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Helping You Help Yourself #2

How to fold a fitted sheet, never forget your chapstick when you leave the house, the difference between a yam and a sweet potato, and more!

Rachel January 26, 2015 39 Comments
AF+ Lesbian Sex

Autostraddle Writers Share Their WEEK THREE Masters Of Sex Cure Month Experience Journals

“Did some naked housework today like that episode of Friends when Rachel was trying to get comfortable with her own body. Luckily, unlike Friends, Ross didn’t come over and ruin it.”

the team January 26, 2015 7 Comments
Politics + Activism

Marissa Alexander To Be Released from Jail; Struggle for Justice Continues

On January 27th, activists from around the country will converge on Jacksonville and in their home cities to stand in solidarity with Alexander on the day of her release and bring visibility to women who have been targeted for their resilience and survival.

Maddie January 26, 2015 4 Comments
Lesbian Sex

Autostraddle’s Masters Of Sex Cure Month Experience Week 4: Your Action Plan To Get Lots Of Action

The final week! Time to put all the pieces together.

Ryan Yates January 26, 2015 6 Comments
Food Lists

35 Soft Foods For People Who Don’t Have Teeth (Or Whatever)

Also good for people with cold sores, upset stomachs, or an interest in what I ate last year.

Laura Mandanas January 26, 2015 44 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Glee Episode 604 Recap: A Breezy, Femmey Hurt Locker

This week on Glee, Sue Sylvester turns out to be a Klaine shipper and you’ll get “A Thousand Miles” stuck in your head again.

Riese January 25, 2015 18 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is Hugging President Obama in Alabama While Cara Delevigne Rocks This Suit

Mercury is in retrograde right now, so I’m betting you could use a whole lot of affirming news that doesn’t disorient you, make you lose your wallet, or tempt you to completely change your life. Here it is!

Carmen January 25, 2015 9 Comments
Pets & Animals

Sunday Top Ten: Some Cats I Don’t Hate

Chances are good I hate your cat because it makes me sneeze. But do you know who doesn’t make me sneeze? Simba.

Riese January 25, 2015 48 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Will Stay Up With You All Night

Dildos past and present, a new queer hookup app, why the silent treatment is stupid, vaginismus, erotic exlibris and more.

Ryan Yates January 25, 2015 19 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Transparent is Streaming FREE on Amazon Today and Only Today, So Watch It Already!

It’s a 24-hour streaming extravaganza! Which like, I’m convinced is something you’re into.

Carmen January 24, 2015 23 Comments
Geekery

Tech Your Queer: Gaying Up Tinder And Other Things About Online Dating

But whhyyyy, you ask from your perch on your couch with your tofutti in hand and Netflix on your screen. I’m glad you asked.

A.E. Osworth January 24, 2015 42 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #4

“Why can’t I make everyone happy?”

Yao Xiao January 24, 2015 8 Comments
Literature TV Feature

Fan Fiction Friday: 7 Baby-Sitters Club Femslash Fics to Take You Way Back

Kristy and Mary Ann always belonged together, and don’t you forget it.

Heather Hogan January 23, 2015 15 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Winning Winners

and vegan chicken dinners

carrie January 23, 2015 7 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars Episode 516 Recap: Barrel of Monkeys

Talia checks out Emily’s buns, hun.

Heather Hogan January 23, 2015 24 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #163: An Off-White Fan On The Off-White Ceiling

Topics include a childhood on codeine, Marsha Mehran, Fruitvale, prison labor, a face transplant, The Mission in San Francisco and moar!

Riese January 23, 2015 9 Comments
Queer Fashion Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Are You Wearing, Like, Right Now?

That gay ol’ time. Talkin’ about stuff and things. Maybe even new threads. And GIFs. Lots of GIFs. WOULD YOU HANGGGGG WITH ME?

Lydia O January 23, 2015 265 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

“Untold Stories” Help Us Transform the Culture of Stigma Around Reproduction

Untold Stories directly disrupts the ongoing and frustrating conversation around abortion and reproductive health as a political wedge issue. It drives home the point, without proselytizing, that people’s complex reproductive lives should be at the center of conversations about reproductive health and rights.

KaeLyn January 22, 2015 6 Comments
Queer Fashion Shopping

Three Looks Inspired By Kristen Stewart, She of Effortless Aplomb

Kristen’s off-duty looks are essentially a master class on lookin’ delectable in simple basics.

Lydia O January 22, 2015 19 Comments
Literature

Lez Liberty Lit #64: Reading To Fix Your Brain

Marginalized writers learning to value their own stories, interviews with queer and trans artists of color, a new Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie story, bisexuality in sci fi and more.

Ryan Yates January 22, 2015 9 Comments
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