Everything looks better when you’re in love, and Nevada City was no exception.

Our fundraiser perk super special You Need Help is here!

“There are few shows that I have loved with the ferocity that I loved Orange is the New Black, and there are exactly zero shows that have broken my heart the way this show did. So when it came to the final season, I was trying to prepare myself for anything.”

Did you love My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris? Here are 8 more queer graphic novels with mind-blowing art and dark themes.

A relatable icon for adult dating is Real Women Have Curves’ Ana García bringing index cards of conversation topics to her first date.

“megan rapinoe’s leather shorts and a tux jacket ONLY look is exactly what a 7 year old might negotiate to be able to wear to a fancy thing, and i love it.”

Also, King Princess’ FaceApp results, Jasika Nicole’s style icon and everybody’s at The Con.

We’ve spent years — our whole lives, sometimes, it seems like — talking about what our community could look like if we weren’t spending all our time and energy on just staying alive, a feeling that queer and trans people know all too well. With your help, we’re excited to find out what thriving looks like. 

48. identifying what episode of The Nanny it is based on C.C. Babcock’s hair

What is a femme bird’s favorite activity? Pecking the white supremacist capitalist cisheteropatriarchy to death and then ripping it to shreds.

For the past five-ish years, I have worked in the hellish, uncertain landscape known as the media industry. I have written for well over a dozen publications. None have made me feel more valued for my work than Autostraddle.

Are you a regular adult human queer person, or have you been the fictional tomboy heroine of a beloved fantasy series this whole time? Only one way to find out.

“I’ve been a fan of soccer since Megan Rapinoe said she wasn’t going to ‘to the f*cking White House.’ So, two weeks. But this is giving me so much life! Pulling up to fandom with the U-Haul.”

Vampyros Lesbos is not my fantasy. But it is a fantasy. And, while this fills me some guilt, I do, in fact, enjoy it.

Your favorite music store gal pals/secret fight club are returning!

Queer and trans people of color know more about the ugliness of America than most. But we’re still here. We’re still fighting for our liberation. Let us lift up those voices today.

“I wasn’t a sports gay until this article and now I love sports.”

“Potato is always looking for dog sitters and play dates, feel free to slide into her DMs ;)”

I realized that even though I’d vaguely heard or read about the lesbians of ACT UP, I didn’t really know enough about the specifics. Who were these women? What was their history?

“There are so many ways to love and be loved. Now we get to explore that.”