If you’ve ever been asked to “play something” and found yourself suddenly lost for chords, this playlist is for you.

Being alone isn’t the same as being lonely. These songs understand.

No matter what your reasons are, or where your piece winds up, we think it’d be cool if you got to write about sex with us.

In true Camp spirit. via Pinterest

The girls are cute, the beers are cold and Andrea Gibson is in town. Need we say more?

Making 8- and 16-bit video characters out of plastic beads: the best afternoon EVER.

Riese, Alex and Vikki will all be in Atlanta October 17th-19th for Salon LGBTQ, the world’s first national LGBTQ social media conference and you should be too!

Angela from Sleepaway Camp

Juliet is an Australian mum, sexologist, and traveler extraordinaire. She talks about all that and more in this lovely interview.

Save the date, queermos, cause it’s that time again: Time to hang out in real life and start plotting to take over the world – or at the very least, make some new friends and bask in the beauty of the Autostraddle community.

“Of course, we abandoned the trail and set off in flip-flops, so our adventure was a little less Indiana Jones, and a little more Troop Beverley Hills.”

Mel, 26, at A-Camp in May 2013

Nightingale and I at Autostraddle’s A-Camp, another adventure I took her out on. She had the time of her life. (photo by Maggie H)

Verdict: iOS 7 is sexy.

This week in queer lit: women winning prizes, discussions about diversity, library-related crises, an excerpt from Sarah Schulman’s “After Dolores” and more.

Sometimes you need to get outside and remember who you are and what you want to be. And ogle.

The Birthday Bake Sale ends tomorrow, so now’s your chance to support Autostraddle’s writers, celebrate Riese’s birthday AND get some amazing cookies in your mouth!

and also in love, obvs.

Let’s make bulkas together in anticipation of breaking the Yom Kippur fast on Saturday evening. This recipe includes a photo of Vanessa as a small child, a short instructional video, and an until-now top secret family recipe. L’chaim!

There’s a lot to say about religion and queerness and how the two can (or cannot) interact, which is why we put together this roundtable with 12 different perspectives. We hope you share your own thoughts and beliefs in the comment section.