I hid behind instruments, computers, Whitney’s voice, Prince’s guitar. I sat in front of my computer surrounded by cassettes, illegally downloading songs, awkwardly whispering “I love you more than I know how to explain and I’m scared so here’s a mixtape I made you.”
She stared at the camera as she slowly took off her dress; she liked the way Hank looked at her through the screen, his mouth parted, his eyes wide. She could hear his breathing, and she loved the way he gasped when she did anything that made him particularly proud. FaceTime sex was full of its own cues and rhythms. It was hot.
This week’s Extra! Extra! looks at some sobering and some hopeful news related to sex workers’ rights, coverage of the insurrection in the context of the ongoing impeachment trial, an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and America’s fumbled vaccine roll out, and more.
Semicolons are the best; so is having a nemesis; remembering gay bars; “the continual project of reckoning with ourselves”; and more.
Find out what these characters have been up to for the past 2,555 days!
You may have noticed we’re fundraising again! We’re here to tell you about what we’ve done with your support since our last fundraiser, and what we’re planning to accomplish if we continue to survive thanks to your support.
From 6am PST February 13 – 8pm PST February 14, we’re hosting an A+ Member Only Discord Server with channels for (maybe) meeting dates, meeting internet friends, or just sharing photos of your houseplants and adorable animal companions.
Since coming out as trans, the idea of sex with cis guys has gotten more complicated: can I fuck a straight man if I’m transmasculine?
Are you asking me if I want to work more than just my regular work days? In Black History Month!?!
“My whole secretly gay childhood has been leading to this moment of my very not secretly gay adulthood.”
We’ve decided Rosie is Bette Porter’s arch-nemesis in Gen Q, Jasika Nicole joins Peacock’s Punky Brewster reboot, Callie Torres/Sara Ramirez’s lasting legacy, and more!
1. Come out to my family. 2. Buy a plane ticket anywhere.
This photo of Trace Lysette will get you right, thrilling Amandla Stenberg content, Gottmik in that LBD — oh and a very cute clingy cat hanging off Amber Hikes because yes you’re gay.
One Million Moms is boycotting this American Girl doll for having lesbian aunts (lol what!?!?), a history of Black Queer Chicago and AIDS Activism, and Serena Williams the GOAT has so many trophies she can’t keep them straight.
Lately I’ve been joking that I am everyone’s lesbian aunt (or grandfather, depending on whether or not I am offering encouragement or once again scolding half of our team for not having flashlights in their apartments!). And so I thought, what if I just embraced that vibe and put it to work.
There’s no reason why the field of therapy shouldn’t offer alternatives to meet people of all ages where they’re at with regard to verbal communication — which is where expressive therapy comes in.
Autostraddle is one of very few queer media outlets or publications still around in 2021 (though we’re always thrilled to see new ones join us!). And considering, you know, everything, we very well might not be around someday. But we’re hoping that with the support of our community, we’ll be able to say: NOT TODAY, SATAN! We’re going to stick this one out, with a little help. Okay? Okay.
You need to find ways to happiness whether you remain single or whether you find your ultimate kinky monogamous life partner.
The World to Come follows Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) and Abigail (Katherine Waterston), two neighbors in upstate New York in the 1850s, as their families battle the sparseness and harshness of the land and they battle their feelings for each other.
JoJo Siwa is dating her best friend Kylie and believe it or not she is VERY happy about it!