50 Ways to Deal with the Aftereffects of Trauma
“The day begins when you say it does: I’m not talking about work. I’m talking about the soul.”
Say My Name, Mey’s My Name Pt. II: Independent (Legally a) Woman
“As I write about my name now, I feel strength, and contentment and comfort and home. I feel more like myself than I ever have before.”
29 Foods My Girlfriend’s Cat Would Like to Cook for Me
“I’ve collected some recipes that (way, way deep down) I think my girlfriend’s cat would secretly like to cook for me.”
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Meet You At Sunrise
Consensual non-consent, an electrosex checklist, tumblr is for porn, two things people in long-term relationships are good at, dating as a transfeminine girl and more.
Kate McKinnon Is Carol and Trans Actress Mya Taylor Makes History This Sunday Funday
Puerto Rico did in fact get that lesbian Supreme Court Chief Justice after all, Italy’s same-sex civil unions bill is gaining steam, Taylor Victor is gonna get to wear her badass lesbian tee shirt to school whenever the f*ck she wants, some Peeps re-enacted Hamilton for you, and the Independent Spirit Awards made trans history!
Breaking Down the Apple iOS Back Door Fight
“We can not use a law from 1789 to regulate a digital space in such an overreaching way.”
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Perfect Apartment, Part One
“This is gonna be our first apartment together, so it has to be perfect!”
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Clarke and Lexa Are Totally In Love, Pass It On
The 100 is so unbelievably gay now, Billie Jean King shines on Fresh Off the Boat, and How to Get Away With Murder gets even more convoluted.
We Asked An Actual Entertainment Lawyer: Why Can’t Sony Help Kesha?
There’s only one (horrible) person responsible for the terrifying legal situation Kesha is in, and unfortunately he’s the only person who can actually set her free.
Things I Read That I Love #196: Apparently I Look Like The Fish-Sandwich Type
Topics include Jay-Z, adult braces, heroin, women & guns, tumblr teens, San Jose, the Titanic, murder, teenagers & social media and more!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Running Toward My Degree Like AHHHHHHHH!
Things that are stressful: my thesis and Jessica Jones. Things that are great: talking with you in the Friday Open Thread! GET IN HERE AND TELL ME ABOUT YOUR WEEK.
The Comment Awards Feet Never Touch The Ground
We’ve got pasta currency, bows for your bush, pond scum and so much more!
Straddler Nation: We Started Meet-Up Groups and You Can, Too!
Welcome to Straddler Nation, a brand-spankin’-new series in which two rockstar meet-up group captains talk to folks building Autostraddle communities IRL around the world. For their first installment, they talked to some folks who started or are taking the reigns over their local groups.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 20, February 2016
“I made dinner and our entire website fell apart”
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory Loves Hypocrisy, Hates Trans People Using Correct Bathrooms
NC Governor Pat McCrory is having a meltdown over a Charlotte ordinance that protects LGBT rights, new data shows that up to half of gay and bisexual black men are at risk for HIV, abortion restrictions go into law in Louisiana, and more news.
10 Sexiest Lesbian TV Scenes That Got Everybody Wet (Because Pools)
Regina George was right: You invite a lesbian to a pool party, and it’s gonna get gay.
#EndRevengePorn With YouTube Stars Bria and Chrissy
“My initial reaction was terror and denial mixed with just shock and despair. It was like my life that I knew was shattered.”
Read a F*cking Book: “The Lillian Trilogy”
Mary Meriam doesn’t flinch at female eroticism, at emotional turmoil, at social upheaval, at the truth of human cruelty. She also doesn’t flinch at rhyme, rhythm, formal constraint, or ancient forms of poetry and language.
Weekenders: Allyn Mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
In our first episode of a brand-new travel column, we go to a little town in Wisconsin and stay in a very big mansion on a very tall bed.
Pretty Little Liars Episode 617 Recap: Run, Emily, Run
The Liars all have grand epiphanies about love, except for Emily who runs around in the woods for an hour trying not to get run under (again).