10 Ideas From “The Ultimate Guide To Kink” That Even Vanilla People Will Be Into
If you want an overview of everything kinky and don’t know where to start, this is where.
Holland Taylor Has a Girlfriend, Is Hopefully Writing Fabulous, Tortured Love Poems
Peggy Peabody was a lesbian in 1974 and that was enough for her, but Holland Taylor, the actress who played her, recently told WNYC that most of her relationships have been with women — including the one she’s in right now with actress Sarah Paulson.
Autostraddle Merch 20% Off For Cyber Monday Plus More Markdowns!
It’s your last chance before the holidays to get 20% off storewide — plus, today only you can get a Gal Pal crop top for just $12!
35 Recipes for Condiments that Steal the Show
Whether you got stuck with leftovers of Aunt Ida’s bland mac and cheese after Thanksgiving, you’re bored of your normal cold cut sandwich you pack for work, or you’re a student and plain rice and beans is becoming monotonous, the answer is an out-of-this-world condiment.
Sunday Funday is a Badass Queer Activist
A bunch of queer parents are now listed on their kids’ birth certificates, LGBT activists are having a moment, MillerCoors is doing good for its queer employees, and a meerkat just rolled off of a rock.
NSFW Sunday Special: The 7 Best Sex Toys of 2015
Some sex toys are just better than others.
Badass Desktops Make You Look Like a Genius
Here are some tweaks so all of y’all queer nerds out there can customize your desktops. They’re not that difficult, but they make you look like a genius!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #15
If you want to say thank you, don’t say sorry.
The Comment Awards are Thankful for Autostraddle’s Brilliant Commenters
A-Camp workshop ideas, a brand new lesbian bar and arson!
Also.Also.Also: Gentrification, Genderfucking Nuns and Other Stories for Your Weirdo Day
Gentrification in NYC, Leelah Alcorn Highway, teeth, positive tweets, awkward conversations, and so much more!
10 Black Friday 2015 Deals You Can Get Without Getting Off The Couch
Ten of the best most relevant Black Friday deals you can get online at stores like Uniqlo, Wildfang and ThinkGeek, your code for 20% off all Autostraddle merch, and a quickie rundown of site-wide sales relevant to your interests. Plus, all these companies have affiliate accounts with Autostraddle!
OPEN THREAD: Welcome To Thanksgiving Headquarters, Population Weirdos
I hope somebody brought mashed potatoes! Welcome to your Thanksgiving / Not-Thanksgiving-If-You-Don’t-Live-in-the-US Feelings Atrium!
Feelin’ Like Wealth: The Black Friday Shopping Playlist
Whether you’re staying in, waiting in line, or buying a big-screen TV online at 12:01 AM, you could probably use a little more Drake, anyway.
This Business Of Art Fix #17: A Really Sort Of Creepy Relationship With Women In General
Changes and layoffs at Gawker and a rebuttal from Wonkette, layoffs at pretty much every print magazine ever, FHM folds ’cause dudes are embarrassed to be seen with it, more digital publishers are asking their readers for money, Uber drivers sound off about their actual work conditions and more!
Jason Van Dyke Charged with First-Degree Murder in Death of Laquan McDonald
Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with murder after the release of the video of him killing Laquan Davis, openly gay SLC mayor Jackie Biskupski wants to build bridges with the LDS Church, Kathryn Knott’s anti-gay tweets are court evidence and more.
100 Things Autostraddle Staffers Are Thankful For This Year
“Autostraddle commenters! Autostraddle readers! THE PERSON LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT NOW, BASICALLY. Y’all are our lifeblood, and I love each and every one of you.”
Lez Liberty Lit #85: We Are Not A Trend
“Let us remember that we become the stories we tell.” Also: an early Horcrux, books women should not read, monstrous bad spelling and more.
Pop Culture Fix: “Carol” and “Tangerine” Dominate Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Carol and Tangerine snagged nine Independent Sprit Award nominations, Pretty Little Liars gives hints about the time jump, Rosie arrives on Empire, and Sarah Paulson thinks love is a bitch.
Homosexuals and Heterosexuals Exist, Says Groundbreaking Study
You have no idea how long it took me to figure out that this was the only definitive takeaway from this particular data analysis.
15 Useful Phrases To Yell At Thanksgiving Football
“Summon all the indignation you can muster and pretend you are shouting down a Planned Parenthood opposer.”