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House & Garden

Are You A Proud Plant Parent? Show Off Your Babies!

I surveyed some of the plant parents here at Autostraddle, and we’re all so excited to show off our little ones. If you’re a plant parent, show off your babies in the comments, too!

Abbie Jones May 15, 2020 60 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Dreaming In Quarantine

“Can’t wait to see who else’s subconscious is ALSO going through a Rolodex of their exes!”

Darcy May 15, 2020 11 Comments
AF+ Sex

S L I C K: Come Inside

I should’ve masturbated in the shower. I need to be pushed against a wall. She smells like the ocean.

Riese May 14, 2020 22 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: And We’re Quarantining With Ghosts Now

Bad Bunny, learning to shop ethically, don’t worry that constant bumping you hear at night is probably just Casper saying hello, and seriously — put some respect on Aimee Stephens’ name.

Carmen Phillips May 14, 2020 1 Comment
There is ancestral trauma, and also don't forget to remember ancestral joy.
Webcomics

Protective Spells For Mentally Ill Witches In A COVID-19 World

Shop for obscure ingredients in Asian supermarkets so you can replicate your favorite homecooked meals your mother used to make for you, and activate your ongoing transformation from helpless child to adult who knows how to nurture their own inner child.

Yumi Sakugawa May 14, 2020 8 Comments
TV Feature

I Am Who I Am: Annalise Keating and the Power of Black Reflection

All I ever wanted to say is, “this thing that happened to me…is why I am the way I am.” But it was easier to deal with everyone else’s disappointment than to speak that truth aloud. I wasn’t strong enough for that. Annalise Keating was.

Natalie May 14, 2020 12 Comments
Culture

Using Seeds and Soil, Cuir Kitchen Brigade Helps People Feed Themselves and Their Neighbors Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

Our way is a commitment to long lasting change, to self-sufficiency, to inter-dependence and to creating the world we want to see.

Luz Cruz May 14, 2020 9 Comments
Food and Drink

Happy Hour at Home: Kitchen Scraps and Pantry Items for Fancy Cocktails

Today’s Happy Hour at Home is very straightforward: I’m gonna give you some easy tips-n-tricks for kicking cocktails up a notch by using scraps and other things you already have lying around your kitchen. Let’s make some fancy ice!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 14, 2020 4 Comments
Gender

You Need Help: Gender Feels in Quarantine

Your rawness and tenderness is a primal signal that you are alive. It’s exhausting and there’s no way to turn it off. Let yourself breathe through this, and trust that it is not a waste of time to devote your energy to the work of becoming.

Adrian May 14, 2020 6 Comments
Gender

What It’s Like To Realize You’re Trans and Queer in Quarantine

Suffice to say that we’ll all be coming out of this pandemic different people than we were before — but for many people, being in isolation is specifically providing the opportunity to explore their sexuality and gender in an intimate and unprecedented way.

Elly Belle May 14, 2020 9 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 512 Recap: Sisters? We’re Close.

The Ladies of Legends team up to form a sorority and challenge the Greek god Dionysus to a game of beer pong in this hilarious romp of an episode.

Valerie Anne May 13, 2020 9 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The Forever Pride Cover of Entertainment Weekly Sure Is Something!

Also, livereads of Lizzie McGuire and Orphan Black, the trailer for Hannah Gadsby’s new Netflix special, Hamilton is coming to Disney+ very soon, those new Adventure Time episodes, and more!

Heather Hogan May 13, 2020 6 Comments
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Issues

The Poet’s Choice

It takes effort to choose an ending. It’s a lot easier to get back together, to catch a flight, to miss a flight, to fuck someone else. It’s easier to be with someone until you hate them than to walk away with love.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 13, 2020 24 Comments
Book Features

6 Queer Authors on What It’s Like to Launch Their Books in a Pandemic

If you’re looking to escape reality for a little while, look no further than this year’s absolute bumper crop of queer novels. As late spring and summer literary events are postponed and cancelled, writers are looking for ways to connect virtually with readers and the publishing community – and finding ways to keep their creativity flowing in a difficult time.

Lisa A.C. Ryan May 13, 2020 7 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Melissa King, Ashley Benson, Gaby Dunn and Ali Krieger Love Their Moms

So many Moms, so little time!

Christina Tucker May 13, 2020 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Like Aimee Stephens, We Await the Justice We Deserve

It’s not just her death that is a tragedy; it’s that she had been waiting for justice that trans people almost never receive.

xoai pham May 13, 2020 3 Comments
TV Lists

My Top 10 Favorite Television Shows: Riese, Editor-in-Chief

Listen, I love an ensemble drama!

Riese May 13, 2020 6 Comments
TV Reviews

Batwoman’s Dyke Drama Intensifies in the Penultimate Season 1 Episode

Sophie and Julia finally smooch on the lips, and Parker’s back with some teenage lesbian love advice.

Heather Hogan May 12, 2020 5 Comments
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Culture

Queer NYC Cyclists Deliver Care Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

Welcome to COMMUNITY CHECK, a series about mutual aid and taking care of each other in the time of coronavirus.

Bani Amor May 12, 2020 11 Comments
Issues

The Public Education System Sucks (Especially for Queer Black Femmes)

If the Dean positions are largely dominated by men, guess who the most punished group in school is.

Syd May 12, 2020 26 Comments
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