transgender

personal essay

sex education on netflix

tv feature

“Sex Education” Taught Me How to Masturbate

“I wanted to be single so I could explore my sexuality. Instead I was exploring other people’s.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Apr 4, 2019

Queer IRL

trans day of visibility

community

Trans Day of Visibility: An Autostraddle Community Photo Gallery

Almost 100 amazing humans sent pictures for our #TransDayOfVisibility Community Gallery! Get in here and celebrate our lives!

Ari —

Mar 31, 2019

autostraddle uk

the birthday issue

issues

Mirrors

“I had dreamt about my new sister that very night. An almost spiritual connection. Perhaps my mother could have sensed, then, that I felt the same as her; that I…

Ankó —

Feb 27, 2019

black history month

black history month 2019

culture

23 Black Queer and Trans Femmes to Follow on Instagram This Black History Month

Honey, these glorious embodiments of black femme magic are about to sweep you off your feet.

Reneice Charles —

Feb 7, 2019

personal essay

transgender

first person

You Don’t Always Transition Once

Transitioning is stigmatized as betraying our assigned gender. Sometimes, though, it takes two betrayals to get where we need to be.

Esther Nikbin —

Jan 30, 2019

butch

gender identity

gender

You Need Help: How Do I Tell If I’m a Butch Cis Woman or a Trans Non-Binary Person?

If I could tell everyone how to differentiate between gender expression feels and gender feels, I’d be Sovereign Ruler of Gender and maybe things would be easier, but probably also…

A.E. Osworth —

Jan 29, 2019

anti-discrimination laws

donald trump

politics + activism

Here’s Why Trump-Era Republicans Are Obsessed with Trying to Outlaw Trans People

In a post “love-wins” America, we’ve circled back to the underlying legal thinking of the 1950s. In the late 2010s and especially under Trump, gender and gender conformity are back…

Rachel —

Jan 24, 2019

trans youth

transgender

parenting & family

Like the Other Kids

On top of how hard it is to be transgender in a cissexist world, it’s also really hard to be a child. It can be hard to have two moms…

Catherine Kelly —

Jan 24, 2019

trans women

transgender

community

Not In Our Name: A Statement on Trans Inclusion From Lesbian Editors and Publishers

We have joined with the editors and publishers of Diva, Curve, Lesbians on the Loose, Tagg Magazine, DapperQ and Lez Spread The Word to make a statement on our commitment…

Riese —

Dec 18, 2018

#affiliatemarketing

binder

lgbtq+ businesses

Shapeshifters: Bespoke Binders Put Fun on Your Chest

What Shapeshifters has done here is made binders where the point of them goes beyond the normal utilitarian point of a binder. And honestly? We deserve that!

A.E. Osworth —

Dec 17, 2018

but make it fashion

personal essay

issues

I Still Don’t Look Like Myself

“I can’t be a woman without the right clothes. I’ve been on HRT a year by now, but I still haven’t been gendered correctly by a stranger. It’s a lot…

Jacqueline —

Dec 5, 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