NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is a Rupture
You will never get closure, how to relearn how to masturbate as a trans women, golden showers and more.
Be The Change: 5 Ways to Create Safer Activist Spaces For Everyone
We have to commit to always learning and growing and doing more all the time to make our spaces better and better.
Some Things: Gender/Language Barrier
…the word for she/he/it are WRITTEN differently but PRONOUNCED the same.
Are You 10 Years Ago
“everywhere i went i was protected. i was never in the dark. i was alone but i was never really alone because autostraddle was there.”
Boobs on Your Tube: Nomi Feels the Carmen de la Pica Morales Sting on “Grown-Ish”
Plus updates on Charmed, All American, Roswell, Boomerang, The Magicians, and Whiskey Cavalier!
The Comment Awards Are Making Bisque and Bingeing Derry Girls
“Thank you for blessing us with the phrase ‘kitchen top,’ because I think that’s my actual alignment.”
Happy Birthday Autostraddle: 10th Birthday Cards and Love Notes from YOU
Not only did you send cards and love notes, you also sent us homemade vegan cookies, cash donations, and a fucking handmade seahorse enamel charm?!?!?!
“Captain Marvel” Is More Kickass Than Our Wildest Dreams
If I were a man invested, even subconsciously, in propping up a patriarchal society where women, even subconsciously, Know Their Place, Captain Marvel would terrify the pants off of me.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: When Did You Find Autostraddle And What Happened Next?
We’ve been here for 10 years! When did you join the party?
It’s Autostraddle’s 10th Birthday: Ask Us Anything!
Sweet birthday AMA!! Eight full hours of advice, answers, resolutions, and camaraderie! No question will go unanswered! Not an A+ member yet? TODAY’S A GREAT DAY TO JOIN!
Save Room for Autostraddle’s 10th Birthday Cake
Reneice is making us a cake! Then you can make the cake! We can all make the cake!
Tomboys of Literature: An Incomplete Survey
A subjective beginning exploration into the far-reaching but inconsistent landscape of literary tomboys.
“Riverdale” Episode 314: Be Gay, Do Crimes
Cheryl Blossom really encapsulates that “Game Of Thrones But Make It Teen Drama” essence that represents Riverdale at its finest.
“Derry Girls” Is Back and if You’re Not Watching, You’re Robbing Yourself of Joy
I’m pleased to report that series two, which landed this week on Channel 4, is just as irreverent, just as uproarious, just as unpredictable as series one.
10 Queers Get Honest About Ghosting
Communication is hard, especially when you have to tell someone something they might not want to hear, which is why sometimes we… just don’t do it!
“Good Trouble” Episode 109 Recap: Willful Blindness
This week’s Good Trouble is a little over-stuffed, but we’re finally getting to the heart of Alice’s issues.
Pop Culture Fix: Lesbians Seize Our Hearts In Netflix’s “Queer Eye” S3 and “Someone Great” Rom-Com Trailers
Topics include a new Gina Rodriguez rom-com with a black queer lead played by DeWanda Wise, big things on Queer Eye’s third season, Anna Paquin’s new lesbian period film, the Derry Girls and teenage apathy
YES NO MAYBE: Pink Lightbulbs and Wine Butt Plugs
“I’m gonna give this one an enthusiastic YES for the sole reason of their weird cow advertising.”
No Filter: Stephanie Beatriz is the Cat’s Pajamas
Also, Hayley Kiyoko in Spain, Janelle Monáe in Paris, Samira and Lauren have a SNL date night, and WILL KEHLANI HAVE HER FRIGGIN BABY ALREADY????
“Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good” Asks Us to Practice for the World We Want
Pleasure Activism offers up a multitude of tactics for which to embody pleasure, claim it as a central and essential liberatory practice, and a sustainable one for the long-term road trip of justice work.