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You Need Help: Am I Erasing Bisexuality?

There are many people who will try to be strict about the definition of “bisexual” and “lesbian.” At times, I…

Analyssa

Oct 31, 2023

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Celebrating Asexuality’s Glorious Queerness This Ace Week

Even while it is a great time to be ace, anti-ace rhetoric continues to circulate…

Ela Przybylo

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Oct 22, 2023

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Bisexuality, Queerness, Labels, Perception: A Conversation Between the EIC and the HBIC

Autostraddle’s Editor-in-Chief and Head Bisexual-in-Charge talk bisexual discrimination on dating apps, biphobic stereotypes in queer…

Nico

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Sep 20, 2023

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Founder Esther Godoy on the Evolution of Butch Is Not a Dirty Word

“It was only ever supposed to be a silly little stand alone zine.”

Nico

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Aug 18, 2023

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Data Party! Insights into Nonbinary Readers from the 2022 Reader Survey

Autostraddle-exclusive insights into our nonbinary readers!

Nico

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Jul 14, 2023

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Celebrating Asexuality’s Glorious Queerness This Ace Week

Even while it is a great time to be ace, anti-ace rhetoric continues to circulate in queer communities.

Ela Przybylo —

Oct 22, 2023

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Bisexuality, Queerness, Labels, Perception: A Conversation Between the EIC and the HBIC

Autostraddle’s Editor-in-Chief and Head Bisexual-in-Charge talk bisexual discrimination on dating apps, biphobic stereotypes in queer relationships, “the patriarchy,” and having tent sex in the woods.

Nico —

Sep 20, 2023

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Founder Esther Godoy on the Evolution of Butch Is Not a Dirty Word

“It was only ever supposed to be a silly little stand alone zine.”

Nico —

Aug 18, 2023

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Celebrating Asexuality’s Glorious Queerness This Ace Week

Even while it is a great time to be ace, anti-ace rhetoric continues to circulate in queer communities.

Ela Przybylo —

Oct 22, 2023

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15 Creative Ways To Come Out to Your Family, Friends and/or the Entire World

You could come out to your Mom in the car while driving to the outlet mall, but alternately, you could come out to your Mom via interpretive dance.

Riese —

Oct 11, 2023

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Bisexuality, Queerness, Labels, Perception: A Conversation Between the EIC and the HBIC

Nico —

Sep 20, 2023

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Founder Esther Godoy on the Evolution of Butch Is Not a Dirty Word

“It was only ever supposed to be a silly little stand alone zine.”

Nico —

Aug 18, 2023

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You Need Help: I Feel Disconnected From Gender As a Concept

“Identifying as a woman doesn’t feel right, but affirmatively identifying as ‘not a woman’ also doesn’t feel right.”

Riese —

Aug 15, 2023

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gender

Can You Feel the Kenergy?

There’s a specific kind of trans masc quality to the way that Ken dresses and takes up space if I’m being honest. That’s the siren call, the Kenergy,

Nico —

Aug 3, 2023

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You Need Help: How Do I Navigate Misgendering as a Nonbinary Femme?

Your work is not to make yourself more palatable to those who might misunderstand you. Your work is to be your glorious full self, too complex to be pigeonholed by…

Darcy —

Jul 18, 2023

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Data Party! Insights into Nonbinary Readers from the 2022 Reader Survey

Autostraddle-exclusive insights into our nonbinary readers!

Nico —

Jul 14, 2023

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‘I Want To Change My Name Again’

Wanting to change your name now after people have adjusted will not make you a burden.

Summer Tao

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‘I’m Lost in the Gender Expression Sauce’

“I always thought, if I weren’t a trans man, I’d be a butch lesbian.”

Summer Tao —

Mar 11, 2025

trans

Updating Documents as a Trans Person Is Hell Right Now. Here Are My Tips for Navigating the Process

Like many trans people in recent weeks, I’ve found myself buried in government paperwork and waiting in lines at various agencies.

motti —

Jan 28, 2025

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trans men

I’m Legally Changing My Name and Sex Designation, and I Feel Complicated About It

As much as my transition is a deeply personal journey, the external pressures and political environment complicate this process in ways I never anticipated.

motti —

Nov 27, 2024

you need help

‘I Identified As Non-Binary for Years but I Think I’m Cis’

Gender exploration is for everyone, regardless of starting point or expectations.

Summer Tao —

Sep 17, 2024

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You Need Help: Am I Erasing Bisexuality?

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Celebrating Asexuality’s Glorious Queerness This Ace Week

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Bisexuality, Queerness, Labels, Perception: A Conversation Between the EIC and the HBIC

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Founder Esther Godoy on the Evolution of Butch Is Not a Dirty Word

IDENTITY

Data Party! Insights into Nonbinary Readers from the 2022 Reader Survey

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Celebrating Asexuality’s Glorious Queerness This Ace Week

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Bisexuality, Queerness, Labels, Perception: A Conversation Between the EIC and the HBIC

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Founder Esther Godoy on the Evolution of Butch Is Not a Dirty Word

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