Ro White, Author at Autostraddle

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holiday gift guide

Burt's Bees hand balm, a leather polishing kit, a candle shaped like a butt, a black beanie, and a black slipper

holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: 10 Gifts With Daddy Energy for the Masc Top in Your Life

If you’re looking for a gift that says, “Spank me, Daddy,” I’ve got you covered.

Ro White —

Nov 10, 2022

bdsm

kink

Against a yellow background, black text reads, "D-Daddy." On the right, a white woman with short, black hair wears a low-cut, red blazer with shoulder pads and a pearl necklace. She sits in front of a window and curls a dumbbell.

lesbian sex

The Gay B C’s of Sex: D Is for Daddy

The queer community played a special role in shaping how the word is used today. Are you ready to learn more? Say, “Yes, Daddy.”

Ro White —

Nov 3, 2022

scissoring

The Gay B C's of Sex

Against a beige background, text reads, "Tribbing." The T is larger than the other letters. On the right, there is a vintage cartoon image of a white woman white short, black hair and bangs wearing a blue top with white polka dots, a white collar, and white cuffs on the sleeves. She holds one hand in their air and holds up scissors in the other hand.

lesbian sex

The Gay B C’s of Sex: T Is for Tribbing

Rubbing your bits against another hot bod is both physically and visually pleasurable, no matter what you call it.

Ro White —

Oct 6, 2022

The Gay B C's of Sex

tops and bottoms

A cartoon image shows Veronica from Archie Comics, who has long, black hair with bands and wears a yellow top with a plunging neckline. She leans back in bed against a pink pillow with red trim with her hands behind her head. Her lower half is covered by a pink blanket. Red hearts swirl through the air around her. A white and brown lamp is on her pink bedside table to the right. Against the black background, yellow text reads: "Power bottom."

lesbian sex

The Gay B C’s of Sex: P Is for Power Bottom

Perhaps the power bottom is in the eye of the be(hole)der.

Ro White —

Sep 1, 2022

bdsm

kink

A black and white image shows the faces of three women who are lying on top of each with their arms wrapped around each other. One woman, who wears a bandana around her head and sunglasses, leans in to kiss a woman to the right. On the left, the third woman, who is wearing sunglasses and a denim vest, leans in towards the mouths of the kissing women.

visual art

13 Photos of Dyke Culture Between 1988 and 2003, by Phyllis Christopher

Phyllis Christopher’s photos capture an underground dyke culture that was loud, ferocious, and teeming with sexuality.

Ro White —

Aug 15, 2022

butch

dating

close up of a young person with short fingernails wearing blue jeans and journaling in a spiral notebook

gender

You Need Help: I’m 13 — How Do I Explore My Butch Identity?

Sometimes when you’re exploring a new aspect of your identity, you might feel like you have to emulate something specific. But there’s no one way to be butch. Go out…

Ro White —

Aug 9, 2022

Diner Week

Sliced bread, eggs, pancakes, and bacon, accompanied with photos of people hanging out in Standee's in Chicago around 2009.

first person

Take Me Back to Standee’s

For many of us, Standee’s was one of the first public spaces where we could openly and comfortably share our most authentic gender expression.

Ro White —

Aug 9, 2022

lesbian bed death

The Gay B C's of Sex

A pop art in the style of a 1950s comic of a woman laying in bed at night, she looks terrified. Above her in the dark is bright yellow lettering: L, Lesbian Bed Death"

lesbian sex

The Gay B C’s of Sex: L Is for Lesbian Bed Death

Why did the term “lesbian bed death” stick around in the queer imagination? Well, it’s catchy. And it’s scary!

Ro White —

Aug 4, 2022

The hand of a person wearing a blue latex glove holds a clear test tube in a lab. A pointed plastic tube is visible in the upper left corner.

health

We Need to Talk About Monkeypox

There’s a lot of misinformation out there — here are answers to some frequently asked questions about monkeypox.

Ro White —

Jul 25, 2022

dating

Against a grey background, a Black woman's hand squeezes half of an orange. The juice drips down her wrist. She is wearing black nail polish.

love + sex

Vabbing, the New Trend Where You Use Your Own Vaginal Fluids as Perfume

According to some vabbers, dabbing a little vagina juice behind your ears will make you more sexually attractive to others

Ro White —

Jul 19, 2022

lesbian history

photography

A black and white photo shows seven smiling queer women sitting on top of telephone booths. Three people stand below them. Two others are visible on a balcony behind them. The image is surrounded by a border of pink, orange, green and yellow flowers.

book features

That Was the Era: Photographer Phyllis Christopher on Her Book “Dark Room”

“It was a political statement to portray sex, to portray queer sex, as it was to demand civil rights in the daytime.”

Ro White —

Jun 21, 2022

covid-19

dating

Join Autostraddle for a Virtual Workshop on COVID-19 and Queer Sexual Health

Do you have questions about sex and dating during an ongoing pandemic? Register for our virtual workshop!

Ro White —

Jun 6, 2022

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Holigay Gift Guide: 10 Gifts With Daddy Energy for the Masc Top in Your Life

The Gay B C’s of Sex: D Is for Daddy

The Gay B C’s of Sex: T Is for Tribbing

The Gay B C’s of Sex: P Is for Power Bottom

13 Photos of Dyke Culture Between 1988 and 2003, by Phyllis Christopher

You Need Help: I’m 13 — How Do I Explore My Butch Identity?

Take Me Back to Standee’s

The Gay B C’s of Sex: L Is for Lesbian Bed Death

We Need to Talk About Monkeypox

Vabbing, the New Trend Where You Use Your Own Vaginal Fluids as Perfume

That Was the Era: Photographer Phyllis Christopher on Her Book “Dark Room”

Join Autostraddle for a Virtual Workshop on COVID-19 and Queer Sexual Health