FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: How Do You Stand Up For Yourself Like A Boss At Work?
Standing up for yourself at work: Intimidating? You bet. Necessary? That too. So let’s talk about it!
The Comment Awards Like You Just the Way You Are
We finally, somehow, got through this week, my loves! Have some water! Pet a dog! Hurl a straight white cis man into the sun!
The Astro Boy of Asbury Park
The classic manga and anime character reimagined as a non-binary teen growing up in New Jersey.
Call for Submissions: But Make It Fashion
Submissions are now open for our next quarterly theme issue: But Make It Fashion.
Maya Rudolph’s “Forever” Is Finally Here, Quietly Queer
What I’m trying to say is: Forever is like if Portlandia had a baby with San Junipero and it grew up watching only Spike Jonze and Richard Linklater films.
“Adventures in New America”: A Black Lesbian Stars in This Afrofuturist Podcast From the Producers of “Night Vale”
This is the science fiction black people rarely get to star in, but I’m still a little wary.
Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Products, Ranked By Jack-o’-Lantern Emojis
“If I were Pac-Woman and these pumpkin rolls were the little dots in the maze I had to eat, I would win every time.”
This Woman Asking for Advice About Her Gay Affair Should Leave Her Husband, Be Gay, Do Crimes
This week, the Sun published a fascinating letter in their Dear Deidre advice column, in which a (presumably straight?) (presumably real???) married woman describes falling in love with another young mother at her child’s school and wonders if their tawdry extramarital affair is built to last.
How We Feel About Being Fat
A reader requested a roundtable where Autostraddle’s fat staff talk about how fatness, diet culture, and body positivity, relate to our queerness, identity, and gender. We aim to please, so here we are!
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #57: Autonomy
As if there’s value in being a person who never needs anyone.
No Filter: Beth Ditto Got Engaged and it’s Cute as Heck
Also, Hayley Kiyoko got the hot car and Samira Wiley wants to dance with somebody.
Pop Culture Fix: The Good Place’s Eleanor Is for Sure “Super Bisexual” and Other Important Developments
Tahani and Eleanor are not “off the table,” Helena Peabody’s ex-girlfriend is a lesbian psychologist on Law & Order SVU, the Runaways Season Two trailer is here and HOT, “The Bisexual” trailer is here and HOT, Chicago Fire might have a new LGBTQ character, some Trump supporters angry at Wanda Sykes, 100 Best Romantic Comedies and more!
The Gay Love Stories of Moomin and the Queer Radicality of Tove Jansson
For too long, Tove Jansson’s lesbianism has been ignored or written out of history. But scratch the surface, and the true impact of her queerness on her work becomes apparent.
15 Activists to Follow Right Now for Some Much-Needed Hope and Empowerment
I don’t scroll mindlessly through Twitter and Facebook anymore. What I do instead is engage with the women activists who are leading our way in the battle through the darkness.
For Your Consideration: Buying Another Houseplant That You Know Will Die
Nothing lasts forever.
How to Take a Winning Thirst Trap: Your Detailed Multimedia Guide to Being Hot Online
Self-love. Indulgence. Horniness. Loneliness. Boredom. Revenge. There are many motives for posting a thirst trap!
Halloween Is for Fanficking
A night to level the scales.
Finding Roots Without Hiding My Rainbow
“We don’t talk about our roots as they relate to the heaviness of humid air recycled through our generations on swampy plantations. My family has never talked about it with me, at least. It feels like a small betrayal, choosing to go south when we were given a new chance in the West.”
Your Girlfriend’s Family Is Racist and You Should Probably Get the Hell Out of There
“How much do I need to engage with my serious girlfriend’s racist immediate family members? She is close with them, and I’ve spent time with them in the past, but put simply I no longer have the energy or inclination to do so, even though I love my gf.”
“Wynonna Earp” Episode 311 & 312 Recap: The Battle’s Done and We Kinda Won
It’s the end of the world and our girls have to work together to take down a serpent of a man.