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Identity

46 Very Special Ways You Explained Your Sexual or Romantic Orientation on the 2022 Autostraddle Reader Survey

“i don’t know if i’m bisexual or a lesbian but i am a girlkisser so jot that down”

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Movie Features

Two Decades Ago, a Lesbian Slasher Movie Came Out — Then It Turned Into a Ghost

In 2004, there were two queer slashers making the festival rounds. But you’ve probably only heard of one.

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Straddleverse

STILL HERE AND QUEER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS — Queer Media Needs Your Help!

“This is the most urgent I have ever felt”

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Culture

Today I Wondered Why AFAB Was Trending on Twitter

Did I figure it out?

Guinevere Turner says "I know some perfectly horrible homosexuals" in Queer for Fear.

TV Reviews

Shudder’s “Queer for Fear” Shows Horror Has Always Been So Gay

But sometimes it shows its work on only the most basic level.

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Comedy

Bud Light Is the Dykiest Domestic Lager — Change My Mind

All other American-style light lagers taste bad (and therefore are straight).

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Halloween TV Lists

25 of the Silliest, Spookiest Plotlines From “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Ranked by Absurdity

One dark and stormy night, like so many queer people before me, I eagerly introduced a friend to the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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First Person

Black Girls Are Always at the Center of Horror

There is a haunting that black girls know.

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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Batwoman’s Javicia Leslie Will be Back… on The Flash

Remembering Leslie Jordan, Phoebe Bridgers loves angry queer youths, Brittani Nichols! Brittani Nichols! Brittani Nichols! and more.

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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Tawny Cypress Shared Her Coming Out Story, and It Involves Melanie Lynskey

In extremely important “Yellowjackets” news, Tawny Cypress is indeed queer.

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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: These Photos of Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe Are Art, Cinema, My Religion

Also, King Princess remains undefeated at the tour photo dump!

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Lesbian Weddings Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Mary Lambert’s Wedding Is Giving Gay Autumn Splendor

She keeps me warm. And also: Fiona Apple is a court watcher in Maryland in her spare time (a model citizen, one might say), nine gay ghost stories, and Frog & Toad are cozy queer icons.

Brittney Griner smiles during a 2021 WNBA game.

Sports

Brittney Griner Lost Her Appeal in Russian Courts, but It’s Not Over

At the center of this sprawling international pressure cooker is one person. A masc Black lesbian whose face reminds me of the greatest loves of my life. Who deserves a future, caring, and softness.