Results for: be the change
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I am a Sucker for Romantic Comedies
“The dapper Black girl that danced and sang about the future had led me to a new corner of the universe and I was smitten.”
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A Lesbian Reflects on Lesbian Visibility (Sort Of)
I have started and stopped writing this so many times.
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Empty Magic: Lunch
In my quest to destroy the body I had known, this new body was not safe from me either.
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9 LGBTQ+ Books Every Queer Writer Should Read
I’ve been thinking a lot about the queering of craft.
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Into the Woods: Apps for Camping
How can I resist the plethora of outdoorsy camping apps out there? I can’t. I can’t resist.
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You Need Help: On Dating During a Health Scare
I am sending you and your person all my love and wishes for competent and compassionate medical care, swift healing, and fruitful conversations in the future about your growing relationship.
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Into the A+ Box #85: POLYAMORY
“The right people will understand this. Trust that you will find them.”
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“Moving On” Is a Traumatic Farce Elevated By Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda
Watching Fonda and Tomlin perform is like watching an Olympic athlete or a world-renowned ballerina. They are masters of their craft and it’s awe-inspiring to witness.
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Also.Also.Also: “Save Women’s Sports Act” Lacks Plan to Save Women’s Sports
Stop letting them hide behind “women’s sports” to terrorize trans kids. Also, a friend doesn’t have to be toxic to be bad for you and the midlife renaissance of women in Hollywood.
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This Bookstore Is Giving Banned Books Back to the Florida Community They Were Removed From
A school district in Florida expunged thousands of LGBTQ and BIPOC kids books. This radical anarchist bookstore is giving them back.
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You Need Help: My Partner and I Have Different Sex Drives
You can’t change your partner, or her sex drive. All you can change is the situation you’re in.
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Also.Also.Also: There’s an Autostraddle Stan in the Writers Room of “Late Night With Seth Meyers”
Reveal yourself! (We love you too.) Plus: Free abortion pills in NYC, A Bank of Her Own, and you don’t want to miss these new boygenius pics and songs.
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A+ Roundtable: Dealing With Our Enemies
“Is it even possible to be from New Jersey and not have enemies?”
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“We Don’t Want To Live in a Police State”: Stop Cop City Still Needs Your Help
Don’t live in Atlanta? Don’t live in the U.S.? If Cop City gets built, it will still effect you. Activists have been fighting the creation of this proposed police training ground since 2021, and they need your help.
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The Journal-Planner That Turned My Real Life Into a Video Game
The Hero’s Journal is more about the vibes, like cozy fantasy, than it is about actually making it to Mordor with a cursed ring in your pocket and hurling it into a fiery doom.
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Maryam Keshavarz on “The Persian Version,” Translating the Iranian American Experience On-Screen, and Cyndi Lauper
“I was always bisexual. Even in college, I dated a man and a woman at the same time, and they knew about each other.”
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2022 By the Numbers: An A+ Member Exclusive
It’s time for our annual look at what went down last year: expenses and revenue, most popular posts, top merch and so much more!
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Also.Also.Also: Jordan Neely Deserved So Much More Than What We Gave Him
Jordan Neely should be who you’re thinking about today.
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You Need Help: Will I Ever Feel Comfortable in My Own Skin?
Your story begins with letting go of the way your body looked before. Your body does not exist primarily to be seen. Here are some thoughts and some practical resources about how to move forward and learn to be comfortable in your own skin.
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Messy Kitchen: I’ve Been Making Clam Pasta for Nearly a Decade, and It’s Different Every Time
There’s a difference between comfort and pleasure.