The Autostraddle Insider Issue 94: July 2022
“We were just kissing ON THE MOUTH and you wanna know if we are SISTERS?!”
Hot Like Summer: A Lingerie Shopping Guide for Fat Femmes
Finding lingerie that fits your body might seem like not a big deal, but I firmly believe everyone deserves to feel good in their bodies. If feeling good means putting on a velvet teddy, then you should have that option available to you.
Hold Onto Your Butts, “Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous” Finally Got Gay
Friends to enemies to needing each other to stay alive to friends to girlfriends. Classic!
Honey, I Shrunk the Books: A DIY Guide to Making Miniature Book Replicas
Every time I finish reading a book, I get to work on its tiny counterpart. Now I’ve got a shelf full of minis that make me happy every single time I look at them. Wanna make one with me?
Foolish Child #123: Black Lives Thriving
That’s it.
Boobs on Your Tube: Ellen and Pam Revisit Old Queer Wounds on “For All Mankind”
Plus updates on Only Murders in the Building and Roswell, New Mexico!
The Comment Awards Are Playing Softball in Stardew Valley
“We’re going to just ignore the fact that ABIGAIL STRAIGHT UP EATS ROCKS?!”
Happy Beyoncé Day to All Who Celebrate
“Beyoncé said this is for the gays theys and they kin. Get in where you fit in and if you straight, honey it seems like you need to see yourself out.”
“Good Trouble” Episode 413 Recap: Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Malika and Alice come so close to having the queer friendship moment we’ve been waiting for.
Queer Naija Lit: “Under the Udala Trees” Honors the Past and Paints the Future With Hope
In light of current conditions for queer Nigerians — and global conditions facing queer people — a book like 2015’s Under the Udala Trees is ever-timely.
“Paper Girls” Takes Us On A Time Warp and Sets Up Destined Queerness
Wow, a time before Uber Eats. I never want to go back.
On Staying Sober and What TV Gets Right and Wrong About Alcohol
“I feel like being the only sober person in a group is so much pressure.”
Also.Also.Also: Queer Teen Olivia Julianna Bit Back at Matt Gaetz’s Bullying By Raising $600k for Abortion Funds, Iconic
Also, y’all are not hearing me IT IS KEKE “KEEP A BAG” PALMER IN THIS HOUSE 24/7/FOREVER.
Disability Pride Month 2022 Roundtable: Care, Celebrate, Collective, Fight
“I’ve never been part of something that compares to the acceptance, the empowerment, the collective care and the collective fight, the space to be wholly yourself that is the disability community.”
“Harley Quinn” Season 3 Is Even Gayer and More Romantic!
Not only are Harley and Ivy still together, still in love, and still alive; this season actually allows them to grow as both individuals and as a couple.
Billy Porter’s “Anything’s Possible” Empowers Trans Black Girls to Chase Happiness
I’m looking forward to a media future where trans girls in love aren’t rare. Anything’s Possible isn’t perfect, but it’s a great start.
In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Summer Picnic
If you are going to read one poet in a park, let it be Mary Oliver.
Rainbow Reading: Queer Utopias Are Necessities
Publishing loves its dystopian novels, and true utopias feel even nicer for their scarcity.
Biden Administration Offers Russia a Deal to Bring Brittney Griner Home
After months of internal debate, the US is looking to make a “substantial” deal to bring Griner home. She has been wrongfully detained for 160 days.
“Motherland: Fort Salem” Episode 306 Recap: Hope Spores Eternal
The Bellweather unit splits up to check on their parents or parent-figures beofre the big battle, and Scylla gets closer to getting Raelle back.