You Need Help: You Can Want Sex Exactly as Much as You Want (or Don’t)
“Sex positive” doesn’t mean you have to have sex.
Pop Culture Fix: Shonda Rhimes and Netflix Are Teaming Up, TV’s About to Get a Whole Lot Gayer
There’s a lot of news in here! Alice Isn’t Dead is coming to TV and so is 2 Dope Queens. Shay Mitchell’s playing gay again. Anna Paquin joins Tell It To The Bees. Amandla Stenberg stars in The Hate U Give. St. Vincent is directing a brainbender. And so much more!
On The Upside, Texas’s Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill is Dead, So
During a never-ending cycle of negative news on our feeds, a failed discriminatory anti-trans bill is definitely something to celebrate.
8 Gayest National Holidays In August
Waffles are to pancakes as lesbians are to sex.
“The Bold Type” Episode 107 Recap: Bath Friends Forever
At the end of the day, Kat, Sutton, and Jane always have each other.
Foolish Child #29: The Case of Conditional Allyship
“You know they don’t like to be called white.”
No Filter: Chelsea Manning Leads The Revolution Straight Into My Heart
In which Evan Rachel Wood gets fancy, Gabby Rivera makes a new friend and I FIND PATTERS.
6 Wearable Tech Pieces That Actually Look Good
This isn’t just gonna be another post about, like, Apple Watches. I know y’all already know about those.
How Stiletto Nails Helped Me Embrace My Queer High Femme Identity
My nails may contribute to the erasure of my queer identity, but they represent a departure from following other people’s rules — and instead listening to my own voice.
Show Us Your Planners: A Queer Organization Roundtable
“I like my setup right now because it’s a visual reminder that little by little, progress adds up.”
Kitchen Cabinet Nail Treatments From Nail Transphobia’s Charlie Craggs
Charlie Craggs shares simple at-home remedies for brittle nails, dry hands, fungus, and more.
Drawn to Comics: Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Finally Have Their First In-Canon, Main-Universe Kiss!
We’ve got not one, not two, but three images of Harley and Ivy kissing in this article!
AM/PM: Sandwiches for Breakfast
In AM/PM, Autostraddle team members share our morning and evening rituals; today find out what face Alexis makes first thing in the morning.
“Orphan Black” Episode 510 Recap: Goodbye to You
What a trip, man.
PHOTOESSAY: The Charlottesville Solidarity March in Los Angeles
White silence = violence, and it is well past the time to stand up.
Autostraddle Roundtable: The Lesbian Sex Scene That Changed My Life
“The violins kept getting more and more excited and so did I and by the end of that three-minute scene I was gay.”
Mastering the Art of Coming Out (and Making Lobster Bisque)
“I decided to make lobster bisque for my mom at the same moment I decided to come out to her. Only one of those things went according to plan.”
Make Your Own Kickass Block Printed Patch
A patch that you’ve made and sewn on yourself — especially if it’s sewn with dental floss — is a badge of honor professing your ideals, feels, and crew.
Kristen Stewart’s Makeup Artist Wants to Make You a Proud *Eye*sexual
I hope you’re good with your fingers.
Fuck You, Nazis: Some Links
On the White Supremacist “rally” in Charlottesville