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family

hanukkah

christmas

10 Tips For Surviving Your First Family Holiday After Coming Out

So you’ve recently come out to your family, and it’s the first time you’ve been to holigay dinner since it happened. Autostraddle is here to help you through it.

Mari Brighe —

Dec 18, 2014

hanukkah

judaism

jewish holidays

On The Eighth Day of Hanukkah Your Bubbe Gave You Socks

“I think all Jews need to come clean about what we really get for Hanukkah. Luckily, I have compiled eight charts for your research.”

Cecelia —

Dec 17, 2014

anna paquin

comics/graphic novels

geekery

Drawn to Comics: Ranking The 40 Coolest Women in Superhero Comic Book Movies

I was really glad I was able to find this many women in superhero comic book movies that I liked.

Mey —

Dec 16, 2014

Lists/Top 10s

personal essay

first person

24 Incredible Personal Essays We Published In 2014

We told some really incredible stories this year and you won’t want to miss a thing.

Riese —

Dec 15, 2014

greatest hits

Lists/Top 10s

sex

9 Totally Normal And Not Gross Things That Happen During Sex We Promise It’s Normal

Definitely don’t worry about it you’re fine everything’s gonna be fine.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 11, 2014

Lists/Top 10s

movie review

movie lists

40 Movies About Space, Ranked

This past week I saw both Interstellar and Theory of Everything. One was really good and the other reminded me of all the bad space movies I’ve ever seen.

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 4, 2014

Lists/Top 10s

pretty little liars

tv lists

19 Reasons Pretty Little Liars’ A is Probably Santa Claus

A necklace made of human teeth is the new lump of coal in your stocking. Ho ho ho, bitches.

Heather Hogan —

Dec 3, 2014

hanukkah

Lists/Top 10s

christmas

Epic Holigay Grab Bag: 100+ DIY Projects, Recipes, and Inspiration for the Season

Now queermos! Now ‘straddlers! Now commenters and lurkers! On crafters and bakers from all faiths and backgrounds! To the kitchen to cook! To the living room to sew! Now get…

Carmen —

Dec 2, 2014

"personality cult"

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community

100 Reasons Autostraddle is Thankful For Autostraddlers

You! Yes, you! Get in here and let us love you!

the team —

Nov 27, 2014

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race

politics + activism

10 Game-Changing Things We Learned At Facing Race 2014

2. Tension is a productive force.

Fikri —

Nov 20, 2014

Lists/Top 10s

makeup

beauty

6 Blue Lipsticks Road-Tested for the Ice Queen In You

Something truly wonderful is happening. Cosmetic companies are expanding their lipstick colors beyond the standard red-orange-pink-purple-burgundy spectrum and into the land of black, yellow, green and blue lipstick.

Elena —

Nov 13, 2014

curated comments

lesbian nightlife

the scene

Listling Without Commentary: 29 Excerpts From 1-Star Reviews Of Lesbian Bars

“The patrons there were lucky I didn’t use my ninja skills on their @$$!!!”

Riese —

Nov 11, 2014