The Comment Awards Are Cooking Something Up
Tea, tattoos and the tears of men.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Three, September 2014
Were mermaids the original lesbian separatists? What thrilling editorial conversations were had this month? Those questions and more are tackled in this peek behind the curtains.
Once More With Feeling: House Democrats Make Renewed Push ENDA Vote
Democrats, in a push led by Ohio Rep Jared Polis, are using a long-shot procedural maneuver to force a vote on ENDA this year over Speaker Boehner’s objections.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Let’s Make Some Fall Resolutions
With all the great not-yet-winter emotions stirred up by fall comes the distinct urge to rethink and restructure some parts of my life. Am I alone in this? TELL ME I’M NOT ALONE, Y’ALL.
tATu’s Yulia Volkova: Girls Kissing Are Hot, but Gay Son Would Be Gross
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It’s On Us: Obama’s New Campaign Says Everyone Is Responsible for Helping End Campus Sexual Assault
It’s On Us could potentially fill the gap between activists and their administrations, creating cultural demand for the work they’ve been pioneering for years.
Things I Read That I Love #145: It’s Gradual and Sad, or Wild and Thrashing
Topics include love, full-figured fashion, depression & sobriety, rape of men in the military, debtor’s prison and more!
What’s Your “Root?” Autostraddle Editors Remember What Brought Them to This Website for the First Time
For a myriad of reasons, we all somehow ended up clicking over to this very special place called Autostraddle Dot Com at some pivotal point in our queermo lives, and now we’re all still here making it happen! In this roundtable, our editors and writers share their “root” — the posts that brought them here for the first time.
Playlist: The Worst Sex Playlist Of All Time
Close your eyes, make a wish, and blow out the candlelight, if you can have successful sex to this playlist then you’re really in love.
Thai Teen Drama “Hormones” Features Lesbian Couple, Is Better Than “Skins”
Thailand’s new television series focus on homosexuality and other complex issues facing youth with nuance and aplomb…and will also suck you into a black hole of screen time.
TV In The Time of Patriarchy Traffics In Ageless Women, Age-Old Stereotypes
Do TV creators internalize the stereotypes portrayed on TV as “normal,” replicating it in their work environments and causing additional stereotyped portrayals? That’s a chicken-or-the-egg question of art imitating life imitating art.
Lez Liberty Lit #55: Reading Slowly, Reading Well
Sexy poetry, slow reading, an independent bookstore road trip, new old classic YA and more.
5 DIY Wellness Recipes for Your Next Sick Day
Goes well with Netflix marathons and pajama pants.
Dear Queer Diary: So Long, Farewell
There’s something strange about ending a journal.
Is Gin The Worst?
“If you want to make people feel kinda weird or sad for you, just pour some gin in a glass or bowl and dip watermelon chunks in it and eat it while you watch home improvement shows on a saturday afternoon.”
Rebel Girls: Defining Privilege, Oppression, and Everything In Between
In which we learn about the basics of privilege, oppression, and what they have to do with each other.
Horrifying 80% of Central American Women Sexually Assaulted While Coming to US
This statistic is based on the reports of migrant shelter directors, though it is possible the number is even higher due to underreporting.
Rejoice! We’ve Got A New T-Shirt and All Hoodies Are On Sale!
There’s so much in store for you at the Autostraddle Store.
Holy Moly Alison Bechdel Won A MacArthur Genius Grant
Lesbian cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel was named one of 21 MacArthur geniuses for 2014.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Bootie
The Bootie is the perfect beginner butt plug. Also it’s really cute.