In the early days of 2019 I’ve found myself really drawn to books and TV and movies and podcasts that are full of light and warmth and hard-won happiness. Enter: Days of Our Wives.
I invented an awards ceremony to recognize great achievements in Instagram, bestowing honors upon Janelle Monaé, Lena Waithe, Hayley Kiyoko and King Princess. Guess who won the Thirst Trap Award?
New Year! New Me!
Sleep is the magic pill. Gotta get in on that.
Listen, we all know queer women love a good TV show about serial killing or Satan worship or ghosts — but did you know sometimes it feels good to just feel good?
How many cups of tea does it take to get to the center of what’s really wrong? A lot.
There’s a million reasons to use sex toys with a partner — variety! Adding a new sensation! Creating a different type of intimacy! Acting out a scene you’ve always fantasized about! Curiosity! Adventure! Fun! Accessibility! Playing with a new part of the body! Toys can help you orgasm! Here’s how to get started.
For queer couples already facing marginalization in their lives and relationship before making the decision to become pregnant, the presence of a doula can be profound.
All the premiere dates and sneak peeks at new and returning television shows with lesbian, bisexual or queer women characters coming January, February and March 2019 to a shiny box near you.
“I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight because I wanted to be here, to look out onto this audience and witness this moment of change.”
The first month of the year doesn’t have to be about making big changes, but for a lot of people, it is. In that spirit, here’s the Autostraddle team sharing with you the things they’ve changed in their lives that has meant the biggest improvement.
The hot evil parents get hotter and eviler!
Happy first Sunday of 2019!!! We made it bitches! I’m so happy to be here, in the future with you. Okay, let’s get some good news in our bellies this morning.
Cruising for lesbian hookups, women’s sexual expressions through technology, radical experimental queer porn, deepfakes and more.
I love eggnog, so I’ve taken it upon myself to write a recipe that I think even its most loyal haters will love. There’s no drinking the eggnog here, just using it to infuse the dough and glaze with warm winter spices and vanilla. The brown butter doesn’t hurt either.
All my life I’ve tried to be impervious, but I am soft.
Topics include The Apprentice, emotional abuse, the year in dog, HIV/AIDS, really gross murder, bad faith reading, Sheryl Sandberg, Elizabeth Warren, and so much more!
“Gay cheerleader of the cosmos, guess I found my desired position for future job applications.”
Happy New Year, my friends, and welcome to the first FRIDAY OPEN THREAD of 20biteen!
You’ve done it. You’ve crafted long term and short term goals, made an action plan, set reasonable expectations, nurtured the skills that empower you to focus — and now you’ve failed. Welcome to being a human on this earth!