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AF+

A+ Roundtable: Dealing With the Push To ‘Go Back to Normal’

“I try to take my Covid guidelines from the immunocompromised people in my life — not the government.”

Movie Reviews

“Moonshot” Review: I Wish I Had Just Rewatched Zenon

Sunita Deshpande and Cameron Esposito play a queer couple in space, but this mostly straight rom-com is too terrestrial to stand out.

Burning Butch: A Memoir by R/B Mertz. The cover features a box of matches on it.

LGBT Book Reviews

“Burning Butch” Is the Trans Butch Memoir We’ve Always Needed

We’ve always needed books like Burning Butch out in the world reminding us that it’s possible to fight back, to overcome, and to survive despite all odds.

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Quizzes

Quiz: What Non-Dairy Alternative Milk Are You?

Of all the dairy alternatives, you probably have your favorite. But which one are you on a spiritual level? Take the quiz to find out.

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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves – Final Four

I’d wager a prediction about what’s going to happen next but y’all continue to surprise me and I think I’ll just wait and see what havoc is wreaked in this Final Four.

Drag Race episode 1414 recap: Angeria in a black gown and black hair piece kisses Willow dressed like a grey rat.

TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1414 Recap: Double Penetration

It’s not just that Angeria and Willow are good — they’re also in sync with one another.

Eight movies featured in this list: Turning Red, Brave, Tangled, Moana, Frozen, Mulan, The Incredibles, Dumbo

Movie Lists

Disney/Pixar Movies, Ranked by Mommy Issues

Who among us hasn’t been locked in a tower by our overbearing mothers (metaphorically)?

Greta and Katherine gather around a cocktail table at their high school reunion and reminisce with Randy Kwan.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Cameron Esposito’s Queerness Is Contagious on “A Million Little Things”

Also! Updates on Legacies, Top Chef’s queer cheftestants, Charmed, and Station 19’s yikes storyline!

A bright yellow background with three plus size women collaged in front, left to right: A white woman in sunglasses and a pale orange suit, a light skinned black woman with an afro and bright pink suit and black turtleneck, a brown skin woman with a pale purple suit and a brunette bob standing off to the side facing the camera from the right.

Queer Fashion Shopping

Seven Spring Suits to Look Gay at Literally Every Occasion

Nothing quite says spring like bright colors, florals, and being the hottest person in line at Trader Joe’s.

Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

JoJo Siwa Got an Alternative Lifestyle Haircut: Goodbye Pony, Watch Out World!

JoJo Siwa has undertaken an undercut!

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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Still Chasing Amy After All These Years

“I am absolutely shocked that the main character’s name is Alyssa…who is Amy???”

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House & Garden

So I Bought the Gay Green Couch

The instructions for putting this couch together stated in bold print “this is a two-person job! don’t try and do it by yourself!” and I said, “I’m a dyke” and proceeded to try and put it together by myself.

Spring Jewelry Guide. Photo 1: An O-ring collar body chain. Photo 2: A gold bangle. Photo 3: A gold snake ear cuff. Photo 4: A gold ring featuring an initial and a birthstone.

Queer Fashion Shopping

So You Want Some New Jewelry

Looking to shake up your accessories this season? In this iteration of So You Want To, we’re talking rings, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces.

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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves – Elite 8

Our Sweet 16 was by far the most competitive round of the tournament we’ve had thus far — so you better vote if you want your faves to advance!

An illustration of the film Jennifer's Body, with a woman having a bloodied mouth while holding the face of of a boy in front of her.

Gender

The Films That Helped Me Feel At Home In My Agender Experience

Being agender is something like the impossible made possible, as rare and unexpected as accidentally landing in the spirit realm, or happening upon mermaids in Poland.

TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 405 Recap: Exes & Messes

Well I guess Malika has decided she’s going to be a chaotic bisexual right out of the gate!

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Dating

Your Assumptions About Black, Queer Masculinity Are Erasing My Asexual Identity

As a black, masc, asexual person, I am continually sought out for my assumed hypersexuality. When people don’t get that from me, they automatically assume a flaw, forgetting there are other other forms of intimacy within reach.