BLACKOUT: 11 Queer Black-Owned Business/Organizations You Can Support Today
Plus a list of queer authors and artists of color, and information about hundreds of ways to support BLACKOUT.
Lez Liberty Lit #60: Buried Under Books
A handful of gift suggestions, how independent and second-hand bookstores are surviving, unlikable female characters, Canadian literary jokes and more.
You Can Still Play Queer Thanksgiving Bingo
Check off these special items you’re likely to find at any queer Thanksgiving gathering and be thankful for your chosen fam.
Things I Read That I Love #155: I Will Only Bleed Here
Topics include Ferguson, the MFA-to-writing-teacher track, CRACKER BARREL, Uber, The Strand, the Freedom Summer, and so much more!
100 Reasons Autostraddle is Thankful For Autostraddlers
You! Yes, you! Get in here and let us love you!
The Myth of Plausible Deniability for Anti-Black Violence & How Ferguson Birthed a Movement
What do you do when you’ve done everything “right” and you are still mistreated? You take it to the streets. You take your rage and pain and power you make people listen. You burn and you scream and you keep screaming until someone else shows up and offers you a hand.
THANKSGIVING OPEN THREAD: Who Wants a Holiday Hug?
After you eat your turkey and drink your eggnog, come on in and cuddle up.
Faking It Episode 210 Recap: I Was Happy Just To Share A Cardboard Castle With You
For the mid-season finale of “Faking It,” we go to jail with Julie Goldman, which is basically my dream date.
The 50 Best Photos of Lesbian Subtext in Sears Christmas Wish Book History
The nostalgia and the latent lesbian glances, they hurt so good.
How Leslie Feinberg Changed Our Lives: The Autostraddle Roundtable
“I could feel the power that came from being butch, the paradox of growing up a girl and then becoming the suited partner of a beautiful woman, the torture of being such a social outcast, and the deep craving hunger for being accepted.”
Rebel Girls Holigay Gift Guide 2014: From Feminist Pillows to Misandrist Mugs
Hoping to find some really fashionable forms of misandry? YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
Fool’s Journey: A Thanksgiving Tarot Spread To Help You Survive Family Gatherings
Shocker: not everyone loves traditional family gatherings. You wanted a tarot spread which would help you navigate Thanksgiving, so here’s one to look at the energies around your dinner table and deal with whatever is getting you down.
We Won Two Things: Same-Sex Marriage Bans in Arkansas and Mississippi are Ruled Unconstitutional
Both rulings have been stayed, but marriage equality in the South seems kind of inevitable now.
How You Can Show Up For Ferguson
You can do more than helplessly watch the news. You can use your voice, your money and your time to help spread the message that Black Lives Matter.
Getting Baked at Litchfield with the Orange Is the New Black Cookbook
I wanted to make Poussey’s Hooch, but I am visiting my grandparents in Georgia this week and making liquor in the basement didn’t seem like a really respectful thing to do.
Get Baked: Rosemary Apple Pie With Sourdough Crust
I promised you the recipe for a sweet-savory rosemary apple pie. Fall is here, and it’s baking season!
Drawn to Comics: Lumberjanes’ Epic Friendtastic First Run Finale is Here!
As we come upon the final issue of the first run of Lumberjanes, let’s reflect on just how freaking lucky we are to be alive in a world where this comic exists.
BREAKING: No Grand Jury Indictment of Darren Wilson for Mike Brown’s Death; Protests in Ferguson & Nationwide
Tonight, the announcement came that the grand jury did not indict Darren Wilson for his shooting of Michael Brown.
Holigay Gift Guide 2014: 51 STEM-Themed Toys For Future Lady Scientists
There’s no better time than the holidays to further the feminist agenda, I always say. With that in mind, here are some toys to encourage scientific inclinations in girls of all ages!
NEW MERCH: Scissoring Sweatshirt, “Straddle This” Hotshorts, New Flasks and More!
Sweatshirts, hotshorts and boxer-briefs are ready for the taking. And by “taking” I mean “purchasing.” And by “purchasing” I mean supporting queer media-makers while looking good. PLUS YOU’LL GET A FREE ISSUE OF LUMBERJANES!