Queering the Jewish Holidays: How I Celebrate Shabbat
Last week’s Shabbat was a tragedy. Let us make this week’s Shabbat a space for mourning, for healing, for connecting, for resisting, and for peace. Shabbat Shalom.
The Comment Awards Put a Spell On You
SEXY TAMPONS FTW.
Lupe Valdez Is a Gay Latina Running for Texas Governor; That’s Something at Least
The 71-year-old has prided herself on being a hard worker coming from a humble background and being a champion for the people. But her lackluster campaign and her not-so perfect record as Dallas County Sheriff has dampened Texans’ enthusiasm for her as a candidate, including this queer Tejana.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Message Would You Like to Receive From the Beyond?
I carved a tarot pumpkin (all the tarot suits, not posting a picture because I messed up the Cups) and roasted the pumpkin seeds (not pictured because we ate them before we could photograph them) and asked my new oracle deck if there were any messages I needed to pick up from the beyond. I pulled this card.
Blood Sugar: Letting Type 1 Diabetes Be Sexy
My goal in depicting my sister as a boudoir photographer was to show just how sexy she is — not without her pump, not without her sensor, but with them fully visible, clipped to her lingerie.
Love That Looks Like Me: Finding My Queer, Non-Binary Place in the Wedding Industry
“And there was Susan and Rachel at the heart of it all, dancing to the band Susan had sworn would play her wedding if she ever got married. As they laughed and moved to the music and worked up such a sweat that their jackets had to come off, I saw a glimpse of the future wedding I hope for, marrying someone I love, the two of us not fitting so strictly into the feminine.”
November 2018 Queer Horoscopes: Keep Paying Attention, Start Dreaming Big
As Jupiter moves into Sagittarius, it’s time to start dreaming big. Release your fears and get ready to grow.
Controlling the Image: Obsessive Compulsion and the Closet
“When I asked my friends from high school if they remembered me ever mentioning my records, most of them had no idea. Just as most of them had no inkling of my queerness before I finally came out.”
But Make It Fashion: A Letter From Your Editor
“But Make It Fashion is a collection of essays about our weird bodies and genders and desires and what we choose to put on top of all those things every day.”
“Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice” Draws Real-as-F*ck Maps of Justice and Care
A true map, it never says: this is the way to go, what to do. Instead, Piepzna-Samarasinha tells us what has worked for some people at some times, what could be done better, and also what went super wrong.
If Democrats Win Back the House Silicon Valley Will Finally Face Some Regulation
Why does it need to happen? Well, Facebook and Twitter combined with Russian attempts to influence elections are the reason the United States is currently beset by 45, for example, but also because existing laws and regulations were never built for this era.
Pop Culture Fix: Kiersey Clemons To Play Lesbian Joanne in RENT, Which’s Wise and We’re Satisfied
Topics include the cast of RENT! Live, Jodie Corner playing queer in a feminist short, Janelle Monáe on the cover of Glamour, Dee Rees’ horror film about a black lesbian couple in rural america, the Boomerang reboot, Heathers getting delayed again, a lesbian guest on Queer Eye, lots of witchy stuff, Eileen Myles and more!
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 50, October 2018
“always happy for the opportunity to turn our community’s collective missteps into content”
Final Girl-on-Girl: Toward a Semi-Unified Theory of Lesbian Horror Movies
We’re all used to watching movies and rooting for the lesbians to live — lesbian horror movies make the gamble that everyone else in the audience will, too.
“Black Lightning” Episode 204 Recap: Let America Be America Again
Jefferson finally realizes Anissa needs some freedom, Jennifer’s ex-boyfriend is getting creepier, and Black Lightning’s gotta figure out how to do better with its women villains.
Happy Halloween 20GAYTEEN, Here’s Your Community Costume Photo Gallery
Happy Halloween! Y’all impress me with your costumes every year and 20gayteen is no exception.
No Filter: Kehlani Wants to Trick-or-Treat With You
Also, a mini-L Word reunion takes place at the polls and people are still throwing their bras at Hayley Kiyoko.
15 Times Your Favorite TV Characters Dressed as Your Favorite Feminist Icons for Halloween
Nakias and Supergirls and Wonder Women, oh my!
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #59: Ghosts
The thing about leaving is that the ghosts tend to stick around.
“Lez Bomb” Is a Lesbian Comedy of Errors and Coming Out Story, Wrapped in a Family Holiday Film
Queering heteronormative tropes is certainly my favorite way to spend Thanksgiving.