My Seltzer, My Self
Do you remember the first time you stumbled upon a satisfaction you tried to make entirely your own?
Crack Open Something Fizzy — It’s Time for Bubble Trouble
Bubble Trouble is a new Autostraddle series about the nostalgia, effervescence, and never-ending appeal of carbonated beverages.
Mini Crossword Also Identifies as a F*cking Libra
I don’t know why some people hate lazy people.
Quiz: Which Actress From Early Hollywood’s Sapphic “Sewing Circle” Are You?
It’s the 1920s – 1950s and you’re a queer actor (or writer) — which of these letter-writing pool-owning trouser-wearing secret-keepers are you?
How To Create Purim Rituals That Celebrate Being Queer
Purim is one of the queerest Jewish holidays. Let’s celebrate accordingly.
Bravo Dyke Weighs In on the Ariana, Sandoval, and Raquel “Vanderpump Rules” Scandal
Bisexual Icon Ariana is reportedly now single following some of the messiest reality television drama of my LIFETIME.
Tessa Thompson Is Not the Only Gay Reason to See Creed III
With Tessa Thompson’s face and Michal B. Jordan’s face, the Creed franchise has always felt incredibly bisexual to me. This special guest just seals the deal.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1510 Recap: Séa-yoncé, Brie-yoncé, Grey-oncé
It’s Night of a Thousand Beyoncés! Or, as Anetra jokes, Night of Eight Beyoncés.
An Incomplete List of Things I Wish My Mother Would Do
46. Look at the menu beforehand.
12 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With
A dozen books — from YA to romance to literary fiction to memoir — that center queer road trips all over the U.S. and abroad.
A+ Crossword Is Going Back to Windows 95
What do you call someone who witnesses a robbery at the Apple store?
Boobs on Your Tube: Lucy and Kate, Together Again on “NCIS: Hawai’i”
Plus updates on How I Met Your Father, The Watchful Eye, grown-ish, Truth Be Told, Station 19, and A Million Little Things.
A+ Roundtable: The Team Secretly Told Each Other Which 3 Characters Describe Them
“Christina is, energetically, equal parts over-the-top gay man and elder straight woman.”
Annette Haywood-Carter on “Foxfire,” Filmmaking, and Being a Queer Woman in Hollywood
After “Foxfire,” Annette was pushed aside and ignored. But she kept working — detours and frustrations included — and now she’s back with a new film and ready to move beyond for-hire jobs to direct the personal, artful work she should have been making for decades.
“Matchmaking in the Archive” Connects Today’s Artists and Queer Ancestors
This book contains, notably, an essay by Michelle Tea that is still ringing in my ears.
The Comment Awards Are All Lit Up Inside
“I came for the lights and left wanting to know more about your Disney villain mom!”
Moon Lesbian Flag, Explained
There is a Pride flag called the Moon Lesbian Flag, meant as a contrast to the Sun Lesbian Flag, which is different entirely from the standard Lesbian Pride Flag. Let’s investigayte.
Now Is the Perfect Time for Mishloach Manot
This tradition, which literally translates to “sending of portions,” involves creating care packages of food and drink to send to loved ones.
Mini Crosswords Is Lighting Incense
What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?
Also.Also.Also: On Aubrey Plaza’s Lasting Reign and the Legacy of “Moody, Deadpan Latinas”
Also, ICYMI, a round up of the highs and lows in this week’s rollercoaster LGBTQ state bills, a Black feminist on what monogamy misses about patriarchy and capitalism, and more!