Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Products, Ranked By Jack-o’-Lantern Emojis
“If I were Pac-Woman and these pumpkin rolls were the little dots in the maze I had to eat, I would win every time.”
This Woman Asking for Advice About Her Gay Affair Should Leave Her Husband, Be Gay, Do Crimes
This week, the Sun published a fascinating letter in their Dear Deidre advice column, in which a (presumably straight?) (presumably real???) married woman describes falling in love with another young mother at her child’s school and wonders if their tawdry extramarital affair is built to last.
How We Feel About Being Fat
A reader requested a roundtable where Autostraddle’s fat staff talk about how fatness, diet culture, and body positivity, relate to our queerness, identity, and gender. We aim to please, so here we are!
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #57: Autonomy
As if there’s value in being a person who never needs anyone.
No Filter: Beth Ditto Got Engaged and it’s Cute as Heck
Also, Hayley Kiyoko got the hot car and Samira Wiley wants to dance with somebody.
Pop Culture Fix: The Good Place’s Eleanor Is for Sure “Super Bisexual” and Other Important Developments
Tahani and Eleanor are not “off the table,” Helena Peabody’s ex-girlfriend is a lesbian psychologist on Law & Order SVU, the Runaways Season Two trailer is here and HOT, “The Bisexual” trailer is here and HOT, Chicago Fire might have a new LGBTQ character, some Trump supporters angry at Wanda Sykes, 100 Best Romantic Comedies and more!
The Gay Love Stories of Moomin and the Queer Radicality of Tove Jansson
For too long, Tove Jansson’s lesbianism has been ignored or written out of history. But scratch the surface, and the true impact of her queerness on her work becomes apparent.
15 Activists to Follow Right Now for Some Much-Needed Hope and Empowerment
I don’t scroll mindlessly through Twitter and Facebook anymore. What I do instead is engage with the women activists who are leading our way in the battle through the darkness.
For Your Consideration: Buying Another Houseplant That You Know Will Die
Nothing lasts forever.
How to Take a Winning Thirst Trap: Your Detailed Multimedia Guide to Being Hot Online
Self-love. Indulgence. Horniness. Loneliness. Boredom. Revenge. There are many motives for posting a thirst trap!
Halloween Is for Fanficking
A night to level the scales.
Finding Roots Without Hiding My Rainbow
“We don’t talk about our roots as they relate to the heaviness of humid air recycled through our generations on swampy plantations. My family has never talked about it with me, at least. It feels like a small betrayal, choosing to go south when we were given a new chance in the West.”
Your Girlfriend’s Family Is Racist and You Should Probably Get the Hell Out of There
“How much do I need to engage with my serious girlfriend’s racist immediate family members? She is close with them, and I’ve spent time with them in the past, but put simply I no longer have the energy or inclination to do so, even though I love my gf.”
“Wynonna Earp” Episode 311 & 312 Recap: The Battle’s Done and We Kinda Won
It’s the end of the world and our girls have to work together to take down a serpent of a man.
October 2018 Queer Horoscopes: It’s Time to Reconsider Your Needs in Love
As Venus is the planet of relationships, what’s getting exposed this month is what we need to reexamine, reconfigure, and reestablish in our relationships.
Things I Read That I Love #273: Books In Which Measurable Cerebral Activity Is Virtually Absent.
Topics include Hello Kitty, female TV detectives, sexual assault, Maya Rudolph, Puerto Rico becoming a tax haven for the rich, obesity, parties in the 80s, and more!
Monday Roundtable: Our Favorite LGBTQ Historical Figures
It’s LGBTQ History Month, and not a moment too soon! It’s absolutely necessary at this moment in time to remember some of the icons of our collective queer past who have overcome all kinds of adversity to change the world and our individual lives.
We Could Be Heroes
Malinda Lo’s all-new short story about an inauguration protest that’s interrupted by an alien invasion is available exclusively on Autostraddle dot com!
16 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Instagram Accounts to Introduce You to Our Herstory
I want to devour everything that came before us so we can continue to grow better, brighter, louder, closer. These Instagram accounts are a great place to start.
Sunday Funday and Keira Knightley Want a Lesbian “Bend It Like Beckham” Sequel
Plus: Adorable lions and cows and misandry! And: Good equality news from India and Romania!