No Filter: The Pure, Unadulterated Joy Of Gabby Rivera In This Cruel, Cruel World
Also, Janelle Monáe visited the White House and Ruby Rose fired her beard.
Foolish Child #14: Thank You, Obama Family
Welp. It was fun while it lasted.
You Need Help: Why Don’t I Like Going Down On My Girlfriend?
“I really really want to like going down on her, but I don’t. It feels overwhelming — the smell, the taste, the trouble breathing.”
Rebel Girls: 10 Ways to Resist on Inauguration Day
Don’t give Trump a moment to get comfortable. Let’s start fucking shit up as soon as he starts being sworn in.
Some Really Actually Good News: Obama Commutes Most of Incarcerated Trans Woman Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
Chelsea Manning is set to be freed in May 2017 instead of finishing her 35-year sentence, which would have ended in 2045.
The New York Times Wants You To Come Out To Your Parents I Guess?
New year new you.
Drawn To Comics: “Detective Comics” Gets Even Queerer With Dr. Victoria October, Trans Woman and Bioweapon Specialist
Harper Row, also known as Bluebird, came out as bisexual in December, and now in Detective Comics #948, a new trans woman supporting character, Dr. Victoria October was introduced and is joining the cast.
Apply to the Point Foundation’s Funding for LGBTQ Undergrad and Grad Students, Open til January 30th!
If you’re gonna be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate program come the Fall of 2017, this scholarship is for you.
View From The Top: Palette of Permission
In the beginning checking in all the time was useful. But after six months of it, Sarah was getting annoyed.
Feelings Rookie: Accepting That Feelings Aren’t Failings
When the walls of my life seemed to be crumbling in on me from every angle, I knew someone would pay. That someone was usually me.
Why I’m Unapologetic About My Sensuality as a Black Trans Woman
“For me, as a Black Trans Woman, to find her body not only as something worthy and magnificent (as it is), but to find someone to share that magick with, may very well be one of the only moments she has to enjoy a trying and very taxing life — one that’s always trying to kill her.”
10 Foods From Past Presidential Inauguration Meals That Donald Trump Should Definitely Eat On Friday
From jelly “the colour of sadness” to giant cakes and turtle soup, I’ve got a menu you’ll probably want to replicate at home while your cat screams into a pillow.
Autostraddle’s Staff Shares Their Stories About Why We Need to #SaveTheACA
“Obamacare turned me from a liability into a full citizen worth protecting, and to see it roll backward instead of march forward would be a stain on our national history and an immediate threat to countless people.”
45 Queer and Feminist Books You Need To Read in Early 2017
Everything you want to read.
6 Things to Know If You’re Going to the Women’s March on Washington, D.C.
Going to the Women’s March on Washington or a solidarity event near you? I have some tips!
VIDEO! Getting In Bed With Kristin #1: Ask Me Anything
I got in bed with Autostraddle for the first time on Thursday on Facebook Live! If you missed it, I’ve got the video for you right here.
NSFW Sunday Endorses Ghosting
50 ways to ghost your lover, why you have a type, college hookups and early sexuality, embracing asexuality, “pornographic vending machines” and more.
This Sunday Funday Gabby Rivera and Jennifer Holliday Are Crying Happy Gay Tears With You
This is the last Sunday Funday before Donald Trump becomes the fucking president. Drink it in, kids.
How To Make Sure Your Honest to God Actual Home Address Isn’t Easily Available Online
Now is the time to opt out of services that publish your full address on the internet.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Mullet
“HAPPY APOCALYPSE PARTY!”