Lists/Top 10s

canada

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

book lists

9+ Queer Canadian Poets to Break Your Heart and Put It Back Together Again

Queer Canadian poets tend to be experimental, to push against boundaries. They tell it like it is, challenge our ways of thinking, and actively organize for change. Their words are…

Melanie —

May 12, 2015

Lists/Top 10s

food lists

31 Delectable Dumpling Recipes to Make Dinner Delish

We’re always looking forward to dinner when dumplings are on the menu.

the team —

May 11, 2015

2016 presidential race

anti-discrimination laws

politics + activism

What’s the Deal With Bernie Sanders? 7 Things You Want to Know

I hear he’s a socialist. That’s cool. But also he’s an old straight white man, like the vast majority of American politicians, so what would his alleged socialism mean for…

Maddie —

May 11, 2015

Lists/Top 10s

qpoc

beauty

4 Vivid Lipsticks I’ve Known and Loved

If it’s bright, deeply pigmented and under $10, I’ll usually give it a spin. After searching high and low for quality formulas in current colors, I’ve gathered some of my…

Lydia O —

May 8, 2015

critter corner

Lists/Top 10s

pets & animals

8 Videos About Bees You Could Be Watching Right Now

To prepare you for life on our radical separatist commune, duh.

Laura Mandanas —

May 7, 2015

fools journey

Lists/Top 10s

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

3 Tarot Spreads for Checking in with Your Relationships

This week, I want to share a few tarot spreads with you, which you can use to look at what’s going on with your relationships. Firstly with your one-to-one relationships,…

Beth —

May 6, 2015

Lists/Top 10s

movie lists

7 Rad Queer Women Characters of Black and White Cinema

There aren’t a ton of queer women in classic cinema, but the ones we do have are pretty amazing.

Sara Century —

May 5, 2015

excerpts from my super-secret diary

Lists/Top 10s

af+

13 Excerpts From Stef’s Super Secret 8th Grade Diary

“Life sucks.. I don’t know what to talk about. This journal is the absolute truth, and I have nothing to say. Sure, all the big stuff happened. I own a…

Stef —

Apr 30, 2015

Autostraddle Reader Data

gay statistics

lesbian sex

The 100 Most Ambitious Places You’ve Had Sex

“Lost in the Dole pineapple maze in Hawaii.” “On my back in a Corolla on a bridge in a Little Bo Peep costume.” “The aardvark exhibit at the zoo.”

Riese —

Apr 30, 2015

feminism

LGBT history

lgbt history

Rebel Girls: 7 Suffragists You Probably Didn’t Learn About in School

I wanted to take today’s lesson as an opportunity to totally school you on the suffrage comrades they didn’t teach you about in school, but there’s a ton, so I…

Carmen —

Apr 29, 2015

feminism

Internet Activism

geekery

For Us, By Us: These Apps Are What Happens When Girls #HackForGirlsRights

Girl coders from around the world accepted a challenge in February to design websites or apps that increase girls’ access to safe spaces online and in their physical communities. Here’s…

Carmen —

Apr 24, 2015

Lists/Top 10s

comedy

Pick A Take, Any Take

No matter what kind of take you were interested in on that issue — you know the one — you’ll find something that works for you here.

Rachel —

Apr 23, 2015