The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Six, December 2014
This week in The A+ Insider, we re-cast Peter Pan starring Alex Vega, Laneia thinks you need a walk, we remember the year that was, and everybody stocks up on Endure By Rachel Kincaid.
Salem Episodes 7 and 8 Recap: F*ck Colonialism
Maybe girl-on-girl action is like the antenna that boosts magical Wi-Fi. (That was an alcohol-inspired thought.)
27 Foods You Can Make in the Microwave
If it requires a stove, oven or toaster, you won’t find it here.
Get Baked: Homemade Gingerbread for all Your Festive Needs
“At some point, probably around the time I became a surly teenager and wanted something of my very own to craft and control and create, I decided to start making gingerbread too. At first this was just something I did alone, but gradually my younger brother began helping me, then my older brother, and it kind of became a tradition by accident.”
Brrr It’s Cold Out There: It’s Time To Get You Some Boots
As far as winter footwear is concerned you have two choices: fashion or function. That doesn’t mean your choices are “look cute and freeze” or “stay dry and sacrificing lookin’ winsome.” Lovely human, you’ve got options.
This Shit Rules: Keep It Simple, Keep It Clean
About half the year, I’m obsessed with beauty products and rituals and slathering things all over my body in the hopes that they’ll be the latest miracle product to change my life. The other half of the time, I’m the laziest motherfucker around.
Korrasami, Queer Representation and Saying Goodbye to the “Legend of Korra”
But in the end, it’s Asami that Korra holds hands with, Asami that Korra decides to vacation with, Asami who’s there for her in the end, Asami with whom Korra shares lingering glances and momentary intimacies.
VIDEO: Here’s a Holigay Carol from the Cast of “Orange is the New Black”
The Orange is the New Black cast is putting a very Litchfield spin on “The 12 Days of Christmas.”
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Say Pretty Please
The intersection of queerness, disability and sex; deciding what you want; making sex the thing you want it to be; and more.
‘Twas the Sunday Funday After Beyoncé Saved Christmas and All ‘Cross the Land, Queers Are Getting Married and Also, Pugs in a Sled
This Sunday there’s revolutionary love in Ferguson, a Marcel the Shell serenade session, 14 famous trans women on the cover of Candy, and absolutely no time for men’s questions. Also, JANET MOCK IS ENGAGED!
Butchbaby & Co. Brings Maternity Wear Out of the Women’s Section
Their philosophy is one of the best I’ve ever heard: “Don’t change just because your body does.”
Last Minute Game Gifts For Yourself and Others
Don’t have a gift for the gamer in your life just yet? Luckily all these games are digitally delivered, YAY PLANNING!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Bar Humbug
“They cancelled Truck Stop, West Hollywood’s best Girl Night!”
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Hart Of Dixie Brings Back Cricket The Lesbian
And after way too much sausage talk, Melissa King makes it to the top five on Top Chef.
The Comment Awards Are Donning Their Gay Apparel
More fun than a sleigh full of wombats and wine.
Fan Fiction Friday: Get Sprung With 9 Orange Is the New Black Stories
Alex and Piper and Taystee and Poussey and Flaca and Maritza, oh my!
Holigay Gift Guide 2014: 90s Kid Forever
If you or someone you love has been affected by 90s Kid Syndrome™, enable their disease with these gifts that are way cool and da bomb.
Keep It Simple With These All-Black Holiday Looks
Don’t let an all-black dress code get you down. Use pieces you already own to create pulled-together looks worthy of the holiday season.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Best (Gift) You Ever Had
I wanna know the best gifts and worst gifts you ever gave or received and all the stories about your life in-between. GET IN HERE AND TELL ME YOUR TRUTHS!
After 16-Year Struggle, New York State Medicaid Will Finally Cover Trans Healthcare
“Trans people of color and low income trans people have been struggling and organizing all along, because this is a life or death issue.”