The Comment Awards And Their Cat Have Matching Rainbow Tanktops
“Wow, I’m hot, I want to make out with me.”
Into the A+ Advice Box #37: D I V O R C E
Today we’re answering your questions about D I V O R C E! What if your girlfriend is already divorced and doesn’t want to get married again, what do you do when you’re about to meet your divorced date’s kid, and what do you say to someone when they tell you they’re divorced?
“The 2000s Made Me Gay” Is a Pop Culture Filled Ode to the Queer Millennial Experience
“These essays offer layers of wise hindsight, exploring how certain 2000’s pop culture tropes contributed to how closeted so many gay millennials were — and how they influenced what kind of gays we would eventually grow up to be.”
How These Autostraddle Writers Do Queer Swimwear for the Beach or Pool
How does this swimwear make you feel? “Hotter than fresh buttered biscuits right out the oven.”
I Still Can’t Believe Teddy Altman is Bisexual
I always think of fanfiction as gift. I will remain endlessly grateful to it for teaching me to take what I need from media and leave the rest, for teaching me that the images on our movie and television screens matter, and for reminding me that there is so much more to it than that.
What Really Happened With The Gap Lesbian Avengers Pride T-Shirt
The Gap did not steal lesbian artist Carrie Moyer’s design and put it on a Pride shirt… because Carrie sold it to them.
10 Queer Movies to Make Her Break Up With Him
Someone recently found Autostraddle by Googling “movies to make her break up with him” and, friends, it really touched my heart! Because we’ve all been there!
One Foot in Guilt, One Foot in Gratitude: A Day of Work
I asked her if I could have a human-sized cat cone, the one that makes it looks like your head is poking through a piece of toast. Sadly, I cannot — but I can get the brace I need in Tennessee Lady Vols orange, so at least I can support my favorite team while also making sure the top half of my body is the color of a construction cone so I don’t get hit by any cars.
What Long COVID Taught Me About Mutual Aid
The same things I need in order to manage my Long COVID are the things we all need for the future we are creating: mutual aid, seasons of receiving along with our seasons of giving, self-care that is directly connected to community care, less work, body trust and disability justice.
Lez Liberty Lit: Stories Have Power
The power of queer coming-of-age stories, even when you’ve already come; the myth of objectivity; writing about the body; and more.
Pop Culture Fix: According to Paris Jackson and Willow Smith, Everyone In Gen Z is Queer, We’ve Talked About This
Paris Jackson and Willow Smith go one-on-one on the Red Table Talk, btw everyone under the age of 25 is queer and/or trans, Mae Martin will make more content for us, and more!
Foolish Child #98: Corporate Pride
It’s amazing how the very second that corporations found value in queerness, they finally invested but in the safest way they possibly could: Rainbows.
Carmen Phillips Is Our New Editor-in-Chief (and Would like a Vanilla Iced Latte Please)
Carmen has led the editorial team with compassion, pragmatism and heart. She brings to the table bright hopes for our future and a deep love for the roots of this strange little website.
Pull Back the Curtain At Our Autostraddle Town Hall!
What’s next for Autostraddle? What’s on the horizon? What makes our little queer publication GO? Join our senior team for an Autostraddle Town Hall & find out!
Lez Keep Our Money Gay! Become an A+ Member This Pride!
We’ve never run a member drive during Pride month before, but here we are, trying it! This June, we’d love to leave rainbow capitalism to the heterosexuals and focus on investing in our community year-round.
No Filter: I Guess Just Welcome to Gay Bikini Corner? God Bless Summer!
Seriously, have you considered that summer is very, very good? Plus, Chef Melissa King takes a selfie with Padma Lakshmi that’s made for fan fiction and Hayley Kiyoko decked in rainbow Amen.
You Need Help: How Do I Move On From My Ex the “Right” Way?
Spoiler alert: There is no “right” way to move on.
Why I Always F*ck Off to the Forest for Pride™ (And You Can, Too)
I had just come back from Yosemite days earlier, and realized that the only time I’m able to truly be myself, to be comfortable and authentic, is when I’m in the forest, or on a mountain, or somewhere else completely alone.
How To Fight An Eviction
Given the poor protections for tenants, the economic fallout and the chronic lack of access to affordable housing and healthcare, America’s housing crisis has only deepened since the pandemic began.
“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 606 Recap: Sestras
Ava continues her quest to find her girlfriend, Sara tries to fight her way out of Bishop’s captivity, and Aliyah O’Brien remains alarmingly attractive.