Oh Hey, Brittani Nichols is Running Tig Notaro’s Twitter Today
I’ll see you in the faves.
California Hits It Out of the Park With New Laws Protecting Women, Gays, Trans People
Hillary has retracted her support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, California has banned gay and trans panic defenses in court, a new poll about attitudes towards immigration, and more!
Follow Your Arrow: Coffee Roaster Tara Brown on Courage, Connections and Simple Pleasures
“A-Camp was sort of a turning point for me. We were talking about building a year-round Autostraddle community and it was decided that I’d be the coffee roaster. I was like, ‘Well, guess I better get good at this coffee roasting thing.’ You can’t have mediocre coffee in a queer commune. I started actually writing a business plan the next weekend.”
You Need Help: You’re Poly And Married And Want To Date
You can be poly and married and want to date, but no one will know what your deal is until you tell them, so tell them up front.
Where To Start If You’re A Tarot Newbie
Getting into tarot can be totally intimidating. Where do you start with learning the meanings of all of those cards? And how do you actually do a reading, anyway? And so forth! Here are some tips for getting started.
Gal Pals, Community, Money, Marriage, Bike-Riding and Acceptance Make LGBTQ Women Feel Healthier
Welcome to the first in a series of exciting discoveries from our survey of over 4,000 Autostraddle readers over the age of 29.
Y’All Need Help #2: You Can’t Avoid Your Ex Forever
Quick and dirty advice for a brand new lesbian in Chicago, a small town bird who’s ready to be in the same room with her ex, and someone who’s tired of being The Gay One. Get in here!
Missing Someone Gone While Raising Someone New
They call a child born after a loss a rainbow baby. The storm left a devastating aftermath, but this rainbow is bringing us daily joy.
No Filter: Amber Rose Slut Walks Right Into My Heart
Hannah Hart and Ingrid Nilsen dressed to the nines and staring adoringly at each other, Sara Quin playing fetch with cats and MORE.
The “Gay-to-Queer” TV Game, Ruby Rose’s Garden Party With Shane, ABC Family’s Brand New Name and Other Cool Stories
This is an especially wonderful fix, if I do say so myself: Ruby Rose & Phoebe Dahl have a dinner party, ABC Family changes its name, a new docuseries on QPOC in the deep south, an in-depth look at every TV show on a gay-to-queer scale, a hilarious interview with Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard, a new Hunger Games trailer, films that got LGBT history right and so much more!
Liquor in the Cider: A Snakebite
Autumn means hard cider, and (though I love cider) sometimes I find cider to be too sweet. That’s where a Snakebite is truly outstanding—the beer bitters up the cider as the cider sweetens up the beer, making the perfect combo.
“The Beginner’s Guide” Is Brilliant, Horrifying, Secretly Feminist
Want to be filled with awe and rage? I have just the video game for you.
Boob(s On Your) Tube: It Wasn’t a Dream! Annalise Keating is Bisexual!
ABC Family pulls the plug on Chasing Life, Callie and Arizona start dating other people, Carmilla ends with a swoon and a resurrection, and what the hell Lost Girl?
Keisha Jenkins, 22-Year-Old Black Trans Woman, Murdered in Philadelphia
Keisha Jenkins is at least the 20th trans woman murdered in the US this year, and nearly all of them have been Black and/or Latinx.
82 Silly Household Things You Fought About With Your Girlfriend
“I locked myself in the bathroom because she kept telling me I wasn’t cleaning the toilet the right way”
The A+ Bee Issue Twenty Eight: Lost at Bee
Ask and ye shall receive! Laura & Luna is back for this issue and the rest of it is a doozy, too! Get in here!
Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Meredith Maran’s “A Theory of Small Earthquakes”
A Theory of Small Earthquakes is a novel about bisexuality, family, and secrets, with a narrative that’s quite different from the typical work of women’s fiction.
PHOTOS: Amber Rose’s Feminism is For Women Who Have “Been Through Sh*t” and I’m Here For It
Amber Rose’s Slutwalk truly embraced and celebrated the duality of women’s lives in the modern world, and it was a radically inclusive event — one with an explicit policy against all forms of oppressive language and behavior as well as an explicit intent to include, lift up, and acknowledge the unique and compounded struggles of trans women, women of color, queer women, poor women, and differently abled women.
Trick or (Pet) Treat: A Halloween Costume Shopping Guide for Furry Friends
Enter at your own risk! Things are about to get adorable.
Hillary’s Big Gay Weekend: Mocks Herself on SNL About Same-Sex Marriage, Pledges to Fight For LGBT Rights
Educational publisher McGraw-Hill admits to making a mistake in their textbook about slavery, Hope Solo will face domestic violence charges again, a new study finds more LGB people are insured with the Affordable Care Act and more news stories.