Autostraddle is a queer and trans-owned owned[1] online magazine and social network for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women (cis and trans), as well as non-binary people and trans people of all genders. The website is a "politically progressive queer feminist media source" that features content covering LGBT and feminist news, politics, opinion, culture, arts and entertainment as well as lifestyle content such as DIY crafting, sex, relationships, fashion, food and technology.[2]
Autostraddle was founded in 2009 by Riese Bernard, the current CEO and CFO, and former Design Director Alexandra Vega. In June 2020, Kamala Puligandla succeeded Bernard as editor-in-chief.[3] In June 2021, Carmen Phillips was named the new editor-in-chief.[4] In August of 2023, Autostraddle was acquired by For Them,[5] with Kylo Freeman as CEO.
The site received 400,000 unique visitors and 2 million views per month in 2012. In 2016 these numbers had risen to one million unique visitors and 3.5 million views per month. In 2023, the site received 2.5 million unique views per month. The website received GLAAD's Outstanding Blog Award in 2015, and was nominated in 2013, 2014, and 2018.[6][7][8][9]
^Sladovnik, Sydney (November 17, 2023). "5 Transgender Entrepreneurs of Color You Should Know". Inc.
^"One of the Internet's Most Beloved Queer Websites Is Fundraising for Survival". Them. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
^Bernard, Riese (June 24, 2020). "One Last Letter From This Editor". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
^Bernard, Riese (June 16, 2021). "Carmen Phillips Is Our New Editor-in-Chief (and Would like a Vanilla Iced Latte Please)". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
^Riese (2023-08-22). "Get In Here and Meet Kylo Freeman: For Them's Founder and Autostraddle's New CEO". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
^Autostraddle About Page Retrieved 11 May 2012.
^Autostraddle About Page Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^Autostraddle About Page Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^them (20 June 2018). "How Autostraddle's Riese Bernard Forever Changed the Queer Media Landscape". them. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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