Queer Mom Chronicles: Happy New Year!
Giving up control is hard for me as a mom who was a single parent for so many years.
Mini Crossword Has a T-Shirt for That
What do sprinters eat before a race?
“Survivor” Winners Parvati Shallow and Erika Casupanan Are Gay and Parvati’s Bae is Mae
Parvati Shallow — already a gay icon and the winner of Survivor Season 16 — is queer and dating non-binary comedian Mae Martin. AND Survivor Season 41 winner Erika Casupanan came out as a lesbian!
Shame as a Black, Autistic Queer Elder
“Toward the end of our stay in Mississippi, a 24-hour crisis line started up. I called them almost every weeknight.”
What Should Your Questionable New Year’s Resolution Be, According to Your Sign?
Let’s all agree to make THIS year call us “Daddy.”
Quiz: Which Iconic Gay Character of 2023 Are You?
Which of these iconic gay characters of 2023 are you?
Apparently, Shame Tastes Like My Cunt
“The other partners I had throughout much of my time in sex work were uncomfortable at best and shaming at worst. They were jealous and confused. ‘How can you interact with men like this?'”
Baopu #119: Be Brave But Not Alone
Create, build, and explore a queer future.
The Top 12 Queer Novels of 2023
I thought it would be fun to do a ranked list of the 12 queer novels that stood out to me this year. And by “fun,” I mean pleasurably agonizing.
A+ Crossword Plays as Yoshi
What kind of music do windmills like?
Boobs on Your Tube: Raising Kanan Has One of the Best Teen Lesbians on TV, When Will People Pay Attention
I’ve long said that Jukebox is the heartbeat of Raising Kanan. It’s a bit of a double-edged sword when you think about it.
What’s In and Out for 2024
IN: Ethical Non-Monogamy (the action), OUT: Ethical Non-Monogamy (the phrase)
The Most Important Movie of the Year Is a Documentary From 1976
The Memory of Justice draws parallels between the Holocaust and the more recent horrors of the French occupation of Algeria and the American occupation of Vietnam.
Mini Crossword Had a Sneaking Suspicion
You know why they called it “the Dark Ages?”
Short Fiction Collection “Girlfriends” Presents Expansive, Nonlinear View of Transition and Dysphoria
The trans women in Girlfriends often find themselves stuck in the spiderweb of someone else’s drama or self-implosion.
For My 30th Birthday, I Moved Back to New York
Essays about turning 30 are almost as annoying as essays about moving to or from New York.
How To Support a Sex Partner With an Eating Disorder
I now have three years of recovery and a wonderful girlfriend by my side. I think I’m ready to talk about ways we can support our partners who have eating disorders.
The 25 Most Popular Autostraddle Posts of 2023
These are the most-read stories we published on Autostraddle in the year 2023: L Word recaps, quizzes, lesbian celebrity gossip, World Cup gays and more!
Untethered: Mercury Retrogayde
USPS has been sending my mail to my ex.
Gaza, We Carry You With Us
Every few days, Healthcare Workers Watch sends me a google drive folder with lists of names and photos of healthcare workers killed and abducted in Gaza.