greatest hits

all the things they said

greatest hits

lgbt history

Masters of Homosex: 9 Vintage Books That Lied About Lesbians

Are you the college girl, the office girl, the career gal, the prostitute, the matron, the man-hater, the bohemian, the frigid wife, the dull dyke or the unsuccessful heterosexual?

Riese —

Nov 5, 2013

femmes

greatest hits

beauty

Mattes, Metallics, and Other Fall 2013 Makeup Trends (for Brown-Skinned Folk)

Are you tired of flipping through fashion magazines and reading through makeup trends posts only to find that the looks are designed for white women? I’ve arranged some fall makeup…

SJ Sindu —

Oct 22, 2013

greatest hits

listling without commentary

food lists

Listling With Brief Commentary: 53 Fried Foods I Didn’t Eat At The Texas State Fair

I went to the Texas State Fair and all I got was a lousy turkey leg.

Yvonne —

Oct 21, 2013

Daily Fix

greatest hits

tv feature

Everyone is Tired of White People on TV

There is now data that suggests viewers are more likely to watch shows with racially diverse casts and writing staffs. Imagine that.

Brittani —

Oct 18, 2013

90s nostalgia

greatest hits

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Let’s All Write Open Letters To Miley Cyrus And Also Your Mom Forever And Ever

If she writes an open letter, we’ll all write an open letter, and it’ll be ANARCHY!

Rachel —

Oct 3, 2013

christianity

greatest hits

first person

If Joan Of Arc Can Do It, Why Can’t I?

Ever since I went to a Halloween party at my friend’s church youth group in 6th grade, I’ve been almost inseparable from my Christian identity. But on November 4th, 2012,…

Mey —

Oct 3, 2013

body image

greatest hits

health

Loving Your Body in the Age of Patriarchy

“As a woman of color who does not fit into Western Eurocentric standards of what is conventionally attractive, every day I step out and love myself is an act of…

Sam —

Sep 30, 2013

b is hilarious

Daily Fix

tv lists

5 New TV Characters I’ve Decided Are Gay

I mean, why not?

Brittani —

Sep 30, 2013

get baked with autostraddle

greatest hits

recipes

Get Baked: Apple Damn Sandwich

And then, the epiphany — again like a sparkly gift from heaven, or maybe one of those sponsor gifts in the Hunger Games because atheism — it came to me:…

Laneia —

Sep 26, 2013

greatest hits

sex advice

sex

How To Have Lesbian Sex 102: Cunnilingus Edition

We are going down… on vaginas.

A.E. Osworth —

Sep 25, 2013

greatest hits

idol worship

lgbt history

Idol Worship: Selena, Queen of Tejano Music

Selena, the Queen of Tejano Music, bidi bidi bom bommed her way to my heart when I was just a kid and my love for her will never die.

Yvonne —

Sep 24, 2013

gay moms

greatest hits

first person

Please Don’t Thank Me for Loving My Wife

My transgender wife and I are both people with a lot of serious challenges to face, and we chose to confront those challenges as a team. That’s not heroism. It’s…

Genevra Reid —

Sep 13, 2013