The Ultimate Staycation Kit to Eschew The World And Take Care Of Your Brain
Let’s build our own Fortresses of Solitude.
Remembering $PREAD Magazine in a City Once Synonymous With Sex Work
“The magazine’s legacy turns 10 years old this month, though its publication was cut mercilessly short at five and a half years. Started by Rachel Aimee, Rebecca Lynn and Raven Strega, Aimee recalls a trio without any publication experience and an urgency to compile the stories of sex workers available to them.”
Sunday Top Ten: Jobs I Didn’t Get Before I Invented This One
If at first you don’t succeed, laugh about it later on the internet.
Here’s What You Need to Know Before DIY Insemination
Did you guys know that in many states, if a physician doesn’t conduct the insemination, then the parental rights of the sperm donor might not be terminated?
Get Baked: New Year’s Spring Rolls
This year on New Year’s day, I’m going to call my mom and my closest friends to exchange New Year’s greetings, give oranges and red envelopes to my friends’ kids and have a tiny but extravagant banquet with my friends in town.
8 Valentines You Can and Should Send Right Now
These Valentines are internet-shareable because everything is ones and zeros, paper doesn’t exist and soon neither will any of us.
A+ Valentine’s Day Roundtable: From The Mouths Of Our Babes
In which our loved ones have something to say about the words we write.
Here’s How to Give Her the Ol’ Razzle Dazzle This Valentine’s Day
Do you celebrate it? Is it too soon? Should you get her something? What if she gets you something? Do you ask her out or is that too much pressure for a first date? Basically, Valentine’s Day is a red velvet ball of panic threatening to end your sanity and any hopes of a relationship you may or may not have. There’s a pretty good chance that if you look good, they may not notice just how much a wreck you are or how horrible the date is actually going. Here are a few pointers on how to razzle dazzle your lady friend!
45 Valentine’s Day Snacks, Desserts and Drinks for Your Hungry Little Heart
You’ve never seen so many heart shaped foods in your whole entire life.
Valentine’s Day Grab Bag: DIY Gifts, Decor, and More for Cupid’s Big Day
WARNING: There’s a f*ckton of hearts in here.
Sober in the City: Sobriety as a Form of QPOC Empowerment
I relish that I am out in the streets with my community protesting inequality, instead of hiding from it under my sheets with a hangover.
Call For Submissions: Brand New Queer Mamas
We’re looking for a columnist who’s a new mom and wants to write about that experience right here! RIGHT HERE ON THIS WEBSITE.
You Need Help: Rekindle the Flame for Less than $200 this Valentine’s Day
You want to wow your wife on Valentine’s Day with a special date. You’ve got $200. Let’s do this!
Your 2015 Gay Girl’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Helpfully divided into sections by relationship status, ranging from “wife” to “the girl who isn’t even your girlfriend (… yet!).”
9 Valentine’s Day Gifts For Your Autostraddle-Loving Girlfriend
The most important item on this list is #5.
Adventures in Baby Making as a Single Black Lesbian
So maybe my pregnancy path isn’t as simple and straightforward as baby books would have you believe it should be because I’m a poor QPoC with anxiety, but it has been an interesting worthwhile journey so far. I can’t wait until I can take the next step.
Bisexual Women’s Mental Health Remains Poor, So What Do We Do?
Studies like this are vital, even if they all say the same depressing thing, because they force people to confront the real impacts of biphobia and discrimination.
You Need Help: Your AD(H)D is F*cking Up Your Focus
Here’s what you do first: Close all those browser tabs besides this one, set aside all your other devices, and watch as I lay out these simple techniques to help you learn to rule the world (in easy-to-digest list form).
We Went to the Moon; Why Can’t We Make A Baby from Two Eggs Yet?
In the early oughts, Dr. Orly Lacham-Kaplan got pretty close to figuring out how to turn two human eggs into a baby — something a lot of lesbians want to see happen very soon. What happened?
When Two (or More) Become One: Relationship Budgeting for the Financial Planning Adverse
Money makes the world go ’round and also you need it to pay for things because capitalism. So let’s talk about relationship finances after moving in together.