Ten thousand reader votes later…

Today, the unionized staff of HarperCollins are going on strike, and if you care about queer books and the future of queer publishing, you should care about this.

“I would vote for a dead dog if it was running against Trump.”

Cereal, haircuts, and strange noises from the Girl Scout tent!

Spoiler alert: I did wind up getting a Reddit account, and I’m enjoying myself so far.

The city isn’t very outwardly hostile, and once you find a pocket of queer friends to start connecting you to others (one thing this guide will hopefully help you do!), we think the ‘Nati can be downright grand.

Because we like it best when the Internet and real life collide.

“In 2021, our parents ran into each other at Lowe’s and were basically like “Hey, my kid’s gay and mentally ill too!”

In honor of our 2-year anniversary, Bronze members will be able to access the entire archive of Silver/Gold A+ content from July 11th-15th. This would be a great time to join or renew!

Featuring excerpts from your answers to “if not your present job, what job do you aspire towards?” from The Autostraddle Grown-Ups Reader Survey!

If at first you don’t succeed, laugh about it later on the internet.

Zadie Smith, superlatives, reader’s block, Samantha Irby, public domain reviews, queer book fairs and more.

You, us and produce personified.

Before you read the awards, ask yourself: Have I filled out the reader survey yet?

“what if autostraddle just became a mariah carey fansite”

“Don’t talk to me or my 23,000 sexes until you’ve had a nice long think about cisnormativity.”

You all are just so cool!

A place to hang, chat, reminisce, scheme, ponder, work together, dream, exist.

“How can I become a member of the Wubble? Just curious.”

“isn’t anyone going to speak out against rachel for saying all men should be castrated and set on fire ???????”