When I do hear Springsteen’s “4th of July, Asbury Park,” I won’t long for something I never had because I was born too late. I’ll let the song wash over me gently, wistful for all the people I knew who made the best of bad luck down the shore.
“Do you have something to tell us?” my mom joked. It was a joke, because of course I didn’t. “No,” I said with a laugh. And I thought I was telling the truth.
Justice often feels hard and fast, black and white, intense and unmoving, but Libra reminds us that there are always multiple perspectives, gives us space to listen and process and be flexible in our decision-making. The deep transformations of the summer may have passed, but that doesn’t mean we stop growing.
Here’s some of your local bi+ Autostraddle writers and pals weighing in on what we hope to see in a bisexual future. Where do you see us headed? Let us know in the comments!
Two girls, one toilet.
Keeping a sex spreadsheet, using different sex toys in different ways, the deal with yes/no/maybe lists, what to do if you feel lonely and more.
JVN’s got some news, Keke Palmer doesn’t know Dick Cheney, Celine is back, Young M.A doesn’t wanna be labeled anymore, and so, so, much more! Happy Sunday!
Last night, ten contenders for the Democratic nomination gathered in the First in the Nation caucus state for the LGBTQ Presidential Forum. Organized by One Iowa, The Gazette, The Advocate and GLAAD, the forum offered the most robust discussion of LGBT issues of the 2020 campaign thus far.
Also hey tonight is the series finale of Killjoys!
“Who will be the first to put ‘climb in my fur, baby’ in their Tinder bio?”
Did you know I was the first kid in America to eat a Lunchable?
“Love… Is… Life” the trailer informs us. Not just a beautiful sentiment, but a promise that The L Word will continue to use L-words whenever possible.
All but one of the episodes were written by women. All but two were directed by women as well.
Considering the discomfort my friends and loved ones experience when we travel together, or when I share what I think are unremarkable experiences of microaggressions or discrimination, has helped me understand the degree to which I’ve normalized things that are not normal.
As turned off as I am by *gestures wildly* this, I am 100% gonna put my vulva all up in it.
Is there a difference between drive and fear? Where are the abortion memoirs? What fall books should you definitely read?
Also: Lily Singh finally arrives on late night, Sarah Paulson channels her inner scumbag, The Sara Ramirez Test, an Adams Foster family reunion, Stephanie Beatriz is heading to the Disney Channel, Jane Lynch is making a new Golden Girls(???), and more!
It’s autumn, a time of transition — a time of maybe sharing a dorm room, of beginning to plan visits home for the holidays, of your roommate and you both being home all the fucking time because it’s getting cold and depressing out. Will you ever be able to masturbate and/or have sex without worrying about someone hearing every moment of it? With these toys and a little discretion on your part, yes!
The entire time I was waiting for Tanja I was trying not to panic, but couldn’t help thinking: If we can’t find this screw, then how will I make it to the airport?
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