photo collage - two girls holding hands watching a bush on fire in a countryside field

First Person

I Hated Country Music Until I Met Lena

“Who was this country-music-loving New Englander? I both hated and loved that she seemed to be playing this garbage as if to impress me.”

Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: How About Some Queer Country Music and Other Stories for Your One Wild and Precious Life

There’s an Alice B Toklas at the end of this roundup, Trump’s military ban will cost nearly a billion dollars, a lovely Latinx artist you can support this very day, a cat dictionary you didn’t know about, and so much more!

Music

Well Beyoncé and The Dixie Chicks Were Fucking Great at the CMAs

Hey, did you watch the 50th Anniversary of the Country Music Awards last night? I didn’t either! But I did watch Beyoncé and the Dixie Chick’s performance of “Daddy Lessons” and hot damn! It was fucking amazing.

Fashion/Style

Man! You Can Feel Like A Woman This Halloween!

Be a winner. Be a star. Be happy to be who you are. But also this Halloween, try to be Shania. Because she’s a queen.

Music

25 Incredible 8Tracks Playlists from Autostraddle Days of Yore

Autostraddle has been around for SEVEN years, and we’ve been making playlists that whole damn time!

Music

Holigay Playlist: Country Ladies Doing Christmas Right

A collection of Christmas songs sung by country music stars who just so happen to be women.

Music

Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” Isn’t The Gal Pal Anthem Homophobes Seem To Think It Is

She wants to taste your lips but only because they’ve been kissing the boy she’s into.

Music

Hurray For The Riff Raff Interview and Ticket Giveaway!

Alynda Lee Segarra and Yosi Perlstein chat with us about their new album and new tour — and oh, by the way, you can win tickets to see them!

Hurray For the Riff Raff Small Town Heroes cover, feature size

Music

“The Body Electric” Is Beautiful, Necessary, By Your New Fave Queer Band Hurray For The Riff Raff

Alynda Lee Segarra’s voice is like dark chocolate with sea salt. Her politics make my heart beat faster than a KitchenAid stand mixer. Her lyrics are pointed as star anise, and powerful as ghost pepper. I could go on, but I’m getting hungry. Just watch.

Music

2015 Grammy Awards: Beyoncé, St. Vincent, Tegan and Sara Nominated

Beyoncé is officially the most-nominated female artist ever, Malala Yousafzai (sort of) and Elizabeth Warren can add “Grammy Nominee” to their resumé and lesbian country singer Brandy Clark earns two nominations.