2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (132+ words) Lesbians and queer women have always been central to sports history: as spectators and superfans of woefully undervalued women’s leagues, as out athletes paving the way for more inclusion and visibility, as diligent, gregarious builders of community through recreational and…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (392+ words) You have to protect your heart, even if it means losing a friend or having an uncomfy but not disastrous conversation. But will you really be able to enjoy this vacation with her if you feel like you’re hiding something…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (197+ words) Things aren’t all cartoon butterflies and fireworks. As the school year nears its end, worries about the future spring up; they hear people talking about how teenage relationships never last, they see Tao (William Gao) and Elle (Yasmin) break up…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (756+ words) Here’s what I remember: a wooden bowl. My father’s silver hair under the spotlit kitchen island. Hands busy mashing yolk and rind; the squeeze of a tube of anchovy paste, the clinks of spoon to jarred garlic. It was the…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (108+ words) As summer marches on with all of its associated activities, you might be asking yourself if you are more of a “pool party with a DJ and a few go-go dancers” gal or more of a down-and-dirty “outside sex” gay....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (157+ words) Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya is the managing editor of Autostraddle and a lesbian writer of essays, fiction, and pop culture criticism living in Orlando. She is the former managing editor of TriQuarterly, and her short stories appear in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern,…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (242+ words) It sounds like you have a fairly good relationship. Finances are a serious topic worthy of discussion, so please talk to your wife about your feelings and whether she feels your contribution to the relationship is fair. In her view,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (246+ words) The Legend of Vox Machina‘s penultimate season is its most dramatic and emotional yet. And also its most well done. When we first met the lovable idiots that make up Vox Machina, their lives were mostly dick jokes and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (603+ words) Hey, I’ve been with my partner for over 10 years (both 26y). In the past two, things have become increasingly strained to the point where anytime we spend together we always have conflicts. It has been an extremely difficult year for us…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (70+ words) Pack your bags! Your gay group chat is going on vacation! Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya has written 1191 articles for us. Autostraddle has been doing independent queer journalism for 16+ years, and we rely on ad revenue to pay our gay team and…...