What I Wish I’d Learned in Sex Ed
Your curriculum isn’t “one size fits all” if “all” means “nondisabled straight people.”
“The Good Fight” Episode 106 Recap: Bad Troll Rising
You can’t have a ripped-from-the-headlines legal show without a Milo Yiannopoulos episode.
40 Recipes Celebrating Onion Diversity
I’m not crying because I’m cutting onions. I’m crying because I’m thinking about how beautiful onions are.
Sunday Funday is Packing for Hawai’i and Fighting Discrimination at Home
Rural states standing up for LGBT rights, a Hawaiian tourism campaign aimed at gays, Lifestyles of the Queer and Famous, Buffy bootcamp, and more!
NSFW Sunday Is All Possibility
Netflix and relationships, science finally learns about the clitoris (sort of), the We-Vibe “scandal,” what we owe to sex worker activism and more.
Cee and Eli Do Lesbians Who Tech (for the First Time in Four Years!)
In which Autostraddle tech duo Cee and Eli revisit Lesbians Who Tech and have loads of thoughts about how it’s grown and where it might grow next.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Amplified Voice
I am a queer immigrant.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Gal Pals Gone Wild!
How are you! Are your gal pals getting wild this Spring Break? Jump in and tell me about it in this week’s Friday Open Thread!
The New “Great British Bake Off” Maintains Pre-Existing Level of Lesbians
The new Bake Off line-up has been announced and it’s as confusing as everything else in 2017.
The Comment Awards Are Weekending in Cherry Grove
Come for Dark Willow, stay for Soft Butch Princess Di!
Liquor in the Mint: A Classic Mojito
This build-in-glass classic breaks all the rules and is super easy and it comes with a bit of esoteric knowledge in case a bartender starts a pissing contest with you.
Aesthetic Rising: Your Astrological Fashion Forecast Featuring Pisces
Here’s the thing: you’re an actual star walking on this earth. And you’re very, very good with clothes.
PHOTOESSAY: Crossroad to Black Trans Liberation National Day of Action
Yesterday was a national day of action to protect, support, and amplify our black trans family and their voices. As you know, this intersection is at the highest risk for violence and hate from both our communities and the state.
87 Weeks Ago: The Night Mykki Blanco Made a Small Girl Feel Big
“I pushed and shoved and laughed and danced in big black shoes that would later bruise my feet, next to a girl who would later love me back.”
We Need Help: Now Hiring a Fashion & Beauty Editor and Staff Writers
We’re looking for a Fashion/Beauty Editor and a few new Staff Writers to join our team! Also: we pay!
Also.Also.Also: Small LGBTQ-Friendly Cities in Conservative America Are Trying Really Hard, Y’all, and Other Stories
Humpback whales are doing things, Modcloth to be owned by Walmart because hell has apparently frozen right over, thoughts on self-care as a queer black muslim, supporting LGBTQ youth, and so very much more!
Mass Effect Characters, Ranked By Prominence In My Sexual Fantasies
You’ve got five day to catch up on Mass Effect before Andromeda comes out. Might be time to quit your job.
Lez Liberty Lit: Hazy Golden Light
Lambda Literary Award nominees have been announced, Zines will outlive the internet, a bookstore-bar in the Bronx, sexual assault in creative fields, California periods and more.
Queer Crip Love Fest: The Two Great Loves of My Life
“There are people who, when I say I have a chronic illness and try to talk about it, will be like ‘Well, you’re just an adult now.’ I mean, yes, but also, this is real. It does keep me at home a lot. I do have a weakened immune system. I’m not making this up.”
Rachel Maddow Proves, Once Again, That America Prefers Asinine Bluster Over Brilliant Women
We don’t want context, history, expertise; we want a Hunger Games-style bloodbath we can understand and react to in a single tweet. Sad! Bad! Mad! We proved it again last night.