Even if it’s not overnight, New York does have the money and economy to bankroll a $Free.99 MTA. If New York were a country, it’d have the 11th biggest economy worldwide, between Canada and South Korea. If much smaller cities like Tallinn, Estonia, Kansas City, USA, Dunkirk, France and Luxembourg have rolled out free public transit using taxes and subsidies, then NYC can too.
New original fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, approaching queer community from a place of love, on being publicly shamed, linguistic gatekeeping and more.
A queer celebration of Black History Month.
Charlie runs from her past while helping Ava and the Legends run after Genghis Khan.
Because you’ve already heard from me on a lot of these issues already this week, I recruited one of Autostraddle’s newest contributors, Himani — the brains behind our expansive political survey — to join me to discuss all the fireworks from Charleston.
Plus, Ashley Benson, Cara Delevingne and Rosanny Zayas reinvent outwear and pantsuits!
Also: Next season’s Harley Quinn animated series is gonna be gaaaay in a Poison Ivy waaaaay, words of affirmation with Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, Lena Waithe voices Pixar’s first gay character, Steven Universe is really ending, Robin Thede invites you to turn Black History Month into Black History Year, and more!
Jealousy will always be there. There will always be someone that you or society perceives to be smarter, stronger, or more competent than you. We must get curious about our jealousy – become friends with it, and then tell it to be productive or get going.
There is sufficient evidence, both from Lorraine Hansberry’s own hand and from those with whom she interacted socially, that she was a lesbian. But the how of it all — that we have to piece together in fragments.
“Many creatives still have reservations and fears around medication as they believe that it will dampen the creative flow, turn off the magic, or make them less able to connect with the emotion they are trying to convey. This misconception is dismantled in Erlichman’s poetry, she’s sharp and precise while illustrating the often untethered emotion that comes with mania or psychosis.”
Lou Barrett sits down with Jacob Nash to his experiences being out and trans since the ’90s.
Two bi girls bond over being bi girls! Also, straight people who only speak out against homophobia when it’s convenient for them are! the! worst!
Kara travels through space and time to try to fix things with Lena, while Alex stands beside her sister like always.
Kid’s books with queer characters that deserve your attention, the absurd lie of “pro-choice violence,” fat women onscreen deserve better than crappy love interests, and RIP to Katherine Johnson the G.O.A.T.
Gotham City has actual vampires, but the lesbians remain the most dramatic thing about this city!
This post attempts to do what so many others have not tried to do, perhaps because ultimately who cares: relay the absolute treachery of a Season 3 L Word episode through out of context screenshots.
Happy Sunday! A Megan Rapinoe Funko, a Billie Jean King Barbie, a plea for Rosie Perez, and more good gay news from the week!
A queer woman’s guide to top/bottom culture, why it’s fine if you haven’t had a serious relationship, why to post your lesbian thirst trap and more.
I want Remi to be able to write and narrate her own life. I owe her that as someone who had to reclaim my story.
They really contain multitudes.