A hand holding Autostraddle Print Issue #03 — Sporty Spice. Be Gay Do Sports.

Autostraddle Print · Issue #03 · Fall 2026

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Inside the sports issue

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From the issue The Queer and Trans Personal Trainers of New York City get real sweaty — a rigorously reported (hot) photo feature.
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From the issue Courtside baddie Shema Love lays out her exclusive style commandments.
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From the issue The founders of America's women's sports bars are changing the game — for women's sports and lesbian third spaces alike.
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From the issue Pull up a stool: a photo tour behind the bar at The Sports Bra.
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From the issue Inside the gorgeous, full-color magazine celebrating women's sports through a queer lens.
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From the issue Everything you need to know to get into any of the many new and longstanding women's sports leagues — from volleyball to baseball to lacrosse to basketball and beyond.
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The cover story Frankie de la Cretaz heads to Dallas to see the famously viral Texas Elite Spartans in action — everything they've won, and everything they're still owed.
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From the issue Kira Deshler on why a grade-school recess sport might be the solution to lesbian loneliness.
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From the issue Tilly Bridges laces up for roller derby and finds a truly trans-affirming sport. Captain Painway, reporting for duty.
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From the issue Maya Goldberg-Safir on queer friendship — the W's secret sapphic superpower. Saniya Rivers and Brittney Griner are happy to confirm.
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From the issue All those pretty ballet girls — a personal essay by Analyssa Lopez.
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The photo essay Heart, Hand, Art: Phyllis Christopher's photographs from the streets of San Francisco.
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From the issue Bartender and unmatched storyteller Leigh Soriano doesn't hold back on what your drink order says about you.
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From the issue Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya's unparalleled deep dive into the 'queerleader' in film and television.
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From the issue Marina May's guide to the Be Gay Do Sports cinema universe.
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Gay puzzles Lez do it: crosswords, queer puzzles, astrology and advice — the back of the book delivers.
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