Finally I got to be unapologetically queer amongst this familia that came together in the face of rejection from the homes we came from or by the systems that governed us in the US/Mexico border community that is the Rio Grande Valley.
Come gather round the virtual campfire kindled by my deep and unassuming love for you and tell me everything!
This week we’ve got floral metaphors, zucchini feelings, both pro and con, haikus and so much more!
Greg Rucka, the man behind Batwoman and Renee Montoya, says categorically that Wonder Woman is (and always has been) queer.
Using the Bouncer dildo is like fucking with kegel balls you can actually feel.
Feminist coloring books, favorite bi+ books of 2016 (so far), publishing algorithms, when sometimes you read less than other times and more.
Grandparents getting catfished, subtweeting, Brangelina memes and more!
“There’s nothing more I want to remember than every moment and sensation we shared. Our grinding hips at Queer Cumbia, feeling your drunken sweat drip onto my freshly implanted tits. The way we sloppily made out and smeared our red and burgundy lips all over our mouths, noses, forehead, and neck.”
Also: Sarah Paulson says this season of AHS is the weirdest (because it’s not weird). Amandla Stenberg will star in the Darkest Minds trilogy. The new animated film Storks has a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it lesbian couple. And more Pop Culture news!
What does a female moderator actually do to shift discourse? What impact have they had? It turns out, looking at their stories and experiences, that gender still permeates the debates — and their ability to have an impact on the conversation.
Also, Holland Taylor built a shrine to her girlfriend, Gaby Dunn joins the bisexual government and Annie Clark doesn’t have time to talk to you.
“What’s the hardest thing about your job as a 911 dispatcher?”
Welp! That debate happened! Only two more to go.
I have to be willing to reveal the messy, intimate parts of my life to have this authority exchange really work 24/7. Otherwise, it just isn’t sustainable.
“Vegan Cinderella” ends on a bright note, entering the small canon of TV love stories between queer women that get a happy ending.
Sure you know about the Field Museum and the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame but did you know about the Mars Cheese Castle or the Dungeons & Dragons Memorial Park? If you’re a weirdo and you’re traveling through Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan or Indiana any time soon, this post is for you!
I had my doubts – because honestly, consuming media as a disabled person is an exercise in disappointment. So I was cautious when Margarita finally popped up on Netflix. Could it be? Was it really that good?
Your votes are in and you’ve chosen your favorite comics in seventeen different categories celebrating not just the best in comics, but also the best in positive representation for queer women and non-binary people and feminist themes, for the Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Awards.
It was the end of my innocence when I realized that being Black or being Queer in this country could get you killed. This was the time before Hurricane Katrina, before 9/11, before Ferguson. Before. Before. Before.
In honor of celebrating Latinxs during Hispanic Heritage Month, Autostraddle curated a collection of essays by lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans Latina and Latinx writers to showcase our experiences, our pulse.