The Boy Scouts of America decided to keep their anti-gay ban, while Jennifer Tyrrell keeps fighting. “How dare someone tell a mother they can’t be a part of their child’s life?”

“When they see you happy, they’ll accept it,” someone told me once. When there are tears about something unchangeable, people can only be optimistic. It’s the only thing that is left.

“Richmond is the antithesis of everything terrible you’ve ever heard about Virginia. I can tell you in complete honesty that RVA is, hands down, one of the gayest cities in the American South.”

Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard survived The Hunger Games, just like Katniss did!

Exciting new faces to meet and greet!

In which Santana Lopez returns and everybody screams for grease lightnin’.

We’re looking for contributing editors and interns. It’s your big chance to shine like a really shiny star!

“Is it a queer memoir and/or a pregnancy memoir? Neither.”

An American Tail: Autostraddle Goes West

Oh you thought only one person at a time could be a Calendar Girl? Think again — Joanna is an Olympic paleo CrossFit nerd and Mary will help you move and train your dolphin.

Here are some of my favorite things I’ve ever read on the internet about writing!

For these empanadas, you will need: One badass WingFemme wearing only a bra, alcohol and hot oil in a pan.

Topics include The Daily Mail, Treyvon Martin, Dartmouth fraternity hazing, wilderness camps for troubled teens, bookstores and so much more!

“Let’s get this party started, let’s squeeze the lime.”

What on earth could the gay benefits of yoga be?! (Spoiler Alert: Number five is “Have Better Sex”)

Brittani got you started, Morgan keeps you going.

I’m helping you put the EX back in TEXT

“Fire ants, maybe.”

Everyone wants a shot of love with Scarlet.

In this special edition of our o.b.® tampons-sponsored “Custom Fit” series, we go over how to fit a workout into all kinds of lifestyles! Also, we have a big announcement about our special o.b.® brand dedicated page!