Raising Baby T. Rex: Happy Holigays Are Here Again
Remi saved the holidays!
From Willow to Waverly: A Decade of Being Out and Me and Queer TV
“I remember little moments so vividly — like Ashley kissing Spencer on the shoulder while they looked in the refrigerator for something to eat. This is what I wanted. And I wasn’t afraid of wanting it anymore.”
70 Trader Joe’s Frozen Foods Ranked by a Seasonally Depressed Person
The sun might leave us for 3-6 months out of the year, but my microwave never will.
The Comment Awards Have Kittens On Their Nightstand
“On my nightstand: three empty beer bottles, 14 books piled in a stack that’s threatening to turn over in the night and murder me in my sleep, a candle that is supposed to smell like vanilla but is maybe more like candy corn, a matchbook from an Ybor strip club…”
If You Delete Your Texts, How Do You Save Your Receipts?
The Autostraddle team has an impromptu discussion about our own personal phone policies surrounding screenshots, text receipts, being petty, saving contacts, and…cat photos.
‘TIL THE BITTER END OF 2019: All A+ Members Get 25% Off in the Autostraddle Store
We’ve got huge markdowns all over the Autostraddle store right now and if you’re an A+ member, you are REALLY in luck because you’re getting the biggest markdown this side of Autostraddle!
POST-HOLIDAY MERCH SALE: 15% Off Everything in the Autostraddle Store
It’s here and queer and only comes once a year. It’s the annual post-holigays sale!
You Need Help: Is It Time To Break Up With My Therapist?
What kinda of things are okay to expect from therapy? Should I switch therapists?
Pop Culture Fix: Some Lesbians Kind of Maybe Kissed a Little Bit in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Also: more awards for Lena Waithe, reliving Lizzo on SNL, Dogs review cats, and Gen Q shenanigans.
The 20 Most Popular Autostraddle Posts of 2019
From houseplants to spice girls to Generation Q, these were the 20 most popular posts of 2019.
Prone to Wander
“Selfishly, I’m worried about what will happen if I say out loud that I’m uncomfortable with all this God, if I let my brain run its anxious course. If my atheist, queer, bipolar self comes to choir with me in all its unkempt glory, will I lose my safest place?”
OPEN THREAD: Listen I Just Like The Word Christmakwanzakah Okay?
You will have a better time hanging out in this Autostraddle open thread than you will hanging out on Twitter today, I promise. It’s science!
Generation Q Showrunner Marja Lewis-Ryan On Period Sex, Why Carmen’s Not Coming Back and Dating Your Neighbor
“You can’t ask me that. Well, you can ask me. But I can’t tell you.”
We Took REI’s Extended Sizes Apparel Out for a Hike, a Zombie Attack, and a Photo Class — Here’s What We Learned
REI invited Abeni, Vanessa, and Heather to choose one of the zillion classes they offer and sent them some apparel from the extended sizes line to test drive. Afterward they got together to talk about the gear, the outdoor sessions, extended sizing in general, and what it’s been like to work with REI at Autostraddle over the past year.
“To L and Back” Gen Q Podcast Episode 103
We’re talking AGAIN about how threesomes would SERIOUSLY improve all of these love triangles! It’s not 2009 anymore, people! Everyone is getting messy in gay LA, but are they messy enough??
Holigay Gift Guide: Last-Minute Anal Gifts
Anal toys are the PURRFECT holigay gift. I can say this with a false self of certainty that literally everyone’s New Year’s Resolution will be “MORE ANAL” or “BIGGER ANAL” or “FINALLY I WILL TRY ANAL.”
You Need Help: You’re In Love With Your Best Friend
“I want to be supportive and happy for her about this new relationship, but instead I have found myself feeling jealous and bitter. It has become increasingly painful for me to see her relationship progress.”
“The L Word: Generation Q” Episode 103 Recap: Lost Love
Who buys a bar and who gets punched in the face and who wears double-denim and who goes to church and who sat on a doll and who wants to reserve the Crystal Ballroom? There’s only one way to find out: reading this recap.
Queer Tarotscopes: Capricorn Season Invites You to Prioritize What Matters and Leave the Rest Behind
A sign of cardinal earth that is usually associated with drive, organization, and goal-setting, Capricorn season can be both busy and prosperous, a time for focusing intentions, setting strong boundaries, and clarifying our ambitions for the new calendar year.
Sunday Funday Is Swooning at AD Franch’s Wedding
Happy Sunday, let’s look at cute queers dancing with their new wives, Chika on “The Read”, debut queer novels, memes, and more!