Community

autostraddle fundraising

community

How Do You Scale a Personality Cult?

We do lose something when dedicated queer spaces like Into, Girlfriends and SheWired shutter or AfterEllen goes full TERF, but we also lose something when The Awl, The Hairpin and…

Riese —

Feb 26, 2021

hey did you see that comment friday

community

The Comment Awards Are Living in the Magic

“But brunettes…what? Brunettes WHAT, Cara?”

Darcy —

Feb 26, 2021

autostraddle fundraising

we need help

straddleverse

Maybe You’ve Outgrown Us

I haven’t written anything really real in years; I barely remember how.

Laneia —

Feb 23, 2021

autostraddle fundraising

we need help

community

If Your Dream Only Includes You, It’s Too Small

Heather Hogan noticed that I had taken up permanent residence in the comments of “Boobs on Your Tube” every Friday, basically writing recaps of my own (I felt lost, Autostraddle…

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 22, 2021

autostraddle fundraising

event

money + work

TRANSCRIPT: Making the Queer Media You Want to See in the World

We live in a time when you can see yourself reflected in all kinds of media, from all kinds of corporations, who never liked to talk about us before. But…

Nico —

Feb 19, 2021

hey did you see that comment friday

community

The Comment Awards Are Gay And Also Maybe Play Gay On TV

“Alex Mack has not one but TWO lesbian names.”

Darcy —

Feb 19, 2021

autostraddle fundraising

we need help

community

Don’t Look Down: It’s Like Wile E. Coyote Running Off a Cliff

Not to be one of those divorced people who makes everything about their divorce!, but getting divorced will really teach you that nothing about making something “real” or deciding you’re…

Rachel —

Feb 18, 2021

autostraddle fundraising

media

community

6 Reasons Reader Support Is Independent Media’s Only Shot at Survival

We’re not the only independent media outlet out there, but we think there is one thing we all have in common — and that’s that reader support is the absolute…

Nico —

Feb 17, 2021