An attack on a black gay celebrity like Jussie Smollet is also a message sent to his black and gay fans. So today, for all our queer fam out there, but especially for my black queer family, feel the love and strength of our community. Our kinship is a gift. Please, fortify yourself in that gift today.
If I could tell everyone how to differentiate between gender expression feels and gender feels, I’d be Sovereign Ruler of Gender and maybe things would be easier, but probably also a lot less fun.
Unfortunately, most parenting books weren’t written with queer moms, trans dads, non-binary parents and gestational carriers, and families that look like ours in mind.
Days later, I remain astounded by these writing choices and their cruelty.
Nia finally gets a place on Team Super and Alex’s hair somehow gets gayer?
“Why would I be gentle with myself when I was very clearly doing this thing — like so many other things in my life — wrong? No, I didn’t need gentleness. I needed more self-discipline, more conviction, more toughness. I needed to get my fucking shit together.”
“Little A+ box, I just wanted you to know that today I did my part in helping to burn the patriarchy to the ground.”
They say you learn your first lessons about how to be a person from your family, and that applies to chosen family, too. Today we’re sharing something we learned from watching another Autostraddle staffer that’s made our life better and brighter.
This month, there are some wintry tracks for relaxing and looking out the window at a rainy day, as well as some upbeat stuff for breaking out of the doldrums. And a bunch of stuff in between.
Join Carmen, Valerie, KaeLyn and Al(aina) as they liveblog RENT live!
Navajo grandparents advocating for their grandkids, a school in Latin America for trans youth, video games as a way to explore queer identity, plus RENT is back live, tonight! Happy Sunday!!!
Scheduled sex doesn’t have to be boring. Plus, how to like receiving oral more, a sex ed chatbot, how to have uncomfortable sexual conversations and more.
“What I’m saying is, if you’re sitting in the legislative chamber trying to hear the floor debate and someone’s kid starts crying or yelling “Baby Shark!” please be kind to them.”
“Because I’m the best!”
Plus: Some infuriating rumors about Coronation Street and updates on Siren, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Top Chef!
“If Erin Sullivan has taught me anything, it’s that someone will try to use a bath bomb as a dildo.”
Do you remember the first inspiration models or role models in your life? Come chill with me and let’s get hella nostalgic!
Welcome to the Georgia O’Keefe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics!
You shared some very thrilling stories with us on our recent Queer Travel Survey. Here are highlights of your adventures!
In a post “love-wins” America, we’ve circled back to the underlying legal thinking of the 1950s. In the late 2010s and especially under Trump, gender and gender conformity are back under the legal microscope in a move that targets the gender nonconformity fundamental to aspects of gay identity for many, and also increasingly and dangerously, trans people.