Top 10 Queer and Feminist Books of 2016
Read these f*cking books.
Be the Change: 5 Tips for Queer Activists Charging Into 2017
If taking action against Trump’s presidency is part of your 2017 resolutions/game plan, consider these tips!
Sunday Funday is Going to Fort Lauderdale, As Gay Dames So Often Do
Some woke carols you should still know all the words to, a new ad campaign featuring trans models in Fort Lauderdale, good news for LGBTQ youth in Maine, a rabbi we can all believe in, a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member we can all believe in, and a dame we can all aspire to fall in love with. Happy Sunday Funday!
NSFW Sunday Knows What Will Help With Your Hangover
A history of pubic hair, moving on in arguments with a partner, flying with your sex toys and more.
11 Political Podcasts For The Turbulent Trump Times Ahead
A reader writes: “I want frank, in-depth discussion — I’m still not really ready for jokes. Any thoughts?”
Saturday Morning Cartoons: What I Want In 2017
A list of things I want for 2017.
Things I Read That I Love #218: Like Flirting With A Sad Encyclopedia.
Topics include Supreme streetwear, covering the Donald Trump campaign, yearning to leave the suburbs, Monica Lewinsky, David Foster Wallace, exotic dancing and more!
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.