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Drawn to Comics: Fan Entitlement, Bullying, Steven Universe and Queer Representation

When fans drive a queer woman off the internet because the extremely, extremely specific type of queerness they wanted wasn’t in a few episodes of a show that they like that doesn’t help anyone or anything.

Mey August 16, 2016 20 Comments
Queer Fashion Sponsored

GFW’s Long Sleeve Button-Down is a Good, Solid Shirt (With a Surprise Secret Button)

This is a good solid shirt, with a surprising (and surprisingly effective) secret button.

A.E. Osworth August 15, 2016 24 Comments
Travel

Queer Girl City Guide: Bellingham, WA

Bellingham is often described as a little version of Portland, Oregon. It’s the best city I’ve ever lived in, and I’m proud to call it home.

Kay August 15, 2016 31 Comments
Queer Pregnancy

Countdown to Baby T. Rex: Saying Goodbye to Our Childfree Days and Queer-Friendly Baby Books (39 Weeks)

It’s time and we’re ready-ish. Plus queer-friendly baby books, infant NFL jerseys, nightshade free living, and pregnancy acupuncture!

KaeLyn August 15, 2016 67 Comments
Food Lists

18 Cupcakes That Would Almost Definitely Get You To Second Base With Me, If I Were Single

Something else for you to think about: “cupcakes” is a slang term for “boobs.”

Laura Mandanas August 15, 2016 23 Comments
Movie Lists

22 Lesbian/Bisexual Movie Covers Featuring Women’s Faces Just Inches From Each Other

Women who love women express it like this: with their faces just inches from each other, mouths slightly open like they’re about to kiss but not actually kissing, no, no, no, it’s too taboo, perhaps they will never kiss and just exist in this void until the end of time.

Erin August 15, 2016 39 Comments
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Sunday Funday Will Make Out With You at the Olympics in the Name of Gay Rights

Amazing women taking the Olympics by storm, a kiss-in because who doesn’t love a good kiss-in y’know, pride pride pride, the slow death of anti-gay laws, and more!

Carmen August 14, 2016 8 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Getting Virtually Real

Sex and virtual reality, sex and depression, sex and stagnation and what to do about it. Plus tips for moving out after a breakup, edging, vintage vibrators and more.

Ryan Yates August 14, 2016 4 Comments
Geekery

10 STEAMy Instagram Accounts To Tantalize Your Brain

Refresh your feed with these science and technology inspired Instagram accounts and make your brain grow three sizes!

A.E. Osworth August 13, 2016 11 Comments
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Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Dark Side

He’s more Fox News than man now, Meg.

Megan Praz August 13, 2016 7 Comments
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News Fix: Report Finds Baltimore Police Policies Unconstitutional, What a Surprise

The Department of Justice finds the Baltimore Police Department definitely discriminates against Black people, a Houston man gets life in prison for murdering his daughter and her girlfriend, LAPD shot and killed 14-year-old Jesse Romero, there’s a shortage on injectable estrogen and more news stories.

Yvonne August 12, 2016 7 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I Might Be Violating New York City’s Fire Code

Hi! It’s your elusive writer friend, Isabel, and I am here to host my first ever Friday Open Thread! Just as I wrote that, the skies darkened and a thunderclap rattled my windows, so it seems like everyone is excited for this. Right?

Isabel August 12, 2016 116 Comments
Community Shopping

12 Amazing Online Sales That’ll Earn You A Gold Medal in the Buying Stuff Relay

Includes 50% off at asos and a special Autostraddle merch discount code. ISN’T CAPITALISM FUN?? DON’T HATE THE PLAYER HATE THE GAME!!

The Editors August 12, 2016 10 Comments
Politics + Activism

Black Trans Woman Rae’Lynn Thomas is At Least the 19th Trans Person Murdered This Year

She was the light in her family’s life. She was 28 years old. She is the fourth trans woman of color to be murdered in the last six weeks.

Mey August 12, 2016 11 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #208: To Be Free Of Other People’s Bullshit Is To Be Truly Free

Topics include the American Shopping Mall, going to Disneyworld alone, the Tamir Rice case, a killer in Yosemite, aesthetic homogeneity and so much more.

Riese August 12, 2016 6 Comments
Music

WATCH: Tegan and Sara Team Up with Bojack Horseman Producer in “Hang On to the Night”

The snakes have boobs! The weird bird people have butts! The horse uses the mountains as a blanket! The video for “Hang On to the Night” has it all!

Maddie August 12, 2016 4 Comments
Politics + Activism

Trump Contradicts Own Pro-LGBT Stance to Court Anti-Gay Evangelicals (and Not Very Well)

Trump doesn’t have a very strong base among evangelical Christians; can addressing anti-gay pastors in Orlando just two months after the Pulse shooting — and going off-teleprompter — fix that?

Rachel August 11, 2016 15 Comments
Community

A Modern Catalogue of Queer Slang

Falcons, hawks, vultures, buzzards, shikras, kites, caracaras; hell, a lesbian can be any bird of prey.

Erin August 11, 2016 112 Comments
Music

PHOTOESSAY: Outside Lands Was An Actual Rager

Outside Lands is magical and full of lots of happy faces. Here’s what I saw.

Molly August 11, 2016 3 Comments
Community

Break Out the OJ: Autostraddle International Brunch Weekend Is Coming Right Up!

International Autostraddle Brunch Weekend will be on August 20 – 22. You should host one! You should go to one! You should eat every last piece of toast in the building!

Carmen August 11, 2016 23 Comments
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