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Welcome Our New Senior Editor, Drew Burnett Gregory!

Goodbye exclusively gay moments — hello exclusively gay lifetime.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Oct 3, 2023

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A collage of three photos. On the left, a young Carmen smiles outside. In the center, Nico and Carmen post for a photo opp outdoors in Buffalo, arms outstretched, and to the right, adult Carmen poses in a flowing white dress and Birkenstocks outside

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Things I’ve Never Asked Carmen About Growing Up in a Theater Family, Her Dating Habits, and More!

We talk tattoos, 9/11 and Carmen’s high school activism, spirituality, what L Word character Carmen is most like, being a die-hard femme and more!

Nico —

Nov 16, 2022

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How To Blow Up Your Life

I thought that by 35, I’d be married. I thought by 35, I’d have kids. I thought I’d be straight.

Carmen Phillips —

Oct 28, 2022

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There are 3 selfies of Viv side by side. Viv has buzzed green hair and is making funny faces.

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Welcome Our New Art Director, Viv Le!

Hi there it’s me, Viv Le, aka the first Art Director of Autostraddle and your resident grinch.

viv —

Jun 28, 2022

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A collage styled to look like Polaroid pictures in front of a black background, inside each “Polaroid” is a new Autostraddle writer, left to right and top to bottom: Ashni is a South Asian person with shoulder length hair in black sunglasses and black shirt sitting outside on the grass; Yash is a mixed race South Asian person in a grey baseball cap and a grey shirt over a white one, they are smiling; Amari is a Black person with long braids that have gold details outside in New York City at night; Julie is an East Asian person in glasses and blue shirt underneath a black coat drinking a large fruity drink; Niko is a white trans woman with long blond hair covering her face and a red hoodie sweatshirt; Analyssa is a Latina with ombre blonde highlights in her hair, she’s giving a confident look sitting in her car; Darcy is a white person with a brunette bob in a grey and black henley shirt, standing in front of a dart board that is lit in rainbows; Em is a mixed race Southeast Asian person with round dark sunglasses, their hair swept to the side, in front of water; shea is a Black person with a Caesar cut and glasses in a denim coat with the collar up around their neck over a. Yellow shirt; Lily is a Latine person laying on the ground with their hair flared around them like a halo; Stef is a white person in black jeans and a black t-shirt with a graphic on it, standing outside; Katie is a white woman with blonde hair and ombre pink highlights, she has pink lipstick and is in front of a green bush wall; a drawing of A. Tony shows a Black person with a Caesar cut and glasses and a pink and black jersey in front of a teal background; and finally Sai’yda is a Black person with a high top fade and glasses, a grey sweater, smiling in front of a brick wall.

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Welcome Autostraddle’s Newest Writers!

Say hello to the 14 (yes, you heard that right!) new writers who are helping to make Autostraddle brighter and sharper.

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 27, 2022

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A hunting knife, a copy of Four-Legged Girl by DIANE Seuss, a journal with things written inside it, and a pile of clothes

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Quiz: Which Misplaced Item in Dani Janae’s Bed Are You?

There are many things you’ll find in a femme’s bed.

danijanae —

Mar 20, 2022

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Autostraddle Editors Choose (Some of) Their Favorite Posts They Had Nothing To Do With

We asked our editors to pick one thing published on Autostraddle in 2021 that they had absolutely zero things to do with. Something that they loved purely as a reader.

The Editors —

Dec 30, 2021

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13 Days of A+

Mya the dog, Quasar the Cat, and Carol the Dog are each collaged into this lavender colored feature

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16 ADORABLE Pets of Autostraddle: A 13 Days of A+ Gallery

Well hello there and a happy December 25th! What’s so special about today, you ask? It’s the day we publish fluffy cuties to warm your hearts and eyeballs.

the team —

Dec 25, 2021

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