You Need Help: Is It Time To Break Up With My Therapist?
What kinda of things are okay to expect from therapy? Should I switch therapists?
Pop Culture Fix: Some Lesbians Kind of Maybe Kissed a Little Bit in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Also: more awards for Lena Waithe, reliving Lizzo on SNL, Dogs review cats, and Gen Q shenanigans.
The 20 Most Popular Autostraddle Posts of 2019
From houseplants to spice girls to Generation Q, these were the 20 most popular posts of 2019.
Prone to Wander
“Selfishly, I’m worried about what will happen if I say out loud that I’m uncomfortable with all this God, if I let my brain run its anxious course. If my atheist, queer, bipolar self comes to choir with me in all its unkempt glory, will I lose my safest place?”
OPEN THREAD: Listen I Just Like The Word Christmakwanzakah Okay?
You will have a better time hanging out in this Autostraddle open thread than you will hanging out on Twitter today, I promise. It’s science!
Generation Q Showrunner Marja Lewis-Ryan On Period Sex, Why Carmen’s Not Coming Back and Dating Your Neighbor
“You can’t ask me that. Well, you can ask me. But I can’t tell you.”
We Took REI’s Extended Sizes Apparel Out for a Hike, a Zombie Attack, and a Photo Class — Here’s What We Learned
REI invited Abeni, Vanessa, and Heather to choose one of the zillion classes they offer and sent them some apparel from the extended sizes line to test drive. Afterward they got together to talk about the gear, the outdoor sessions, extended sizing in general, and what it’s been like to work with REI at Autostraddle over the past year.
“To L and Back” Gen Q Podcast Episode 103
We’re talking AGAIN about how threesomes would SERIOUSLY improve all of these love triangles! It’s not 2009 anymore, people! Everyone is getting messy in gay LA, but are they messy enough??
Holigay Gift Guide: Last-Minute Anal Gifts
Anal toys are the PURRFECT holigay gift. I can say this with a false self of certainty that literally everyone’s New Year’s Resolution will be “MORE ANAL” or “BIGGER ANAL” or “FINALLY I WILL TRY ANAL.”
You Need Help: You’re In Love With Your Best Friend
“I want to be supportive and happy for her about this new relationship, but instead I have found myself feeling jealous and bitter. It has become increasingly painful for me to see her relationship progress.”
“The L Word: Generation Q” Episode 103 Recap: Lost Love
Who buys a bar and who gets punched in the face and who wears double-denim and who goes to church and who sat on a doll and who wants to reserve the Crystal Ballroom? There’s only one way to find out: reading this recap.
Queer Tarotscopes: Capricorn Season Invites You to Prioritize What Matters and Leave the Rest Behind
A sign of cardinal earth that is usually associated with drive, organization, and goal-setting, Capricorn season can be both busy and prosperous, a time for focusing intentions, setting strong boundaries, and clarifying our ambitions for the new calendar year.
Sunday Funday Is Swooning at AD Franch’s Wedding
Happy Sunday, let’s look at cute queers dancing with their new wives, Chika on “The Read”, debut queer novels, memes, and more!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Ducking Loves It
Why does autocorrect think you want to sext about ducks? Is Peloton porn about to take off? How do you tell a partner you don’t like their style?
“My Two Lesbian Ants” Will Carry You Through Christmas
Behold! Great tidings of comfort and joy!
Femme Brûlée : Impeached Upside Down Cake
Well It happened! It really happened. Let’s be clear, I’d given up hope it was actually going to happen, but it did! Trump was impeached, history was made, and tbh I feel pretty jaded about it.
A-Camp Is Taking a Break in 2020
We’re pressing pause to rebuild.
Democratic Debate #6: Klobuchar Wins, Unequivocally
The highs, the lows, and everything in between.
The Comment Awards Want to Know Your Superpower
“I made you a sex bench! Now, who’s going to stain it?”
Things I Read That I Love #304: I Want to Pretend That I’m Cooler Than Crying About The Velveteen Rabbit
It’s really hot in Phoenix, Tinder as small talk purgatory, Anna Delvey, Millennials not afraid of death, Instagram face, Hallmark Movies, racism in banking and more!