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AF+

A+ Roundtable: The Relationships We Stayed In Too Long

“For her, the breakup felt sudden, but for me, it was a long time coming.”

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House & Garden

Notes for a Queer Homemaker: States of Being, Not Moral Designations

I want you to be the best housekeeper you can be. And if and when you can’t, I want you to know more than anything, that you’re still a good person.

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Movie Features

Sundance 2022: A Gay Trans Festival Recap

The past week I’ve watched 25 features, 14 shorts, 2 pilots, and 1 VR experience. Here’s a bit about everything I watched!

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First Person Gender

On Gender Fabrication and Femme Embodiment

There are so many things I may reach for to explain how I know I am a femme or an intersex non-binary woman but these words and concepts themselves are devised and constructed. Where do I anchor femmeness and how do I understand it?

Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Amy Schneider’s “Jeopardy” Reign Is Over, but She’s the Forever Jeopardy Queen of Our Hearts

Encanto’s Jessica Darrow is ready to be your next queer crush, land dykes are ready for their great return (they never went anywhere), and welcome Girlboss Minnie Mouse??

TV Show Recaps

“And Just Like That” Miranda Is THAT Girl

Miranda continues to lose her mind over Che Diaz, Carrie struggles to take off her wedding ring, and Charlotte gives some very good lessons on the art of wearing tampons.

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AF+

S L I C K: Cass Auto Repairs

Noa tries to pick up her car at the auto shop and picks up her butch mechanic instead. “She buried her fingers in the dark locks of her mound and softly ran her finger up and down her clit, teasing. Cass pulled her hair gently.”

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TV Show Recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 310 Recap: I Will Be Your Safe Place

Get in, losers, we’re going to Lesbos.

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TV Show Recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 710 Recap: Ace Up Her Sleeve

Ava gives Gwyn the love is love speech, Sara tries to unfix a fixed point, and Spooner comes out as asexual!

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Straddleverse

Welcome Our New Director of Brand Partnerships, Anya Richkind!

I’m so excited to be here. Let’s build Autostraddle’s financial future into something stronger, steadier, and more exciting than we’ve ever imagined!

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Literature

Rainbow Reading: A New Story Collection From Carmen Maria Machado Is Coming!

Plus, book awards for Torrey Peters, Sarah Schulman, Darcie Little Badger, and more!

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Movie Reviews

Sundance 2022: “Girl Picture” Has Queer Romance, Figure Skating, and Plenty of Teen Angst

These stories are reminiscent of other coming-of-age movies, but the performances and specificity of the characters — as well as the clever structure — elevate the film as a whole.

TV Reviews

I Loved “Archive 81” — Then I Found Out Melody Got “Straightwashed”

By erasing Melody’s queerness, Archive 81 gains nothing and loses a lot.

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Webcomics

Foolish Child #112: Encanto

Every Madrigal sister’s journey deserves to be over analyzed into redemption!

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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: HBO Max’s “Batgirl” Casts Ivory Aquino as Alysia Yeoh, DC’s First Trans Movie Character

Also! The problem with How I Met Your Father, why you shouldn’t write off Che Diaz, how Whitney and Robyn fell in love, and more!

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First Person

I Used Instagram Mantras As Therapy — And It Worked

They served as daily messages your best friend should tell you when you’re hurting — and in desperate need of a silver lining.

Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Keke Palmer Is So Stunning and Charming, She Should Be the Host of Everything on Earth Forever!

Also: Cynthia Nixon is doing Fashion now, which I am very pro!! And I cannot get over the fact that Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts are matching in this random selfie? Color coordinated!

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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Ah Yes, the Scammer-To-Girlboss Pipeline

A fun lil read on how scammers became cultural icons, a celebration of Tatyana Ali’s ‘90s fashion, an ode to plant parents, and who’s all gay at the winter olympics.