A.E. Osworth, Author at Autostraddle

call for submissions

fiction

a person sits with one leg crossed and the other outstretched and a pad of paper and a notebook on the floor in front of them, pen poised as if about to write or sketch

Call for Submissions: Trans Fiction, Trans Imagination

Here’s what I’m looking for: Short stories, 5,000 words or less. You, the author, must identify as trans. If you think you are trans, you are trans.

A.E. Osworth —

Mar 31, 2021

bi week 2020

bisexuality

first person

Am I Bisexual? Is That The Word?

I will never again cultivate a romantic relationship with a cis person on purpose, not in this life. I have been hurt too badly, too often, by too many people.…

A.E. Osworth —

Sep 21, 2020

non-binary

the good place

tv feature

Our Luggage: A Non-Binary Ode to The Good Place’s Janet

She’s been through too much ambiguity to be, simply, a Good Janet. Rather she is Complicated Janet. Humanity’s Champion Janet. Janet beyond the binary.

A.E. Osworth —

Oct 24, 2019

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: A Virtual Grease Bats Book Party and Community Love Fest

A book party, you ask? For whom? For what? For Archie, I exclaim back! For our own Archie Bongiovanni, and for this here comic we have on Autostraddle dot com…

A.E. Osworth —

Sep 6, 2019

butch

gender identity

gender

You Need Help: How Do I Tell If I’m a Butch Cis Woman or a Trans Non-Binary Person?

If I could tell everyone how to differentiate between gender expression feels and gender feels, I’d be Sovereign Ruler of Gender and maybe things would be easier, but probably also…

A.E. Osworth —

Jan 29, 2019

comics/graphic novels

geekery

“Goddess Mode” Is The Cyberpunk Magical Girl Comic of My Dreams and Also My Reality

I absolutely adore all parts of this comic because all elements of it perfectly straddle two tones. The first, a serious critique of actual modern issues of socially applied technology…

A.E. Osworth —

Dec 24, 2018

#affiliatemarketing

binder

lgbtq+ businesses

Shapeshifters: Bespoke Binders Put Fun on Your Chest

What Shapeshifters has done here is made binders where the point of them goes beyond the normal utilitarian point of a binder. And honestly? We deserve that!

A.E. Osworth —

Dec 17, 2018

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Message Would You Like to Receive From the Beyond?

I carved a tarot pumpkin (all the tarot suits, not posting a picture because I messed up the Cups) and roasted the pumpkin seeds (not pictured because we ate them…

A.E. Osworth —

Nov 2, 2018

2018 election

midterm elections 2018

geekery

If Democrats Win Back the House Silicon Valley Will Finally Face Some Regulation

Why does it need to happen? Well, Facebook and Twitter combined with Russian attempts to influence elections are the reason the United States is currently beset by 45, for example,…

A.E. Osworth —

Nov 1, 2018

comics/graphic novels

queer masculinity

geekery

The Multifaceted Masculinity of the Dream Daddy Comics

“I can simply rest in this strange and beautiful world of homosexual daddies with expansive definitions of what it means to be masculine; given how raw and terrible I feel…

A.E. Osworth —

Oct 30, 2018

#affiliatemarketing

binder

halloween

Do The Monster Mash: Binder Halloween Costumes with GC2B

gc2b grabbed some fabulous models and used their binders to create Halloween costumes on a budget using items you can find at a craft store, your local Halloween pop-up, and…

A.E. Osworth —

Oct 19, 2018

comic-con

geekery

The Gayest Comic Books from 2018 NYCC

From the McElroys to Zoë Quinn and Tina Horn to the random guy that tries to make me buy his titty comics, I ask everyone how gay their shit is.

A.E. Osworth —

Oct 9, 2018

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