lesbian college life

asia

college lesbianage

first person

Curls That Dance Under Any Light: Rediscovering My Queer Hair in India

I’m not sure I am any of the things that the aunties here tell me I am: Good. Hindu. Girl. I’m not sure about a lot of things these days.…

Ananya Kumar-Banerjee —

Jan 16, 2020

alcohol

lesbian college life

issues

How To Grow Up Without Being Invited

The problem with birthdays, and graduations, is that endings and beginnings are so often the same thing. What we’re really celebrating is the motion, the opposite of stagnating, the skill…

Sarah Alexander —

Feb 12, 2019

lesbian college life

personal essay

first person

Desert Heartbreaker

“I always went the extra mile for you and did so gladly because I loved being around you. You never returned these more concrete gestures, which should’ve been the first…

Angela —

Oct 10, 2018

college

lesbian college life

school

9 Tips for Surviving Grad School With Mind and Body Intact

It’s easy to get caught up in how difficult grad school is, and to use that difficulty as an excuse to slack off on taking care of yourself, but the…

Ari —

Sep 5, 2018

lesbian college life

lesbian feminism

love + sex

Y’All Need Help #25: Spring Cleaning Part 4

Did someone say they needed me to answer 19 questions in one post?? No, they did not, but I did it anyway!!

Laneia —

May 5, 2018

college

feminism

school

20 Titles of Gay Papers I Want to Write One Day

“Three Kids, Two Femmes, a Butch and a Cat: Visions of Queer Domesticity”

Ari —

Jun 27, 2017

advice

college

school

All of the Ultimate Back-To-School Advice for College-Bound Queers

There is literally no incorrect way to do college and Autostraddle staff are the proof.

Maddie —

Aug 27, 2015

lesbian college life

playlists

Playlist: Songs I Used to Play at Parties in College

Maybe I’m romaticizing, maybe I’m nostalgic, maybe I’m drunk. But all I know is, I used to ride around with the windows down singing Nicki Minaj and everything was perfect…

Carmen —

Jun 25, 2015

college

Daily Fix

politics + activism

The State of Trans Women and the Seven Sisters: Mount Holyoke Opens Its Doors, Smith and The Rest Drag Heels

Most of the elite Seven Sisters colleges still use convoluted language to exclude trans women from their campuses. Mt Holyoke has bucked the trend, but the rest are still only…

Mari Brighe —

Oct 23, 2014

lesbian college life

recipes

Beyond Ramen: Yummy Foods You Can Make in your Dorm Room

Cooking with only a microwave and some random dishes you stole from your parent’s kitchen isn’t easy, but here are some foods you can make with no equipment or money to speak…

Varina —

Oct 2, 2014

autostraddle kits

college

school

Completing Your Motherf*ckin’ Dissertation In A Week: The Kit

THINK OF HOW GOOD IT’LL FEEL TO RETURN ALL THE LIBRARY BOOKS.

Fikri —

Jun 4, 2014

Daily Fix

lesbian college life

politics + activism

Michigan Affirmative Action Ban Upheld, Sotomayor Smacks It Down In 58 pages

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a Michigan state ban on the use of race as a factor in admissions to state universities, allowing voters to decide the matter on…

Laura Mandanas —

Apr 25, 2014