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Gender

What It Means To Call Ourselves Non-Binary: An Autostraddle Roundtable

Non-binary does not mean the same thing to a single one of us. We’re all super nervous to talk about it in public, though!

Ari December 28, 2017 56 Comments
Politics + Activism

Black Lesbian Couple and Two Children Found Brutally Murdered in Upstate New York

An 11-year old boy, a 5-year old girl, their 36-year-old mother and her 22-year-old girlfriend were found murdered in their basement apartment in what police are calling “not a random act.”

Riese December 28, 2017 24 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

26 Celebrity Gal Pals Who Made Us Swoon In 2017

Is love a lie? PROBABLY, but these couples charmed the heck out of us this year anyway.

Stef December 28, 2017 13 Comments
Queer Fashion

Kidd Bell’s New Clothing and Accessories Support Charity, Are Very Gay

You bought all your gals and pals gifts for the holigays and now it’s time to get yourself a gift — and if that gift happens to benefit others through good causes like The Trevor Project and Planned Parenthood, even better!

Nora December 28, 2017 1 Comment
House & Garden

This Queer House, Vol 9: End of Year Mailbag

This month, we tackle reader-submitted questions and run through a step-by-step tutorial for rewiring a lamp.

Jenna December 28, 2017 8 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Ryan Murphy’s New Show “Pose” Will Feature an Astonishing 50+ LGBT Characters

Plus: Jodie Whittaker takes over the TARDIS, Mary and Mel and Sue reunited for Christmas, some Steven Universe ballet, the new Grace & Frankie trailer, and more!

Heather Hogan December 27, 2017 11 Comments
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Politics + Activism

“The Alternative Is Awful”: Sexual Justice Pioneer Carol Queen on Why Sexual Justice Needs to Evolve

“Sexual justice has to adapt. The alternative is awful.”

Creatrix Tiara December 27, 2017 6 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

10 Times Black Women Slayed in 2017

Despite the world working as hard as ever to prevent us from doing so, black women — especially queer black women — did a whole lot of slaying in 2017.

Reneice Charles December 27, 2017 13 Comments
Webcomics

Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #37: Two Thousand Seventeen

“Happy New Year, tender queers…”

A. Andrews December 27, 2017 15 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Of Course Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli Had Matching Christmas Pajamas

Also, Jasika Nicole is lost in the woods and you’ll prooooobably want to know about Evan Rachel Wood’s new years resolution.

Stef December 27, 2017 20 Comments
Photographer Erica Kelly Martin captured this amazing view of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket soaring over the palm trees of Hollywood, California after its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Dec. 22, 2017. Credit: Erica Kelly Martin via Space.com.
Geekery

Notes From A Queer Engineer: SpaceX Satellite Launches and Librarians Saving the Internet

Morning showers or night showers, fun facts about reindeers, a map of gender diverse cultures and more links!

Laura Mandanas December 27, 2017 9 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

The 12 Best Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Latinx Pop Culture Moments of 2017

Whether you’re Mexican, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Cuban, Panamanian or Argentinian, there were great examples of queer Latinidad for you.

Mey December 26, 2017 8 Comments
Television TV Show Recaps

“Marvel’s Runaways” Episode 108 Recap: Off-The-Rails

Victor and Frank are at the bottom of this week’s power rankings.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 26, 2017 10 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: How to Support Your Favorite Queer Comics Creators This Holiday Season

There are over 80 queer and trans comics creators and illustrators to support on this list!

Mey December 26, 2017 2 Comments
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POST-HOLIDAY MERCH SALE: 20% Off Everything In the Autostraddle Store

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Sarah December 26, 2017 5 Comments
Community

Monday Roundtable: Our Personal Perfect Perfect Moments in 2017

This year was marked with so much bad – it throws the beautiful and the light into starker relief.

Molly Priddy December 25, 2017 24 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Ariela Barer is Gay: “One Day at a Time” and “Runaways” Star Comes Out on Twitter, Happy Holigays Everybody

Barer tweeted, “Literally everything I do is to get back at the people who called me ugly & gay n middle school. They were right, but it was mean spirited!”

Mey December 24, 2017 4 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Strategically Placing Mistletoe

Everyone is obsessed with how much sex everybody else is having, “the Procter & Gamble of sex toys,” OK Cupid is doing away with usernames, why you hate talking about sex with your parents and more!

Ryan Yates December 24, 2017 2 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Celebrating the Season with Fiona and the EqualiTeam!

The EqualiTeam is here to save the day, Fiona’s first Christmas, Bangladeshi hijra candidate Nadira Begum in it to win it, Laura Dern and LGBTQ star wars representation, queer teens saving 2017, Arizona continues to be shockingly cool, long queer lady nails a-ok, and more!

KaeLyn December 24, 2017 5 Comments
Holigays

OPEN THREAD: Another Year, Another Christmakwanzakah

Can we just put on holiday themed pajamas, sit by the fire place, and open gifts together? The gift can be a conversation or a hug or a puppy, I’m not picky.

Vanessa December 24, 2017 70 Comments
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