• About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
  • Shop
  • Sign In
  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Anonymous Job Confessions
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • Things I’ve Never Asked
    • The Autostraddle Insider
    • Some Answers to Some Questions
    • Sex Diaries
    • S L I C K Erotica
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Excerpts From My Secret Diary
    • Annual Report
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles

Life

  • LGBT History
  • Health
  • Travel
  • Money + Work
  • Geekery
  • Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft
  • Holigays
  • Parenting & Family
  • Pregnancy

Etc.

  • Special Issues
  • Webcomics
  • Lists/Top Tens
  • Greatest Hits
  • Ranked by Lesbianism
  • Epic Lists
  • Shopping
  • Podcasts

  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Sign In
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Anonymous Job Confessions
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • Things I’ve Never Asked
    • The Autostraddle Insider
    • Some Answers to Some Questions
    • Sex Diaries
    • S L I C K Erotica
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Excerpts From My Secret Diary
    • Annual Report
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles
  • Shop
  • About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Gasping Out Loud

“Do you thinks we could add an option to specifically donate $69?”

Darcy October 22, 2021 7 Comments
A feature image with Ro, Sex and Dating Editor. Ro is a white person with hair that is brown annd buzzed on the sides and short on top. They're wearing a ring, and a necklace, and a sleeveless tee shirt. They're laughing and putting a palm to their forehead. They're set against a sunrise gradient background.
Straddleverse

‘Faster’ Isn’t Always ‘Better’

This was my first time editing a written series on my own, but as a Very Confident Aries, I wasn’t worried… It wasn’t that simple.

Ro White October 20, 2021 3 Comments
A feature image with a headshot of our Executive Editor, Laneia. Laneia is a white woman with short blonde hair and dark glasses. She's wearing a gray turtleneck, leaning to the side and gazing at the viewer. She is set against a sunrise gradient background against a black starry sky background
Straddleverse

I Missed a Lot of Deadlines, a Lot of Family Movie Nights

My work days got longer and I started saying, “Wait, just give me one second” to my kids a lot more.

Laneia October 19, 2021 17 Comments
A feature image that reads "You've gotten us over Halfway There!" it has a starry background and clouds with stars
Straddleverse

So! How Is The Autostraddle Fundraiser Going?

Let’s talk about it!

Nico October 16, 2021 6 Comments
A feature image with a lavender background with a futuristic white grid over it. Above it are wavy, abstract shapes in black and white. In the center is the the A+ logo
Straddleverse

Autostraddle Predicted the Future in 2014 🔮 And We Were Spot On

A+ is a key part of the reason Autostraddle can be the way that we are today, and why we can publish what you love.

Nico October 15, 2021 2 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards are Wearing Fuzzy Wuzzy Slippers

“I was indifferent to Miss Honey, but was really into Trunchbull, and no, I don’t want to unpack that.”

Darcy October 15, 2021 7 Comments
A feature image with a headshot of Autostraddle's A+ and Fundraising Director, Nicole. Nicole is a white genderqueer person with large, tortoise shell glasses and hair that is bleached on top and a mix of gray and dark brown, shaven, on the sides. They are wearing a black sweater and are set against some cut out circles with a sunset gradient against a starry black sky
Straddleverse

No Time for Hell, Yet. Or: Is This Essay Really Just About My Inbox?

You would think that, as someone living, not in actual Paris, but the “Paris of Appalachia” as they call Pittsburgh, that Brexit would leave me largely unaffected, but dear reader, you would be wrong!

Nico October 14, 2021 15 Comments
A headshot of Vanessa against a starry circle against a sunrise background gradient. Vanessa is a white woman with clear glasses and long straight brown hair. She is smiling.
Straddleverse

I Almost Didn’t Write It

I don’t want to write about it for any other publication. I barely want to write about it for myself.

Vanessa October 13, 2021 6 Comments
A headshot of Carmen, Editor in Chief, who is shown in a circle of lavender set against a starry circle backdrop, all in front of a sunrise gradient. Carmen is a Black woman with curly hair parted in the center and clear glasses. She is smiling at the viewer.
Straddleverse

The #1 Thing That Keeps Me Up At Night

Along with pencil-thin ties over white tank tops and suspenders, I want unsustainable work habits to be something we leave firmly in the past.

Carmen Phillips October 11, 2021 6 Comments
Autostraddle Plus Gift Membership Pool Announcement Feature! Features a watery pool against a sunset gradient background.
Straddleverse

Introducing: The A+ Membership Gift Pool! Let’s All Jump In!

It’s a great day to give away or receive anonymous A+ gift memberships!

Nico October 8, 2021 5 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are at a Cabin in the Woods

“At least I’ll get to make out with my hot girlfriend before checking out the noise in the basement and getting electrocuted by the router!”

Darcy October 8, 2021 3 Comments
This is a feature image with a headshot of Heather Hogan. against a circular cutout of stars and a larger sunrise gradient background. Heather is a white woman with dark blonde and gray hair and black framed glasses. She is wearing a gray tee shirt and smiling softly.
Straddleverse

Glorious, Messy, Bright and Breathing Human Beings 💓

“You’re interrupting the ceaseless algorithm that fuels that capitalist nightmare we live in.” Heather talks about the entirely messy, lovingly undertaken art of creating Autostraddle content that is for queer humans, not robots.

Heather Hogan October 7, 2021 4 Comments
Straddleverse

Calling All Believers: Autostraddle Is Fundraising for the Queer and Not-Too-Distant Future!

We have a Gay Agenda to fulfill! And we can only do it with your help! Also, do not miss these perks! We’re not kidding.

Nico October 6, 2021 18 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Ranking Fanfic Tropes

I read the headline and whispered to myself: “there is only one bed!!!“

Darcy October 1, 2021 6 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Have Moved on From Cold Sprouts

“Anne Lister is haunting my house! I should probably start writing more of my journals in code.”

Darcy September 24, 2021 16 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are In The Arms of Gigi

“Sure no one I’ve dated has committed mass murder, but… is it bad to say I wouldn’t be surprised if they had?”

Darcy September 17, 2021 1 Comment
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Gonna Climb Every Mountain

“If you’re looking for me I’ll be snail mailing my glands, sweetbreads, and variety meats to Gigi.”

Darcy September 10, 2021 12 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Making Kristy Gay

“Is being second-hand smitten a thing? Because my heart is so fluttery and so full!”

Darcy September 3, 2021 5 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Using Dental Dams

“‘Michelle Branch + leather’ is somehow incredibly accurate for my closeted self in that era.”

Darcy August 27, 2021 4 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Making Magic in Cloverleaf Corners

“I’m sure Jamie Clayton wasn’t actually suggesting that they celebrate by topping each other with a Magic Wand, but…”

Darcy August 20, 2021 4 Comments
← Previous Page 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … 67 Next Page →

From the Archives

  • Pretty Little Liars Episode 612 Recap: Some People Have Real Problems, Emily
  • Get Baked: Vegan Hamantaschen for Purim
  • “Supergirl” Episode 604 Recap: Faith, Trust, and Phantom Dust

Latest Comments

  • jl Why Are Straight Christian Modesty Influencers Claiming “Tomboy Femme” Like It’s a New Fashion Trend? "I don’t like to be the commenter that blames homophobes on self-hating closet gays…but I really do think a lot…"

  • Rebecca 28 Best LGBT TV Shows on Peacock "heck yes"

  • alg41 25 Lesbian Movies on Hulu That You Can Watch Right Now For Fun If You Want "Ugh, 100% agree about The World to Come. Watching that felt like being punched in the throat and spit on."

  • Tt Why Are Straight Christian Modesty Influencers Claiming “Tomboy Femme” Like It’s a New Fashion Trend? "How did we get so lost the early aughts quiz: lesbian or german lady? turned into lesbian or christian influenzer?…"

Latest Posts

  • A Queer Guide to BDSM Restraints for All Experience Levels
  • ‘I’m Bisexual but Sex With My Boyfriend Makes Me Wonder if I’m Actually a Lesbian’
  • All Aboard, Gays! Gabby Windey Will Host a Reality Dating Show Set on a Yacht
  • Rosie O’Donnell In Blazers, 1992 – 1999
  • Why Are Straight Christian Modesty Influencers Claiming “Tomboy Femme” Like It’s a New Fashion Trend?

Our Network

  • Store
  • For Them

About Us

  • What is AS?
  • Meet The Team
  • Press
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Write for Us
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Copyright 2009 - 2025 The Excitant Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Comment Policy

Read ad-free: join AF MEDIA