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LGBT Book Reviews

Joshua Jennifer Espinoza’s “There Should Be Flowers” Is A Piercing Look At The Physicality Of Trans Women’s Lives

There Should Be Flowers is a healing map, a compass that shows us back to the world after having left it for too long – that allows us to live inside the pain and love ourselves anyway.

Kai Cheng November 21, 2016 6 Comments
LGBTQ+ Businesses

Holigay Gift Guide 2016: More Super Cute Stuff Made by Women Indie Artists

Look at this awesome list of gorgeous stuff I’ve put together for you—all of it designed and/or created by at least one woman or nonbinary artist!

Raquel November 21, 2016 5 Comments
Thanksgiving

How To Be Alone on Thanksgiving

So, you’re spending Thanksgiving 2016 alone. I’m here to let you know that spending Thanksgiving alone is not only just fine, it’s also damn fun.

Ari November 21, 2016 31 Comments
Hair

You Need Help: What To Do With Your Gay Hair In Trump Country

I think you could style your hair like Dolly Parton and people on Kentucky front porches and in Kentucky truck beds would still call you a dyke in that horrible ugly tone that only bigots can growl with.

Adrian November 21, 2016 54 Comments
Gender

Miss Major Stars in “The Personal Things,” a Powerful and Inspiring Animated Short for Trans Day of Remembrance

Miss Major has always been a badass, and in this three minute long animated video, she’s no different. With all the spirit in the world in her voice, she explains how we can each use our own personal acts to make political change.

Mey November 20, 2016 5 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Having the Best Day Ever, Considering the Circumstances

Random acts of kindness have persisted despite the election outcome, these tiny salamanders are really something, nobody likes you Pat McCrory, Gaela had the best day ever and it’s on video and also adorable, and more good gay news!

Carmen November 20, 2016 14 Comments
Gender

On Trans Day of Remembrance We Look Back on the Worst Year Yet and Prepare for a Terrifying Future

I don’t know how to be hopeful right now, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop writing or working or fighting, and I know everyone at Autostraddle stands firmly with me.

Mey November 20, 2016 33 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Sunday Knows What Porn You Watch

Why sex is good, Tinder gets trans-inclusive, the Bad Sex Writing nominees, chronic sickness and love, and some predictions on the future of sex.

Ryan Yates November 20, 2016 12 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Watches A Documentary About Duck Stamps

This week we’ve got rescued cats, butch lesbians, Subaru and so much more!

Bren November 20, 2016 6 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Steven Universe Returns with “Gem Harvest,” Reminds Kids It’s Okay to Have Hope

Steven Universe tells kids that they’re loved, that they’re special, and that there is nothing wrong with being themselves. This week it taught them that they don’t have to give up.

Mey November 19, 2016 13 Comments
Geekery

How to Secure Your Info In The Time of Voldemort: Some Handy Guides

It’s scary when evil wizards rise to power, especially if your texting isn’t encrypted.

A.E. Osworth November 19, 2016 21 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Trump

The Grease Bats react to the President-Elect.

Archie November 19, 2016 33 Comments
Music

Lauren Jauregui is Bisexual: “Fifth Harmony” Singer Comes Out Gloriously In A Biting Open Letter To Trump Voters

Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui is a proud bisexual Cuban-American, and also has some very choice words for Donald Trump voters so LISTEN UP.

Riese November 18, 2016 30 Comments
Gender

Make a Trans Woman Smile on TDoR By Buying Her a Pizza Online

Trans women and dmab trans people, want a free pizza from people who support you?

Mey November 18, 2016 88 Comments
Movie Reviews

Southwest of Salem: How Four Wrongfully Convicted Latina Lesbians Survived A Witch-Hunt

Southwest of Salem tells the story of four Latina lesbians who were found guilty of a crime they didn’t commit and how the legal and criminal justice systems failed them as queer women of color. Watch it tonight on Investigation Discovery at 8 pm EST.

Yvonne November 18, 2016 9 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Superqueero Roundup Recap: The Good, The Bad, And The Bisexual

Picture it: Sara Lance. Colorado. 1874.

Valerie Anne November 18, 2016 13 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Chloe Grace Moretz And Sasha Lane Are Playing Gay In The Movie Adaptation Of “The Miseducation of Cameron Post”

One of the most beloved queer YA books of the last decade is being adapted for the big screen. The timing couldn’t be more perfect.

Mey November 18, 2016 27 Comments
Geekery

Gabby Rivera Will Write “America,” Marvel’s New Queer Latina Comic Book, And We’re Flipping Out

America Chavez’s solo title is coming in March, straight from the brilliant pen and boundless heart of Gabby Rivera.

Heather Hogan November 18, 2016 39 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #215: They Drank Champagne and Ate Cake, and She Told Him She Was Happy

Topics include Donald Trump in 1997, The Tower of Terror, My So-Called Life, Steve Bannon, Tom Hanks, Chipotle, Carl’s Jr, how we break, and more!

Riese November 18, 2016 9 Comments
Politics + Activism

Steve Bannon is the Racist Far-Right Internet Personified — and He Hates Women and Gay People, Too

There’s no way to overstate how dangerous it is to have Bannon whispering directly into Donald Trump’s ear every day like a Disney movie villain.

Heather Hogan November 18, 2016 34 Comments
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