Should I Hold Space For My Ex-Friend Detailing All The Times I Hurt Them
What do you owe someone during a friend breakup? Also, a reader wonders about the right time to ask if someone’s interested in dating them.
In ‘Power Alley,’ Bodily Autonomy Is a Team Sport
While the plot is primarily focused on abortion access, the film is also an essential portrait of another overly politicized issue: trans teens in sports.
A Gift Guide for Your Favorite Iced Coffee Loving Queer
I have been known to don a pair of fingerless gloves just to have a better grip on the freezing cold plastic cup from my favorite coffee place that holds the sweet, cold elixir I consider my emotional support beverage.
Trump’s Cabinet Picks Ranked by the Raw Terror I Feel in My Soul When I Look Into Their Eyes
We’ve got an anti-vaxxer with a literal worm in his brain, a Christian Nationalist axe-thrower, a World Wrestling Federation founder, a former log-roller reality TV star, Marco F*cking Rubio and so many more bigoted losers nominated for Trump’s cabinet.
10 Books That Celebrate Trans Joy
From trans memoirs that revel in the beauty of transition to sci-fi novels, manga, and quiet literary dramas that give us a reason to be proud, these books remind us that being trans is, in fact, a celebration!
‘Born for the Spotlight’ Should Be Your Next Queer TV Obsession
Born for the Spotlight follows a group of actresses as they navigate the Taiwanese entertainment industry while juggling their interpersonal lives. Think Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets Big Little Lies meets The Idol.
A Queer History of the Twilight Saga
The Twilight franchise’s queerest impulses were found in its beginning and its ending.
12 Spotify Wrapped Microgenres AI Could Never Come Up With
I’m here to provide twelve alternate subgenres that actually mean something. To me, anyway.
What Supplies To Buy for All Kinds of DIY Holiday Gift Projects
From clay projects to candle making, here’s what you need to DIY your holiday gifts this year!
No Filter: Ali Krieger Is Grateful For Your Love, Sick Of “Dishonesty and Misinformation”
And more queer celebrity updates from IG!
From ‘Calamity Jane’ to ‘Wicked’: A History of Queer Women in Movie Musicals
To celebrate the release of Wicked here is an exhaustive look at the representation of queer women in movie musicals.
Baby Steps #2: Telling Chosen Family, Bonding With Heterosexuals and a Lot of Dog Feelings
When do you start telling people that you’re pregnant and how should you do it? Is pregnancy the great equalizer when it comes to the straight family gaze? Do unborn babies know when you are sad? Plus, Gretchen answers a reader question about how she came around to wanting to be a parent (it includes a Rock Bottom and the World’s Worst Dog)!
‘I Want To Sext a Stranger for Self-Discovery’
“Last year, in my 30s, I started a self-discovery process that has included getting on dating apps after not dating since I was a teenager.”
Gifts for Cozy Season at Every Price Point
From stocking stuffers to luxury items, we’ve got cozy season picks from $5-100+ so you can live your most snug and warm life.
New Documentary ‘Our Dad, Danielle’ Didn’t Know How Necessary It Would Become
“I came out as a trans woman in Texas during the age of Trump. For me, there was no stealth coming out. I’m a big, ugly old broad and there’s no hiding it. Coming out may not have been a smart thing to do, but for me to stay alive, it was the only thing for me to do.”
We’re Closing Out the Year With a Sexy Queer Slasher Movie (Thank You, Hilarie Burton)
A new sapphic slasher is coming our way this month, Critical Role is in Rolling Stone, some gay soccer relationship updates, the call for the extended cut of the Arcane queer sex scene, and more !
In Time-Honored Musical Theater Tradition, Almost Everyone in the ‘Wicked’ Movie Is Gay
Who all’s gay in the Wicked cast? Turns out, a lot of them!
How ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Healed My Broken Heart
I never thought a horror movie would be the key to healing from my first lesbian breakup, but Love Lies Bleeding got your girl together.
Why Didn’t the “Year of MILF Cinema” Include Lesbians?
The MILF revolution will be televised…but apparently it will not make room for queer women?!?!
Autostraddle + For Them’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2024
Get in here and see what all the gays at For Them and Autostraddle want this holiday season!