Vanessa

culture

Fall in Love With Dyke Queen Issue 3: Recipes from Queerantine!

“OMG, I love our cover. The image is titled “juicy fruit” and it’s by Naima Green,” said Yezmin Villarreal, creator of Dyke Queen.

Vanessa —

Sep 19, 2022

you need help

health

You Need Help: I Keep Getting Yeast Infections When I Receive Oral Sex

I’m obsessive about the way I treat my vagina. Is this kind of annoying? Honestly, yes. Is it more annoying to get a yeast infection? Also yes.

Vanessa —

Jul 26, 2022

#affiliatemarketing

covid-19

book features

Joe Osmundson on Expansive Science Writing and Living in an Impossible World

“It is tension: living well on a viral warming planet is too much to ask of any person. And yet it is what our circumstances are asking of us.”

Vanessa —

Jul 26, 2022

community

17 Handyqueers To Follow on Instagram

Goddess bless the queers who know how to paint, build, fix, and all around help in ways that many of us never could.

Vanessa —

Jul 25, 2022

#affiliatemarketing

interview

book features

Michelle Tea on Queer Pregnancy and Writing a Memoir in Present Tense

“I really want it to feel like you fell down a rabbit hole into this world, because that’s how I felt. That was the reality of the experience for me.”

Vanessa —

Jul 25, 2022

first person

My Girlfriend Installed My Bidet While I Cheered Her On: A Love Story

After the powerful stream of water was done ricocheting off my asshole, I turned the bidet off and gave my girlfriend a standing ovation. 

Vanessa —

Jul 9, 2022

book lists

30 Books That Are Still Gay Even Though Pride Month Is Over

Today is July 1 which means that Pride Month is officially over, but here at Autostraddle we like talking about gay books 24/7/365.

Vanessa —

Jul 1, 2022

Things I've Never Asked

af+

Things I’ve Never Asked My Girlfriend About Wildflowers, Baby Names and Time Travel

“Why do you think it took us so long to get together as girlfriends considering we’ve been friends for almost a decade?”

Vanessa —

May 27, 2022

Fat Femme Fashion Roundtable

fatness

style

Fat Femmes On How They Show Their Queerness Through Fashion

10 years ago I looked in the mirror and was scared I looked straight. Now I can’t see anything besides a very slutty dyke.

Vanessa —

May 26, 2022

Fat Femme Fashion Roundtable

fatness

style

Swimsuits, Lingerie & Jumpsuits – Fat Femmes Share Their Favorite Shops!

“All I’ve ever wanted in life is slutty thigh-high socks – and I’ve finally found them”

Vanessa —

May 19, 2022

Fat Femme Fashion Roundtable

fatness

style

Fast Fashion Diaries — Fat Femmes On the Difficulties of Curating an Ethical Wardrobe

“Fat and poor people don’t have the easiest access to clothing that makes us feel fly AND is affordable.”

Vanessa —

May 12, 2022

#affiliatemarketing

essay collection

book features

Seven Queer Writers Reflect on Their Essays Published in “Sex and the Single Woman”

Behind the scenes with Kristen Arnett, Keah Brown, Rosemary Donahue, Josie Pickens, Vanessa Friedman, Samantha Allen, and Xoai Pham about their contributions to this reimagined cult classic.

Vanessa —

May 10, 2022