LGBT women's health

community

LGBT women's health

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Beyond Self-Care Bubble Baths: A Vision for Community Care

If I and other people with certain disabilities are going to survive, we need care — and not from ourselves. Because when it gets really bad for me, self-care is…

Abbie Jones —

Jul 20, 2017

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LGBT women's health

politics + activism

Trumpcare Is an Attack on Trans People of Color. Let’s Fight Like Hell Against It.

Defeating this bill is a matter of life and death to the transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex people of color who depend on Medicaid to survive.

Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza —

Jul 14, 2017

Alternative Lifestyle Haircuts

greatest hits

first person

I Never Meant for My Hair to Be the Way Back to the Lighthouse

“I thought changing something on the outside would change the wrecked ruin of me on the inside. I thought somehow the inside would get a memo from my outside and…

A. Tony Jerome —

May 11, 2017

affordable care act

LGBT women's health

politics + activism

The Terrifying Part of the ACA Repeal That’s Already Affecting Trans and Pregnant People

A lot of terrible, overwhelming things are happening for our community, right now. Let’s hold one another and try to understand what’s going on.

Priya —

May 4, 2017

community

fullscreen

health

We Are One In the Same: Experts Explain What Self-Care and Community Care Really Look Like

We all know self-care is important, but what does that actually mean? I talked to four experts in mental and social health care to find out more about the nuts…

Caroline Catlin —

Apr 12, 2017

international news

lesbian health

politics + activism

Blame Conservatives and Their Austerity Measures for Why LGBTQ Healthcare Sucks in the UK

Seven years of cuts have left the NHS on its knees, and we’re all suffering.

Heather Davidson —

Mar 21, 2017

affordable care act

lesbian health

health

Autostraddle’s Staff Shares Their Stories About Why We Need to #SaveTheACA

“Obamacare turned me from a liability into a full citizen worth protecting, and to see it roll backward instead of march forward would be a stain on our national history…

the team —

Jan 16, 2017

affordable care act

lesbian health

politics + activism

Republicans Forge Ahead with ACA Repeal, Promise to Definitely Figure Out Replacement Later

Republicans haven’t been able to figure out what they think should replace the Affordable Care Act since it was introduced in 2010, and repealing it now will leave millions of…

Rachel —

Jan 9, 2017

LGBT women's health

news fix

society + culture

Study Shows Lesbian, Bi Women Aim To Be Healthier, Not Thinner

Researchers helped older lesbian and bi women adopt healthier habits when the focus wasn’t on weight loss.

Yvonne —

Jul 14, 2016

grown-ups

lesbian health

health

Gal Pals, Community, Money, Marriage, Bike-Riding and Acceptance Make LGBTQ Women Feel Healthier

Welcome to the first in a series of exciting discoveries from our survey of over 4,000 Autostraddle readers over the age of 29.

Riese —

Oct 7, 2015

greatest hits

lesbian health

health

The Big Queer Guide to IUDs

We’re here, we’re queer, we’re getting an IUD.

Lizz —

Oct 5, 2015

LGBT women's health

Lists/Top 10s

politics + activism

9 Lies They’re Spreading about Planned Parenthood (and the Facts to Fight Them With)

You’ve probably heard a lot of alarming claims made about Planned Parenthood over the past few months — now here are the facts that prove them wrong.

Rachel —

Oct 1, 2015