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Coming Out First Person

29 Slightly Melodramatic Fears and Insecurities of a Baby Dyke

“There aren’t as many hairy, feminist lesbians as I was led to believe.”

Zo Watt November 21, 2017 103 Comments
Recipes Thanksgiving

Friendsgiving Challenge #3: Let’s Talk (Not) Turkey

You’re looking for an impressive quick-cooking, small-scale main dish that was chosen just for you by Cat Cora her very self? WELL THAT’S THIS.

Cat Cora November 21, 2017 21 Comments
TV Reviews

“Transparent” Without Jeffrey Tambor: More Trans Women, More Potential Revolution

As cis white men are forced out of Hollywood to face repercussions for their actions, this could become an important moment for traditionally marginalized voices to tell stories in ways we’ve never been allowed to before.

Mey November 21, 2017 11 Comments
Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: Queer Comic Book Movies and the Queer Comic Book Ladies In Them

We’ve seen a lot of canonically queer women in comic book movies lately; here’s the gift guide for those who are thrilled about that development.

Mey November 21, 2017 2 Comments
House & Garden

This Queer House, Vol 8: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

In this month’s This Queer House, I’ll show you how to get your home ready for winter by keeping the warm air in and the cold air out with a DIY draft stopper, as well as a few other helpful tips.

Jenna November 21, 2017 10 Comments
the elephant in the room
Christmas

Six Tips for Dealing with Your Difficult Family Members Over the Holidays

I’m sharing tips and techniques that have been useful to me in the face of conflict for those of you who’ll need to advocate for yourselves in difficult conversations and fight the good fight this holiday season. We can do this. Hopefully one day we won’t have to.

Reneice Charles November 21, 2017 10 Comments
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Christmas

Holigay Gift Guide: You’re Just Really Into Books

Gifts for people who are super into books that aren’t, y’know, books. And also some that are.

Ryan Yates November 21, 2017 4 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q

Also.Also.Also: ‘The L Word’ Reboot Has Its Showrunner and It’s Not You and Other Stories for Your Short Week

A showrunner for The L Word BABY!, Airbnb is trying, don’t get hacked, here for imperfect black female protagonists, Smitten Kitchen, queering modern day church, a brief Buffy interlude, and so much more!

Laneia November 20, 2017 20 Comments
TV Reviews

Sara Ramirez’s Kat Sandoval Debuts Even Gayer Than Imagined On “Madam Secretary”

The pocket chain was just the beginning.

Carmen Phillips November 20, 2017 16 Comments
AF+

A+ Roundtable: The First Time We Kissed A Girl

“There were all these fairy lights and we drank and were drunk and everything felt warm and easy.”

the team November 20, 2017 29 Comments
Autostraddle Gift Guide 2017 / Team Picks
Christmas

Autostraddle’s Ultimate Team Holigay Gift Guide 2017: Everything We Want Besides World Peace and Impeachment

Find out what the entire Autostraddle Team wants for the holigays, and nab a couple of sweet gift ideas for you and your loved ones while you’re at it!

the team November 20, 2017 33 Comments
Gender

Trans Day of Remembrance Roundtable: What Chosen Family Means To Us

“When I think about Trans Day of Remembrance and how I’ve survived to see another one, I know that it’s because of my family.”

Mey November 20, 2017 15 Comments
Geekery

Relevant To Your Interests: Thanksgiving Pi

Wear your pi and eat it too.

A.E. Osworth November 20, 2017 4 Comments
Graphic of Two Hands (Young and Old) wearing copper bracelets, one dripping with blood, surrounded by DNA structures
First Person

I Met My Sperm Donor’s Mom and It Changed Everything

As the daughter of lesbian mothers, I always knew I had a sperm donor, and that I could meet him when I was 18. I loved my moms; I loved my queer family. Still, I had always wondered what part of me was cut from a different cloth.

Sydney November 20, 2017 18 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Arizona Robbins and Annalise Keating Suffer Through Their Midseason Finales

Plus some thoughts on this season of Queen Sugar!

Heather Hogan November 19, 2017 23 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Excuse Me, Did True Blood’s Rutina Wesley Just Come Out By Announcing Her Gay Engagement On Instagram?

Go ahed, scroll through her Instagram gallery yourself; I’ll wait. 

Heather Hogan November 19, 2017 20 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Knows All You Need Is Elderly Lesbian Love

This elderly lesbian couple’s gonna make your heart burst, some sweet non-elderly queer couples too, and Melissa Etheridge doesn’t seem too worried about getting arrested for pot possession.

Ari November 19, 2017 7 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is A Person, Not A Phone

Relationship autopilot does not exist, correcting bad texting, how to date someone with anxiety, the perks of sex in late-stage capitalism and more.

Ryan Yates November 19, 2017 2 Comments
Love + Sex

Y’All Need Help #14: Yes or No Edition!

Answers to all the yes/no questions you sent in since last Tuesday!

Laneia November 18, 2017 21 Comments
Webcomics

Grease Bats: Astrology Is Real And Meaningful

“You can tell that now is a good time for Scout to finish their erotic novel ‘Buffy The Butt Slayer’ just from their astrological sign?”

Archie November 18, 2017 61 Comments
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