Is Tennis Full of Lesbians?
Margaret Court insists that “tennis is full of lesbians.” Is she right?
How to Keep Your Summer Makeup Looking Cool When It’s Hot Hot Hot
It’s getting hot out there! Here’s how to enjoy it without your makeup melting off.
6 Box Wines, Ranked From “Capri-Fun” To “I’ve Had Worse” By 30 Drunk Queers
30+ queers gathered in a room to eat cheese curds and drink box wine. Now I will share the knowledge we obtained with you, because we’re a community and that’s how it works.
Mommi Is the New Daddy
Take it from two experts.
New Canadian LGBTQI Immigration Guidelines May Actually Make Sense, Help People
The Canadian Government’s new guidelines on processing LGBTQI refugees includes more inclusive language and highlights concerns about stereotypes.
Pop Culture Fix: Wonder Woman Will Save Us From Patriarchal Action Movies and Other Riveting Stories
Stories include lesbian action in the Stitchers promo, Wonder Woman, Game Of Thrones’ potential first lesbian power couple, 15 Lesbian Kisses From Hollywood this one straight guy will Never Forget, TV Diversity not getting better, Syd the Kid, The Handmaid’s Tale, queer love songs and so much more!
Homophobic Man Beats Lesbian Unconscious On Brooklyn-Bound Q Train
The 27-year-old attacker called his victims ‘dykes’ and ‘faggots’ before attacking them.
PHOTO GALLERY: Queer at Work
Your community gallery for May! Nearly 100 queers doing the work!
How To Safely Make Yourself Slippery (With Lube!)
Crank up some mood music and let’s get into it!
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #22: A-Camp!
Hard times or not, there’s no cuter thing to be than queer.
No Filter: Beth Ditto Goes Business Casual
Also, Evan Rachel Wood wore a soldier’s uniform and Lauren Morelli and Samira Wiley took in some magic.
A Huge Win For Trans Kids, Another Judicial F-ck You to Donald Trump in 7th Circuit Ruling
The 7th Circuit’s ruling in Ash Whitaker’s bathroom access case has the potential to create sweeping change for trans people in the United States.
By Any Other Name: The Power of Loaded Language in Christofascism
When my parents told me I was being “rebellious,” that my character was “ungodly” and that I was “going down the path to hell” for not doing the laundry that day or being a good caretaker in general, what they communicated to me was: I was not fulfilling my role properly, to continue to fail would mean more punishment, more isolation, unless I followed “God’s will.”
27 Things That Exude More Positive Energy Than Hope Hicks Thinks Donald Trump Does
“President Trump has a magnetic personality and exudes positive energy, which is infectious to those around him.” ??!!!
Queer Folklore: Athena and Hestia Bring the Asexuality to Olympus
The Ancient Greek pantheon, though upsettingly low on the lady loving women considering the rampant male bisexuality going on, does has a surprising wealth of asexual and aromantic goddesses.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 35, May 2017
“WHY IMMEDIATELY FISTING”
Celebrate Pride with an Autostraddle Meet-Up
What do you look for in a Pride celebration? What should a community Pride event look like? Well reader, YOU have the power to make that decision this year when you host or attend an Autostraddle Pride meet-up!
What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy, Pt. 11
“This was going to be my last interaction with the heterosexual agenda for an entire week and I needed to keep my eye on the prize.”
Also.Also.Also: Center Women of Color Or Get the Fuck Out of the Way and Other Stories for Your Week
A whole new Jupiter, Keko is a lesbian, if you only ate potatoes, Spotify is rude, wtf is in a tampon, ICE is still shit, Sally Yates, Jezebel, and so much more!
Masturbation Month and Beyond: A Staff Survey Experience
May is Masturbation Month! Here’s how the AS staff does it, featuring first time stories, all the weird places we’ve masturbated, how we feel about that and more.