The Target Pride 2023 collection in a downward angle: a shirt that says "its' not a phase" featuring the moon in different phases, a Jenifer Prince shirt that reads "Thinking about girls," and an aquamarine tank top that says "queer joy"

I May Just Be a Target Stan, but I Love All Their Pride Themed Merch

Unfortunately, the “live, laugh, lesbian” tee is sold out online, so I will be stalking all of the stores in my area to find it.

A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Living Their Truth

“‘Did you get this because you used to be goth or because you used to be a theater kid?’ What do you mean, used to???”

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Turning Into Butterflies

“Tits the season.”

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Shimmering in the Sun

“I love the complete and utter chaos expressed by ‘a bowl of onions’ as a coffee table accent piece.”

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Just Want to See Some Kissing on TV

“Just watched this, and my dog was SHOCKED when they snogged.”

A feature made up of the author's photo in between two cover images of Patricia Wants To Cuddle by Samantha Allen which features a furry arm with painted red nails holding a white woman with blonde hair, sun hat, and sunglasses who is taking a selfie. The author's photo shows Samantha a white, blonde woman in black and white. she is standing in front of a tangle of tree roots and smiling

Meet-Ups / Events

A+ Read a Fucking Book Club is Talking “Patricia Wants to Cuddle” with Samantha Allen

June 21st on the A+ Pride Pop-Up Discord Server!

Community

These Queer-Friendly Gyms Provide Safe and Welcoming Places To Move Your Body

Body positivity, respect for pronouns, gender-neutral restrooms, a sense of community, and more: that’s what you’ll find at these gyms.

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Playing Creatively With Barbie Dolls

“Beware. That is the pit of doom. You don’t want to go in there.”

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Chewing the Ice

“My inner voice keeps going ‘Shane Shane Shane, Carmen Carmen Carmen’ exactly like the weird soundtrack from Season 3.”

an ms paint depiction of nico in three different portraits. in one they have blonde hair and are wearing a loud hawaiian shirt. in another they have pink hair and are wearing a collared shirt and a single dangly earring. in a third one they have brown hair and are wearing a sweater and are smiling with their arm up which also shows their tattoo sleeve. they are white and wear glasses and their hair is always cut in the same style with the sides shaved. money rains down in the background.

Community Straddleverse

Thank You Thank You Thank You – Today Is Our Last Day of the Fundraising Drive

This is an unbelievable, humbling experience.

riese is drawn in an MS paint style in three different poses. On the left, she smiles and holds carol, her chihuahua, on the right she leans forward and grins at the viewer, and in the center, she puts her hand to her face in a smart and contemplative pose. riese is a blonde person who is tall.

Community

Is it Gay?

Shows tend to debut with gay men who clearly identify as such and do incredibly slow burns for the self-discovery or reveal of gay women.

Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Definitely Not Cannibals

“Loved this and love being part of the cool club of Black queers obsessed with sad white man music!”

against a spooky backdrop of winter trees, the words in collegiate yellow font read: 2 yellowjackets watch-alongs

AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

TONIGHT! Watch the Yellowjackets Premiere With Us

Stingers up!

Kristen Arnett, a white butch human with long straight brown hair and glasses is drawn in an MS paint style in three separate images. In the farmost left one, they are wearing a blue button up and gazing thoughtfully off to the left. In the center one, she is wearing a tank, some necklaces and rings and looking awesome. All the way to the right, he is sticking their tongue out all the way revealing a tongue ring while wearing a Jaws tee shirt. illustrations of money rain down in the background

Straddleverse

Queerness Is Messy, I Am Messy and That’s a Very Good Thing

It would have been impossible for me to write the novels and stories that I’ve created without the help of Autostraddle.

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Straddleverse

Who Else Is Going To Publish a History of Lesbian Cheerleaders?

At a small, indie operation like Autostraddle, I can say that the more funds we raise, the less we have to remain hyper-vigilant about our own survival, the more we can concentrate on the core of our work, the sooner I can get these projects out into the world, the more I can do the kind of erotic-academic work I love to do.