Autostraddle
“Autostraddle is an intelligent, hilarious & provocative voice and a progressively feminist online community for multiple generations of kickass lesbian, bisexual & otherwise inclined ladies (and their friends)”
URL: www.autostraddle.com
Payment: Yes. Payment for essays is between $40 and $150. Longer form original feature journalism or reporting pieces (3000+ words) may receive a higher payment.
Submission Information:
“Personal essays or feature articles on topics related to queer, feminist, butch/masculine-of-center, and/or outsider culture. We’re looking for really good stories, new angles, edgy style, unique arguments, keen intellect and searing wit.” Yes, some of the available topics include sex and sexuality.
Pitch Information: Submit your pitch through the submission form. Read through what they’re looking for and what they’re not. Autostraddle is extremely interested in publishing trans women writers, butch and more masculine-of-center women writers, people of color, and people over 45. Representation matters at Autostaddle.
