Roundtables

Roundtables

dating

10 Queers on How They Figure Out if It’s a Date

She just said, plainly, “We are going to sleep together tonight.” And I said, “Oh, okay!”

the team —

Feb 7, 2019

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issues

Monday Roundtable: What’s Your Age Again?

“I used to lie about my age to get deals off the kids’ menu. Like, why would we pay an extra five dollars when we all know I’m about to…

the team —

Feb 4, 2019

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relationships

Monday Roundtable: I Learned It by Watching You

They say you learn your first lessons about how to be a person from your family, and that applies to chosen family, too. Today we’re sharing something we learned from…

the team —

Jan 28, 2019

a+ roundtable

Monday Roundtable

af+

A+ Roundtable: Our Favorite Mistakes

“I don’t really view those choices and connections as mistakes, because anything I did that I overall don’t regret isn’t really a mistake.”

the team —

Jan 21, 2019

"personality cult"

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community

Monday Roundtable: Reflections on Being 19 From 2019

“I hadn’t yet come to terms with being a lesbian, so I also spent a lot of time making excuses not to have sex.”

the team —

Jan 14, 2019

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health

Monday Roundtable: Change Is Good

The first month of the year doesn’t have to be about making big changes, but for a lot of people, it is. In that spirit, here’s the Autostraddle team sharing…

the team —

Jan 7, 2019

holigay open thread

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holigays

Monday Roundtable And New Year Open Thread: Let’s Shape 2019 With Our Words

Tomorrow is a brand new year! Here are the words we’re thinking about when we think about 2019. Tell us the words you’re claiming in the new year! Tell us…

the team —

Dec 31, 2018

but make it fashion

Lesbian Fashion

issues

Monday Roundtable: The Style Icons Who Inspired Our Gay Style

“My style icon is Nancy Meyers’ interpretation of a middle-aged white woman after she’s decided to pull herself together sometime in the second act. Wow that is… I feel very…

the team —

Dec 17, 2018

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but make it fashion

af+

A+ Roundtable: Our First Bras

“Amazingly, neither the training bra nor my actual boobs magically solved my very typical and very sad self-image issues.”

the team —

Dec 10, 2018

but make it fashion

Monday Roundtable

issues

Monday Roundtable: The Jewelry We Wear Every Day

“My favorite thing in the world is when people ask if it’s a mood ring so I can say yes.”

the team —

Dec 3, 2018

but make it fashion

Monday Roundtable

issues

Monday Roundtable: Still Holding On

We’ve packed and unpacked these items through several apartments, hung them up with care, and regularly touch the sleeves contemplatively although today could be the day. Reader, it’s not going…

the team —

Nov 26, 2018

comics/graphic novels

Roundtables

book features

“They Want Trans Shit to Be a PSA”: A Trans Woman Writers’ Roundtable

“I was going to do a story about trans women arming themselves? And all the edits we got back were like, ‘Can your characters look directly at the reader and…

Annie Mok —

Nov 20, 2018