Jump from Video Games to Role Playing Games with We Were W.A.S.P.
Even if you’re not a role player, We Were W.A.S.P. eases you into it—and provides a context for processing history, gender and other tough issues.
Drawn to Comics: Last Year I Wished for 12 Things in Comics; Here’s What I Got
Let’s see how the year 2015 was for women in comics and what we can hope for in 2016 (I’m mainly hoping for more queer comics).
29 Excerpts From Super-Cool Comments Left On Mainstream Media Stories About Holland Taylor and Sarah Paulson
“Just wonder what Charlie thinks about it…that would be an interesting 2 1/2 men episode…”
Also.Also.Also: Elmo Ruined Sesame Street and Other Stories to Start Your Week
Krampus, this fucking holiday wrapping post that I love, board games, Mariah Carey, profiting from black teens, asexuality, Laura Jane Grace and so much more!
Gayby Maybe? The Epic Queer Parenting Roundtable!
Our panel answers your questions about getting knocked up, adopting, the challenges and rewards of queer mom life, and so much more!
Holigay Playlist: Country Ladies Doing Christmas Right
A collection of Christmas songs sung by country music stars who just so happen to be women.
Dapper Days: How to Take on the World in A Sharp Suit of Your Own
Call it the Janelle Monae effect, or just an increase in dapper; suits have gone majorly mainstream. This increase in suit popularity means you (yes you) can pick up a two-piece looker for yourself just in time to look suave for the holidays.
45 (More) Festive Holigay Cookies to Eat With That Bowl Full of Jelly
Christmas cookies, Chanukah cookies, plain old winter cookies, and more! Go grab that almond milk – it’s about to be dunkin’ time.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Has A Hand On Your Thigh Under The Table
Vagina art, lust as a top, systematic discrimination against the sex industry, Melissa Gira Grant on Stoya and more.
Sunday Funday Wishes Every Day Was LGBT Equality Day
Shaking up the gay rights v. “religious freedom” fight in Ireland, a bird that’s super cool, sweet justice in Texas, the coming of LGBT Equality Day, and a bunch of businesses standing up for the gays in Indiana.
Podcatchers: 4 Apps for Listening to Podcasts
Stitcher and Apple have weird apps for listening to podcasts; here are some alternatives to make your holiday travel more podcast-pleasing!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Getting In The Spirit
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Meet The Queer Contestants on “Top Chef”
Empire’s midseason finale is b-a-n-a-n-a-s and Top Chef is back with two lesbian contestants!
The Comment Awards Have A Bright Future, Are Wearing Shades
Freaking out over Peaches, swooning over Queen Latifah, and agreeing that some books just aren’t for recommending to Mom.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Sorry But I’m Already in Holigay Overdrive, How Are You
On ‘straddlers, on lurkers, on readers and tweeters! Get in here and comment about all of your feelings — holigay-related and not. (You know you want to.)
YES CATS! Exclusive: The Incredibly True Adventures of the Backyard Bobbis
“…when my parents were yelling at each other and when my mom was slapping and screaming at me and when the kids at my school were making fun of me for being a cross-eyed dyke, I’d think about those kittens who were counting on me to keep them safe. I’d make it through another day.”
Things I Read That I Love #190: I Am Not Writing A Novel Called “1994” About A Young Woman In An Office Park In a Provincial Town
This is an especially good installment! Topics include disruptive activism, not writing, pandering to men, gentrification, Hillary Clinton’s relationship with black voters, church sex abuse and more.
The Top Mozzarella Sticks Of 2015
Regrets, I’ve had a few.
Ease on Down the Road with Autostraddle: The Wiz Live! Liveblog and Sing-a-long
Uzo Aduba drops from the heavens into our dreams. Queen Latifah releases her inner glam stud. A very green Ozian vogue ball makes us gag. And rising star, Shanice Williams, steals our feminist hearts.
San Bernardino Shooting Illuminates Legislators’ Reliance on #ThoughtsandPrayers, Not Action
More on the suspects of the San Bernardino shooting, ICE stopped plans to house detained trans women in female facilities in Adelanto, Planned Parenthood shooter had a history of violence against women, and more news stories.