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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for February 2016

Tap into that Capricorn energy to be patient and realistic about whatever comes up, and honor your inner wise old crone this month as you navigate all your loves and likes and lusts: picture yourself in ten, twenty, or thirty years and think about the life you’d like to build.

Corina Dross February 1, 2016 33 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects Shopping

Sew You Want to Learn to Sew: All About Sewing Machines

Ready to start sewing? You’re gonna need one of these — let’s figure out what you should be looking for.

Jasika Nicole February 1, 2016 25 Comments
AF+

22 Excerpts from Carmen’s Secret Tumblr, 2012 – 2015

“there was a time i did what wasn’t justified and it opened up my heart and i bled and i dropped my phone in the toilet and i felt like i was born again or a little more naked or a little more light.”

Carmen February 1, 2016 20 Comments
Camp

Introducing Camp Autostraddle 7.0

Who wants to join Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher, Brittani Nichols, Julia Nunes, Jenny Owen Youngs, Dannielle Owens-Reid and 300 other weirdos on a mountain in Southern California? YOU DO!

Riese February 1, 2016 172 Comments
Friendship

You Need Help: You Don’t Agree With Your Best Friend’s Advice

I think she’s being the most supportive—and she’s exactly what you want in a best friend, because she’s in your corner and she’s supporting you as a whole person. She’s giving you some solid advice here—this is a bad idea. It is. Darling, this is a terrible idea.

A.E. Osworth February 1, 2016 49 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Wizarding Schools, Chin Talk and Other Stories to Start Your Week

Lots of Harry Potter stuff happening right now, emotional complexity, late people, rich kids and veggies, reparations, being a teenage girl, “diversity,” and honestly more amazing stuff than you can shake a stick at, so get in here.

Laneia February 1, 2016 31 Comments
TV Reviews

“Master of None” Sets New Standard For Diversity, Overall Awesomeness

There has never been a show like this on television, one that moves with warm precision from scene to scene, self-assuredly asking questions about race, immigration, sexism, modern love, and (brilliantly) minority media representation.

Heather Hogan February 1, 2016 3 Comments
Food Lists

55 Banana Recipes to Make Before Bananas Go Extinct or Whatever

The future of bananas may or may not be sound. For that reason, we must make as many of these banana recipes as possible as an homage to what may be the most underrated fruit in your kitchen.

Carmen February 1, 2016 22 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Would Like to Thank the Cast of “Orange Is the New Black” for This Batch of Good Gay News

Lots of good local news from across the United States for queer and trans folks, a legislator who loves her trans kid, a sick burn for Tony Abbott courtesy of his gay sister, the diverse OITNB cast at the SAG Awards, and a dog that looks like a raccoon. Get in here!

Carmen January 31, 2016 9 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Tell The Story Of Tonight

Porn alternatives, how to actually exercise your kegels, a lesbian adult coloring book, butts, pervertables, ways to describe orgasms and more.

Ryan Yates January 31, 2016 13 Comments
Gender

Trans Latina Monica Loera Murdered in Texas, Misgendered by Police and Media for a Week

To add to the tragedy, when Loera was murdered, she was misgendered by the Austin Police and local media, something that happens far too often.

Mey January 30, 2016 14 Comments
Community

Celebrating “Civil” with Seven Kinds of Civil Comments (As Seen on Autostraddle)

A new software is seeking to create civil comments online. Probably, the Internet could also learn a lot from you.

Carmen January 30, 2016 46 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: The GOGAs

And the Girl on Girl Award goes to…

Megan Praz January 30, 2016 11 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Look Great In Hats

We’ve got murder rates of fictional towns full of liars who are pretty, Rachel’s mom, avocados and so much more!

Bren January 29, 2016 9 Comments
Politics + Activism

Trump and Cruz Slouch Toward Bethlehem and Iowa Caucus After Latest GOP Debate

The Iowa caucus looms ahead, and Trump and Cruz are both talking loudly in front of large groups of people about it! God help us all.

Rachel January 29, 2016 17 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Your Favorite Vegetarian Recipes and Hottest Takes

Also dinosaurs, Vagina Monologues, tabletop RPGs and whatever else you want to hang out and talk about!

Mey January 29, 2016 256 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #194: She Wrote My Childhood Before It Happened

Topics include Flint, Margaret Atwood, the business of swinging, being emotionally ambushed by Oprah and everything that came before and after, Hokkaido, Alice Goffman and so much more!

Riese January 29, 2016 13 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Weed for Cramps, Urban Trees and Other Stories to Start Your Weekend

Texts from Titanosaur, mushroom death suits, fashionable femmes of color, spruce up your Resting Bitch Face, I’m shipping these Barbies, Ellen Page, ya cramps, trans athletes in the Olympics and so very much more!

Laneia January 29, 2016 30 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: Lullaby Renditions of Rock Songs That Will Soothe Your Very Soul

There’s nothing more adorable, heart-warming, or deeply inspiring as a tried-and-true rock song played by children’s instruments in a soothing manner. I promise.

Carmen January 29, 2016 7 Comments
Comedy

17 Realistic Ways to Break Anyone Down

“Imagine them attempting to get on too tall of a bike.”

Erin January 28, 2016 59 Comments
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