“I remember telling my girlfriend at the time, ‘I’m going to write for them some day,’ to which she replied, ‘You can try but it’s pretty competitive. I don’t think you’ll ever be good enough to write for them.'”

“I’m used to working with an all-queer team that has amazing creative ideas that are a little bit out of the box, so it feels like a perfect fit from my end.”

“March Madness”, as completely unhinged and dated as it is, also reveals something far more depressing and contemporary: Nothing has really changed.

I thought that by 35, I’d be married. I thought by 35, I’d have kids. I thought I’d be straight.

One year ago Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear were two friends so obsessed with 19th-Century British sex scandals and town gossip. Now they are Grammy nominated for Best Musical Theater Album.

Here are five performers and filmmakers you can catch at the San Francisco PornFilmFestival.

It’s our very last recamp! In this heart-pounding tale of love and life, a bunch of weirdos go to prom, witness an epic proposal, and share all their feelings.

As legislatures and hate groups seek to censor and erase queer and trans lives and experiences, these spaces, be they physical or digital, housed in universities or grassroots-led, are perhaps more important than ever.

There is joy here. I have dreamed of this 100 times, prayed for it twice as many.

Say hello to the 14 (yes, you heard that right!) new writers who are helping to make Autostraddle brighter and sharper.

Dani Janae and Shelli Nicole chat through their thoughts on Lizzo’s new reality series that’s for the big girls!!

In 2012, a Condé Nast website called style.com published an article with the headline: “IS LESBIAN CHIC HERE TO STAY?” In this thrilling piece of supposed journalism, the writer remarked, “Lesbians! They’re everywhere.”

“I definitely played rugby with the 2004 version of the Hey Mamas lesbians.”

“With each tattoo I’m actively reclaiming my own identity. Every tattoo on my body is an active choice — An exercise in autonomy.”

“The bisexual couch looks like a threat.”

We have a Gay Agenda to fulfill! And we can only do it with your help! Also, do not miss these perks! We’re not kidding.

“Where is the lesbian dog rep?” “Courtney! You have a cat!”

As part of our three-week Spaces & Places series, we asked you if we could see your favorite spaces — and wow, did you deliver!

“So the woman who kills Terminators in her spare time is afraid to tell her parents she’s dating Kristen Stewart?”

“As a thick butch, I love this thick butch content!”