23 Excerpts From Carolyn’s Diary, 2015–2016
“Sometimes it is hard to be chill and not proposition everyone constantly.”
Grandma’s House on Memory Lane
“As an adult, I wrestle with the stupid irony of having watched my grandmother live out her Alzheimer’s and not remembering anything about it.”
Follow Your Arrow: For Books’ Sake’s Jane Bradley Champions Women Writers
“There’s no denying that women writers are affected by systemic, institutionalised sexism in the media and publishing industries, but women who are queer, trans, of colour, disabled, sex workers, from low-income backgrounds and/or otherwise outside the mainstream are inevitably impacted more than most.”
Liquor In The Liquor: My Favorite Cocktail, The Sazerac
The Sazerac isn’t for the faint of heart, because really it is only liquor (including that green fairy, absinthe).
A+ Birthday Roundtable: For All The Stories We Wrote Because We Knew We Could
In honor of our seventh birthday, we’re talking about the writing we’re proud of, the writing that scared us, the writing we regret, the writing coming up soon and so many other fascinating things!
Make Big Life Changes Less of an Ordeal With a Lean Systems Perspective
I’d say about 90% of industrial/systems engineering work boils down to this super easy exercise: stop for a minute and think about what the main objective is. Now look at what you’re doing. Is that activity getting you closer to the goal?
The Seven Most Influential Queer Girl TV Shows Of The Last Seven Years
In honor of our seventh birthday, a look back on the seven television shows with the biggest impact on the representation of LGBTQ women over the last seven years.
The Seven Most Influential Lesbian Movies of The Last Seven Years
These are the most talked about, most acclaimed, most beloved and most watched lesbian movies that were birthed into the world after Autostraddle dot com.
Pop Culture Fix: Sarah Paulson’s Favorite Marcia Clark Wig Is The Short Curly One
Ruby Rose gets a GLAAD honor, Sarah Paulson talks about my favorite show to one of my favorite people, Julie Goldman snags a role on a new ABC lesbian-themed sitcom (!!), The Family’s lesbian lifetsyle blogger, behind the scenes of Carol and more!
Fool’s Journey: A Tarot Reading for Restlessness
“I feel lost. I have the time, but I don’t know if I have the drive anymore to put my whole self into something new. Or even where to find something new at this point. Is finding something new no longer new enough?”
No Filter: Oh My God Danielle Brooks
This week, Samira Wiley is dancing with a statue, Kaki King is partying with Melissa Etheridge, and Sarah Paulson potentially gets a mystery haircut.
You Need Help: Do I Disclose That I Haven’t Had Sex In a While?
“How do I own up to this as if it’s the most normal thing for me to have done?” Well guess what — not having sex IS a normal thing! I have the great pleasure today of telling you that you’re normal.
Lilly Wachowski is Trans: Filmmaker Joins Her Sister Lana In Coming Out
“So yeah, I’m transgender. And yeah, I’ve transitioned:” Lilly Wachowski joins her sister Lana in coming out publicly as trans.
The Fosters Episode 317 Recap: Trust No One
Monty tells Lena she didn’t prey on a female student, while the female student continues to insist that she did.
A+ Inbox LIVE! #2: Did You Get to Make Jam?
Autostraddle’s senior editors are answering more of your Priority Inbox questions in another episode of A+ Inbox LIVE! This week’s topics include sourdough starters, liking your own comments, and emailing exes after breakups! Also? Puppies barking.
On Noise, Richard O’Brien and Transphobia
I’m tired of being told, over and over, that I will never be what I am.
A Tale of Two LGBT Anti-Discrimination Stances in Virginia and West Virginia
A look at the current state of anti-discrimination laws in two states, students walking out of Boston public schools to protest funding cuts, NYC protecting trans people’s bathroom access, and more.
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Tara And Denise Are Alive, In Love On “The Walking Dead”
It’s been a pretty terrible week for queer TV viewers, but at least the lesbians on The Walking Dead aren’t dead yet!
Bottoms Up: Sex and the Single Sub
I had to be comfortable enough to say, “I like this, but not that” to someone I’d just met, because if I couldn’t, I might get my clit bit again.
31 Things I’ve Googled In My First Month As a Dog Owner
“Everything is brand new! For all of us!”