Ryan Yates

lez liberty lit

link roundup

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Reading Fever

What counts as trans literature, the Baby-Sitters Club’s feminist legacy, weird stuff in old books, a guide to being a tomboy and more.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 22, 2016

"personality cult"

a+ roundtable

af+

Lost In (Work) Space

Where do Autostraddle writers write? Check out where we work and what we surround ourselves with when we create this world for you.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 21, 2016

link roundup

regular

nsfw sunday

NSFW Sunday Is Hoarding Sex Toys

How to have sex when you’re sick, how to tell a partner you want to tie them up, removing shame from masturbation, the secret to successful sex ed and more.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 18, 2016

Miniseries

Poly Pocket

relationships

Poly Pocket: Polyamorous In A Monogamous Relationship

Here’s how a 32-year-old Japanese American queer polyamorous Southern Californian does polyamory within functional monogamy.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 15, 2016

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NSFW

nsfw sunday

NSFW Sunday Is All Wrapped Up

Queer sexual mentorship, filming sex scenes, what we’re really looking for in love, masturbation and meditation, lies and sex education, and more.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 11, 2016

lez liberty lit

regular

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: The Premise for Empathy

Stealing diaries; the oldest library; a conversation on women, bodies and writing; a peek at Roxane Gay’s forthcoming book; “The Lottery” in Stars Hollow and more.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 8, 2016

link roundup

NSFW

nsfw sunday

NSFW Sunday Is Paying For Porn

The state of queer and feminist porn, why paying for it is crucial, Sailor Moon teaches sex ed, the difference between spanking and slapping and more.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 4, 2016

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Magical Thinking

Let’s talk about happy things because honestly I can’t take any more of this shitpile year.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 2, 2016

kink

Miniseries

relationships

Poly Pocket: When Family and Friends Just Don’t Get It

“Family and friends tend to recognize her and her boyfriend and pretend that I don’t exist, mostly because they have been together longer and queer relationships are not respected or…

Ryan Yates —

Dec 1, 2016

link roundup

NSFW

nsfw sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Ruining Romance

Sleep orgasms, how to start sexting, third-rail erotica, Millennial relationships through the lens of capitalism, porn after January 20 and more.

Ryan Yates —

Nov 27, 2016

lez liberty lit

regular

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Reading For Resilience

Post-election reading recommendations, endless love for Zadie Smith, new Joan Didion, how we talk about women’s lives and more.

Ryan Yates —

Nov 24, 2016

hanukkah

holiday gift guide

christmas

Holigay Gift Guide 2016: Buying Someone A Sex Toy? Start Here.

Whether you want to say “I love you,” “I have a crush on you,” or “I genuinely want you to be happy and maybe have a lot of orgasms,” we’ve…

Ryan Yates —

Nov 23, 2016