“I’m so tired of our stories being saturated in death and martyrdom. What’s lacking in the way our stories are told by the media is our joy. This is an entire show where we’re sharing laughter. That’s heart medicine.”
Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free, paleo and totally regular and awesome ice cream for everyone.
I never even thought there’d be a role in a musical for a masculine-of-center woman and then “Fun Home” made history, but it was already so much more to me.
Learning to masturbate as a trans woman, a dildo shaped like a gun, the Girl Sex 101 book, a field trip to a sex shop and more.
A bear that’s very happy to see you, some major institutions taking steps toward inclusion for trans folks, a FIFA game that looks a little more like you, and more!
Watch the awesome humanoid disaster relief bots today. Have feelings.
“You promised we’d go camping on my birthday.”
I left the real world to hang out on the mountain but I’m not looking to leave the Autostraddle universe anytime soon, so let’s just hold each other or whatever. GET IN HERE!
If you like Holly Miranda and gender-variant circus performers then you will also like this music video.
“Witchiness is in my family: my people are the original hilljacks. I grew up with stories about my great-grandma Fern who traveled around Appalachia holding seances where she raised spirits and tables.”
I have never wanted to love a dildo as hard as I wanted to love the Fusion. (But I didn’t.)
When you watch these videos, imagine that they are a subversive act poking fun at masculinity while simultaneously, maybe, being incredibly hot. I promise that it will make the problematic less problematic, the weird a little less weird, and the leather pants as queer as they’re supposed to be.
WE MISS YOU AND EVERYTHING
Ah, pregnant beginnings. Literally and figuratively. The first trimester of this rainbow pregnancy (yes, that’s actually the term for a pregnancy after a loss). Is it possible to grieve and hope simultaneously?
Jump into journaling with these fun tips and prompts.
She’s like, “What do you want from a partner in bed that you’ve never had before?” And I’m like, “Reading a book while she’s reading a book and nobody’s talking.”
Although it is an individual’s work, it feels collective and empowering to see so many voices and ideas represented in this set of glosa poems.
I say, “Hear, hear!” to iced tea and present to the National Iced Tea Month goddesses 10 delightfully delicious iced teas to try.
Just seemed like something you might need in your life.
Here is what to do.