Results for: Feel good
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Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Opposites Attract
You have 48 hours to cast your ballot in the Opposites Attract Region. We’ll return next week with one final first round of voting in the Friends to Lovers region.
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Becoming Myself Post-Divorce Through Drag
“Po’Chop asks us to list adjectives we associate with masculinity. I think of men I want to emulate — Stanley Tucci, Mandy Patinkin, my dad. We pace and pose with these adjectives in mind, cheer each other on through acting out these poses. It’s the most I have thought about existing in my body in a long time, and the awkwardness starts to give way to appreciation, and even a bit of confidence.”
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“Good Trouble” Episode 403 Recap: First Day and First Time
Big week for Malika: new job, first time with a girl! Bad week for Mariana: she is spinning out after Callie’s departure. Plus special guest star: Supergirl’s Nicole Maines!
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Eight Romance Novels Featuring Trans Women, by Trans Authors
We’ve got fantasy romance, contemporary romance, YA science fiction comic romance, historical romance, and more!
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“Call Me Miss Cleo” and the Queer Legacy of TV’s Most (In)Famous Psychic
When the PRN lawsuits were settled, Cleo essentially went into hiding. But she soon found a queer coffee shop in Florida that felt like home.
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May 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream
“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” is finally here! Plus, we’ve got prominent queer storylines in “XO, Kitty,” Sepideh Moafi back in our hearts on “Class of ’09,” the Angel City documentary, stand-up specials from Wanda Sykes and Hannah Gadsby and more!
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March 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream
Friends it is finally time for Yellowjackets Season Two! Also a queer British comedy horror show set on a cruise ship, the Nan Goldin documentary, 1930s lesbian trysts in “Perry Mason,” a Mae Martin stand-up special and more!
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You Need Help: My Best Friend Broke Up With Me
How can I grieve this and move on? I assumed it would just happen with time but a lot of time has passed and I’m still stuck.
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Get 25% Off Everything In Autostraddle’s Pre-Pride Sale!
Pride is around the corner, and you want to look as gay as possible.
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AM/PM: Sometimes a Shower and a Mask Is All You Need
Masks are really great for a skin pick-me-up — but also just a great way to be still for 10 minutes!
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Wearing Press-On Nails Makes Me Feel Like a Powerful Femme Dyke
Being femme is being unafraid. Unafraid of shape, of texture, of color.
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Anonymous Sex Diary: The Leather Play Party
“A while ago, my gender friend and I realized we had both searched “power bottom” on Autostraddle, within the same week.” This week’s writer takes us to a leather play party for women and trans people and more!
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Did My Partner Trick Me Into a Lifetime of Sexless Monogamy?
In today’s A+ advice box: is a miscommunication over polyamory really the issue here or is your relationship simply broken and toxic? Plus; advice about feeling insecure when texting a partner and getting into being handy!
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Three Stages of Never Ever Doing Holiday Meals the “Right” Way
Holiday meals have always been mired in conflict for me.
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Dua Saleh on “Sex Education,” Cal’s Sexuality, and the Trans Language Barrier
“It feels really good and kind of dreamlike that this was my debut role.”
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What Is a Girlypop Masc?
The term has gained momentum and popularity among masculine-presenting lesbians who feel seen by the term’s allowance for masculinity and femininity to coexist in their identity.
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Wants You To Stop Texting Your Ex At Last
How to have good sex even when you’re feeling dysphoric, how to tell a partner about trauma, how to tell if your argument style is healthy and more.
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You Need Help: I’m Disabled — Will I Ever Find Love?
Disabled and chronically ill people are powerful and sexy and worthy of love, and that means you’re all of those things, too.
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AM/PM: Skincare For The New Mama & All Day Minimalist
I’m exhausted — but even a tired and hot new mama needs a bit of a skincare routine.
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Photo Essay: I Chose To Remove My Fallopian Tubes in Post-Roe v. Wade Texas
For photographer Josie Norris, the decision was more than a form of birth control. It was gender-affirming care.