• About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
  • Shop
  • Sign In
  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Baby Steps
    • Our Sex/Life
    • The Parlour
    • Go Long
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • S L I C K Erotica
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles

Life

  • LGBT History
  • Health
  • Travel
  • Money + Work
  • Geekery
  • Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft
  • Holigays
  • Parenting & Family
  • Pregnancy

Etc.

  • Special Issues
  • Webcomics
  • Lists/Top Tens
  • Greatest Hits
  • Ranked by Lesbianism
  • Epic Lists
  • Shopping
  • Podcasts

  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Sign In
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Baby Steps
    • Our Sex/Life
    • The Parlour
    • Go Long
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • S L I C K Erotica
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles
  • Shop
  • About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
Holigays

12 Incredible Black Friday Sales That’ll Make Your Head Pop Right Off Your Body!

If you’re going to shop on Black Friday, for the love of goddess, do so from your couch in your pajamas. It’s nasty out there.

Riese November 25, 2016 4 Comments
Thanksgiving

OPEN THREAD: Thanksgiving 2016 Family Togetherness Time Right Here Together

We’re spending Thanksgiving together as a family; you don’t have to dress up but it would be nice if you tried the mashed potatoes. Get in here!

the team November 25, 2016 118 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Is Thankful For Comments

This week we’re thankful for gay weddings, bodysuits, garlic and so much more!

Bren November 25, 2016 8 Comments
Holigays

20% Off EVERYTHING In The Autostraddle Store Including New Gal Pal Hoodies!

OH MY GOSH LOOK AT THIS! IT’S A MAGICAL SALE! Plus we have black Gal Pal hoodies and a Black Gradient Scissoring Tee and more cool new shit on the way!

Riese November 25, 2016 19 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Reading For Resilience

Post-election reading recommendations, endless love for Zadie Smith, new Joan Didion, how we talk about women’s lives and more.

Ryan Yates November 24, 2016 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Texas Introduces Two Anti-LGBT Bills, Ushering In New Era of Legislative Hell on Earth

Looking at SB92 and SB242, two bills introduced in Texas that would be a huge blow to the LGBT community there, and what we can expect in terms of legislation like this at the state and federal level going forward.

Rachel November 23, 2016 10 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Everything Is Terrible Except For Ellen Receiving Her Presidential Medal of Freedom

Okay FINE, Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor are still adorable. Plus Alison Bechdel drew her first Dykes to Watch Out For in eight years, Luisa’s getting a new love interest on Jane the Virgin, Hamilton is not here to apologize & more pop culture news for your Thanksgiving.

Heather Hogan November 23, 2016 22 Comments
Politics + Activism

Finally Free! Four Wrongfully Convicted Latina Lesbians Cleared on All Charges by Texas Court

More than twenty years since they were convicted of a horrific crime, a Texas criminal appeals court declared four Latina lesbians innocent and exonerated. The San Antonio Four’s exoneration serves as a ray of hope in these dark times and reminds us to continue to fight like hell for justice.

Yvonne November 23, 2016 10 Comments
Geekery

Team Pick: Play Games, Support Both Planned Parenthood and The ACLU

100% of your money when you buy this bundle of 151 items is split between The ACLU and Planned Parenthood.

A.E. Osworth November 23, 2016 6 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Bright Lite Magazine Empowers Preteen Girls, Restores Our Faith in Humanity

Enter Bright Lite — the badass magazine for girls that, true to its name, will bring light to your world, a grin to your face, and much-needed hope to your heart.

Carrie November 23, 2016 7 Comments
Book Lists Politics + Activism

Rebel Girls: A Reading List for the Revolution

This election shook me to my core. That’s undeniable. I am still grieving and I don’t know that I ever won’t be. I am so fucking angry and I don’t know that I ever won’t be. But I refuse to be scared, or cowed, or defeated.

Carmen November 23, 2016 7 Comments
Webcomics

Foolish Child #10: The United States of Authoritarian Rule Bingo

Convince the privilege they’re oppressed? Check!

Dickens November 23, 2016 14 Comments
Christmas Sex Toys Sponsored

Holigay Gift Guide 2016: Buying Someone A Sex Toy? Start Here.

Whether you want to say “I love you,” “I have a crush on you,” or “I genuinely want you to be happy and maybe have a lot of orgasms,” we’ve got the sex toys for you.

Ryan Yates November 23, 2016 15 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: We All Need This Picture Of Stephanie Beatriz Today

In which Jenny Owen Youngs is starting a new life among the ostriches, Ruby Rose is reunited with her iconic BFF and Brittani Nichols has a dance for you.

Stef November 23, 2016 22 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Supergirl Episode 207 Recap: The F Word

Maggie wants to be friends. Alex does not want that. Alex wants so much more than that.

Valerie Anne November 22, 2016 62 Comments
Queer Fashion

Four Femme Ways To Wear Bodysuits This Fall

How to wear this season’s (probably) hottest trends — if instead of wearing any other clothes you just really want to wear bodysuits.

Ryan Yates November 22, 2016 11 Comments
Queer Fashion

Now More Than Ever: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy in a Post-Trump World

What I wore on Election Day and Post-Trump.

Erin November 22, 2016 36 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Tila Tequila What The Fuck: Former MTV Star Now Identifies as “Literally Hitler”

How the bisexual social media star at the heart of MTV’s “A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila” became a symbol of white nationalism, or why I never want to look at the Internet ever again.

Stef November 22, 2016 71 Comments
Recipes Thanksgiving

How To Cook Vegducken (Or: How to Spend Thanksgiving Heartsick and Far From Home)

“I get up off the floor, reach for a long, heavy leek and a cutting board and my favorite knife, its weight in my palm like an amulet. I feel like a stranger in my own life, but I have seven hours and eight dishes left. There is work to be done.”

Maree November 22, 2016 29 Comments
Sex

View From The Top: Aftercare For Tops

“Perhaps trust is my biggest kink. That would explain a lot.”

Sinclair Sexsmith November 22, 2016 55 Comments
← Previous Page 1 … 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 … 1,441 Next Page →

From the Archives

  • It’s Trans Day of Visibility! Here’s 15 Ways To Let Trans People Know You See Them and Care
  • You Need Help: Brand New Gays and Social Ashtrays
  • Abbi Jacobson Is Engaged! Happy “A League of Their Own” Week to All Who Celebrate

Latest Comments

  • 7 Tiranga Login If You Hated These Award-Winning Trans Films, Watch These Actually Good Trans Films Instead "I appreciate the alternative suggestions! It’s great to see more diverse perspectives in trans narratives. Can’t wait to check out…"

  • 7 Tiranga Login 65 Gay Pop Icons and Rising Stars "This post beautifully captures the essence of how gay pop musicians have not only influenced the music industry but also…"

  • dragonsnap What Is the Brat/Brat Tamer Kink Dynamic All About? "This was great :) I have some anxiety about rule-breaking, which is why many aspects of this dynamic appeal to…"

  • JC Jordan Gonzalez Wants To Play Every Role "Yeah I was skimming through the interview to see if there were questions about the trans experience or something, I…"

Latest Posts

  • No Filter: Tessa Thompson Back on IG? Must Be Movie Promo Season
  • ‘Gen V’ Returns With Queer Kisses, New Mysteries, and Utter Chaos
  • What Is the Brat/Brat Tamer Kink Dynamic All About?
  • In the California Desert, an Illegal ICE Detention Center Opens With Little Pushback From Politicians
  • Trump’s Anti-Trans Passport Policy Deemed Unconstitutional by Judge

Our Network

  • Store
  • For Them

About Us

  • What is AS?
  • Meet The Team
  • Press
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Write for Us
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Copyright 2009 - 2025 The Excitant Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Comment Policy

Read ad-free: join AF MEDIA