“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1506 Recap: Old School Drama
I do wish the producers would allow conversation about the current backlash toward trans people and drag, rather than only showing linear progress narratives.
Butch Memoirs To Check Out in Honor of “Hijab Butch Blues”
This is not an exhaustive list of butch memoirs, and I would love to hear about more.
A+ Crossword Has a Layover in Chicago
I recently went to the “World’s Tiniest Wind Turbine” exhibit.
Boobs on Your Tube: How I Met Your Father Kicks Off Season 2 With Queer Romance
Plus updates on All American, All American: Homecoming, Harlem, Truth Be Told, The Legend of Vox Machina, and Criminal Minds!
8 Queer Nerd Hobbies and How to Get Into Them
There’s never been a better time to be a gay geek!
The Comment Awards Are Both Fascinating and Slightly Unhinged
“So proud that my wife Natasha Lyonne is fathering children with Drew Barrymore, who has been an agent of queer chaos since she turned Darlene Connor gay in Poison Ivy.”
New Guidelines on Childhood “Obesity” Represent Latest Big Pharma Attacks on Fat Kids
The weight loss industry — not necessarily the act of weight loss in and of itself — is extremely fatphobic and anti-fat.
Dystopian Commentary Bares Its Teeth and Heart in “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself”
I’ve been thinking a lot about what it takes to write a responsible dystopia.
Into the A+ Advice Box #77: Should You Co-Parent With Your Queer Friends?
Plus self-harm scars and dating, crushing hard on your married coworker, learning to celebrate yourself and more!
I’m a Trans Woman in Prison, Where Being Myself Comes at a Cost
Lying on that rigid ol’ mattress, I realized: I’m transgender. Then one day without my permission, I found myself being me.
Mini Crossword Has Mommy Issues, It’s Fine
Hey, why don’t you ever see elephants hiding in trees?
Also.Also.Also: I Need To Know The Y2k Trends You Remember
A lil Y2K nostalgia quiz for to wrap up your day. Because, why not? Also: celebrating the trans artists who have Grammy nominations this weekend.
This Episode of “Poker Face” Could Have Been Great
By so starkly villainizing its anti-establishment characters and valorizing the FBI, “Poker Face” falls backward into old narratives.
Blush and Bashful: You’re a Lesbian and You Want To Buy an Engagement Ring
“There are so many ways to individualize your ring and make it super unique for your relationship and yourself.”
Word Search: Enemies to Lovers
It is VERY horny in here, but also safe for work!
February 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream
We’ve got some very bisexual reality television, the return of Harlem, Bel-Air and Star Trek: Picard; a Harley Quinn Valentine’s Day special and so much more!
Gillian Anderson Wants To Know Your Sexual Fantasies
Gillian Anderson is doing her own version of Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden.
Harlem Season Two Focuses on Black Women’s Joy, Creating a Little Joy of Its Own
Harlem shines the best when it focuses on the relationship between the four main characters. Whenever Camille, Tye, Quinn, and Angie are on screen together, you can’t help but smile.
Pop Culture Fix: The Sims 4 Adds Top Surgery Scars and Binders for Trans Gamers!
WNBA free agency is already bonkers, the Sam Smith discourse, MCU’s first trans actor, and more!
“I Didn’t Know Trans Men Existed Until I Saw Chaz Bono on Dancing With the Stars”
This year, the Autostraddle team decided to focus our Black History Month coverage on the Black elders who are still here and still doing the work. We welcome our readers to celebrate these members of the Black LGBTQ+ community with us.