD BOYFRIEND! IT’S OVER, MATE!'”

Darcy October 16, 2020 17 Comments
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