Results for: be the change
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You Need Help: Coming Out as Non-Binary at Work
Our gender is not a burden, the binary mainstream society is. You are wonderful, I’m so proud of you for reaching out. Take what works from my suggestions, and know I’ll be hoping it all turns out for the best.
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Day in the Life: On Tour With Australian Songwriter Alex Lahey
I met up with singer-songwriter Alex Lahey while on tour at her San Diego show.
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FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Happy Holigay Meet-up Season!
Welcome to our virtual Autostraddle Holigay Meet-Up — I brought Nutella stuffed brown butter salted chocolate chip cookies!
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Fuel For Your Fire: LGBTIQ Activists From Around the World Share Their Stories
LGBTIQ+ activists from around the world gathered to discuss the challenges and the solutions from the front lines around the world at OutSummit.
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10 Tips For Better Lesbian Sexting
Here’s how to take your sexting to the next level, including what to say, how to say it, how to give good sext and more.
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Lez Liberty Lit: Go Visit Violet Valley Bookstore
A new queer feminist bookstore in Mississippi, how to read more this year, what to read more of, and more.
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Starz’s “Vida” Promises Next-Level Queer Latinx TV and We Can’t Wait
TCA wraps up this week but we’ve already picked the show we’re most excited about: Starz’s”Vida” has a Queer Latina showrunner, a writers room that’s 100% Latinx and 50% queer, an all-POC mostly-female directing team, and so many queer and gender non-conforming characters!
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A+ Roundtable: What’s Your Relationship Kryptonite?
What types of relationship situations or people are you often drawn to even though you know they’re bad for you and will destroy you?
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Vida’s Non-Binary Latinx Actor Ser Anzoategui Already Knows Their Show Will Be Your New Favorite
Vida’s out non-binary actor Ser Anzoategui gave Autostraddle an one-on-one interview about the show, the importance of queer Latinx representation in front of and behind the camera, and even sang a little Selena for the heck of it. You want this!
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How To Eat Ass
Everyone has an ass. Here’s how to eat one.
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The Comment Awards Are Safe, Weird, & Rolled In Something
“I finally understand why the straights were so worried we were going to ruin marriage. Apparently, they wanted to do it themselves.”
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Sometimes Fakes Orgasms During Lesbian Sex
Lesbian sex doesn’t always lead to lesbian orgasms. Plus: What the side you hug someone on says about your emotional state, how rudeness spreads like the flu, why you keep thinking about that girl you had barely three dates with and more.
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A+ Roundtable: Our First Time Watching Porn
Here’s all the good, bad and the ugly about our first time viewing porn. Remember VHS tapes? Were we ever so young?
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Gay Hairplay: Top 11 Times a Girl Touched Another Girl’s Hair on TV and Film
Lesbian and bisexual gal pals caressing each other’s hair on TV and in movies has gotten a bad rap, probably because that’s what most fictional queer women have historically done instead of kissing on the mouth. But hairplay can also be really sexy!
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“Check Please” Creator Ngozi Ukazu Chats with Tillie Walden About Her New Book “Spinning”
You know what one of my most common questions at school visits is? “How do you come out?” Kids actually ask me this, in front of their peers and teachers. It’s unbelievable to me, it’s so brave.
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Everything That Didn’t Happen Because Seasons 3-6 of “The L Word” Were 10th Grade Creative Writing Assignments
“Your assignment is to write about what happens when Sarah Schuster moves back to LA after a brief stay in a psychiatric hospital in her hometown in Illinois.”
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Self-Acceptance & Butt Cover-Ups: 8 Queer Women’s Tattoo Stories
I talked to several smart, artistic, and wonderful inked-up queers in my life about what inspired their body art.
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Y’All Need Help #26: Spring Cleaning Part 5
The last round of spring cleaning! Dance like no one’s watching!
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Holigay Gift Guide: New Year, New You!
Two Things: First, I want nothing more than for you and your loved ones to start off 2018 being your best selves. Second, I checked this list. I checked it twice. Everything on it can still be delivered by December 25th (in case you are as much of a procrastinator as I am. No judgement! 2017 was hard, after all.)
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What Does It Mean To Be a Switch in Lesbian Sex?
Today we’re using our sex survey data to talk about switches and also about those of you who identified as NONE OF THE ABOVE. Which is fine!