Vision Boarding the Hell Out of 2017
We spent some time making vision boards for 2017 because we needed the therapy. And the hope.
NEW YEAR’S OPEN THREAD: What’s Your Resolution?
These are our resolutions. What are yours?
The Comment Awards Throws a Mean-ish Spiral
This week we’ve got kittens, the Force, middle school dances and so much more!
7 Albums by Women That Got Me Personally Through 2016
2016 sucked, so I listened to a lot of music by women. It helped! Here’s seven of them which came out this year and thus were appropriate to use as a year-end recap list.
Lauren Morelli & Samira Wiley Imply Love Is Real On OUT Magazine Cover
Out Magazine has released their Valentine’s Day cover two months ahead of time, and it features certified cuties, Autostraddle merch fans and excellent humans Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli kissing!
A Guide To Falling In Love For Hopeless Fools Who Can’t Read Maps
“You’re at a party; you’re on vacation; it’s your lunch break. You feel good, or maybe just bored, or maybe a little reckless, and you scan the room, the beach, the restaurant. You stop scanning. And she winks, or he grins, or they realize you caught them staring and blush awkwardly at their own feet for a thousand years, and when they finally look back up, that’s it.”
22 Most Lesbosexiest Music Videos of 2016
Princess Nokia, Dodie, Hayley Kiyoko, Tegan & Sara, Nina Sky and so many other artists blessed us this year with some very queer video imagery this year!
Poly Pocket: Dreaming of a World With Less Fear, More Vulnerability As A Black Trans Queer Person
“I view polyamory as a structure that’s helpful in me decolonizing my love life and the way I view relationships. Having complete ownership of everything within the borders of my skin, and doing what I desire with it and with whom, is an incredible “fuck you” to the systems of oppression I seek to dismantle (and a fun one!).”
A Yoga Playlist for the Grief of This Year
“In the twisting lunge, think about the line of pain this stretch brings out of your hip and low spine. Think about the fact that this is a very specific place in your body. Donald Trump might never stretch this part of his body. So how would he get the strength that this particular part of his musculature has to offer?”
Pop Culture Fix: Lesbian Bachelor Contestant Couple Insist Maxim Cover Isn’t “Fake Anti-Feminist Lesbianised Male Fantasy”
Maxim Australia does a steamy cover shoot with Megan Marx and Tiffany Scanlan, Sense8 has some steamy lesbian sex scenes for ya, Rosie Waterland comes out as a steamy bisexual and other essential stories for your morning, afternoon, evening and after-dinner steam shower.
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #12: Home for the Holidays
“Not your president, huh?”
No Filter: Sarah Paulson And Holland Taylor Get Festive
Also, Kristen and Stella buy some spring rolls, Brittani Nichols rebrands for the new year and Cara Delevingne shows off the face that made her famous.
Bottoms Up: Kinky Resolutions
As I grow more into the submissive I want to be, I grow to love myself more.
Notes From A Queer Engineer: Remembering Badass Astronomer Vera Rubin, And Other Stories
Did you know that the word “scientist” was specifically coined to be gender neutral?
Carrie Fisher, Best Known For Her Role as Resistance Leader General Leia Organa, Dies At 60
Hope was always in scarce supply in Star Wars, but it lived in General Leia Organa and it lived in the actress who portrayed her, both powerful women who refused to apologize, both eternal leaders of The Resistance.
The “Carol” Sequels We Deserve
I Still Know What You Did in Waterloo
Blizzard Gives Us the Gayest Gift Of All: A Girlfriend For Overwatch’s Tracer
Sorry guys, but your fav is gay. There’s no version of the Overwatch universe where she’s gonna fall for you. You can stop hoping that she’ll notice you. She has a girlfriend, she likes the ladies.
Is Love a Lie? Our Staff Weighs In
Everything’s fine!
Beauty and Exquisite Strength: Beyond the Surface of Oceti Sakowin
It’s this community strength that makes me proud to be Native. It’s this show of solidarity that makes me worry less for our Water Protectors who have chosen to hold down the camps throughout the winter.
12 Incredible Post-Holiday Sales That Know What You Want, What You Really Really Want
What a day for steals and deals, my friends! WHAT A DAY.