The Autostraddle Insider Issue 102: March 2023
CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
The Comment Awards Are Chewing the Ice
“My inner voice keeps going ‘Shane Shane Shane, Carmen Carmen Carmen’ exactly like the weird soundtrack from Season 3.”
Boobs on Your Tube: Nicole Maines Arrives on “The Flash,” Dreams Do Come True
Plus updates on Survivor, All American, Accused, The Watchful Eye, How I Met Your Father, Gotham Knights, Good Trouble, and A Million Little Things.
Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Championship
In the end, two #1 seeds are left standing.
The Sounds of Gen-Z: Five Queer Rappers Making Waves
A new generation of rap girls transforming the genre that reflect the sounds and moments of today.
Mae Martin’s “Sap” Is a Comedic Balm for a Difficult World
What I was feeling was genuine familiarity. What I was feeling all this time was seen.
The Yeses that Surprise You: Organizing Across the Lines of Cis and Trans
Building power across the lines of cis and trans teaches me that there are many people who will fight alongside trans people to win a better world.
“Yellowjackets” Episode 202 Recap: Pleasures of the Flesh
With some of the series’ most haunting horror to date, there’s a lot to fear in this week’s Yellowjackets.
Mini Crossword Watches DDLJ Without an Intermission
What has hundreds of ears, but can’t hear a thing?
Also.Also.Also: Oh Trump Got Indicted
The first time a former president has been charged criminally! What a fucking day.
“The Big Door Prize” Features a Middle Age Lesbian Mommi and Existential Promise
The Big Door Prize is a little bit Twilight Zone, a little bit Schitt’s Creek. Plus the incomparable Crystal Fox as a middle age lesbian mom and Mommi.
I Railed My Partner With a Neoprene Thigh Harness While Tribbing Fast Enough to Start a Fire
The main reason I’ve been wanting to try the Neoprene Thigh Harness is so that I can penetrate my partner while tribbing against her thigh.
Every Generation Q Sex Scene, Ranked
One thing The L Word Generation Q was always good at was sex scenes. Today, our TV Team is ranking and remembering them all.
Blush and Bashful: How to Elope
When you elope it’s fantastically freeing to only focus on yourselves.
Guessing Game: Where Queer Meet Cutes Are Unleashed
Where do polar bears keep their money?
Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Final Four
Have I mentioned how excited I am about this Final Four?
Pop Culture Fix: “Swarm” Built Billie Eilish’s Queer Cult Leader a Real Compound
Megan Thee Stallion’s getting her own anime, the gay joy of boygenius, ten minutes of gameplay from the new Zelda, and more.
You Have Long Covid and You Don’t Know What to Do, Let Me Help
I wish I could give you a checklist of things to do and treatments to try; unfortunately, Long Covid is so many things, and it manifests differently in everyone. What I can do is give you a list of more efficient ways to seek answers, and some ideas about how to manage while you look for them.
Thank You Thank You Thank You – Today Is Our Last Day of the Fundraising Drive
This is an unbelievable, humbling experience.
Florida Parents’ Concern Over David Statue Resembles Long History of Homophobic Obscenity Claims
The anti-pornography crusade by reactionary conservative politicians has long been a strategy they’ve used to try to conserve and consolidate power.