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Also.Also.Also: A Rideshare for Women, by Women and Other Stories for Your Face

Rainbow wasp nests, feathered dinosaurs, more People vs OJ Simpson feelings, raising fat-positive kids, Josie and the Pussycats 15 years later, the southern states’ governments still hate you in case you were wondering, a by-women-for-women rideshare is coming soon and so much more!

Laneia April 11, 2016 34 Comments
Community Music

Record Store Day Roundtable: The Best Albums on Vinyl

It’s almost time for Autostraddle’s International Meet Me At The Record Store Day. Let’s talk about our favorite albums on vinyl to get ready!

the team April 11, 2016 25 Comments
Food Lists

20 F*ck-Up-Proof Dinner Party Dishes

These delicious, uncomplicated recipes can serve lots of hungry people without forcing you to spend the whole day in the kitchen and/or all of the money. Huzzah!

Maree April 11, 2016 22 Comments
Friendship

You Need Help: Making Friends as a Queer Adult

“How exactly do I make new friends, especially queer ones? This is the first time I’ve been not-in-school for a long time.”

A.E. Osworth April 11, 2016 100 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Knows What Will Warm You Up

How to have group sex, how to buy a paddle, disability and desire, a national kink survey, first date ideas and more.

Ryan Yates April 10, 2016 8 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Fighting for LGBT Rights with Rosie and Bruce Springsteen

Mayors Against Discrimination and Governors against bathroom bills, Bruce Springsteen’s message of support for the “freedom fighters” in North Carolina, Rosie’s anti-Trump song in the fashion of Rizzo, gay marriage in Colombia and LGBT protections in Pennsylvania, and more!

Carmen April 10, 2016 7 Comments
Geekery

Queer Your Bots: The Bot Builder Roundtable

In which queer bot builders talk bot training, biased data sets and audience awareness in response to Microsoft’s Tay debacle.

Caroline Sinders April 9, 2016 16 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Rite of Passage

“I’m gathering my courage…to ask a girl out.”

Archie April 9, 2016 30 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Empire’s Dead Lesbians Bring The Death Toll to 152

Let’s hope Pippy and TMI didn’t drive off a cliff during Rosewood’s two-week hiatus.

Heather Hogan April 8, 2016 33 Comments
Camp

Campership Alert: We’ve Got a Campership WITH TRAVEL For A Lucky Trans Woman Who Could Use a Break! UPDATED WITH WINNER

Need a break from all the transmisogyny and cissexism of the world? Want to come to California to hang out with a few hundred other queer women and folks on a mountain? Then I’ve got some super great news for you!

Mey April 8, 2016 22 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: TV And Teeth

What TV shows are you emotional over right now? Do you have a picture of your dog??? Get in here and tell everyone about it!

olgalexell April 8, 2016 273 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Gets A New Shirt

We’ve got multiple references to The L Word, superheros, Dinah Shore fun and so much more!

Bren April 8, 2016 20 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #199: A Life-Size Vagina Mascot Runs Around The Field With A Megaphone

Topics include “Men Explain Lolita To Me,” Marcia Clark, Trumplandia, spinsters, the University of Texas Tower shooting, the escort who killed her client in self-defense — I didn’t do this on purpose but this week’s TIRTL is like a treasure trove of kickass female writers.

Riese April 8, 2016 16 Comments
Music

Tegan And Sara Are Back With “Boyfriend” and “U Turn”

Tegan and Sara’s “Boyfriend” is the anti-“I Kissed A Girl,” and I kinda love it.

Stef April 8, 2016 21 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Read a F*cking Book: “The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (With Cats!)” Is Everything You Care About

Don’t label me — I’m
a non-het identified
poly pagan witch.

Heather Hogan April 7, 2016 22 Comments
Politics + Activism

Tennessee Jumps Back on the Anti-Trans Bandwagon, Resurrects Dangerous Bathroom Bill

Tennessee has resurrected its bathroom bill that would hurt trans teens, what really happened with the judge’s verdict on Kesha’s lawsuit, new statistics about sexual assault, and more.

Rachel April 7, 2016 11 Comments
AF+

18 Excerpts from Maddie’s Babyqueer Diary, 2005-2007

“I don’t especially want to be gay, but If I was, no big deal, and who knows?”

Maddie April 7, 2016 45 Comments
Music

Southern Songwriter Julien Baker’s Got a Pocketful of Heartbreaking Guitar Tunes

Julien Baker’s artistry is about making the best out of nothing — making light out of the darkest times, carving faith out of doubt, building connections with strangers.

Adrian April 7, 2016 18 Comments
Music Shopping

Autostraddle’s International Meet Me at the Record Store Day: The Shopping Guide

Stuff you can buy to store your records, display your records, and brag a lot about your collection of records.

Carmen April 7, 2016 6 Comments
Food and Drink

Liquor In The Grapefruits: A Very Easy Negroni

A Negroni is perhaps the easiest cocktail in the world to make—it’s three ingredients and can be built all in one glass.

A.E. Osworth April 7, 2016 10 Comments
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