The Comment Awards Studies For Finals
Poetry, Oscar The Feminist Grouch, Rachel’s dog and so much more.
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Here Are Some Carmilla-Adjacent Web Series To See You Through The Holigays
Couple-ish and ‘Til Lease Do Us Part premiered this week, Fresh Off the Boat got a little gay, Pippy and TMI finally smooched on Rosewood, and one of our queer chefs didn’t make the cut on Top Chef.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Hands Up If You Know What The Heck You’re Getting Everyone This Year
We’re smack-dab in the middle of the prime-time of gift-buying season. So get in here and tell me all about your list and whether you’ve checked it twice! Or whatever else you wanna talk about, that’s cool too. Also inside: a peek into what I got my loved ones so far for the season!
Witch Hunt: We Witch You a Merry Christmas (and Solstice, and Yule)
In these wintry times it’s important to keep yourself grounded, to remind yourself that you are powerful and to keep your coven close to you.
Read a F*cking Book: Eileen Myles’ “Chelsea Girls” is Back, Better Than Ever
It’s the kind of book that takes hold of you. Chelsea Girls is like sitting in someone else’s heart and mind as they go back through an entire lifetime of becoming who they are in that moment, and those are the kinds of moments you can’t just walk into and out of at random.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Bi Stronic Fusion
The Bi Stronic Fusion is a rabbit that vibrates and thrusts. What more could you want?
Top 9 Celeb Couples of 2015: The Gal Pals That Made Our Year
Join us as we celebrate Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli, Hannah Hart and Ingrid Nilsen and a host of other women who the press believe to be verrrry good friends.
Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #4
“Just tried a paleo/gluten free baked good because the cute coffee shop girl said they were good, but they were gross. Feeling very betrayed right now.”
The Battle Between Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights is Happening Right Now
What the battle over ‘religious freedom’ looks like in magistrate offices and universities; Rahm Emanuel backpedals on police violence in Chicago; the Supreme Court hears arguments on affirmative action and more.
Lez Liberty Lit #86: The Best of the Best of the Best of 2015
It’s best-of list time! Also poetry by QPOC, Jeanette Winterson and Marlon James in discussion, periods as a sign of anger, Victorian lesbians on a killing spree, and more!
Holigay Gift Guide 2015: For The Cat Lady Without A Cat
Standing in front of her mirror, Cat Lady frowns and arches her back. Her cat pasties grin goofily out at her. They’re amazing, and so are her cat socks. But which underwear should she wear today: the weird and funny ones with the cat on the front, or the adorable and humorous ones with the cat on the back?
Mom-Tested, Mom-Approved Holiday Crafts to Make with Kiddos
My mom, expert holiday lover and lifelong crafty lady, came up with three fun holiday crafts to do with kids and we did them together, because I’m her kid!
Rebel Girls: 8 Ridiculous Things Famous Women Said About Feminism in 2015
I’ve had more than my fill this year of heartbreaking commentary about the movement for women’s rights from people I assumed were, well, on my level. And the one thing which unites them all is that they’re white women, and their comments exemplify what’s wrong with White Feminism.
Pop Culture Fix: Jill Soloway and Eileen Myles Are Officially Gal Pals
Jill Soloway fell in love with Eileen Myles while researching her for Transparent, The SAG Awards are going to be super queer this year, Samira Wiley is a zombie slayer, Megan Rapinoe tore her damn ACL (again), and other important stories.
This Business Of Art Fix #18: “Millennials As A Symbol of American Decline” Is The Worst
Topics include self-promoting when you hate self-promotion, the man who transformed The New York Times’ treatment of the gay community, best/worst journalism of the year, the most annoying online ad types and moar!
Meet Three Straddlers in STEM: Bessie, Adrienne and Thacher
“As a woman in a lab coat, you’re already defying society’s long held gender stereotypes; as a queer woman, even more so … I still think it takes guts to carve out an identity for yourself that doesn’t fit society’s assumptions, especially if you grew up in a highly conservative peer group like I did.”
Holigay Gift Guide 2015: Timeless Accessories For Your Favorite Gentlequeer
Timeless accessories can be worth the investment, because they look great throughout the seasons and tend to be pretty functional, too.
Holidays and Spice and Everything Nice: A Soul Food Recipe Roundup
“This recipe is one-fourth jollof rice recipe from an easy-to-follow blog, and three-fourths looking at my mom and constantly asking ‘IS THIS RIGHT?!?!'”
No Filter: Kate Moennig, Angel Haze, Ellen Page And The Dogs Who Love Them
You look like you could use some puppies.
Here’s How to Get the Autostraddle Weekly In Your Box
Want even more Autostraddle in your life? Now’s the time.