The Comment Awards Are Perfect and Also Terrifying
Cereal, haircuts, and strange noises from the Girl Scout tent!
Notes From A Queer Engineer: Lady Scientists, Yelling Whales, and More
Did you know that the pioneer of graphic adventure games was a woman?
4 Little Things A Queer Christian Can Do For Lent (Or Just The Next 40 Days)
When I read poetry, including the Psalms, it messes with my alignment. It forces me to sit up straighter and recognize words and ideas that pluck at the sinewy parts of myself I ignore. I hope in these few weeks we can all try to read some things that scare us.
Things I Read That I Love #223: On The Razor Edge Of His Teenaged Angst
Topics include addiction memoirs, solitary confinement, murder, the ban / the wall, Ulta Beauty, summer, Sarah Schulman, the music of My So-Called Life and more!
Pop Culture Fix: Kate McKinnon Commits “Hilarious” Murder In Her New Gal Pal Comedy
Buffy business, a PSA from the cast of Transparent, a new Canadian lesbian movie gets a U.S. release date, respect for Kristen Stewart, and more pop culture news!
A-Camp Spring 2017: Win A Campership AND Fancy Shoes from Tomboy Toes!
If you’re a fashionable queer on a budget with a penchant for classy masculine dress shoes who’s still hoping to attend A-Camp this May, today’s Campership Contest announcement is going to make you feel like dancing and prancing!
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #16: The Gelders (Part Two)
“When I was 27 I met my favorite person on earth.”
Fool’s Journey: Beyond Kings and Queens, Renaming Court Cards
The King/Queen binary hierarchy is just another way tarot can reinforce gender nonsense, but the good news is, as with all things tarot, you don’t have to follow the rules!
EXCLUSIVE: Malinda Lo’s Creepy New Book Cover + Delightful Q&A
“There’s a certain kind of girl you never really see — even when she’s right in front of you. Some of those invisible girls are watching you as carefully as you’re overlooking them. A story of friendship, love, loyalty, and murder.”
Poly Pocket: Polyamory and Recovery
How a a 28-year-old white genderfluid bisexual in recovery from an eating disorder/anxiety/depression does polyamory.
No Filter: Laura Jane Grace Bearly Holds It Together (Groan)
Join us for a holiday beach party, in which Samira Wiley is shotgunning beers and Kaki King wishes to party with the penguins.
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“See now I’m performing emotional labor.” – Rachel, Managing Editor
Here’s What Autostraddle Is Doing For the Women’s Strike: A Roundtable and Stuff
“We support a strike that calls for recognition of women’s value and the necessity of the many forms of their labor; we also support all those who are already struggling economically and otherwise, who are deeply impacted by the administration and the systems we’re protesting, and who because of that can’t afford to risk financial instability or job loss for themselves and their families.”
“Supergirl” Recap 215: Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong
Crime-fighting girlfriends, gal pals, and the eternal bonds of sisterhood!
24 Excerpts From Nikki’s Diary, 2013 – 2015
“Am I only attracted to Abby Wambach?”
47 Breakfast Cereals, Ranked By Lesbianism
They’re not girlfriends, they’re just a toasted trio of flakes, twigs and granola cereal!
If I Never Came Out
A cautionary tale.
Sara Quin, Ruby Tandoh and Others Share Their Mental Health Stories in “Do What You Want” Zine
“With a strong intersectional focus, this is a zine about mental health for all people, in all walks of life. We believe that mental health care and support should be a right for all.”
Drawn to Comics: Badass Ladies Wear Armor, Sword Fight and Make Out in The Order of Belfry
Everyone on earth knows that I’m gay for ladies in armor. So even if this was just a series of drawings and didn’t have any story at all, I’d still be madly in love with it. But the story is great too! It’s fun and intriguing and exciting, and it always leaves you wanting more!
Bottoms Up: You Are Not My Dom
Somehow, self-identifying as a submissive makes some potential doms think I am their sub.