women's health

LGBT women's health

news fix

society + culture

Study Shows Lesbian, Bi Women Aim To Be Healthier, Not Thinner

Researchers helped older lesbian and bi women adopt healthier habits when the focus wasn’t on weight loss.

Yvonne —

Jul 14, 2016

news fix

texas

politics + activism

Texas Women Win Big, But It’ll Take Some Time for Abortion Clinics to Reopen

SCOTUS finds HB2 unconstitutional but it doesn’t mean things will be right back to normal; attacks at Istanbul’s International airport leave at least 36 dead and 140 injured; some helpful…

Yvonne —

Jun 29, 2016

Lists/Top 10s

women's health

health

Sweaty All The Time: 11 Things That Didn’t Cure My Hyperhidrosis and the One Thing That Did

Let’s talk about (excessive) sweat, baby.

Riese —

Jun 7, 2016

2016 presidential race

link roundup

politics + activism

Paul Ryan Is In (the Running for House Speaker), Joe Biden Is Out (of the Presidential Race)

Joe Biden won’t run for President, the IHS will provide better access to emergency contraception for Native women, Kim Davis’s emails released, and more.

Rachel —

Oct 22, 2015

feminism

local politics

health

What Planned Parenthood Means to LGBT Women: The Roundtable

Autostraddle and A-Camp staff and family members are here to talk about what PP means to us as LGBT folks, and why we need it to be around for a…

Carmen —

Oct 14, 2015

grown-ups

lesbian health

health

Gal Pals, Community, Money, Marriage, Bike-Riding and Acceptance Make LGBTQ Women Feel Healthier

Welcome to the first in a series of exciting discoveries from our survey of over 4,000 Autostraddle readers over the age of 29.

Riese —

Oct 7, 2015

LGBT women's health

Lists/Top 10s

politics + activism

9 Lies They’re Spreading about Planned Parenthood (and the Facts to Fight Them With)

You’ve probably heard a lot of alarming claims made about Planned Parenthood over the past few months — now here are the facts that prove them wrong.

Rachel —

Oct 1, 2015

angel haze

Heather Matarazzo

health

10 Super-Successful Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Celebrities With Depression

Famous people: when it comes to mental health, a lot of them are just like us!

Riese —

Sep 29, 2015

curated

women's health

health

The Grossest Tales Ever Told By Women On The Internet

You may have heard that somebody’s gynecologist found a cat hairball in her vagina. Why stop there? There are so many other wonderful tales to tell each other!

The Editors —

Sep 3, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

bisexuality

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Black Lives Matter Calls on Hillary to Stand with Black Trans Women and More News

The Black Lives Matter movement also repudiated the Democratic National Committee’s endorsement, a Maryland judge refuses to drop charges against the six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray,…

Rachel —

Sep 3, 2015

Daily Fix

feminism

politics + activism

Meet the Reproductive Rights Group Pushing the Movement Even Further Left

Reproaction was borne out of a simple observation: the pro-choice movement is losing in America.

Carmen —

Aug 20, 2015

apps

feminism

geekery

Feminist Sexual Health App Screet is Getting a Queer Reboot

Screet was created as part of the 2015 StartupBus competition, a roadtrip hackathon where folks on different buses develop startup projects on the road, by a team featuring Autostraddle’s very…

Carmen —

Jun 20, 2015