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Politics + Activism

My Old Elementary School Is a Toxic Waste Site and Other Environmental Nightmares

“Environmental problems are hitting Black neighborhoods particularly hard, but going unresolved because Black lives are deemed less valuable than others. A lot of us are being left in the dark about harm being done to our environment.”

Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza February 27, 2018 8 Comments
Movie Reviews

Is Oscar-Nominated “Revolting Rhymes” Secretly a Lesbian Love Story About Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood?

The subtext is so discernible we have a hard time believing it’s unintentional.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 27, 2018 12 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: “Bingo Love” Is a Black Queer Romance That Lasts a Lifetime and Will Make Yours Better

Everyone who’s been clamoring for a romance comic about queer Black women written by a Black woman and with art by women has gotten exactly what they want with “Bingo Love.”

Mey February 27, 2018 8 Comments
Lesbian Dating Apps

How to Write a Non-Monogamous Dating Profile

Here’s how to fly your consensually non-monogamous, polyamorous, consensually open relationship or whatever else flag in your dating profile so you get the best possible interactions from it.

Andre February 27, 2018 20 Comments
Geekery Sex Toys

I Built a Lesbian Sex Robot

It did not go well.

Heather Davidson February 27, 2018 25 Comments
AF+

The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 43, February 2018

“ok who sent me an autostraddle email address request for kristen stewart”

Riese February 26, 2018 32 Comments
Movie Reviews

“Annihilation” Review: Gina Rodriguez Steals the Show as a Soft Butch Lesbian

Gina Rodriguez is a certified action star!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 26, 2018 10 Comments
Movie Features

Desiree Akhavan on Sex Scenes, Spectatorship, and Shooting ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’: The Autostraddle Interview

Behind every great indie film is a great woman. Or, as “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” shows, an entourage of them. Autostraddle spoke with director Desiree Akhavan about making the film that won the Sundance 2018 Grand Jury Prize for Drama and got gay teens in Montana on screen.

fonseca February 26, 2018 12 Comments
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Monday Roundtable: How Do We Live with Ourselves?

Everyone has some things that make them hard to live with — like, literally, like in the same apartment as them. Here are ours.

the team February 26, 2018 55 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Beat For the Gods With Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox’s music video Beat To The Gods, LGBTQ athletes winning at the Olympics, Daniela Vega is the first openly trans presenter at the Oscars, gender-inclusive makeup launch, Pulse survivors join gun control activism, and tear-jerking photos of Black kids watching Black Panther that will probably destroy you in a good way.

KaeLyn February 25, 2018 8 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Knows How To Muff

The dating apps working to create safer experiences for people of color and queer and trans people, how to muff, how to have boundaries and more.

Ryan Yates February 25, 2018 9 Comments
AF+

VIDEO! Getting in Bed with Kristin + Reneice: You Can Cook Food!

Reneice got in my bed and we MADE COOKIES. That should be all you need to know but I will also tell you that we answered food-related advice and also some relationship-advice, all while filling my sheets with crumbs! Woot!

Kristin February 24, 2018 2 Comments
Relationships

Y’All Need Help #20: Is This Too Many Metaphors?

Your family buys you weird gifts, your mom is kinda rude about your long-distance girlfriend, and you can’t move on after this breakup. Let’s get some shit done! Come on!

Laneia February 24, 2018 19 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

The Intensely Detailed Janelle Monáe and Tessa Thompson Timeline You’ve Been Waiting For

Okay, are these two dating or not? We did the research, and we have receipts.

Carmen Phillips February 24, 2018 57 Comments
Webcomics

Yo! That’s Not Cool #8: Practice Being Me

I discovered the #1 thing that isn’t cool: giving a damn about someone’s opinion of me.

Brittney Williams February 24, 2018 10 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: TAG YOURSELF!!!

TAG YOURSELF!!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!! JANELLE MONÁE GAVE US TWO BISEXUAL ANTHEMS!!!

Ari February 23, 2018 132 Comments
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The Comment Awards Are in San Junipero with Janelle Monáe

I scream, you scream, we all scream for bi-scream!

Darcy February 23, 2018 32 Comments
Politics + Activism

Lesbian Married Couple Battle South Africa’s Homophobic Dept. of Home Affairs Over Spousal Visa

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has come under fire from LGBTQ activists and community members for discriminating against LGBTQ people in their processes.

Creatrix Tiara February 23, 2018 15 Comments
First Person

My Absurd Skincare Routine Is the Softest I Am to Myself

Sometimes being queer and black, bisexual and biracial, feels like contradiction, like too many things, and sometimes I’m not sure that I’d recognize myself if I walked by.

Rachel February 23, 2018 17 Comments
TV Reviews

What Is Your Damage, New “Heathers” TV Show?

The “Heathers” reboot pilot dropped yesterday and Heather and Riese are here to tell you why it shattered their queer dreams into a million tiny terrible pieces.

Heather Hogan February 22, 2018 33 Comments
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