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Politics + Activism

Black Queer Resiliency Will Guide Us Through Black History Month

“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” – Audre Lorde

Carmen Phillips February 1, 2019 10 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Crushing On Carmen SanDiego

“I’ve had a crush on Carmen SanDiego’s femme badassery since before I knew what crushes were, and long before I knew I could have them on women.”

Darcy February 1, 2019 14 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I Came Out in a Minivan on the Way to New York, How About You?

Sometimes when we come out, especially after that first time…it’s kind of hilarious.

Valerie Anne February 1, 2019 146 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for February 2019: Time to Get Romantic with Yourself

February can really hurt. It’s a time when we all need a little extra love. Luckily for all of us lucky queers, we’ve got each other.

Corina Dross February 1, 2019 8 Comments
Issues

What If This Was a Celebration

“I knew if I could exert most of my energy in the painful icy parts of life, I could certainly make my way back to celebrating the good.”

Reneice Charles February 1, 2019 27 Comments
Love + Sex

Getting in Bed With Kristin: Religion & Queerness, Slowly Transitioning, and a New Kitten!

Get in here and get the goods on Kristin’s revamped series! (Get it? Vamped? Like Buffy the Vampi—oh, just get in here.)

Kristin February 1, 2019 2 Comments
Issues

The Birthday Issue: Letter From Your Editor

“Autostraddle is more like a guinea pig than like a human child, both for our experimental nature and for how long we were expected to live.”

Riese February 1, 2019 28 Comments
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Camp

Introducing Camp Autostraddle XI

Join Roxane Gay, Be Steadwell, Nia & Ness, Gaby Dunn, Brittani Nichols and 400 LGBTQ women, non-binary people and other trans folks for five days of fun fun fun in Ojai, California!

Riese January 31, 2019 118 Comments
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Send Autostraddle a Birthday Card, Because We’re Turning 10!

In honor of our 10th birthday, our Birthday Issue, and your senior editors’ intrepid love for all things DIY and tangible in a world determined to go all digital, we invite you to send Autostraddle a physical birthday card to celebrate our big day.

Vanessa January 31, 2019 15 Comments
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Sharing Is Caring: 10 Sex Toys Perfect for Couples This Valentine’s Day

Although you can have fun getting busy with a partner with any kind of toy you’re into, these toys designed specifically with couples in mind can leave you and your cutie feeling more satisfied than a Domino’s heart-shaped pizza this Valentine’s Day.

Rachel January 31, 2019 1 Comment
The L Word: Generation Q TV News & Trailers

“The L Word” Reboot Is Really, Actually Happening This Very Year

Bette, Shane, and Alice — at the very least — will be back in the eight-episode new season that will land on Showtime some time in 2019.

Heather Hogan January 31, 2019 69 Comments
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 53, January 2019

“It’s been so long since I watched a lighthearted dramedy not set in the UK that I’ve forgotten the American way to pronounce condom.”

Riese January 31, 2019 34 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Riverdale” Recap Episode 311: Sorry, I’m Actually Just Going to Shout About Cheryl and Toni

When was the last time the two queer women of Riverdale got any semblance of character development?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 31, 2019 8 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Imagining a Safer Future

Still mourning Mary Oliver. Plus why “books” are not a personality, the mood of reading, feminist bookstores to support right now and more.

Ryan Yates January 31, 2019 1 Comment
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Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Houston

Everything’s bigger in Texas.

Queer Girl City Guides January 31, 2019 3 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Black Lightning” Episode 211 Recap: Sweet, Sweet Forehead Kisses

Grace Choi is back! And she brought kisses and French fries!

Carmen Phillips January 30, 2019 5 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 104 Recap: Playing the Game

Callie learns another secret she’s gotta keep, Mariana learns another hard lesson about being a young Latina in a dudebro industry, and Alice learns she’s got to re-learn how to say no.

Natalie January 30, 2019 5 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Natalie Morales Will Play an Openly, Casually Bisexual Lead on NBC’S New Comedy “Abby’s”

Plus: Lena Waithe’s Boomerang looks so so gay, Megan Rapinoe thinks men should take a few hundred years off, Sasha Lane lands a spot in Gillian Flynn’s new show, Brittani Nichols is writing for Issa Rae and Robin Thede’s Black Lady Sketch Show, and your first look at Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya.

Heather Hogan January 30, 2019 8 Comments
First Person

You Don’t Always Transition Once

Transitioning is stigmatized as betraying our assigned gender. Sometimes, though, it takes two betrayals to get where we need to be.

Esther Nikbin January 30, 2019 30 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Tessa Thompson Sure Knows How To Put Out A Fire

Also, Kehlani named her baby and King Princess’ newest collaboration will have you weeping.

Stef January 30, 2019 13 Comments
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