This Is How We Do It: Making and Canning Apple Butter
You’re just several jars and some boiling water away from enjoying fresh homemade apple butter all winter long.
One Black Unitard, Three Badass Lady Costumes
Don’t get caught rocking the same costume during this entire month of mischief.
11 Witch Costumes That Skip the Pointy Black Hat
I’ve got witches from folklore and myth, witches from TV and movies and even witches from real life, and none of them are wearing pointy black hats.
Guess My Gender by clit*IT: An Exercise in the Uncomfortable
People look at babies and read: pink = girl, blue = boy, other colors and no hairbow? Just ask! Or assume. “Oh what long eyelashes on your beautiful little girl!” Follow me into this cultural critique game and be prepared to get a little uncomfortable.
Be a Good Guy or a Bad Guy With These Nerdy Halloween Costumes
If being the hero isn’t your style, you can always be the villain.
11 Vintage Vibrator Ads To Make You Glad You Live In 2015
Have YOU tried electric massage at home?
Trans Activist Diana Sacayán Found Dead In Her Buenos Aires Home
Kroger will cover gender affirming surgeries for trans employees, mainstream media and informal polls don’t agree on who won the Democratic debate, the New York Attorney General launched an investigation on the dude who jacked up the price of an AIDS drug and more news.
Here’s Which Pieces to Mix for Binx Walton’s Tomboy-Off-Duty Style
Binx Walton, a current catwalk star, is a reoccurring figure in the street style circles. When blending insouciant cool with fresh-off-the-runway finds; athletic elements are key.
Lez Liberty Lit #82: It’s Never Too Soon To Reread
An excerpt from Carrie Brownstein’s memoir, tiny beautiful libraries, the best queer sex in literature, Michelle Tea on Eileen Myles and more.
New York Comic Con 2015 PHOTOS: Everything Relevant to Your Queer Lady Nerd Interests
Here’s a mega photoessay of Comic Con with highlights from panelists talking about women in comics, diversity in comics and LGBT representation.
Is It Underwhelming In Here or Is It Just Me: On Last Night’s Democratic Debate
Did anybody distinguish themselves as national leadership material in last night’s Democratic debate, or did it inspire feelings of deep ambivalence and resignation in the political process?
I’m Just A Small-Town Lesbian Wearing Flannel, Building Community
“But for change to happen, for the community I want to grow, someone has to stay. Someone has to wear the flannel not just because of its function.”
Business of Art Fix #15: Where Did All The Social Traffic Go?
Something funny is happening at facebook, excellent tips on how to make your white workplace less white, Conde Nast buys Pitchfork, Playboy quits nudes, native advertising headaches and a lot of interesting stuff in this week’s Business of Art fix!
Introducing The New Autostraddle Merch Store: Now We Can All Live Our Best Lives
We’ve got Gal Pal crop-tops back in stock, Gal Pal track tees for you and your pals, scissoring totes, scissoring boxer-briefs and so many other fun things coming your way in our new merch store!
Pop Culture Fix: The Good Gay News From New York Comic Con and More Zesty Stories
Person of Interest is fully going there with Root and Shaw, the first four minutes of Pretty Little Liars’ season 6B have been released, Jessica Jones is queer as hell & more!
What Planned Parenthood Means to LGBT Women: The Roundtable
Autostraddle and A-Camp staff and family members are here to talk about what PP means to us as LGBT folks, and why we need it to be around for a very, very long time.
No Filter Goes To The Carnival With Ellen Page, Wins You A Stuffed Animal
Tegan Quin’s bedhead, Marisa Paternoster’s masterful guitar solo and some honest-to-god rainbow sharks.
A Plus Podcast Episode Six: Starting Over
The seasons are turning and we’re starting over with a new format and stories about people making big changes.
Witch Hunt: Shrines, Altars and Samhain
Get all your witchy links, your shrine and altar info, what Samhain is all about, an update on the webseries MisSpelled and much, much more right here!
Top Five Classic Horror Films with Queer Subtext
“Nothing provides plausible deniability like the supernatural, and so classic Hollywood horror films were practically primed for representations of homoeroticism and heterosexual anxieties about queer life, which was already horrifying to the mainstream.”