greatest hits

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Ellen Page Is Gay: Ellen Page Comes Out, Makes Best Valentine’s Day Ever

OMG ELLEN PAGE CAME OUT YOU GUYS IT HAPPENED ELLEN PAGE CAME OUT FOR REAL ELLEN PAGE IS GAY ELLEN PAGE LESBIAN ELLEN PAGE CAME OUT ELLEN PAGE Y’ALL ELLEN…

Riese —

Feb 14, 2014

first person

26 Things Depression Feels Like According To My Diary

“Sad cloud” and “naked Christmas tree” did not make the list. You’re welcome, makers of anti-depressant commercials!

Riese —

Feb 13, 2014

the l word

Latin Lovers and Spicy Bombshells: What “The L Word” Got Wrong About Latinas

The truth is that Carmen and Papi are Latina characters who perpetuated sweeping generalizations about Latin@ Folks and ultimately made matters worse.

Yvonne —

Feb 3, 2014

first person

Everything Hurts All The Time

“I hated my body and punished it, and it hated me and punished me back. Is that what happened? That’s the thing about getting sick the way I got sick:…

Riese —

Jan 29, 2014

the l word

How “L Word” Internet Fandom Built Autostraddle Dot Com: The Oral History

“Laneia, that was our first official interaction in the world — you seeing a link to my blog on The Planet Boards and wanting to delete it.”

Riese —

Jan 28, 2014

first person

The Second to Last Woman I Loved

“The truth is always messy. I told myself I could be gay and I wouldn’t ever be hurt again. I needed to never be hurt again.”

Roxane Gay —

Jan 22, 2014

the l word

Listling Without Commentary: Conversations I Had While Watching the L Word for the First Time

Carmen: i lost my life Carmen: i’ve lost my life

Carmen —

Jan 21, 2014

first person

Schecter 3:16 (Or How Jenny Schecter Saved My Life)

“I was angry. Really fucking angry. Angry because Jenny Schecter was right.”

Heather Hogan —

Jan 20, 2014

community

State of the Autostraddle Union #3: A Letter From Your Editor

What the hell is going on around here.

Riese —

Jan 16, 2014

lgbt history

15 Ladies Who Were Writing Sexy Lesbian Love Letters Before You Got Born

Before there was sexting, there was inserting obvious sexual metaphors into benign-looking letters and adding romantic overtones to keep it classy.

Ryan Yates —

Jan 15, 2014

sex

Moving Beyond “Lesbian Bed Death” And Bridging The Libido Gap

Is it a libido gap? Or is it a sign that a major relationship change is in order?

A.E. Osworth —

Jan 10, 2014

love + sex

Body as a Second Language: Navigating Queer Girl Culture on the Autism Spectrum

“For me, reading and speaking body language is like communicating in any foreign language — I concentrate hard, stumble, and make embarrassing errors. Turns out other queer autistic people have…

Emily —

Jan 2, 2014