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Geekery

“Tacoma” Isn’t “Gone Home” But It’s Got a Queer Couple and a Beautiful Story to Tell

In this world, Nat and Bert are women with their own unique flaws and strengths that have nothing to do with the fact that they are queer. They argue and they kiss and they laugh and they care very deeply about each other, all while trying to save the day in a life or death situation.

Jenna August 17, 2017 7 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Silent Book Club

A silent book club, women Vikings, small-press books out in August, Native people in literature, headless women on book covers and more!

Ryan Yates August 17, 2017 8 Comments
Hair

Autostraddle Readers Get The Six Queercuts You’re Going To Want This Fall

Pixies and side shaves and short bangs, oh my!

Nora August 17, 2017 34 Comments
A young white woman in a flannel sits with her head in her hands as question marks swirl around her head.
Sex

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.

Carrie August 17, 2017 17 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

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!

Heather Hogan August 16, 2017 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

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.

Yvonne August 16, 2017 3 Comments
Comedy

8 Gayest National Holidays In August

Waffles are to pancakes as lesbians are to sex.

Kai August 16, 2017 24 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“The Bold Type” Episode 107 Recap: Bath Friends Forever

At the end of the day, Kat, Sutton, and Jane always have each other.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 16, 2017 22 Comments
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Foolish Child #29: The Case of Conditional Allyship

“You know they don’t like to be called white.”

Dickens August 16, 2017 9 Comments
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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.

Stef August 16, 2017 15 Comments
Geekery Queer Fashion Shopping

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.

A.E. Osworth August 16, 2017 12 Comments
Beauty

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.

Alysse Dalessandro August 15, 2017 23 Comments
Money + Work

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.”

A.E. Osworth August 15, 2017 58 Comments
Beauty

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.

Nora August 15, 2017 4 Comments
Geekery

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!

Mey August 15, 2017 14 Comments
Beauty

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.

A. Tony Jerome August 15, 2017 11 Comments
The four sestras bond around the fire.
TV Show Recaps

“Orphan Black” Episode 510 Recap: Goodbye to You

What a trip, man.

Valerie Anne August 14, 2017 67 Comments
Politics + Activism

PHOTOESSAY: The Charlottesville Solidarity March in Los Angeles

White silence = violence, and it is well past the time to stand up.

Molly August 14, 2017 7 Comments
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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.”

the team August 14, 2017 74 Comments
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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.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 14, 2017 35 Comments
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