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Literature

Things I Read That I Love #219: We Were Good As Married In My Mind

Topics include ’90s nerd masculinity, One Day At A Time, a grandmother who liked poison, Backpage, the Gawker lawsuit, Donald Trump in 1999, John Waters’ childhood home, corporate vet clinics, puppy mills and so much more!

Riese January 13, 2017 21 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Good Vibes Only (JK, All Vibes Welcome)

It’s been A WEEK, but here we all are, together, ready to bring it in and talk it out.

Rachel January 13, 2017 181 Comments
Comedy Queer Fashion

Steal Her Look: Eleanor Roosevelt Monocles

Let’s get you into a monocle that’ll have them saying, “Wow, who’s that stylish lesbian that looks like they belong to an early 20th century sapphic scene alongside Eleanor Roosevelt?”

Erin January 13, 2017 15 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Here to Squire You to Prom

This week we’ve got gay agendas, arson of the heart/other places and so much more!

Darcy January 13, 2017 27 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft Queer Fashion

Aesthetic Rising: Your Astrological Fashion Forecast, Starring Capricorn

Honestly, I’m surprised Capricorn isn’t the #1 heartthrob of the zodiac. In fact, PSA: forget the Gemini who broke your heart, everyone. It’s time for #CapricornBae2017.

Cecelia January 13, 2017 21 Comments
The cover of the new book "American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus.": A red and pink background with the title splashed in black letters vertically across the page.
LGBT Book Reviews Love + Sex

“American Hookup” Trades Moral Panic for Real Talk About Sex in College

This book is a must for college students, sex nerds, and activists alike — especially if your Trump resistance involves sex education, sexual assault prevention, or reproductive rights.

Carrie January 13, 2017 6 Comments
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Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #11

We discuss funny reviews of menstrual cups, processing election feelings, gender neutral terms your niece or nephew can call you, our Myers-Briggs personality types and more!

The Editors January 12, 2017 99 Comments
TV Reviews

“How to Not” Is a Web Series For Queer Women Who Feel Like Everyone Else Has It Together

Hey, and spoiler alert: No gay women die!

Karly January 12, 2017 14 Comments
Relationships

Poly Pocket: It’s Not The Structure, It’s The People

How a newly-into-ladies 32-year-old multiracial cis queer lady in a big blue city in the deep red American South does poly.

Ryan Yates January 12, 2017 7 Comments
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Geekery

The True Story Behind “Hidden Figures”

Let’s take a look together and see which parts of the film were fact, and which parts were beautiful, exquisite, powerful fiction.

Laura Mandanas January 12, 2017 45 Comments
Comedy

Let’s Bring Back Top Eight: More Internet Haikus

This round we cover twitter handles, the GOOP empire, craigslist aesthetic, hashtags, and MySpace (rip).

Erin January 12, 2017 9 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Fool’s Journey: The Slow Holler Tarot, First Impressions and Favourite Cards

The Slow Holler Tarot is the product of 19 months’ work by artists and writers with queer and/or Southern identities.

Beth January 12, 2017 10 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Subversive Lesbian Handmaids, Award-Nominated Lesbian Handmaidens and Other Maiden Stories

The OA’s “gentle queer narrative,” a new Kitty Genovese project, Indiewire’s Sundance picks include Annie Clark’s horror flick, Marti Noxon’s anorexia narrative, Dee Rees’s post-WWII Southern period drama and Dianna Agron in a convent and SO MANY MORE POP CULTURE STORIES FOR YOU TODAY.

Riese January 11, 2017 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

The Women’s March on Washington: Meet Up With Other ‘Straddlers Around The World To Protest Trump

Connect with other Autostraddle pals who’ll be protesting in Washington or at one of the 270+ sister marches across the globe.

Heather Hogan January 11, 2017 56 Comments
Geekery

Four Apps For Those Who Are Leaving Twitter

Are you, like Lindy West, leaving Twitter? Here’s four apps you can use instead.

A.E. Osworth January 11, 2017 14 Comments
Politics + Activism

5 Moments from Jeff Sessions’ Senate Hearing That Show How Dangerous He Is

From voter ID laws to his anti-LGBT record to ‘obscenity’ legislation to his deeply racist history, Jeff Sessions’ hearings have demonstrated why he can’t be allowed to become Attorney General.

Rachel January 11, 2017 17 Comments
TV Lists

Winter 2017 TV Preview: All The Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Women To Get Excited About

It’s a dark world, but there’s hope in stories, including lesbians on shows like “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Good Fight,” and “Imposters,” an epic miniseries about the LGBT rights movement and a non-binary character on “Billions.”

Riese January 11, 2017 100 Comments
Music

Time to Be Floored by Shea Diamond’s Stunning New Video for Trans and Self-Empowerment Anthem “I Am Her”

I’m beyond honored and blessed to premiere the new live version of “I Am Her,” Diamond’s powerful anthem stripped down into an a capella performance.

Mey January 11, 2017 12 Comments
Webcomics

Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #13: Life on Loop

Something people rarely tell you when you have a forever illness or a disability is that sometimes getting better doesn’t always feeeeel better.

A. Andrews January 11, 2017 9 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Janelle Monáe Is A Dream At The Golden Globes

Also, Gillian Anderson built herself a candy fort and Sarah Paulson will do sit-ups for coffee.

Stef January 11, 2017 13 Comments
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