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Trump Loses Latinx Support After Immigration Speech; We Gain Taco Trucks, Maybe

Trump’s hateful immigration speech is costing him support; major Supreme Court decision that restores voting rights to North Carolina, Britain still isn’t sure how to accomplish Brexit and more.

Yvonne September 2, 2016 17 Comments
Movie Features

Hollywood Is Out of Excuses for Dangerous Trans Representation

Jen Richards speaks out against Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer’s new film, Anything, in which (another) cis man plays a trans woman.

Heather Hogan September 2, 2016 21 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: But Does It Spark Joy?

Wishing and hoping and thinking and praying and planning and dreaming? Doing some fall cleaning? Excited for the long weekend? Get in here and let’s hang out!

Ryan Yates September 2, 2016 173 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Eva Gutowski Is Bisexual: YouTube Star Comes Out On Twitter

The 22-year-old beauty vlogger tells the world, “Just because you haven’t dated someone of the same sex does not mean you can’t be taken seriously as a bisexual.”

Riese September 2, 2016 5 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Battens Down the Hatches

This week we’ve got cats pressed lovingly against each other (with consent of course), fields and fields of dildos, cobbler and so much more.

Bren September 2, 2016 10 Comments
Book Features

Sara June Woods Wants to Write About Being Fucking Weird: The Autostraddle Interview

“I think I feel a little less desperation to be liked and a little more “fuck you if you don’t like me.” I think I enjoy flaunting my monstrousness.”

Mahdia Lynn September 2, 2016 8 Comments
Politics + Activism

An Incomplete History of Donald Trump and Mexico

How deep does Donald Trump’s preoccupation with Mexico go, and how did we get to his meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto?

Rachel September 1, 2016 3 Comments
Money + Work

Business of Art Fix #35: Oh Gawker Were We Ever So Young

In which I say goodbye to Gawker.com for many words and also: freelancers getting fucked over by Vice, straight people reporting on LGBTQ stories and other fascinating tidbits of information and stories for you!

Riese September 1, 2016 11 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for September 2016

This is a great time to release those old, dead stories about needing to be perfect to deserve being loved. This is a perfect time to remember that you get to make new choices about the present moment, free of attachment to the past or fear of the future.

Corina Dross September 1, 2016 14 Comments
LGBT History

How This 1976 Landmark Lesbian Film Helped Me Find Myself

How did I, a girl growing up in 1970s New York City, relate to a drama about two women who fall in love during WWI? And, why has it remained with me for 40 years?

Donica September 1, 2016 23 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Eggplant Parmigiana with Homemade Tomato Sauce

I’m here to defend eggplant’s honor and prove it can be damn delicious when done right.

Crystal September 1, 2016 27 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Collecting Queer History

Handwriting doesn’t matter, punk and magic in art, preserving lesbian pulp fiction, breaking up with a bad book and more.

Ryan Yates September 1, 2016 5 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: YOWZAH, Carmilla!

Carmilla season three looks sexy af, Ellen’s producing a new sitcom, Jen Richards tells what’s what about cis men playing trans women in TV/film, Kerry Washington is going making an all-lady cop drama for ABC & so much more pop culture news!

Heather Hogan August 31, 2016 38 Comments
First Person

How Endometriosis Helped Me Become a Tenderhearted Butch

“Instead of getting medical care, I had a work colleague help me to my hotel room and pour me a tumbler of whiskey. I downed the whiskey with a handful of aspirin and prayed for the pain to stop.”

Jules August 31, 2016 23 Comments
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 26, August 2016

“i’m stepping down from autostraddle
bye
you’ll miss calling me out when i give my body to the sea so”

Riese August 31, 2016 54 Comments
Politics + Activism

Rebel Girls: How Women (and Women’s Issues) Are at the Center of the 2016 Election

This election has been shaped by Clinton’s campaign at least as much as Trump’s trainwreck of one. She’s aggressively capitalized on her gender by positioning it not as a side note, or even a historic anecdote waiting to happen, but instead as a tangible asset than shifts her ability to lead.

Carmen August 31, 2016 4 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Hey Samira Wiley, Where’d You Get That Shirt?

Samira Wiley is rockin’ a pretty familiar-looking shirt, Tegan and Sara finally learned how to communicate with animals and check out this SPICE GIRLS REUNION.

Stef August 31, 2016 9 Comments
Webcomics

Foolish Child #4: The Straight Parents’ Guide To Explaining Gay Things To Children

“How do I explain anything not heterosexual to my definitely heterosexual children?”

Dickens August 31, 2016 21 Comments
TV Reviews

“Take My Wife” Is Unprecedented TV In Which Lesbians Laugh, Don’t Die

Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito’s new show is truly delightful.

Riese August 31, 2016 35 Comments
Politics + Activism

Hillary Clinton Unveils a Promising Plan to Improve Mental Health Care

Clinton’s new plan calls for prioritizing mental health care and putting it on par with physical health care when it comes to access or quality of treatment. For LGBT people, who are more likely to suffer from mental illness compared to straight people, this is a really hopeful announcement.

Yvonne August 30, 2016 6 Comments
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