Red lipsticks, coffee soda, Sephora’s beauty class for trans women, American Girl dolls, Steph Beatriz, soap operas, Janelle Monáe, Hannah Hart, a stone femme, and so much more!
We all need this queer femme fight club, the best songs of 1998, a photo project I’m yelling about, the female price of male pleasure, Jessamyn Stanley continues to be great, a Mr. Rogers biopic that no one asked for, and so much more!
The following eight memoirs, which deal with gender, food, writing, relationships and more, reflect soft femmes, tomboy femmes, chapstick femmes, and other femmes who aren’t all that femmey.
“One way we can change the narratives around our sexuality and our erotic bodies is by taking up space as sexual beings and celebrating other women and femmes doing the same.” This zine is on it.
We now live in a world where it is totally possible to claim the same word as someone else and completely disagree on what the word means.
Word on the street is that y’all femmes want to see more coverage in the style department. Tell us more!
“I talked about how so much of my work with FFAF or here at Autostraddle is really just a sort of queer femme lighthouse keeping. I’m here, you’re not alone, this is a perfectly alright way to be, let me help you.“
In the very first Beauty Thief, read our exclusive interview with androgynous model Rain Dove and get flawless skin, plus stretch mark love and a DIY for chapped lips.
Get the latest on H&M’s new cosmetics collection, ESSENCE’s new beauty subscription box, and take a closer look at the best of Empire’s bold beauty looks.
GAYmous’ new video has everything: crystals, spells, tarot, candles, bondage, glitter, and hot femme on femme action.
Lick My Chops is back with the ultimate guide to low-maintenance lips and lazy femme lipstick tips and tricks.
Lick My Chops is an ongoing series devoted to the wonderful world of lipstick. This edition includes Mey’s letter to her younger femme self, a friendly guide to lipstick finishes and lipstick color and application 101.
PizzaCupcake and FXBoi just wanna “make queer dance music that’s made for queers by queers.” We review their new album and give you a little teaser about their upcoming music video for “Femme on Femme”!
Mey! Aja! Bevin! We love you so much, you fierce femmes!
“My queerness was exactly the durable and malleable fabric that brought me here to this love. I am so grateful to finally have this powerful Black revolutionary in my life, I am thrilled about the quickly manifesting potential of our combined energy that nurtures creativity both for ourselves, our kin and our community.”
No matter what you like to do to express your own personal brand of Femme, this music will help you get there.
How do I move past only feeling Native based on whether I fish or know the traditional ways? How can I push past feeling like my queer identity is tied to how much I listen to Uh Huh Her?
It’s cold outside, so heat things up with warm, spicy colors and dark smokey eyes. Nothing’s hotter than copper, cinnamon and mulled wine or more festive than emerald and cobalt.
So consider this a primer on the origins of our most basic weed words, or as I like to think of it, a stoned version of More Than Words.
Are you ready to see every kid who went to your high school all at one party? You better be because it’s Thanksgiving weekend. Grab your favorite blazer in preparation.