grown-ups

first person

Visiting Family After Marrying my Wife, Part 1: Packing My Suitcase

“Since the wedding has made me come out to more people than I had ever intended, this trip back to my place of origin makes facing their reactions inevitable. Will…

Jay —

Apr 2, 2015

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Top 10 Lesbian, Queer or Bisexual Celebrities We Remember Being Out Back Then

On our recent survey of Autostraddle readers over 29 we asked “who was the first lesbian or bisexual celebrity/public figure you remember being aware of?” These are the scientific results…

Riese —

Mar 10, 2015

coming out

You Need Help: Coming Out In Your Mid/Late 20s

The fact that you’re working through all this now doesn’t say anything negative about you or the way you moved through life for the past 24 years. What you did…

Laura Mandanas —

Mar 5, 2015

straddleverse

Autostraddle Grown-Ups Mini-Survey: If You’re 29 Or Older, You’ve Gotta Take This Survey For Us

If you’re 29 or older and you’ve got 15 minutes then you’ve got time to get in here and take this survey!

Riese —

Feb 25, 2015

queer pregnancy

Here’s What You Need to Know Before DIY Insemination

Did you guys know that in many states, if a physician doesn’t conduct the insemination, then the parental rights of the sperm donor might not be terminated?

V —

Feb 24, 2015

lesbian weddings

Wedding Feelings I’m Powering Through: 40 Day Countdown

I’m getting married in 40 days! Here are some unfiltered feelings and things about that, because what else was I supposed to do?

Laneia —

Feb 23, 2015

celebrities (vapid fluff)

11 Lesbian Couples Who Don’t Mind The (Age) Gap

These female celebrity couples have a ten or more year age gap between them and they are happy as clams!

Riese —

Feb 16, 2015

parenting & family

Call For Submissions: Brand New Queer Mamas

We’re looking for a columnist who’s a new mom and wants to write about that experience right here! RIGHT HERE ON THIS WEBSITE.

the team —

Feb 4, 2015

parenting & family

Adventures in Baby Making as a Single Black Lesbian

So maybe my pregnancy path isn’t as simple and straightforward as baby books would have you believe it should be because I’m a poor QPoC with anxiety, but it has…

Asher_Jak —

Jan 28, 2015

geekery

Notes From A Queer Engineer: Let’s Get Handy

Want to learn some home repair skills from YouTube handywomen? Yeah you do. Let’s watch together!

Laura Mandanas —

Jan 28, 2015

lgbt book reviews

“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…

KaeLyn —

Jan 22, 2015

money + work

When Two (or More) Become One: Relationship Budgeting for the Financial Planning Adverse

Money makes the world go ’round and also you need it to pay for things because capitalism. So let’s talk about relationship finances after moving in together.

KaeLyn —

Jan 6, 2015