Tech Your Queer: Gaying Up Tinder And Other Things About Online Dating
But whhyyyy, you ask from your perch on your couch with your tofutti in hand and Netflix on your screen. I’m glad you asked.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #4
“Why can’t I make everyone happy?”
Fan Fiction Friday: 7 Baby-Sitters Club Femslash Fics to Take You Way Back
Kristy and Mary Ann always belonged together, and don’t you forget it.
The Comment Awards Are Winning Winners
and vegan chicken dinners
Pretty Little Liars Episode 516 Recap: Barrel of Monkeys
Talia checks out Emily’s buns, hun.
Things I Read That I Love #163: An Off-White Fan On The Off-White Ceiling
Topics include a childhood on codeine, Marsha Mehran, Fruitvale, prison labor, a face transplant, The Mission in San Francisco and moar!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Are You Wearing, Like, Right Now?
That gay ol’ time. Talkin’ about stuff and things. Maybe even new threads. And GIFs. Lots of GIFs. WOULD YOU HANGGGGG WITH ME?
“Untold Stories” Help Us Transform the Culture of Stigma Around Reproduction
Untold Stories directly disrupts the ongoing and frustrating conversation around abortion and reproductive health as a political wedge issue. It drives home the point, without proselytizing, that people’s complex reproductive lives should be at the center of conversations about reproductive health and rights.
Three Looks Inspired By Kristen Stewart, She of Effortless Aplomb
Kristen’s off-duty looks are essentially a master class on lookin’ delectable in simple basics.
Lez Liberty Lit #64: Reading To Fix Your Brain
Marginalized writers learning to value their own stories, interviews with queer and trans artists of color, a new Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie story, bisexuality in sci fi and more.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Seven, January 2015
Get those ten vibrators into this cat cafe with your gal pal, STAT. We’ve got business to take care of.
Black Lives Matter Releases Inaugural State Of The Black Union Address, Hosts Twitter Town Hall
“We recognize that not even a Black President will pronounce our truths. We must continue the task of making America uncomfortable about institutional racism. Together, we will re-imagine what is possible and build a system that is designed for Blackness to thrive.”
Salem Season 1 Finale: That Escalated Quickly
Salem continues to align itself with Western superstition, ending Season One with episode #13. No, you won’t be able to escape this unlucky number, like those old 1970s elevators that jump you from the 12th to the 14th floor.
Homespun Love: Mix Up a Batch of Oatmeal Stout Soap
This project mixes a science, art, and a whole lot of oil to make twelve bubbly bars of soap.
Lesbian Dating 101: A Syllabus For Girls Who Want to Date Other Girls
How to pick up chicks, how to escape your terrible date, how to handle rejection, how to effectively fight with your girlfriend — we’ve got so much advice for y’all.
Rebel Girls: Why You Need Barbara Smith and “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around”
These shouldn’t be revelations. These should be the frameworks of our revolution.
State of the Union 2015: Instagram, LGBT Shoutout, and a Dysfunctional Tight-Knit Family
“Last night President Obama addressed the nation on a number of pressing issues ranging from Instagram to middle-class economics to the fact that climate change exists.”
Autostraddle is Nominated for GLAAD’s Outstanding Blog of the Year — Again!
Lumberjanes got a nod, too! And for the first time ever, nine out of ten nominated TV dramas feature queer women!
You Need Help: You (Want to Be) Too Sexy for Your Shirt
You can do a super hot striptease for your girlfriend even if you are not, in fact, a Pussycat Doll.
Sleater-Kinney and Broad City Compare “Vag Badges,” Tell You What to Read, Watch and Listen To
Seriously Carrie Brownstein could tell me to buy her dinner and I’d be like “No problem Carrie Brownstein. I’m a little tight for cash right now but you get that steak tartare.”