Queer Girl City Guide: Salt Lake City
“Gayest City”… not so much. But we’re cooler than you think!
Faking It Episode 201 Recap: It Wasn’t A Phase, Mother
This week on “Faking It,” Amy woke up in bed with Liam, Tommy spills Lauren’s secret, and Karma waterboards Amy’s heart! Welcome back!
You Need Help: I Came Out To My Mom (Again) And You Can, Too
“I cried on the plane. I realized, stark as night, clear as day, that the silence was killing me. Instead of moving through a moment, I was trapped inside of purgatory.”
You’ve Seen The Pilot, Now Check Out ‘Words With Girls’ Behind the Scenes
Left wanting more Words With Girls? We have some good news.
Nerd Couture: Dress Like Marceline The Vampire Queen
Aside from our deep Marceline feelings, however, is the plain and simple fact that Marceline has presented all over the fashion spectrum — from androgynous to straight-up femme — all while looking effortlessly like a rock star.
Because I’m Black, Too
“That risks making a wound of my blackness. My blackness is not a wound; it is a gift I’m trying, consciously and earnestly, to understand and protect and witness.”
Sober in the City: An Atheist Walks into AA
“The fellowship said I was thinking too hard about it, that I was stubborn, and that I was not willing to admit that there were forces bigger than me. What they didn’t get was that I did believe there were forces beyond my control, powers bigger than me. Let’s just take gravity as one of many examples. I just don’t believe that praying to gravity or the radiator or the ocean would cure me of my alcoholism.”
Five Fun and Festive Meet-Ups You Could Host This Fall
You don’t need a theme week/end to fall in love! Anyone can host an Autostraddle meet-up at any given time. This could be your moment.
Slowly but Surely, Gay Conversion Therapy Is Coming Out of Mental Health Practices
Lawmakers across the United States are working to eliminate therapies from mental health practices that seek to “cure” homosexuality.
He Said/We Said Rocks Fall Style in Prospect Park
Like a boi band.
New Report Reveals Bisexual Youth Face Specific Challenges — and Need Our Support
The numbers paint a bleak picture, but it’s important that they exist at all. They can be a tool for anyone invested in improving outcomes for bi youth.
“Words With Girls” Episode One Recap: Pilot This Pilot Into Your Heart This Minute
Hey remember that time Brittani Nichols got her lesbian TV show produced? IT’S ONLY THE MOST EXCITING THING TO EVER HAPPEN.
VIDEO + OPEN THREAD: Watch “Words With Girls” Now!
Watch the “Words With Girls” pilot RIGHT NOW. I’ll be here basically all day answering questions, chatting about the pilot, and hoping no one says anything too mean on YouTube.
Community Scrapbook: These Are Photos of Your Smiling, Brunchtastic Faces
I’ve compiled a gallery of your adorable brunch photos and amazing-looking brunch food shots that will make sure these days live forever in whatever the opposite of infamy is.
Drawn to Comics’ One-Year Anniversary Presents The First Annual Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Awards
The goal of the Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Awards is to recognize and celebrate positive representation for queer women and feminist issues in comics, webcomics and graphic novels.
It’s Bisexual Awareness Week! Here Are Five Ways To Celebrate
The first ever Bisexual Awareness Week aims to celebrate what makes bisexuality and bisexuals great, and honor our accomplishments throughout history and today.
The A+ Bee, Issue Four: Please Won’t You Bee My Neighbor?
This issue has everything: secret messages, advice from Dear Sour, tea that might be a UFO, a book club, and a series of horses that look like Autostraddle staff members!
Comedy Crush: Everything Brittani Nichols Touches Turns to Hilarious
“I wore a hooded shirt with a suit jacket which is a look I really enjoy but there aren’t any pictures of me in it because I’m not important, so I avoided trying to make people care about me by skipping most of the red carpet.”
How Racism, Not Shonda Rhimes, Created The Angry Black Woman
“For whatever reason, Stanley assumes that these contemporary characters are living in the same post-racial world that many people prefer to pretend we’re already living in. It’s within the confines of this utopia that these characters appear to be nothing more than sexually charged Angry Black Women, instead of oppressed minorities living in a white man’s world.”
The Speakeasy Book Club Is Reading “Sister Outsider” And You Should Too!
The Speakeasy is starting a book club to read QTPOC-relevant books, and you’re all invited to join.