Interview With My Ex-Girlfriend: Brittny
“I think it’s a pretty good reason to break up with somebody. Moving and getting knocked up.”
Love & Canada: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
“When I woke up Saturday I was going to get a lot of stuff done and I was just pretty focused on that and by mid Sunday afternoon I had cried for about 12 of my weekend waking hours.”
Attention A+ Members: We’ve Got A Form and a Survey For You
If you never got your A+ sticker or t-shirt, we’d like to fix that this week! Also, we’ve got an A+ member survey we’d love for you to fill out to help us make A+ EVEN MORE AWESOME.
Interview With My Ex-Girlfriend: Pate
“I mean you can’t just have a keychain that says ‘stud muffin’ and not admit that you have a girlfriend.”
The A+ Bee Issue 22: The QTPOC Speakeasy Takeover
Get your Drakecast, some serious love-filled Missed Connections and a good dose of Speakeasy live in this edition of the A+ Bee. Also, we threw in the Christina Aguilera’s Dirty video just for funs.
Love & Canada: My Lesbian Immigration Marriage Feelings, Part 1
The thing about my future immigration marriage is that it’s an immigration marriage but not an IMMIGRATION marriage. I still don’t want to know what save the dates are though.
A+ Podcast Episode Four: The Baby Queer Years
Our baby queer years were a confusing yet special time in our lives with lots of mishaps talking to girls in bars, exploring the lesbian internet, coming out to friends and navigating our first loves. Get in here and listen to the latest A+ Podcast!
Autostraddle Insider: Issue Twelve, June 2015
“Like did women get yeast infections and UTIs on the Oregon trail and if so wtf did they do about it.”
Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding a Relationship With My Dad
“If you’d told 17-year-old-me that in 2015, I’d be standing in Target, picking out a Father’s Day card or crying while dancing with my Dad at my wedding, I would’ve laughed in your face.”
A+ Bee Special Edition: A Swarm of A-Camp Bees
Missing camp? Missed camp? This issue is for you!
30 Excerpts From Heather’s Diary, 2010-2012
She’s like, “What do you want from a partner in bed that you’ve never had before?” And I’m like, “Reading a book while she’s reading a book and nobody’s talking.”
The A+ Bee Issue 21: Bee Sheets To The Wind
This issue includes Laura and Luna gracing us with their ethereal presences, Dear Sour with tips on the best meal to eat on a full moon, the Pretty Little Liars caught in quite a scrape, and the Twin City straddlers hanging out and being adorable (per usual).
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Eleven, May 2015
Sneak peaks for days, Brittani’s special workout recommendation, Stef’s pursuit of ERW, Rachel’s trip to Madison, early requests for AS 1.0 and so many more things you care deeply and passionately about!
The A+ Bee Issue Twenty: Going Platinum
This issue has a picture of Stef’s cat eating lasagna, the triumphant return of Laura and Luna, the Cincy straddlers being adorable, and so much more! Grab some tea and get in here!
23 Excerpts from Rachel’s Diary, 2013-2015
“i cried for an hour and then had three glasses of wine and yelled at the contestants on Chopped”
A Million Red Flags: My Polyamory Failure
What happens when first love and first heartbreak features a cast of three.
13 Excerpts From Stef’s Super Secret 8th Grade Diary
“Life sucks.. I don’t know what to talk about. This journal is the absolute truth, and I have nothing to say. Sure, all the big stuff happened. I own a cigarette lighter, cut a class, drank a beer, wore blue lipstick, etc.”
The A+ Bee Issue Nineteen: I Feel You In My Heart and I Don’t Even Know You
This issue includes an epic long-spanning interview with Heather’s disinterested cat Quasar, a crossword puzzle that doubles as an eye test, and a Thelma and Louise playlist for riding in cars with girls.
Say My Name, Mey’s My Name
The journey to finding and deciding on my real name, Melinda Valdivia Rude, took about four years.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Ten, April 2015
“Ugh I’m gonna run through the six with my woes and it’s gonna be so good for instagram.”