The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 34, April 2017
“i feel like one of the best parts of getting older is learning new and surprising things about yourself, like how hot older slytherin women are”
NSFW Sunday Is Hacking Sex Toys
How to get over your breakup, what even are the sex bases, a new collection of trans erotica, why anal is awesome and more.
8 More Women Gamers on YouTube and Twitch
Because you can never have a stable of too many awesome folks making video game videos without the heaping dose of toxic masculinity.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Repression
“Hey, how come you never talk about your crushes?”
What Happens When the “What Happens At The Abbey” Preview Happens
Finally, L.A.’s most famous gay bar has a reality show.
EXCLUSIVE: “Below Her Mouth” Opens in the U.S. Today, Here’s a Peek at the Pre-Nailing Nailing
Honestly “lesbian nailing” could be the subtitle of this film, which features very loving shots of Toronto and a little bit of clothed dialogue and just a whole lot of sex.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: To Homecomings and New Beginnings
Hi, I’m new here! This week, I’m having feels about The Handmaid’s Tale and airplane turbulence. Come say hello! *cue group hug*
The Comment Awards Are Buying Dobby Socks
We’ve got dishonorable discharges, mantellectualism, and multiple uses for the phrase “comfortable hole bye.” It’s the Comment Awards!
This Is The Real Ellen DeGeneres Story: Remembering “The Puppy Episode” 20 Years Later
“She was an attractive woman, you know. If she hadn’t told us she was a lesbian, she could’ve been in a Miss America contest!”
Toward an Understanding of Whether Straight Fanfiction Exists: A Study
Straight fanfiction? I don’t know her.
Read A F*cking Book Club: Let’s Talk About The Handmaid’s Tale
Everything on the internet you need to read about The Handmaid’s Tale, plus our discussion!
21 Unintentionally Gay Vintage Newspaper Clippings That I Wish Were Gay For Real
If only they knew, back then, what “butch” and “queer” might mean today…
This Queer House: Outfitting Your Toolbox, Hanging Pictures Properly
Just take your time, measure early and often, trust your instincts, and you’ll be a pro at hanging stuff in no time.
Queer Crip Love Fest: Insider/Outsider
“I feel affinity for parts of Asian communities, neuerodivergent communities, queer communities and kink communities. I don’t really feel completely invested in one place. It’s always been like that.”
“Ladykiller in a Bind” Is the Surprise Love Story I Didn’t Know I Needed
Think of the 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie Motocrossed without the bikes and plus a whole lot of kink.
Liquor in the Grapefruit: A New Twist on an Old Greyhound
When I was flipping through the internet for cocktail inspiration, I was taken with the Greyhound, a miraculously simple cocktail consisting of only gin and grapefruit juice. Something ripe for riffing on.
Lez Liberty Lit: Kinda Gay, Or Really Gay?
Grammar as privilege, cardboard presses, ranking fictional drugs, disability in sci-fi and fantasy and more.
Pretty Little Liars Episode 712 Recap: This Was Before Our Boundaries Treaty
Alison and Emily and Paige still have no idea how to close a door or whisper.
Feelings Rookie: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
Goodbyes are only goodbye if I want them to be. Life is about making connections and working to maintain them. It’s also such a wild ride that you never know where you’ll end up or who will end up there with you.
Pop Culture Fix: Ellen Gets The Cast Back Together For 20th Anniversary Of Scandalous Coming Out Episode and Other Stories
Ellen Degeneres is doing a “Puppy Episode” tribute with Oprah and Laura Dern, everybody’s talking about The Handmaid’s Tale, Kristen Stewart queers up the screen, Ellen Page’s Gaycation Special and so much more!