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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
Various butt plugs surrounded by peaches!
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
Three stainless steel butt plugs sure are just hanging out on a white backdrop with illustrated peaches and leaves surrounding them!
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
Two Black women dance on a sofa wearing headphones.
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
Beating Hart, C’est La Vie, and Cinnamon Maxxine
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
Feature image showing one of the coloring pages -- a person wearing a thong with a heart shaped tattoo on their butt that says "pervert" -- surrounded by colorful peaches and leaves!
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
Book Lists

Season of the Witch: 40 Books on Witches, Witchcraft and Wonder

Whether you’re interested in witches as a horror trope, a doorway to sex positivity, a topic of historical exploration, or rich characters and ideas in fiction or poetry, at least one of these witch books will bring something into your life!

Rachel October 16, 2020 22 Comments
Sally and Emma from Sally4Ever are sitting on a couch receiving therapy. The text reads "Into the A+ Advice Box"
AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #21: Crushing on Your (Probably) Straight Friend, and More!

Advice for the cis, presumably het parents of a trans kid, Zoom dating while in the house with your parents, an urban legend and gay panic, gender feelings, squirting ALL of the time, and understanding your expectations in a relationship with someone who is not nearly as out!

the team October 16, 2020 2 Comments
Caroline Rose Giuliani has on blinged out sunglasses, one of the lenses is covered with an "I Voted" sticker.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Caroline Giuliani, the Latest White Queer Millennial Trying to Save Her Parents From Trump

If you’re white and still haven’t had that hard conversation with your relatives, wow you are out of excuses. Also: binging Battlestar Galactica at the end of the world, examining the Grief Industrial Complex, gay college sweethearts who broke the trend and miraculously stayed in love, and more!

Carmen Phillips October 15, 2020 3 Comments
Cay caresses Vivian's face in still from Desert Hearts
Movie Reviews

“Desert Hearts” Remains One Of Cinema’s Greatest Lesbian Love Stories

Donna Deitch’s queer love story is set in the ’50s and was filmed in the ’80s, and is still, in 2020, a radical piece of filmmaking.

Heather Hogan October 15, 2020 20 Comments
Movie Reviews

Newfest 2020 Preview: Trans Teens, Jewish Funerals, and So Much More

If you live in the US you can watch the films! Even if you’re not in New York!

Drew Burnett Gregory October 15, 2020 5 Comments
First Person

How Reading A Queer Latina Writer Helped Me Understand My Mother’s Story

Growing up, I felt I wasn’t enough. Not white enough. Not Latina enough. I’ve tried to look to my mother’s story as my own missing piece. I’ve made her story into a key that will unlock a feeling of place and belonging. As a writer, I look to stories to guide me.

Vera Carothers October 15, 2020 4 Comments
from the back, a line of three women in kimonos perform a Buddhist obon festival dance. the sleeves of their kimonos are decorated with flowers and their hands point to the sky. the dark blue and pink obi are tied on their backs.
First Person

The Angsty Buddhist: Growing Up Kinda-Sorta Buddhist

At my Catholic all-girls middle school, I liked to tell people I was Buddhist. It was my feeble attempt at preteen rebellion. I enjoyed interjecting, “Oh yeah? Well, I don’t believe Jesus was real because I’m Buddhist!”

L October 15, 2020 5 Comments
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