This week on Faking It, Zita throws a “Surprise Bar Mitzvah” but nobody gets me a gift basket and Karma and Amy debate the pros and cons of squashing this thing and reuniting as “best friends” forever.
Mainstream media is covering Bury Your Gays for the first time ever. Plus, Evan Rachel Wood takes over Nylon for a day, Mary Louise-Parker and Rachel Griffiths will play wives on your teevee, Roxane Gay’s first novel is becoming a movie, and everyone loves Ellen Page’s Gaycation.
An anonymous source recently told Heat Magazine: “[Kristen] likes the idea of dating a non-American again, and Stephanie is very avant-garde and different.” Okay! Also, Vin Diesel bought Ruby Rose a bike and Mickey Mouse tried to steal Samira Wiley away from Lauren Morelli.
Working for four and a half years in the quality department at a kitchen gadget company has left me with some strong opinions about proper cooking prep.
Keys and moons, mountains and gateways, lizards and birds… a tarot deck is filled with intriguing images. Here are a few common symbols to help you read between the lines and find the subtler stories hidden in your cards.
Autostraddle’s senior editors are answering more of your Priority Inbox questions in another episode of A+ Inbox LIVE! This week’s topics include profile pics, avoiding the role of experimental queer gateway drug, passive aggressive co-workers, space and even more puppy barks.
India Beaty, a queer black woman, was fatally shot by Virginia police for carrying a replica handgun, bombs in Brussels kill at least 31 people, a new study finds Canadian LGB people have chronic stress and drink heavily, The Bronx Trans Collective opens and more news!
“I finally felt that I was being led by someone as deliciously ill-equipped at being in this world as I am. And by the time it was over I thought the book was masterfully human, cerebral but self-aware, wistful, curious, judgmental, forgiving, repentant and broken.”
Another day, another stray arrow in the eyeball. Plus: Hannah has her first queer hook-up on Girls.
For days when you need some Zelda to bring some zest to your life.
This Saturday, come hear Gabby read from Juliet Takes a Breath. She’ll also answer your questions and sign your book!
Nude selfies are how I first learned to see myself as a sexual being, and now they also let me determine how others see me — especially within kinky power dynamic relationships.
When Lumberjanes is at its best, like in these issues, it’s not only one of the best queer comic books out there, but it’s also one of the best fantasy comics, one of the best comedy comics, one of the best adventure comics and definitely one of the best all-ages comics.
“I was bred as a Southern Baptist, which gave me plenty of reasons not to let a guy touch my boobs. For example, it would break Jesus’ heart. And also I would go to hell.”
Getting that weird label glue off things, making a thousand tacos, growing herbs indoors, avoiding tax scams and more!
“Unlike TV shows, no lesbians die in this game, motherf-cker!”
“I’ve been disabled for as long as I’ve been a woman, gay and, y’know, alive. So I don’t even know how it’s possible to “see past” something so fully baked into my experience. Instead, I need you to work a little harder and understand disability as part of my value rather than a caveat on it.”
Hello would you like to make food just for yourself today? You totally deserve it.
A rap duo from Cuba fighting homophobia with rhymes, an arctic fox that just can’t stop laughing, a laundry list of times anti-gay legislators tried to pull some bullshit and failed in the past week, updates about SF Pride and the St. Patrick’s Day parades that will melt your queer heart, adorable photographs of a femme proposing, and a changing tide of acceptance for those of y’all hoping to adopt some kiddies.
Queer sex dreams, BDSM and the law, kinky headspace, sex positivity basics, five books to read about sex work and more.