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masturbation

personal essay

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friendship

I Can Masturbate, No Hands: Innovative Masturbation and the Power of Friendship

“Through frank conversations with cross country mates and cheeky hints in coming-of-age films, I learned that masturbation is something people do to their vaginas with fingers, shower heads and (though…

Bella Dally-Steele —

Jan 6, 2021

also.also.also

amelia earhart

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Remember When Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt Went Joyriding on a Jet Plane?

Vintage Vapid Fluff: Never forget that Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt skipped the White House for a lil date night in the skies! Also, Roxane Gay on the New Year,…

Carmen Phillips —

Jan 5, 2021

tarot

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

What Will You Keep; What Will You Build? 2021 Is the Year of the Hierophant; Here’s What That Means

After spending 2020 evaluating structures and creating new rules, 2021 will challenge us to keep pushing ourselves to grow and expand, to consider what we are allowing to restrict us…

meg —

Jan 5, 2021

you need help

A blonde woman in a white T-shirt and jeans is trapped inside a cardboard box.

relationships

You Need Help: Your Partner Won’t Give You Space

She’s isolating you from the things that make you a capable, confident, well-rounded person, and when you adhere to her rules, you’re enabling codependency.

Ro White —

Jan 5, 2021

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

tubi

pop culture fix

“Cracks” Is a Boarding School Monster Movie

It’s a piercing portrayal of abuse. It’s a monster movie, only instead of a creature in the night, its monster is a human woman.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 5, 2021

#PolyamoryProblems

polyamory

relationships

#PolyamoryProblems: How to Deal With a Closeted Partner

Feeling made invisible by your own partner’s choices to not come out as both queer and polyamorous is tough. This edition of #PolyamoryProblems dives into how to deal with a…

DaemonumX —

Jan 4, 2021

gossip girl

link roundup

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Meet the “Many Queer Characters” of the Gossip Girl Reboot

Dungeons, Dragons, and Diversity; Black cartoon from our childhoods that were ahead of their time; Pose in the pandemic; bisexual Cheetah discourse; and more!

Heather Hogan —

Jan 4, 2021

interview

nonfiction

A photo collage of the cover of Marlee Grace's Getting to Center, which features pastel abstract shapes, and a photo of Grace, a blond woman in a white turtleneck in front of a backdrop with pastel shapes on it.

literature

Getting to an Imperfect, Queer Center: Interview with Marlee Grace

“The goal, especially in 2020, has not been to feel better or feel my best, but it’s to feel less shitty than I did five minutes ago.” Marlee Grace’s Getting…

Sarah Yanni —

Jan 4, 2021

Why Are So Many Trans Mascs Pups?

When a couple trans masc friends are into pup play, it’s a coincidence. When half of the trans men I know are into it, it’s a pattern. I began to mentally set up a bulletin board with red string to solve one question: why are so many trans mascs pups?