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Money + Work

Queered & Careered: How I Use Journaling to Resist at Work

Need a ride or die bestie at work who will listen, affirm you, and help you process that recent microaggression? Turn right to your journal!

Tiara Dee December 3, 2019 12 Comments
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Sex Toys

Seven Paddles We Love for Queer Kinky Sex

Want to reward bad behavior but don’t know where to start? These paddles are one possibility.

Ryan Yates December 3, 2019 37 Comments
Issues

Toward an Applicable Theory of Just Not

On refusal, rest, and resistance.

Rachel December 3, 2019 45 Comments
Politics + Activism

Take Autostraddle’s Politics Survey: We Want Your Queer Opinions

What are the political issues in the US you are most concerned about? What are your priorities for securing LGBTQ+ rights? And if it were up to you, dear reader – of any citizenship, living in any country – who would you vote for in the US presidential primary elections?

himani December 3, 2019 38 Comments
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“Season of Love” is a Cheesy Queer Holiday Movie of Our Own

Season of Love has the same mistletoe mishaps of any holiday movie, but with 200% more queerness.

Valerie Anne December 2, 2019 15 Comments
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VOTE NOW! Bette Porter 2020? Davina Squeezed Past Denbo by One Vote in Round 3!

Six candidates remain! One day to vote!

Heather Hogan December 2, 2019 15 Comments
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“Supergirl” Episode 508 Recap: Who Will Save Your Soul?

The race to save Lena from herself is on and Alex and Kara have different ideas for how to stop her.

Valerie Anne December 2, 2019 12 Comments
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Clockbeat

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 2, 2019 17 Comments
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“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 305: Lifeline with Gaby Dunn

Noted bisexual Gaby Dunn joins us on “To L and Back” to recap episode 305, in which Alice has sex with a vampire and Cherie stops by Wax for a haircut.

Riese December 2, 2019 8 Comments
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Not A Love Bomb

How do you tell if you’re horny? Why is love bombing manipulative? Why do first break-ups suck the hardest? What do you do if not everyone likes you?

Ryan Yates December 1, 2019 10 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Celebrating Goth Lesbian Love and Babies

Happy Sunday! We’ve almost made it 525,600 minutes into the year, Billy Dee Williams is gender fluid, Senegalese folklore is on Netflix, a GSC is raising money for their students, the slow rise of lesbianism on TV, and more!

Ari December 1, 2019 9 Comments
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The 50 Best Queer Sex Toys

Autostraddle’s definitive list of the 50 best sex toys for queer sex.

Ryan Yates December 1, 2019 30 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for December 2019: Choose What Matters and Commit to Doing Better

Get ready for the Capricorn season to end all Capricorn seasons. Are you ready to work?

Corina Dross December 1, 2019 3 Comments
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 63, November 2019

“Lol yes just got off work and ready for dyke shit”

Riese November 30, 2019 6 Comments
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Reine #2: Foreplay

Foreplay is self-care.

Ren Strapp November 30, 2019 15 Comments
Parenting & Family

Raising Baby T. Rex: You Can Always Have a Hug

I want Remi to know that I’m here for her while also cultivating her skills for independence.

KaeLyn November 30, 2019 14 Comments
Holigays

These INCREDIBLE Black Friday Deals 2019 Will Make Your Black Friday a Sale To Remember

It’s Black Friday, a great day to stay in bed, eat leftovers, and grab these great Black Friday deals online today Black Friday sales 2019! Black Friday deals 2019. Great shopping on Black Friday!

Riese November 29, 2019 4 Comments
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The Comment Awards Are So F*cking Thankful For You, And For…Exes?

“What if I told you the overprocessing was coming from inside the house?”

Darcy November 29, 2019 66 Comments
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Holigay Gift Guide: Support These POC Indie Designers in 2019!

Whatever your feelings about consumerism and capitalism, we think that you’ll agree — it would be great if some of those funds found their way into people of color owned businesses and communities. Spread the joy of economic responsibility, racial justice — and really cute earrings — this holigay season. 

The Speakeasy November 29, 2019 5 Comments
TV Reviews

Apple TV’s “Dickinson” Is an Angsty, Gay, Absurd Delight

I am here for as many revisionist takes on history as you want to throw at me if it’s correcting centuries of queer omission.

Sally November 29, 2019 15 Comments
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