Day in the Life: Lisa Cannistraci, Activist and Lesbian Bar Owner
“When I opened the bar in 1991, we had a jukebox. Yeah that’s about it. Back then folks were not so intent on being in fabulous spaces. They just wanted a safe space to congregate.”
We Are All Lesbian Ken: Send Us Your Photos For A Community Gallery
We want you to send us photos of your Best Ken Self!
Orange is the New Black Episode 510 Review: Yep, I’m Gonna Cuss Everyone Out
Spectacles rely on spectators, and I for one am not going to be pulled into this show anymore just to watch violence for the sake of violence. I can watch the news and do that, thanks.
Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #13
“i wish there were more bloody lesbians in the world so that i never had to get into ridiculous situations like this.”
Pop Culture Fix: Your Girl Diana Taurasi Is Now Officially The Greatest Women’s Basketball Player in History
Ellen’s got a new puppy line at PetSmart, everyone agrees Danielle Brooks deserves an Emmy, Funny or Die parodies The Handmaid’s Tale and more!
5 Women From Mythology You Should Totally Date
Hatshepsut is the original Mommi
Roundtable: The Lesbian Toaster
Everyone on staff tells me WITHOUT LOOKING where they think the lesbian toaster thing came from.
“What Remains of Edith Finch” is Trying to Break Your Heart
You are sure that you are marching each Finch toward their death, and you want to do something different, but these stories have already been written.
Queer Crip Love Fest: In Control of My Own Narrative
“It’s interesting and refreshing to be in this time period where authors are resisting in their own way.”
Lez Liberty Lit: Bodies Being Bodies
Janet Mock, Roxane Gay, women’s monstrous flesh, LeVar Burton reading to you, beach versus airplane books and more.
75 Lesbian Ken Dolls, Ranked By Lesbianism
If you’ve got an ex-girlfriend, we’ve got a Ken Doll for that.
Orange Is the New Black Episode 509 Review: American Horror Show
“This was the point in this episode, and there were points like this in almost every episode, where I went cold and just thought ‘Why am I still watching this fucking show?'”
It’ll Be Fun: Take The 2017 Autostraddle Reader Mini-Survey!
We wanna know more about you! Make our day by taking this survey.
No Filter: Why Didn’t Anybody Tell Me Mallory Ortberg Had Instagram?!?!?
Also, Brittani Nichols had a birthday, Laura Jane Grace joined the cast of Friends and Gillian Anderson destroyed some perfectly nice cupcakes.
Foolish Child #25: Foolishly Unsolicited
“Dickens, I wondered if you had any advice for me…as a first time mom.”
PHOTO GALLERY: Here Are All Your Amazing “The Weather Is Finally Good” Looks!
Check out what AS readers are wearing and doing now that winter is finally behind us.
“Queen Sugar” Is a Black Feminist Masterclass That’s Coming Back to Your TV TONIGHT
“It is, and I say this without any hyperbole or doubt, the closest I have EVER come on television to seeing a love that looks mine and looks like how I express it. Ever. Ever. EVER.”
Protests, Parties, and What We Have to Be Proud of at LGBT Pride 2017
“Our rage and our joy aren’t at odds with each other; they’re both integral to our history, our present, our future.”
Hey New Yorkers, Want A Free Haircut?
If you live in the NYC area, I WANT YOU to play hair model for a future Autostraddle post!
Orange is the New Black Episode 508 Review: Tied To The Tracks
“Tied To The Tracks” is a slow burn compared to the season’s first six episodes of Orange Is the New Black that mostly boasted a crowded ensemble acting out cruelly in the name of justice for Poussey.