Coca-Cola Used To Be Fifty Cents and We Used To Be Close
(Stop writing about the Coke when what you’re really trying to write about is the end of a friendship and then another and then another.)
Rainbow Reading: Lifting Queers, Listen Up! New Sapphic Romance Set in a Gym Is Coming
Plus, an upcoming YA book about a Mexican American nonbinary teen promises love in a taqueria.
Word Search: Say Hello to Your Friends
Grab your kid kit and your ding-dongs!
Jasmin Savoy Brown Hard Launches Her New Partner on Instagram
It really raises the question, what are the best lipsticks for leaving marks on your gal pal?
A+ Members: Pick the Winner of the First Four Autostraddle March Madness Match-Ups
Instead of opening up these First Four match-ups to the whole wide web, as we usually do, we’re going to start here… with the members who power this community year-round.
Uncommon Pairings: Canned Sparkling Wines and the Chips That Go With Them
Canned wines have solved the problem of me not wanting to commit to an entire bottle of something.
Pop Culture Fix: Zaya Wade Makes Her Runway Debut at Paris Fashion Week
Buffy’s new queer Slayer, what The Last of Us does better than anyone else, the soft masculinity of Top Gun, and more!
No Filter: Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts Are the Bedrock of My Ideal Couple Vision Board
Also, Hannah Einbinder as Amelia Earhart is now officially a part of my deeply unofficial “Important IG moments in queer history.”
Grind Culture Made Fizzy Energy Drinks My Toxic Writing Partner
This is not a cautionary tale or a poignant anecdote about finding myself amid waves of imposter syndrome
Mini Crossword Is Making Cupcakes
Hey, not all math puns are bad!
Also.Also.Also: Gay Campground in Florida Presents the Question Is It Time We All Finally Become Land Dykes
Queer separatism never looked so good. Also: Honoring disability activist Judy Heumann.
Slasher-Comedy Cruise Ship Series “Wreck” Has a Wicked Twist and a Standout Queer Friendship
The central friendship on the series is between a gay guy and a lesbian, which I wish we saw more of on television!
Seltzer Tastes Like Punishment
There are so many good songs about drinking but none about seltzer, have you noticed that?
You Need Help: Should I Try Again To Turn a Friendship Into Romance?
You have to evaluate if you can experience the friendship not as a consolation prize or a waystation for your ultimate destiny of romantic partnership with them but as a gift that is exactly what you want.
Beers I Drank From Ages 14 to 20 That Made Me the ‘Man’ I Am Today
Every punk party — whether it was in Ft. Lauderdale or Lake Worth or North Miami — had the exact same drink options. Either you were drinking Mickey’s or you were doing shots of Jack Daniels.
Are You Pumped? Our 14th Birthday A+ Ask-Us-Anything IS NOW
Our fingers are ready! (To answer your questions!)
114 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Spring 2023
New Samantha Irby! New Leah Johnson! Get excited for these upcoming LGBTQ+ and feminist book releases, and support queer authors this spring.
Word Search: Gaylor Truther
If SWIFTGRON means anything to you, you’re gonna love this word search!
Sight & Sound: Ten Favorite Films from Cheryl Dunye, Desiree Akhavan, and Other Queer Faves
The following are the favorite films from all the out queer and trans directors who submitted lists to Sight & Sound — with some notes on what these lists reveal about the artists’ own work.
“The Last of Us” Episode 108: Nevertheless, She Persisted
In the penultimate episode of The Last of Us, Ellie runs into a religious cult whose leader is full of ill intent.