Kenneth Bostick, 59, is the Tenth Trans Person of Color Murdered in the US This Year [UPDATED]
Nine out of the ten trans people reported murdered this year have been Black; the tenth was a Native American woman.
Nationalism Plus States’ Rights Are a Nightmare for Queer People
Maybe the reason Trump wants to pretend nobody has studied the Civil War is because he knows even a cursory look at history will expose his tricks.
16 Meals and Snacks To Maintain The Level Of Sad You Already Feel
“It’s fine, because everything is.”
9 Autostraddle-Approved Travel Accessories for Your Next Vacation
It’s vacation season. Let’s pack!
Be The Change: Love Without Power Will Never Bring Justice
Let’s let love win, but not let love be our only strategy. Why we need to understand love and power together to win intersectional justice for all.
Sunday Funday Is Meeting Badass LGBTQ Elders For A Dinner Date
Pakistan’s first trans model Kami Sid, a “family portrait” series of LGBTQ activists old and young, a safe place to pee for every NYC student, Gigi Gorgeous and Kat Blaque making your heart flutter, and a whole whole lotta LGBTQ history!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Laughing, Crying, Sneezing
How to practice feminism in relationships, a vibrator for data nerds, some side-effects of orgasms, embracing change in long-term relationships, how to sext like the Victorians and more.
Phishing’s No Phun; Here’s How To Resist The Bait
You may have heard about the big Google-Docs impersonating phishing scam this week, and there are a lot more out there. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Grease Bats: The Cheater
“If by nice night you mean a nice night to wallow in your own GUILT in the dark, then yes, I agree.”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: God, Remember LiveJournal?
Geocities. MySpace. LiveJournal. Blogspot. Facebook unless you still use that one (sorry). Secret Tumblr. Vine. Snapchat before it got big I guess? LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR INTERNET PAST LIVES.
The Comment Awards Are a Soft Safe Space to Land
Double entendres, gay-ass underpants, and Mey is here to get us into trouble – it’s the Comment Awards!
Things I Read That I Love #237: An Alternative Story In Which We Can Find Love Anywhere We Want To Find It
Topics include US Gymnastics, eating disorders and heartbreak, New Orleans’ racial undertones, Lil Wayne’s prison memoir, Amy Grant, S-Town, Eileen Myles, Roe V Wade and so much more!
Wildfang’s Latest Line has Your Dapper and Tomboy Needs Covered
Wildfang just dropped their summer collection, and if you’re in need of swanky suiting or statement tees, you’re in luck.
Trump’s “Religious Liberty” Executive Order Doesn’t Explicitly Target Gay People but It’s Still Horrifying
Trump doesn’t want to deal with LGBTQ activists, but he’s happy to legitimize discrimination even if he’s not legalizing it.
The Terrifying Part of the ACA Repeal That’s Already Affecting Trans and Pregnant People
A lot of terrible, overwhelming things are happening for our community, right now. Let’s hold one another and try to understand what’s going on.
Nia Long’s Lesbian Character in “Dear White People” Sure Was Underwhelming
Chapter III of “Dear White People” gives us Nia Long as Neika Hobbs in my dream job as an African-American studies professor and a beautiful self-proclaimed lesbian… but her storyline, and really the show in general, didn’t quite land for me.
Poly Pocket: Figuring Out Where To Start
How a single 31-year old pansexual non-monogamous Black woman living in Los Angeles is starting to explore poly.
“My Favorite Thing Is Monsters” and the Queerness of Horror
Emil Ferris’s debut graphic novel, about a ten-year-old half-Mexican tomboy who is obsessed with horror films and detective comics, explores the intersection between gender, sexuality, race and class.
I Accidentally Went Looking For God In Portland
On Easter Sunday, I didn’t go to a church, but I quietly praised God at brunch in community with friends and strangers and so many carbs and those tiny Cadbury chocolate eggs.
Pretty Little Liars Episode 713 Recap: I Needed a Win on an Existential Level
Emily and Aria strongarm Sydney Driscoll while Hanna operates on a life-size doll wearing her face.