the team

2020 election

news

Autostraddle’s Comprehensive 2020 LGBTQ Voting Guide: Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Trans Candidates, Ballot Measures and More!

According to the Victory Institute, there are 843 LGBTQ+ elected officials nationwide. But there’s so much more to us than just the numbers. Here’s your 2020 Voting Guide with every…

the team —

Oct 22, 2020

advice

into the af+ advice box

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #21: Crushing on Your (Probably) Straight Friend, and More!

Advice for the cis, presumably het parents of a trans kid, Zoom dating while in the house with your parents, an urban legend and gay panic, gender feelings, squirting ALL…

the team —

Oct 16, 2020

national coming out day

society + culture

Coming Out Roundtable: Like A Can Of Pringles, Once You Pop The Fun Don’t Stop

We’re getting ready for Coming Out Day. “I also passive aggressively came out to my parents by posting a Facebook status on National Coming Out Day sixish years ago? They…

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Oct 11, 2020

2020 election

covid-19

news

Extra! Extra!: Where to Start, Trump’s Tax Avoidance or COVID Superspreading?

This week’s Extra! Extra! gives an update on the latest scandals from Trumpland, some reflections on what happened in Minneapolis this summer, another setback in the fight for Indigenous rights…

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Oct 9, 2020

apps

dating download

love + sex

Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try the XO Dating App So You Don’t Have to

Dating Download is a new ongoing series where Shelli, Dani and Drew try out the latest or most overlooked of dating apps so you don’t have to. Today they’re giving…

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Oct 7, 2020

into the af+ advice box

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #20: Reconsidering Your Perfectly Supportive Cis/Het Partner and More!

Making queer friends in quarantine, holding a candle for your ex, being out as bisexual at work, unpacking a past relationship with boundary issues, poly nesting feelings, roommates who make…

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Oct 2, 2020

tops and bottoms

love + sex

Let’s Talk About (Queer) Sex: Power Dynamics Are in the Eye of the Beholder

What do we feel our sexual IDs “mean” about us as “people”? Do they have overlaps with our sense of self outside of bed? Do we notice others assuming these…

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Oct 1, 2020

extra extra

reproductive health

news

Extra! Extra!: What Would Happen If We Did Lose Roe v. Wade? Let’s Talk About It

This week’s Extra! Extra! turns to other areas of the news. Not because RBG’s death and the verdict on Breonna Taylor’s murder aren’t important. But because sometimes things are so…

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Sep 25, 2020

bi week 2020

bisexuality

society + culture

Fashioned with New Language: A Conversation on Bisexual & Trans Shared Experience & Solidarity

“At the cultural level, in the US at least, when you say someone is bisexual, the image that automatically generates is of a cis bisexual person. The double erasure of…

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Sep 23, 2020

bi week 2020

bisexuality

society + culture

How Did We Get Here? 6 Bi People on Coming to Their Identity for Bi+ Week 2020

“So many people come to the table with preconceived notions about bisexuality — namely that it excludes trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming folks — and if I was out in…

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Sep 22, 2020

donald trump

extra extra

news

Extra! Extra!: In Search of an Order of Magnitude to Even Measure Trump’s Unforgivable Immigration Legacy

This week’s Extra! Extra! turns to some devastating immigration news and a look at women’s rights more broadly. This week also brought, perhaps unsurprising, news that the fossil fuel industry…

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Sep 18, 2020

advice

into the af+ advice box

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #19: Credit Card Debt, Potentially Moving with a New Partner, and More!

Stating your needs around masturbation in a relationship, moving on from an on-again-off-again relationship, your dad hasn’t worked through his homophobia, and more!

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Sep 18, 2020