Features & Benefits
📰 Premium Queer Media: navigate autostraddle.com ad-free, unlock decades of groundbreaking archives; access exclusive, members-only content and subscribe to members-only newsletters, including our biweekly dream interpretation newsletter, Cowboy Clairvoyant.
🤑 30% off everything in the ForThem store. All of it! Always!
🤩 Early access to all our new product drops: You’re the first to know about restocks and new product launches. Keep up with our drops timeline on the home screen of your member portal.
📖 Print Magazine Subscription: Your membership gets your a subscription to our new queer 'zine — our gorgeous debut issue features stories about queer fight clubs, tboy wrestling and sex work as well as games, puzzles, photoessays and SO much more. It's one of the coolest things we have ever done and you will be holding queer history IN YOUR HANDS.
🔒 Members-only products: most popular products and in-demand colors, like that hot-as-f*ck jockstrap and our viral Gay4WNBA hat, are exclusive, made just for members like you.
🤝 Partner Discounts: Browse our members marketplace for discounts from like-minded businesses like menswear-inspired apparel from Kirrin Finch and FOLX Health's LGBTQIA+ inclusive healthcare.
Plus you have exclusive access to US!Our small, gay-as-hell team is here for all your questions, comments, ideas and concerns — we’ll even give you relationship advice! Just email us at team@forthem.com.
Where Member Dollars Go
All of your membership dollars go towards paying our queer and trans team to:
- edit and publish everything from dating advice to news you can trust to comics by queer artists to TV and Film reviews, queer celebrity gossip, and more!
- manage and grow our membership program and social media presence
- design and illustrate everything you see here and all around you
- organize kickass virtual and IRL events for our community
- develop nimble, people-first operational systems to enable all of the above!
Members Only
Our Partners
humanoid
15% Off
humanoid is more than a brand—it’s a home for rebels, artists, and dreamers who believe in a future where everyone is free to define themselves, their way. We make skinwear : a fusion of makeup, temporary tattoos, and fashion that turns your whole body into a canvas for truly limitless self-expression. However bold, subtle, or humanoid you want to be, you’re invited.
*Gift cards excluded. One-time use per customer. Cannot be combined with other offers.
Hairrari
20% Off
Hairrari is a woman, immigrant and queer-owned gender-neutral barbershop with locations in New York City and Los Angeles. Short hair, long hair, color - we do it all. Explore our services, custom product line, and apparel in-store and online. 20% OFF all Hairrari haircare, skincare and apparel.
Dame Products
20% Off
Dame is redefining wellness with pleasure-forward products researched, developed, and designed by women—offering toys and essentials for before, after, and every moment in between.
Kirrin Finch
15% Off
Kirrin Finch is a conscientious clothing company, founded by Brooklyn-based couple Laura Moffat and Kelly Sanders Moffat, that meets the growing demand for gender-defying fashion by creating menswear-inspired apparel designed to fit a range of female and non-binary bodies.
Frequently asked Questions
FAQs
How do I cancel/upgrade/downgrade my membership?
To upgrade or downgrade your membership, please visit www.forthem.com or www.autostraddle.com either while signed in or and sign in when prompted. Once logged in, you'll find your membership area in the top right-hand corner of the page. Once you’re in the Member Portal, you can manage your subscription on the home page or the “Your account” page.
I’m a legacy member and cannot find where or how to manage my membership.
To manage your membership as a legacy member, please email team@forthem.com with your request (e.g. “Cancel my membership” or “Assist me in upgrading my membership”) and one of our team members will be in touch within 48 hours.
I’m not seeing my AF+ Membership discount applied on my order.
Note: the only AF+ Members who receive a 30% discount on all orders are AF+ All Access and AF+ Support Members. AF+ Media Members do not receive product perks.
- First, make sure you’re logged in to your membership using the email address that you used to purchase the membership.
- Second, make sure you’re either an AF+ All Access or AF+ Support member.
Once you’ve done the above, please continue all the way through the checkout process until it’s time to add payment method and checkout. See if the discount is applied on the checkout page where your total is calculated. If it’s still not reflecting your discount, please reach out to team@forthem.com.
I’m an AF+ Member but I cannot read the AF+ content on Autostraddle.com.
First, make sure you’re logged in to your membership using the email address that you used to purchase the membership. Double check that you’re using the correct email address, especially if you’re a long-time member/use a different email address for your billing.
If you still have trouble, your membership may not be currently active. Let us know any email addresses that could be associated with your membership and we’ll look into it for you.
I bought an AF+ Membership but have not yet created an account
New members must first create a new account with their email address to start accessing and enjoying their perks. To do this, visit either www.autostraddle.com or www.forthem.coma nd find the SIGN IN button towards the top right hand corner of the page. On the SIGN IN screen, click CREATE NEW ACCOUNT and enter in the email address used to purchase your membership. Create a password, and then finish registration. You’ll then be redirected to sign in with your new credentials.
