FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Sorry But I’m Already in Holigay Overdrive, How Are You
On ‘straddlers, on lurkers, on readers and tweeters! Get in here and comment about all of your feelings — holigay-related and not. (You know you want to.)
Follow Your Arrow: How The Lingerie Lesbian Got Her Start in Fashion Design
From an English lit degree to starting the Lingerie Lesbian blog to designing her first evening gown collection, NYC-based designer Caroline Elenowitz tells us all about her journey to running her own business.
Fool’s Journey: Tarot Gift Ideas for the Cardslingers in Your Life
Want to spread some tarot love this holiday season? Treat your friends (or yourself) to some handmade woo with these self-published tarot decks and handcrafted accessories!
Holigay Gift Guide: Gifts that Give Back to a Good Cause
Looking for the gift that says, “I care about you and also the world!” or “I’m a slightly better social justice activist than you!”? We’ve got you covered.
Holigay Gift Guide 2015: Super Cute Stuff Made by Female Indie Artists
By supporting an artist, you can buy your friends or family something they’re guaranteed not to have seen before. When they ask you where you got it, just wink and say “I know a gal.”
Autostraddle’s Ultimate Holigay Gift Guide 2015: What We Really, Really Want This Year
Stumped on what to get your queer BFF? Trying in a last-ditch attempt to bulk up your own list? Looking for inspiration for the perfect gift for your loved ones? We’re bound to have something in common with you or someone you like, so get in here and check out our wish lists!
10 Black Friday 2015 Deals You Can Get Without Getting Off The Couch
Ten of the best most relevant Black Friday deals you can get online at stores like Uniqlo, Wildfang and ThinkGeek, your code for 20% off all Autostraddle merch, and a quickie rundown of site-wide sales relevant to your interests. Plus, all these companies have affiliate accounts with Autostraddle!
OPEN THREAD: Welcome To Thanksgiving Headquarters, Population Weirdos
I hope somebody brought mashed potatoes! Welcome to your Thanksgiving / Not-Thanksgiving-If-You-Don’t-Live-in-the-US Feelings Atrium!
This Business Of Art Fix #17: A Really Sort Of Creepy Relationship With Women In General
Changes and layoffs at Gawker and a rebuttal from Wonkette, layoffs at pretty much every print magazine ever, FHM folds ’cause dudes are embarrassed to be seen with it, more digital publishers are asking their readers for money, Uber drivers sound off about their actual work conditions and more!
100 Things Autostraddle Staffers Are Thankful For This Year
“Autostraddle commenters! Autostraddle readers! THE PERSON LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT NOW, BASICALLY. Y’all are our lifeblood, and I love each and every one of you.”
15 Useful Phrases To Yell At Thanksgiving Football
“Summon all the indignation you can muster and pretend you are shouting down a Planned Parenthood opposer.”
You Need Help: Emerging From Your Hermitage
Like, I think about buying a coffee and then am like “no no self, you can’t do that – you would need to speak to a person.”
Holigay Gift Guide 2015: Comics for Girls (and Anyone Else) Who Want to Get Into Comics
All comics are Girl Comics, but the ones on these list are some of the best ones.
Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For Book People (Besides Books)
Book people get the books they want for themselves, so get your bibliophile these non-book book gifts instead!
Holigay Gift Guide 2015: Tools For Your Girlfriend’s Tool Box
One time I went with a friend to the hardware store and helped her pick out an S-Drill for her girlfriend. Now they’re married and live together in Indiana. Coincidence? I think not.
Follow Your Arrow: Virtual Assistant Lizzy Goddard on Entrepreneurship and Chronic Illness
“In 2013 I was too ill to work, living on disability benefits, and had just dropped out of my masters degree. I was introduced to the world of lifestyle design, which then led me to the world of online business. Here were all these people, working from home/travelling, and running fun businesses from their laptops. About 2 months in I was making more than enough to live off, had doubled my rates and was hovering around fully booked…and now I’m a full-time, accidentally permanent VA!”
Queer Mama for Autostraddle Episode Eleven — My Birth Story Wasn’t At All What I Expected
“The moment I met my child for the first time was nothing like I imagined it would be.”
Get Out There: Taking Local Transit To Tex-Mex Town
I checked out Austin’s brand-spankin’ new local transit system and then ate some breakfast tacos. What’d y’all get to exploring in the last two weeks?
Holigay Gift Guide 2015: Flower Power
All things wearable and floral-themed, for folks of all shapes, sizes, gender presentations, and also flower print preferences.
40 Really Delightful Things About Being a College Senior
“21. Trying not to cry in your advisor’s office”