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Into the A+ Advice Box #16: Your Ex Is Getting Married, Closure is a Myth and More!

Worries about a roommate’s mental health, thinking of dating after almost a decade of being single, evangelical parents and bisexuality, what to call your girlfriend when she dominates you, and…

the team —

Aug 7, 2020

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Into the A+ Advice Box #14: What to Say to a Friend Proposing 6 Months In?

What do I say when I think my friend might be rushing into marriage? Trauma and opening up a relationship, exploring sexually with a long-term partner, feelings about a (possibly…

the team —

Jul 3, 2020

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Into the A+ Advice Box #12: Bisexual Marriage Blues, Sexting as a Bottom, and More!

Why does gay male sex turn you on if you’re a lesbian and is it okay? Plus, conflicting ideas about isolating & dating during quarantine, cheering up your partner over…

the team —

May 22, 2020

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queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: Practice Career Cocooning

Inspired by a caterpillar, cocooning describes a time when you are forced to wait and prepare for the transformation that is taking place inside you. Thanks to Covid-19, many of…

Tiara Dee —

Apr 21, 2020

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covid-19

relationships

How to Keep Your Relationship Healthy During a Global Crisis

Tips and tricks from a therapist and multiple queer couples about how to keep your communication and boundaries strong.

Elly Belle —

Apr 9, 2020

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queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: Career Anxiety

We’re concerned about our health during this pandemic, and for many of us, this stress is further exacerbated by job and financial instability. It’s time to dive into ways we…

Tiara Dee —

Apr 8, 2020

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covid-19

money + work

Queered & Careered: 10 Tips on Working From Home in the Era of Social Distancing

Since working from home is a part of the national call to practice social distancing, many of us are also navigating loneliness, restlessness, and anxiety. Here are a few tips…

Tiara Dee —

Apr 1, 2020

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queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: Five Unconventional Ways to Honor Yourself at Work

Honoring yourself is about creating fun, rejuvenating, life affirming practices that help you stay grounded and practice self-compassion. They should join you in life, and in work.

Tiara Dee —

Mar 10, 2020

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Autostraddle’s 11th Birthday Advice-A-Thon for A+ Members: Come Celebrate With Us!

This weekend was Autostraddle’s 11th birthday – we’re celebrating by thanking the community that’s helped us stick around this long by giving A+ members live personalized advice all day, with…

the team —

Mar 9, 2020

advice

queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: Tackling the Monster of Career-Envy

‪Jealousy will always be there. There will always be someone that you or society perceives to be smarter, stronger, or more competent than you. We must get curious about our…

Tiara Dee —

Feb 25, 2020

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queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: 12 Ways to Cope at Work When You’re Just Not Feeling It

For those days when you wake up for work and a repeated round of “fuck this” is going through your head.

Tiara Dee —

Feb 11, 2020

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queered & careered

money + work

Queered & Careered: In the Meantime (Or Things to Do While You’re Unemployed)

One of the most insidious effects of unemployment in a capitalist society is that we start to doubt our worth if we are not tied to a job. Our daily…

Tiara Dee —

Jan 28, 2020