Ryan Yates

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Ryan Yates was the NSFW Editor (2013–2018) and Literary Editor for Autostraddle.com, with bylines in Nylon, Refinery29, The Toast, Bitch, The Daily Beast, Jezebel, and elsewhere. They live in Los Angeles and also on twitter and instagram.

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lez liberty lit

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Lez Liberty Lit: Never Be The Same

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Lez Liberty Lit: Never Be The Same

Language and oppression, new trans books, organizing your shelves, zine culture and more.

Ryan Yates —

Aug 3, 2017

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NSFW

Cinnamon Maxxine and Amani Luxe

nsfw sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Permission To Be Yourself

How to grow out your pubic hair, consider the assless panty, clean your sex toys, prevent summer UTIs, learn what your astrological sign says about what you’re like to date…

Ryan Yates —

Jul 30, 2017

friday open thread

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Friday Open Thread: It’s Gonna Be Okay (No, Really)

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Friday Open Thread: It’s Gonna Be Okay (No, Really)

What if maybe everything’s okay? Or we decide that it could be? Get in here and discuss.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 28, 2017

'zines/magazines

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More Real Live Lesbian Sext(ing the Zine)

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More Real Live Lesbian Sext(ing the Zine)

“You are so so soft and just achingly warm and good and I’m just dying with the urge to pin and grind and tease and make you even wetter for…

Ryan Yates —

Jul 27, 2017

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NSFW

NSFW Sunday Is Obsessed With Dream Daddy

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NSFW Sunday Is Obsessed With Dream Daddy

No surprises there. Plus: how to take perfect thirst-trap selfies, nipple piercing, my mind is blown by the idea of talking to someone on the actual phone, and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 23, 2017

lez liberty lit

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Lez Liberty Lit: Dinosaur Flowers

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Lez Liberty Lit: Dinosaur Flowers

The museum that texts you modern art, What We Lose, what to read, burning your work and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 20, 2017

butch

Gertrude Stein

Fill In Your Butch History With This Coloring Book

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Fill In Your Butch History With This Coloring Book

Why learn about butch lesbian herstory when you can learn about butch lesbian herstory by way of babes?

Ryan Yates —

Jul 18, 2017

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NSFW

NSFW Sunday Is Persistent and Perplexing

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NSFW Sunday Is Persistent and Perplexing

Pay for your porn, chatbots and sex ed, organic lube is a scam, finding good casual sex, not taking rejection personally and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 16, 2017

friday open thread

open thread

Friday Open Thread: Misandry and Mimosas

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Friday Open Thread: Misandry and Mimosas

Welcome to this week’s virtual sleepover.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 14, 2017

"personality cult"

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AM/PM: Nothing But The Morning

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AM/PM: Nothing But The Morning

Welcome to AM/PM, where Autostraddle team members share our morning and evening rituals. Let’s see how Carolyn starts her day!

Ryan Yates —

Jul 11, 2017

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NSFW

NSFW Sunday Is Sexting In Present Tense

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NSFW Sunday Is Sexting In Present Tense

Pairing pizza and masturbation, sexting in present tense, Gang-bang porn, millennial sex, songs for your summer break up and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 9, 2017

lez liberty lit

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Lez Liberty Lit: Missing Girls

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Lez Liberty Lit: Missing Girls

What you should read this summer, “woke” is in the dictionary now, queer history books in high school and more!

Ryan Yates —

Jul 6, 2017