Sadomasochism & Mental Health: Fetish
I don’t really have a lot left from childhood, and after a while, I became very into certain tangible objects. The idea that you could fetishize a material object instantly made sense to me.
Trans Fiction, Trans Imagination: I Will Answer Your Questions, If You Listen Closely
You want to know where you came from, is that it? Do not be embarrassed. Nature did not see motherhood in me, either.
The Comment Awards Are Resting Uneasily on the Bisexual Pride Sofa
Can you hold me like a baby spider?
Into the A+ Advice Box #38: Repairing Relationships Can’t Happen Only From One Side
The team answers A+ member questions like: How do you reconnect with friends after not being in touch during COVID? Do you tell a friend where you’re going if you’re meeting someone from the internet on a date? How do you support your partner in speaking up against micro (and macro) aggressions at work? What do you do if you have a crush on a (maybe straight) coworker? How do you navigate a food-related relationship pickle? …And more!
Also.Also.Also: Bill Cosby’s Out and Britney’s Forced to Stay In, This Week Sucks
Japanese pop superstar Utada Hikaru came out as non-binary, getting pregnant when you’re 40 and your partner is trans, and please — do not shove garlic up your nose!
Sadomasochism & Mental Health: Boundaries
Kink is something that I can contextualize my life around, around eroticism generally, and that felt so at home in my brain. That I can have a container for a thing, that it is healthy to have a container for things.
Lez Liberty Lit: James Baldwin’s Record Collection
James Baldwin’s record collection as a playlist, procrastination and writer’s block and whether or not they’re value neutral and more.
July 2021: What’s New, Gay and Streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and Amazon Prime!
The Gossip Girl reboot, new seasons of Atypical, This Way Up and Never Have I Ever, a three-part horror trilogy full of ’90s nostalgia with a lesbian couple at its center and more!
Our June A+ Member Drive Has Come to a Close! THANK YOU!
Where we were, and where we are now!
Tattoos Made My Body Feel Like My Own — A Trans Tattoo Experience
“With each tattoo I’m actively reclaiming my own identity. Every tattoo on my body is an active choice — An exercise in autonomy.”
Queer Horoscopes for July 2021: What’s Your Sign’s Relationship Strategy for July?
July brings some relationship crunchiness, so let’s strategize how to get creative about conflict.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 81, June 2021
Nicole you could run a PI office just for tracking down and interpreting the astrology of famous queers. Think about it.
Pop Culture Fix: A Whole Lot of Celebs Sure Came Out During Pride This Year!
Abbi Jacobson’s A League of Their Own found their coach, EW drank three rounds with the women of The Bold Type, the power of teen girls in shaping pop culture, and more!
The L Word: Generation Q Season 2 Trailer: We’re Breaking it Down Frame-By-Frame!
“Legally when two people are this hot and chaotic, they have to kiss.”
Foolish Child #99a: Where Is My Dad?
“Mama, where is my Dad?”
Full of Gratitude: A Day of Work
It’s because of the support of A+ members that we are able to take our time writing queer essays about the stories of our culture that matter, instead of fighting with corporate overlords and Google.
Love (and Leather) Wins: A Kink at Pride Roundtable
“THAT! That is the kind of queer love I want!”
Sadomasochism & Mental Health: Self-Expression
“When I was diagnosed, and realizing how it affected me outside of the way that I eat, it’s these processes throughout my day or the way that my personality functions. It isn’t that disruptive, but having the framework helped. Finding kink, having the words for it, helped contextualize the sex that I like to have, the friendships that I like to have, the dynamics that I like to have and the relationships in general.”
Queer IRL: Autostraddle’s 2021 Pride Gallery!
“I am SO THANKFUL to be vaccinated and alive and gay as fuck.”
No Filter: BREAKING NEWS!!!! This Is the 2021 Energy We All Need! Thank You Niecy!
It’s so rare to get a selfie from Sarah Paulson that I cannot resist including it, Tessa Thompson giving us TOP Pride Moodboard content, and Megan Thee Bisexual Icon Fox! Never forget it.