Legendary WNBA Superstar Sue Bird Is Gay and Also Dating Megan Rapinoe
Bird, who has remained pretty quiet about her personal life throughout her career, simply told ESPN: “I’m gay. Megan’s my girlfriend.”
A Simple Self-Massage Regimen from Radical Being Bodywork’s Deb Malkin
Your lower back or hip discomfort is a literal pain in the butt. Here’s a simple way to feel better.
Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle Melton Are Gay Christian Married!
What a weekend for gay weddings, eh?
Diana Taurasi Is Gay (and Gay Married to Former WNBA Teammate Penny Taylor)
“That was our special thing,” Taurasi said yesterday. “We never kept it secret, we just didn’t want that to be an issue ever.”
Feelings Rookie: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
Goodbyes are only goodbye if I want them to be. Life is about making connections and working to maintain them. It’s also such a wild ride that you never know where you’ll end up or who will end up there with you.
Attention, Los Angeles: EVERYBODY is the Radically Inclusive Gym You’ve Been Waiting For
“I always felt better after exercising, but also always felt it came at a cost, whether that was a really dirty locker room, an overly fluorescent space playing terrible music, or having to navigate a highly gendered space and endure sexist, homophobic commentary. I wanted to create a space that felt really good to be in, like you were actually going to feel better while being there.”
We Are One In the Same: Experts Explain What Self-Care and Community Care Really Look Like
We all know self-care is important, but what does that actually mean? I talked to four experts in mental and social health care to find out more about the nuts and bolts of what self-care and community care look like for queer communities.
Feelings Rookie: How to Apologize
“Even if I didn’t think I was hurting her feelings, she’s telling me I was. So what is my end game with my current strategy – make her feel badly for bringing up an emotional issue that she’s uncomfortable with? Make her feel like dirt for being honest with her own feelings?”
Sara Quin, Ruby Tandoh and Others Share Their Mental Health Stories in “Do What You Want” Zine
“With a strong intersectional focus, this is a zine about mental health for all people, in all walks of life. We believe that mental health care and support should be a right for all.”
Feelings Rookie: Letting Anger Light My Fuse
I like to think I can control my anger, but I usually end up burning my own life down instead.
Feelings Rookie: Uphill Battles
When waking up every morning feels like starting another steep climb, how do we keep our wits about us long enough to reach the top and breathe?
Feelings Rookie: Accepting That Feelings Aren’t Failings
When the walls of my life seemed to be crumbling in on me from every angle, I knew someone would pay. That someone was usually me.
Autostraddle’s Staff Shares Their Stories About Why We Need to #SaveTheACA
“Obamacare turned me from a liability into a full citizen worth protecting, and to see it roll backward instead of march forward would be a stain on our national history and an immediate threat to countless people.”
When Community Complicates Healthcare for Sex Workers
“It became a running joke between my partners and I, that I was both too stigmatized and too famous to get my needs met.”
High Femme: Best Strains and Activities for Surviving This New Shitbag Government!
It’s all too easy to sink into a cloud of depression/smoke, and stew in your bad feelings and paranoia. To combat that, I’ve come up with a list of activities and strains paired to make your life a little bit better.
Feelings Rookie: New Year, New You?
I refuse to make a New Year’s resolution. I can’t buy into that idea anymore, because I know it only sets me up for failure.
A Yoga Playlist for the Grief of This Year
“In the twisting lunge, think about the line of pain this stretch brings out of your hip and low spine. Think about the fact that this is a very specific place in your body. Donald Trump might never stretch this part of his body. So how would he get the strength that this particular part of his musculature has to offer?”
There Will Be Blood, the Bike Ride: Cyclists for Menstrual Cycles
How the Sustainable Cycles bike collective is making menstruation products accessible and fighting stigma.
Feelings Rookie: Coping Skills
Coping is a huge part of our lives and we all have our schemes, whether they’re conscious or not. In this particularly troubling time, it’s more important than ever.
Sweaty All The Time: 11 Things That Didn’t Cure My Hyperhidrosis and the One Thing That Did
Let’s talk about (excessive) sweat, baby.