Lily Alvarado, Author at Autostraddle

A Latina with long brown hair floats in a wispy pool of water while staring at the camera

playlists

Playlist: Ethereal Songs For Going Beyond Reality

Listen to these songs while you’re destressing on a weekend, pretending to be a sea creature in the ocean, getting high on the floor of your bedroom, or looking to…

Lily Alvarado —

Sep 24, 2022

#affiliatemarketing

Sawayama in a large black gown that billows out into a ball shape against a red background.

music

Rina Sawayama’s Sophomore Album “Hold the Girl” Wants Us To Heal Our Inner Child

“Hold The Girl” now stands with “Sawayama” in cementing Rina Sawayama’s status as one of the best pop stars of our generation.

Lily Alvarado —

Sep 22, 2022

reproductive health

Three identical posters in stamped style from the 1970s says "Stopped Forced Sterilization" in both English and in Spanish, above images of women of different ages and sizes.

politics + activism

I’m Sick of White Women Centering Themselves in the Struggle For Reproductive Justice

Whiteness needs to be decentered from the fight for reproductive justice. History is a powerful tool for transformation and rethinking – I want to share the history of mass sterilization…

Lily Alvarado —

Aug 26, 2022

pretty little liars

tv feature

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Betrays Viewers in the Series Finale

The series one finale introduces a plot twist that’s a slap in the face, and undermines the show’s messages of empowerment for survivors of sexual assault.

Lily Alvarado —

Aug 25, 2022

Diner Week

A plate of french toast with strawberries, surrounded by a bunch of eyes.

first person

Opening Up at a North Country Diner

I never got used to the cold, North Country weather.

Lily Alvarado —

Aug 8, 2022

album review

Hayley Kiyoko

music

Lesbian Jesus Rises! Hayley Kiyoko Gets Vulnerable on Sophomore Album “PANORAMA”

Hayley Kiyoko’s sophomore album, filled with passion, vulnerability, and heart, is out now.

Lily Alvarado —

Aug 1, 2022

memoir

nonfiction

I Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy has a purple book cover.

lgbt book reviews

“I Feel Love: Notes On Queer Joy” Reminds Us That Suffering Is Not Our Destiny

Queerness doesn’t have to be a burden. That’s what I wish I could tell my younger, lonely, and confused self.

Lily Alvarado —

Jun 30, 2022

Three copies of the book cover "The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions" (a bright red book cover with black text) are collaged in front of a swirling background in colors yellow and green and purple colors.

lgbt book reviews

Revisiting “The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions,” 45 Years Later

I didn’t know this book at all until a few months ago. I borrowed it thinking it’d be hilarious to read in public spaces and have people give me questionable…

Lily Alvarado —

Jun 22, 2022

album review