Dear Queer Diary: It’s Carolyne!
She sings opera, bakes cookies, and owns more than half a dozen journals. What more could we ask for?
Shame Game: New Study Shows Stigma Sours Trans Relationships
A new study in the Journal of Family Medicine investigates how stigmatization and discrimination affect the mental health and relationship quality of transgender women and their cisgender male partners.
Get Baked: Make-Ahead Overnight Hangover Brunch Extravaganza
The secret to the hangover brunch is having Past You make the food so Present You only has to move some bowls around and turn on the oven and is eating within 30 minutes of turning on the coffee maker.
Orange is the New Black Episode 208 Recap: The Smell of Appropriately Sized Pots
Is it just me or does it seem like this episode has a lot of people smelling other things. Why is everyone smelling everything?
20 Singaporean Breakfast Foods You Can Savor At Home
I see your fancy eggs, and I raise you roti prata.
When It Comes To Orgasms, Research Shows Lesbians Are Tops
A new report from the Kinsey Institute shows that lesbians are more likely to have orgasms than straight women, and less likely to be unable to orgasm.
Okay Wow Let’s Process “The Fosters” Right Now
Can we talk about Season 2 of The Fosters? Because I feel like we need to talk about it.
Sweating in Sweatpants: A Brunchventure
So, what’s up with upholstered vests?
It Was a Sailor Moon Weekend at Otakon 2014
The East Coast’s largest anime convention came with a premiere of and more info on the new, faithful Sailor Moon dub, and a chance to chat with the voice actors for Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask.
New Jersey School District Accommodates Trans Teen After Their Initial Awfulness
After insisting Rachel would have to attend school “as a boy,” Middletown Township Public Schools is now working to accommodate the middle schooler, who began transitioning this summer.
Inflexible Scheduling Just Another Way Women Are Discriminated Against At Work
Studies and stories show that women don’t get the freedom to be both the mothers and the workers they want to be.
VIDEO: Vee From “Orange Is The New Black” Sneaking Up On People
Every time an inmate turns a corner in Litchfield, there’s Vee, grinning evilly from her hiding place in the wall.
Top Ten Brunch Hacks That Will Save Your Life
“Fried chicken fixes most problems, especially ones involving sad soft toast.”
Outside Lands 2014: A Photo Diary Straight From the Trees
Tegan and Sara, detox crafts, Baconland and TREES.
Liquor In The Mid-Afternoon: Barefoot Brunch
Barefoot Brunch — the kind of brunch where you don’t brunch out. You brunch in. The brunch was within you all along. Or at least, in your apartment. And you don’t have to wear shoes in your apartment.
Drawn to Comics: Meet the “Trans Girl Next Door!”
“I mean, who didn’t watch Orange is the New Black Season 2 and think the whole time that it absolutely needed more Laverne Cox?”
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Two, August 2014
It’s the second issue of the best little behind-the-scenes newsletter EVER.
Mission Accomplished: OITNB’s Uzo Aduba Scores First Emmy
Uzo Aduba nabs an Emmy and just generally is awesome and looks great in her gown and wins at everything.
You Should Go: International Autostraddle Summer Brunch Weekend is Upon Us!
Welcome to the International Autostraddle Summer Brunch Weekend Mega-Post! Find a brunch meet-up in your city inside!
37 Reasons Maple Syrup Is Not Just For Pancakes
Maple syrup may be the only reason I even order waffles anymore.