Hello and welcome to your annual report chock-full of numbers and images that represent those numbers! Since 2016 we’ve been providing this information to our beloved A+ members. We did it in 2017 and then I did it in 2018 then I did it in 2019 and then I did it in 2020 and then, believe it or not, I did it once more, in 2021!
We’d like to politely request that you do not share any of these graphics outside of A+ and instead enjoy them only here on this page right now with us as a family! Okay? PERFECT LET’S GET OUR KNIVES AND FORKS OUT AND DIG RIGHT IN SHALL WE
Most Popular Content of 2021
Who Wrote What
Heather’s reign of triumph has continued for a second consecutive year! Another major upset of 2021: Carmen has also overtaken me and is now the #2 most prolific author at Autostraddle.com. Big gains from Drew, Shelli and Kayla, with experts forecasting ongoing gains from Kayla as she is now Managing Editor.
Money Money Money
Income & Expenses
After a very dismal 2020, we turned the corner for a similarly dismal 2021 in which our asses were saved by YOU to the tune of two fundraisers! Omicron once again made clear that we’re not yet in a place to start planning any live events as we once did with such clear-eyed optimism, but we are really hoping that this year we can ramp up advertising sales and A+ memberships. The fundraisers put an incredible strain on our already small and overworked staff, so we’re trying to avoid a spring 2022 fundraiser with an SBA loan and a fall 2022 fundraiser with increased advertising and A+ revenue. Our new Brand Partnerships Director, Anya, is SO GREAT and we are eager for her to work her magic on our revenue!
But we’ve yet to get approved for that SBA loan we applied for a full seven weeks ago and who knows what the world has in store for us, so we will see! This is also our first time doing a loan which is a whole psychological thing for me but it’s fine.
Merchandise
This year’s big hit was Gay Chaos socks!
A+ Members
At last we have reached the part of this post that is why it took so long for me to unleash this little report upon you!!! MemberPress had an internal error that made it impossible for us to get an accurate count of our members by level until this very week!!!! But now we know!!! Thank you to our A+ Director Nicole and also to you, our beautiful A+ members!!! You can look forward to an even more diverse array of A+ content this year!
