The Comment Awards Meets Good Samaritan
This week we’ve got feelings about Hillary Clinton, thrift shopping, emojis and so much more!
Witch Hunt: The Darkest Night of the Year
What are your favorite solstice rituals? What kind of power do you get from the darkest night of the year? What kind of renewing energy does it give you?
9 Lesbian Romance Audiobooks To Warm Your Heart On Chilly Nights
Looking to listen to some lesbian romance as you travel (or don’t) this week? Need to take a break from it all and escape into your headphones? Here are the 9 lesbian romance audiobooks you’ve been waiting for!
Lez Liberty Lit: Reading Fever
What counts as trans literature, the Baby-Sitters Club’s feminist legacy, weird stuff in old books, a guide to being a tomboy and more.
By the Light of “Moonlight”: How I Saw Myself in Male Intimacy
“What ultimately makes Moonlight such a heartbreaking film to me is that despite these reflections and ways I am ever-present to myself, I’m not actually in the film. And yet, here is my masculinity – both what I am and what I strive to be – showcased in the most honest ways.”
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 30, December 2016
“Do you think Putin is upset that we did not include “Vladimir” in this list? It is a pretty lesbian name.”
Dragon Age Forever: Distract Yourself From Donald Trump’s Impending Reign Of Doom With An RPG!
One woman’s quest to woo sweet angry baby Morrigan and forget, for a moment, the imminent collapse of the United States of America.
18 Pieces of Media in 2016 Ranked by How Much They Made Me Cry
8. Vanessa Hudgens Singing “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” in Grease Live!
Here’s Your Christmas D&D Alignment Chart, You Festive Geeks
Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice.
Rebel Girls: 16 Women and Girls Who Shook the World in 2016
Here’s 16 women or groups of women who gave me and you and everyone we know some life in this, the darkest of years.
Feminist Grinch Killjoy: Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Christmas Movie For You
Here are your classic Christmas movie favorites, slightly tarnished like your childhood memories always will be. SORRY.
Cher’s Best Tweets of 2016
We learned a lot from Cher this year, specifically about how much she hates Donald Trump.
Pop Culture Fix: “The Good Wife” Spin-Off Will Prominently Feature Two Women Smooching Nakedly In Bed
Here are three examples of two women on The Good Fight being lesbians, bisexuals, gays, homosexuals, or otherwise queer-identified women. Cats are still what’s good in the world. So is Samira Wiley. The Sense8 Christmas special has arrived. St. Vincent covers Guitar World. Lexa will literally never die. Ellen Page and something about zucchini. And more pop culture news!
North Carolina Republicans Are Smarmy Anti-Trans Motherfuckers and Didn’t Hold Up Their Part of the HB2 Repeal
North Carolina Republican lawmakers didn’t honor their word when they said they would repeal HB2 in full. Instead they delivered a half-assed deal that kinda repeals HB2 with a major stipulation.
Year-End Roundup: Celebrity Breakups That Remind Us That Love Is Still A Lie
Everything dies.
Recreate the Queerest Thrift Store Finds of 2016 Like A Value Village Hero
“If nothing else, what I can offer you is the ability to recreate the looks I’ve found through the power of the Internet and its unlimited shopping cart. And if you want to lie and tell people your outfit’s from Value Village to gain queer credibility, I’m not looking.”
Feelings Rookie: The Spiral
How can one negative feeling send a whole day into disarray? Why do feelings like worthlessness seem to snowball? How do I stop this?
Foolish Child #12: Foolish Child’s Foolish Parents
Imagine sitting your half-Black, half-Mexican child down to explain why you expect an old white guy to break into your house once a year.
Lost In (Work) Space
Where do Autostraddle writers write? Check out where we work and what we surround ourselves with when we create this world for you.
Goodbye Forever, Great British Bake Off
Christmas Day sees the last episodes of the Bake Off as we know it; let’s see it off into the dark night together.