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into the af+ advice box

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friendship

My Queer Friends Are Mean About How Skinny I Am

Is it ever ok to comment on another person’s body? Also, we help a reader with a loud late-night roommate.

the team —

Jun 6, 2025

body dysphoria

body image

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gender

The Evolution of Unclockable Transgender Tuck Kits

Looking back, I wish a company like Unclockable existed when I was starting my transfeminine journey through gender.

Lara Americo —

Apr 28, 2022

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but make it fashion

issues

The Loneliness of Being Fat at Camp

“I shower. Get dressed. Read or listen to music until my hair is mostly dry and I can brush it. I don’t wear makeup and I don’t know how to…

Allison —

Nov 21, 2018

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fat positivity

parenting & family

Raising Baby T. Rex: The Soft Underbelly of a Hard Femme Mama

I love how soft I am postpartum. It’s a reminder of how my body stretched and grew and changed to grow a tiny human. I didn’t know I could be…

KaeLyn —

Oct 6, 2018

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body positivity

first person

How We Feel About Being Fat

A reader requested a roundtable where Autostraddle’s fat staff talk about how fatness, diet culture, and body positivity, relate to our queerness, identity, and gender. We aim to please, so…

Vanessa —

Oct 3, 2018

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fatness

health

You Need Help: Is It Normal to Feel Sexy When You Gain Weight? (Yes)

“There’s nothing better than finding out the way you love your body the most, and you’ve done that. Don’t let anyone make you feel bad or weird for that.”

Mey —

Feb 14, 2018

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femme fashion

queer fashion

Let’s Get Weird: Shapes and Colors

I thought I’d talk on a granular level about living in my particular body. And then, if you wanted to, you could do the same.

Nora —

Jul 20, 2017

#affiliatemarketing

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beauty

6 Products to Prevent Chub Rub This Summer

Including but not limited to Gold Bond Friction Defense.

Mey —

Jul 11, 2017

androgynous fashion

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beauty

I Grew Out My Leg Hair and You Can Too

Growing out your body hair can be exciting, liberating, and nerve-wracking. Here’s what I learned from growing out my leg hair.

Marie McGwier —

Jul 3, 2017

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femmes

beauty

23% Of Women Don’t Shave Their Pits, Thanks Feminism!?

I did my own research, aka I texted a bunch of my queer and trans friends to ask them about their body hair. What do you do with your pit…

Adrian —

May 26, 2017

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gaby dunn

society + culture

WATCH: Queer Highlights From “The What’s Underneath Project”

“As a poet, I normally have time to carefully construct my sentences, my metaphors, etc., but here I didn’t have any preparation, and honestly, I don’t think I needed any.”

Adrian —

Oct 11, 2016

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Follow Your Arrow

money + work

Follow Your Arrow: Coach Elizabeth Cooper on Grounding Her Business in Self Care

“An integral part of my business is to create and cultivate positive, meaningful, supportive relationships with everybody from my clients to my colleagues, people I’m renting space from, potential clients,…

Beth —

Jun 16, 2016