Hard times or not, there’s no cuter thing to be than queer.

Julia Nunes has been self-producing her music for almost ten years, and her newest album “Ughwow” is a drastic change from her old sound in the best way possible. We talk about the work of being a human and how that’s showing up in her creative work lately.

“Potato is always looking for dog sitters and play dates, feel free to slide into her DMs ;)”

The A-Camp dance theme this May is Heaven is Place On Earth, so I want to see everyone in their best Billy Idol, Rhythm Nation, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Beals, Ronald Reagan, Paula Abdul, Jem & The Holograms drag.

The mountains and forests of Northwest Montana were where I felt the freest as a lesbian, but I didn’t know that feeling had queer roots going back 100 years, to when my doppelgänger was wandering these woods.

Plus updates on Legacies, Coronation Street, Sally4Ever, and (for some reason) Camping.

REI is doing so much to change the reality of being a human outside! Including sponsoring this very issue! Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about their Force Of Nature initiative and so much more!

New music, new art, LESBIANS, Pride coverage and more! Happy Sunday!

“Turns out there’s nothing better than f*cking under cover of deep, tall grass in the sunshine. Currently protecting my field spot like a dragon.”

Can we please get a “sustainability dyke” pin? I would love that so much.

That Wonder Woman 84 image, eh? Plus: Talk of abortions and gay rights on the campaign trail, Straight Pride, Asia Kate Dillon on finding the way to “they,” celebrity LGBTQ trailblazers, all the Women’s World Cup news you need, and more!

Get hashtag inspired by pot-smoking lesbians, LGBT conferences changing lives, Robyn concerts and more!

Spring is the best time for fashion in my opinion! A time for light jackets, layering, body hair, cut offs, sunburnt tattoos, backpacks full of beer, all the good stuff! What are you wearing these days?

When you wanna be “on theme” but not in “full costume,” here are some retro-inspired looks that’ll really impress the ladies in San Junipero.

“The L Word” reboot has a title and a cute lil poster and you can put THAT on your f*cking clipboard.

A border wall further fragments and disrupts nature, the land, and the people who are intricately woven into the Rio Grande Valley’s natural ecosystem. With increased militarization on the border, who has access to the land? Who is allowed to enjoy the land?

We’ve spent years — our whole lives, sometimes, it seems like — talking about what our community could look like if we weren’t spending all our time and energy on just staying alive, a feeling that queer and trans people know all too well. With your help, we’re excited to find out what thriving looks like. 

Sometimes the hardest part of being a person with a body is admitting how hard it is in the first place. So it goes in the newest single from Mal Blum, rock musician, friend of Autostraddle/A-Camp, and all around cool human.

It’s fall, so #feelingsfall continues — Claud has some baby gay angst anthems, Heather Mae has all the feelings if you want to cry, and Big Thief gets raw and vulnerable.

“I ate lemon-filled doughnuts with a woman who made my head spin. I decided that it was her commitment to eating good food, like me, that drew me to her. Every bite was sour-sweet.”