Vanessa

advice

online dating

dating

Traveling to Meet Your Long-Distance Online Crush: A Gentle Guide

It’s 2019 and the world is our hot gay oyster! But… how do you actually go about planning a trip to meet the faraway queer of your dreams? 

Vanessa —

Mar 26, 2019

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I Need Help, Tell Me All About Your Skin Care Routine!

I have to be very honest with you – I am not a Skin Care Gay…yet!

Vanessa —

Mar 15, 2019

autostraddle birthday

the birthday issue

issues

Happy Birthday Autostraddle: 10th Birthday Cards and Love Notes from YOU

Not only did you send cards and love notes, you also sent us homemade vegan cookies, cash donations, and a fucking handmade seahorse enamel charm?!?!?!

Vanessa —

Mar 8, 2019

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: When Did You Find Autostraddle And What Happened Next?

We’ve been here for 10 years! When did you join the party?

Vanessa —

Mar 8, 2019

interview

memoir

lgbt book reviews

“Long Live The Tribe of Fatherless Girls” Is a Gritty, Glittering Debut Memoir of Family, Grief, and Boca Raton

I talked to lesbian author T Kira Madden about her debut memoir, the challenges of writing about family and addiction, and finding a sense of belonging in queer community and…

Vanessa —

Feb 26, 2019

community

literary fiction

lgbt book reviews

Stray City Is a Love Story about Friendship, Portland, and Chelsey Johnson’s Queer Community

If I could have willed a book into existence, that book would be Stray City — so I talked to Chelsey Johnson about her debut novel and what it’s like…

Vanessa —

Feb 12, 2019

"personality cult"

autostraddle birthday

community

Send Autostraddle a Birthday Card, Because We’re Turning 10!

In honor of our 10th birthday, our Birthday Issue, and your senior editors’ intrepid love for all things DIY and tangible in a world determined to go all digital, we…

Vanessa —

Jan 31, 2019

hanukkah

holiday gift guide

christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: Fancy Wedding Gifts, but for Your Single Friend for the Holidays Instead

How unfair is it that everyone who gets married and has a wedding shower gets a lot of nice fancy home goods (including a KitchenAid!!!) and I, a boss bitch…

Vanessa —

Dec 11, 2018

"personality cult"

hanukkah

christmas

Autostraddle’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2018: All the Ways Money Can in Fact Buy Us Happiness

We put our heads together and this is what the Autostraddle Team wants for the holigays! We think you’ll find some sweet stuff for your loved ones in here, too.

Vanessa —

Nov 28, 2018

autostraddle meet-up

autostraddle meet-ups

holigays

Host A Cozy Holigay Meet-Up, Meet Straddlers, Spread Cheer!

If you want to host a Cozy Holigay Meet-Up, here’s what to do.

Vanessa —

Nov 19, 2018

hey did you see that comment friday

straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Missing Queer Girl

Yvonne, voice of the people.

Vanessa —

Nov 9, 2018

judaism

Roundtables

community

21 Queer Jews on Why We Love Being Jewish

“The way you can bring together Jews from all walks of life to share a holiday together over a meal made with love and a table filled with candles, wine…

Vanessa —

Nov 3, 2018