Three Looks Inspired By Kristen Stewart, She of Effortless Aplomb
Kristen’s off-duty looks are essentially a master class on lookin’ delectable in simple basics.
Lez Liberty Lit #64: Reading To Fix Your Brain
Marginalized writers learning to value their own stories, interviews with queer and trans artists of color, a new Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie story, bisexuality in sci fi and more.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Seven, January 2015
Get those ten vibrators into this cat cafe with your gal pal, STAT. We’ve got business to take care of.
Black Lives Matter Releases Inaugural State Of The Black Union Address, Hosts Twitter Town Hall
“We recognize that not even a Black President will pronounce our truths. We must continue the task of making America uncomfortable about institutional racism. Together, we will re-imagine what is possible and build a system that is designed for Blackness to thrive.”
Salem Season 1 Finale: That Escalated Quickly
Salem continues to align itself with Western superstition, ending Season One with episode #13. No, you won’t be able to escape this unlucky number, like those old 1970s elevators that jump you from the 12th to the 14th floor.
Homespun Love: Mix Up a Batch of Oatmeal Stout Soap
This project mixes a science, art, and a whole lot of oil to make twelve bubbly bars of soap.
Lesbian Dating 101: A Syllabus For Girls Who Want to Date Other Girls
How to pick up chicks, how to escape your terrible date, how to handle rejection, how to effectively fight with your girlfriend — we’ve got so much advice for y’all.
Rebel Girls: Why You Need Barbara Smith and “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around”
These shouldn’t be revelations. These should be the frameworks of our revolution.
State of the Union 2015: Instagram, LGBT Shoutout, and a Dysfunctional Tight-Knit Family
“Last night President Obama addressed the nation on a number of pressing issues ranging from Instagram to middle-class economics to the fact that climate change exists.”
Autostraddle is Nominated for GLAAD’s Outstanding Blog of the Year — Again!
Lumberjanes got a nod, too! And for the first time ever, nine out of ten nominated TV dramas feature queer women!
You Need Help: You (Want to Be) Too Sexy for Your Shirt
You can do a super hot striptease for your girlfriend even if you are not, in fact, a Pussycat Doll.
Sleater-Kinney and Broad City Compare “Vag Badges,” Tell You What to Read, Watch and Listen To
Seriously Carrie Brownstein could tell me to buy her dinner and I’d be like “No problem Carrie Brownstein. I’m a little tight for cash right now but you get that steak tartare.”
You Need Help: Is It A Fine Bromance?
What do you do when your girlfriend has a secret bromance with a girl you once wanted to romance?
The Fosters Episode 212 Recap: The Great Wall of Body Pillows
Lena and Stef’s gaggle of children make it impossible for them to get their scissor on. Again.
A-Camp 5.0 Recamps Part Three: Can I Get A F*ck Yeah
It’s the last recamp, in which people get married and dance and you say farewell to Mt. Feelings and have a lot of feelings about it.
The A+ Bee Issue Twelve: It Had to Bee You
Issue Twelve includes an interview with my cat, a haiku about Yvonne, and so many more tiny moments of joy.
Drawn to Comics: Check Out the College-Age Magical Girls of “Agents of the Realm”
A bunch of college-age girls (many of them girls of color) being friends, wearing sweet outfits and saving the day together? Count me in!
Autostraddle’s Masters Of Sex Cure Month Experience Week 3: Get Naked and Ask Questions
Getting naked at home alone, taking a field trip, spontaneous sex, doing some research and more.
Glee Episode 603 Recap: To Infinity And Beyond
Brittany and Santana are going to the chapel, y’all. They’re gonna get married!
14 Alternative Lifestyle Sodas I’ve Sampled This Winter, Ranked
Reject the sodanormative standards that society tries to force upon you!