A+ Roundtable: Our Writing Routines
“It’s just me, Maxwell, my dog, and these words in my dimly lit Midwestern office – perfection.”
You Need Help: I Can’t Get My Exes Out of My Head
We don’t need to be friends with our exes. One more time for emphasis. We don’t need to be friends with our exes.
In “Diary of a Misfit,” Casey Parks Creates Records of Lives Left Out of History
What is most compelling about Diary of a Misfit is how brilliantly organized it is. All at once, we get a biography, a memoir, a family history, and the active history of a place that most people are unfamiliar with.
Kevin Can F**k Himself Season 2 Is Even Gayer and More Subversive
Allison and Patty’s relationship deepens as the second season progresses; the more Allison allows herself to trust and rely on Patty, the less of a hold Kevin has on her.
HEY GAY! Take the 2022 Autostraddle Reader Survey!
You get to talk about yourself, a fascinating topic.
Pop Culture Fix: Cate Blanchett Is a Lesbian Mommi With Control Issues in “Tár” Trailer
Candace Parker and Sue Bird set more WNBA records in the playoffs, Janelle Monáe in Knives Out, Blackpink star Jennie’s new potentially bisexual HBO character, and more!
Queer Naija Lit: “We Are Flowers” Documents the Beauty and Resilience of Nigeria’s Queer Community
We Are Flowers, a Queer Nigerian anthology, is defiant and audacious. It has no choice but to be.
Which Gay League Of Their Own Character Should Be Your Girlfriend?
Which of the many gay gals populating Prime Video’s “League of Their Own” is your intended soulmate? There’s only one way to find out: THIS QUIZ!
My Sci-Fi Girl Summer, Explained
It was a lot like coming out later in life, but this time instead of going to a bunch of lesbian parties and hooking up with strangers, I’m staying up until 4 a.m. Googling shit like “how is Loki still alive.”
Dungeons and Drag Queens Abound in “Gayblade,” a 90s Game You Can Play for Free
Instead of getting shields for defense, you get condoms or aprons. And instead of swords and other classic weapons, there’s mace, hair dryers, or press-on nails to fight with.
You’ve Heard of Cat Twitter, But Have You Heard of Nonbinary Popeye Twitter?
Popeye wasn’t just a salty sailor punching people. Strength was fluid, gender was fluid and the spinach flowed freely.
Megan Thee Stallion Talks Marathon Lesbian Sex, Flirts With City Girl’s Yung Miami (Real Hot Girl Shit)
“It’s definitely giving top, you know that.” — Megan Thee Stallion, a bi legend among us.
Boobs on Your Tube: Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne Attend a Killer Reveal Party on “Only Murders in the Building”
Also! Updates on The Chi and Roswell, New Mexico!
“Good Trouble” Episode 417 Recap: Pulling a Callie
Mariana goes full Callie (and not in a good way), while Alice and Sumi try to put their sex workshop skills to the test.
Wearing Press-On Nails Makes Me Feel Like a Powerful Femme Dyke
Being femme is being unafraid. Unafraid of shape, of texture, of color.
I’m Sick of White Women Centering Themselves in the Struggle For Reproductive Justice
Whiteness needs to be decentered from the fight for reproductive justice. History is a powerful tool for transformation and rethinking – I want to share the history of mass sterilization and reproductive genocide of Puerto Rican women between the 1930s to 1970s.
The Comment Awards Are Dressing for Success
“Damn, I dressed like #5 every day this summer and yet experienced a distinct and disappointing lack of inevitable reunions with former love interests.”
Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #43
“I wanna know about the image for Laneia’s hate fuck list — these are some very choice collage images…”
Rather Than a Coming Out Story, “Body Grammar” Is About Queer Characters Coming Into Themselves
Jules Ohman paints the harsh, sharp-angled modeling industry with soft, tender prose and tells many queer narratives at once in the novel.
Also.Also.Also: “Mermaiding” Is the Next Terrain of Queer Subculture
The documented history of queer culture and mermaids, de-gentrifying pole dancing, queer YA books are selling in record numbers despite bans targeting them, and learning the limits of nonviolence.