Black Lesbian Kerrice Lewis, 23, Shot and Burned Alive in Washington DC
23-year-old Kerrice Lewis of Washington DC was a “free spirit” who was “full of life” and then on December 28th she was the victim of a horrifying murder.
Sunday Funday is Choppin’ Cilantro with 42 Fearless LGBTQ Texans
A record number of LGBTQ Texans running for office, Nafessa Williams as Thunder in Black Lightning (swoon), America’s first lesbian mag herstory lesson, first trans woman in British Vogue suffragette spread, and choppin’ a whole hell of a lot of cilantro.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Into Safe Sexting
How to practice safe sexting, how to handle a toxic person, learning a new approach to empathy, the ways online dating leads to stronger bonds and more.
Some Things: Definitely Not Resolutions
These aren’t resolutions.
Femme Brûlée: Chocolate Turtle Mug Cake
This cake is convenient for an unexpected snow day when you’ve only got a few ingredients available and want to indulge a chocolate craving.
Things I Read That I Love #254: For That Secret Knowledge Of Which Dykes To Watch Out For
Topics include Missy Elliot, donuts, sexual harassment at the Ford plant, Valerie Solanas, Silicon Valley orgies, murder, “clean eating,” paper and so much more!
28 Autostraddle Stories That Were Honestly Really Good in 2017
Did you read these 28 posts in 2017? Because if not, you should really fix that right away!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Bullet Journals & Passion Planners & Organization, Oh My!
It’s a brand new year and you know what that means – BRAND NEW PLANNERS!
The Comment Awards Made It Through The Garbage Fire Somehow
“Is being #teamjughead going to be like being obsessed with Devon Sawa for the next generation of pre-out lesbians?”
The Astrological Signs of Everyone’s Hair in The L Word
Shane’s hair in season one is a Gemini, but by season four, it’s a Pisces.
“Life Is Strange: Before the Storm” Episode Three Is Such a Frustrating End to Such a Beautiful Thing
“The question I asked after Episode One was always hovering, and it’s up to Episode Three to answer it: Is this story as doomed as it seems it has to be, and is that a story we should allow ourselves to get invested in? I super wish I could tell you that the day was saved and everybody is okay or, most of all, that the story honored itself to the very end. I wish a lot of things, let me tell you.”
Style Thief: How to Dress Like Riverdale’s Jughead Jones
Here’s how to nail Jughead’s classic lesbian look.
Lez Liberty Lit: Go Visit Violet Valley Bookstore
A new queer feminist bookstore in Mississippi, how to read more this year, what to read more of, and more.
Pop Culture Fix: The Fosters’ Foster Children Fostering “Fosters” Spin-Off ‘Cause “Fosters” Is Ending and Other Non-Fostered Stories
The Fosters is closing up and spinning off, can I get some affirmation on Tami Taylor being a lesbian in SMILF, lady-gay movies to look forward to in 2018, The Chi, Sarah Paulson, TV this week and so much more!
Wait Did Ellen Page and Emma Portner Just Get Married? WELL, OKAY THEN!
If you’ve been tracking our Gal Pal Reports throughout the last year, you must surely be aware of the blossoming love between Canadian heartthrob Ellen Page and dancer/choreographer Emma Portner. Well, they’re married now!
No Filter: Demi Lovato Smooches in the New Year With Jojo Gomez
Find out who’s lost in the woods, who’s being pursued by their arch nemesis and how Brittani Nichols reacted to getting the girl.
“Marvel’s Runaways” Episode 109 Recap: Kissing Girls at the End of the World
Sometimes it takes the threat of the world ending for teens to admit their feelings for one another.
Follow These 13 Autostraddle Contributors for Queer Style Inspiration in 2018
A look back on freelancers’ style writing in 2017, plus why you’ll want to give them a follow.
2 Men Arrested in Horrific Murder of Black Lesbian Couple and Two Children
Two men with criminal records, Justin C. Mann and James W. White, have been arrested in the murder of Brandi Mells and Shanta, Shanise and Jeremiah Myers. Other details about the victims and the crime have also been released by police as friends and family struggle to process this devastating event.
In 2017, Lesbian and Bisexual TV Characters Did Pretty OK, and That’s a Pretty Big Deal
2017 somehow turned out to be the best year ever for lesbian and bisexual women on television — but we’ve still got a ways to go.