One woman’s account of her sexual harassment in a virtual reality environment begs the question of whether women and other marginalized groups have to just accept violence wherever they go; these developers think they’ve figured out one possible solution.
A ghost story.
Leah Murphy returns to Seattle Grace for some reason, Rose and Luisa are alive under the sea, HTGAWM tackles a misandrist case of the week, and The Real O’Neals isn’t as evolved as it thinks it is.
If witches are a way to tell stories about women and power, vampires are a way to tell stories about women and sex.
141 arrests were made at Standing Rock on Thursday, police in Washington fatally shot a pregnant Native woman during a welfare check, a new lawsuit filed in Utah challenges the state’s “no promo homo” law, two proposed anti-abortion laws in Alabama were blocked by a judge and more news.
This week we’ve got puppy love, egrets, corpse talk and so much more!
Trump is tweeting about “vote flipping” the same day that a story comes out with one of his senior officials bragging about “voter suppression.” What’s actually going on for US voters?
Financial independence from the patriarchy was a primary goal of lesbian feminism, because true liberation required not relying on men for anything, including money. It’s a tricky thing to pull off now and was even harder back then. But, somehow, Olivia did it.
This is the best thing that’s happened this year and that’s just plain facts.
President Wonder Woman is ushering in the matriarchy like National City is Paradise Island!
As of Wednesday, those on the frontlines were bracing for the worst. They were slowly being surrounded by heavily militarized law enforcement. Despite this, the Water Protectors are standing strong and calling for more Warriors to come and protect the water and Native way of life.
It’s time for the 2016 Autostraddle Reader Survey! Are you ready? (I don’t think you’re ready!)
‘Tis the season to reminisce about school supplies and old school video games.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Beyoncé, digital accessibility and representation as an ongoing project, every spell used in Harry Potter, Halloween reading and more.
“I’ve written them a letter about feeling like I’m getting the short end of the stick, but I’m afraid that it comes off as a break-up letter and I don’t want to break up with them. I really just want to be happy with them.”
Famous women are not going to let you vote for Trump on their watch, everybody knows Alex is going to hook up with Maggie Sawyer on Supergirl, Mary Lambert played at Stonewall, Lady Gaga did Carpool Karaoke, and more pop culture news!
The Afro. The Extensions. The Chemical Warfare Relaxers.
Also, Carrie Brownstein shills for her new girlfriend, Jiz Lee fights the good fight and Ruby Rose is thrilled to receive a can of sardines with her name on it.
Oh, and I would’ve waited another 20 seasons and 14 years. If I had to haunt this mortal plane to finally witness the moment when the women on The Bachelor started eyeing each other on the show’s cocktail party, I would.
A woman is gonna be president so soon! Get the fuck into it! And while you’re at it, vote for these queer and trans women.