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Riese April 16, 2015 54 Comments
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Daily Fix: Republicans Didn’t Rise to the Occasion for Equal Pay Day and More News Stories

The state of conversion therapy, campus sexual assault protests at Columbia, Marylin Zuniga and get-well cards for Mumia, an anti-trans bathroom bill in Nevada, abortion laws in Oklahoma, and more!

Rachel April 16, 2015 10 Comments
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Big Bear, where bears are big and beer flights are awesome.

Button and Bly April 15, 2015 5 Comments
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The A+ Bee Issue Eighteen: You Otter Know

Here you will find the cutest damn otter puzzle you’ve ever seen, a peek into what the Cincy straddlers have been up to, a haiku from Carmen Rios herself AND SO MUCH MORE.

Chelsey April 15, 2015 27 Comments
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Five Reasons the Fight for $15 Matters for LGBT People

Raising the minimum wage is a critical piece in a complex puzzle of alleviating economic struggle for queer and trans people.

Maddie April 15, 2015 30 Comments
Politics + Activism

What We’re Gonna Talk About When We Talk About Hillary Clinton

“Throughout our coverage of this campaign, no single writer’s work will represent an official Autostraddle stance on her candidacy or policies.”

the team April 15, 2015 28 Comments
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Daily Fix: “Orange is the New Black” Releases 45 Seconds Of Season Three and Other Breaking Pop Culture News Stories

Poussey and Suzanne have a disagreement, Liz Feldman gets funny with UHH and Lauren Morelli, Faustina Agolley comes out, Michelle Rodriguez finds bisexuality very organic, ABC Family is sexy and other super-important pop culture stories in your face!

Riese April 15, 2015 17 Comments
How to get a dog or cat to be obsessed with you
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6 Ways to Get Your Crush’s Pet to be Obsessed With You

Please fight every urge you have to chase them down and squeeze the dog/cat’s face with your own face or hands while very loudly exclaiming HOW MUCH YOU JUST FREAKIN’ LOVE CATS OR DOGS ZOMGSRSLY. Don’t be this guy.

Mary Tully April 15, 2015 42 Comments
Sex

50 Fascinating Things You Really Wanted Us To Know About How You Have Sex

“I say a lot of things about myself during sex that I would not say about myself at any other time, primarily phrases like “I’m your bitch.”

Riese April 14, 2015 249 Comments
Food Lists Jewish Holidays

Top 8 Weirdo Things I Ate During Passover

“I couldn’t read the ingredient list but I’m pretty sure it was kosher. I ate it on matzah, duh.”

Chloe April 14, 2015 20 Comments
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Clone Club Group Text: Tatiana Maslany Is Every Emoji on “Orphan Black”

Season three lands on Saturday, y’all! It’s time to get psyched!

Heather Hogan April 14, 2015 21 Comments
Politics + Activism

Daily Fix: Indiana’s In a Hurry to Rebrand and More News Stories

A trans woman wins her lawsuit against her former discriminatory employer, a Wiccan priestess leads the Iowa legislature in prayer, law enforcement has killed at least 5,600 people since 2000 and more news stories!

Yvonne April 14, 2015 3 Comments
First Person

The Fugly Dyke Chronicles: How Getting Trolled About My Insecurities Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened to My Self-Esteem

“I didn’t even tell her when the notes started getting specific. Someone calling out my “crossed eyes” in a Tumblr ask. My “pocked skin” in an email. My “hillbilly teeth” on Twitter.”

Heather Hogan April 14, 2015 144 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: “Rock and Riot,” the Queer ’50s High School Girl Gang Webcomic That You Need to Read Now

This comic is the one that I want. Oo, oo, oo, honey.

Mey April 14, 2015 7 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Mad Men” Almost Goes There With Peggy Olson

Lucy Lawless gets gay on Salem, Maggie names Liza’s vagina on Younger, The Bold and the Beautiful keeps borking up its trans storyline.

Heather Hogan April 13, 2015 17 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: Let’s Have The Time Of Our Lives

Nothing makes me feel like all I need is hard work, determination and a little pop music to achieve my goals, find love and obliterate racist poverty structures like DANCE MOVIES.

Adrian April 13, 2015 4 Comments
Sex

Queer Women Masturbate More Than Straight Women, Our Sex Survey Says

On the masturbation practices of the 8,566 humans who took our Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey — how they do it, for how long, how often, and “how much more than everybody else.”

Riese April 13, 2015 54 Comments
Queer Fashion

Style is Style: Takin’ ASOS Curve Denim For a Romp

To say that I’m infatuated with denim may be an understatement. In the name of experimentation, I hooked up with ASOS to test drive some “of the moment” jeans from their Denim Bar.

Lydia O April 13, 2015 10 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Grey’s Anatomy 1119: Knick Knack Paddy Whack

Callie went on an off-screen date with that dude cop and hated him. We did all that processing for nothing!

Jenn April 13, 2015 12 Comments
Food Lists

35 Easy Breakfast Recipes for a Top-Notch Morning

Rise & shine, babes! I made you breakfast. Jk, but here are a bunch of recipes to jump-start your day.

Yvonne April 13, 2015 18 Comments
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