On Reconciliation, Reconnection, and Acceptance
Spending time in the kitchen and learning how to cook the comfort food of my childhood has helped me connect to my mother in ways I never expected.
No Filter: If Anyone Is Going To Give Me Hot Topic Couture, I Support It Being Megan Fox
Plus, HANG THIS PHOTO OF NIECY NASH IN THE LOUVRE.
Also.Also.Also: Zendaya Wants to Make “Like a Simple Love Story About Two Black Girls”
Black & Pink is hosting their annual Holiday Card Campaign to support our LGBT fam inside, it will surprise no one that the pandemic has raised our blood pressure, plus the queerness of the 90s and Green Day.
Sondheim and the Ambivalence of Wanting
Yearning is the thread that runs through everything Stephen Sondheim wrote: for love, for happiness, for recognition, for meaning. The fear of naming that desire. The fear of admitting it yourself, of letting yourself hope, of letting yourself want.
Our Desire, Our Power: QTBIPOC BDSM and Consent
Without confronting the cycle of oppression, we reproduce trauma, even in spaces that try to focus on consent.
Netflix’s “BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo)” Is Nicole Byer at Her Sexy, Hilarious Best
If you’re coming to this special looking for a hot, fat, Black chick who is doing self-deprecating humor, you might be disappointed. But, if you’re coming to the special looking for a hot, fat, Black chick who is gonna make you laugh by chatting shit about gaining power from the tears of white women, and about helium-voiced nurses with panty stealing kinks, you will be more than happy.
You Need Help: How Do I Pursue a Beautiful Woman Without Getting My Feelings Hurt?
The very short answer is you can’t — but it’s probably still worth it to give this situationship a chance!
Roundtable: Is There Anything Hot About the Holidays?
Many of us associate the holiday season with Very Unsexy Things. Is there anything we can do to make the holidays hot? Here’s what Autostraddle writers and editors have to say.
Pop Culture Fix: Jasmin Savoy Brown Is Queering the New “Scream”
Also! This Sabrina/Riverdale crossover is gonna be a glorious MESS, Tessa Thompson covers Ebony, the Glee cast’s second annual Snixxmas, and more!
Benedetta Review: These Lesbian Nuns Don’t Earn Their Controversy
Something Paul Verhoeven and I have in common is that we both love boobs. Something we don’t have in common is how much lesbian sex we’ve had. With his latest, Benedetta, we were promised another of his delicious trashy masterpieces — instead he reveals the limits of his gaze.
The Thirteen Days of A+ Returns Next Week
Hey sugar plums, let’s celebrate!
“Yellowjackets” Episode 104 Recap: Feel the Pain
Teen Nat and Adult Nat recall the same nightmarish day; Shauna loses herself to fantasy; and vultures circle Taissa. Misty, meanwhile, drinks a chocolate martini.
Say Hello to RITUALS, an Autostraddle End of Year Miniseries
The eight writers who contributed to this miniseries will share all sorts of rituals: rituals for love, rituals for grief, rituals for forgiveness, rituals for inner peace. My wish is that it will help us all feel somewhat less alone this December, more connected to our community, and more ready for whatever January 2022 delivers.
Quiz: Which Wintery Queer Book Should You Read This Holigay Season?
Whether or not you love the winter holiday season, Autostraddle’s resident lesbrarian has got some great reads for you this December! Just take this quiz and I will match you with an amazing queer book.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Has A Growth Mindset
Why a growth mindset is part of good relationships, why recommitment is sexier than commitment, emotional affairs, irritability and more.
Tello’s “Christmas at the Ranch” Is a Welcome Horse Girl Holigay Rom-Com
Bonus: Literal patriarchal destruction! My grown-up Christmas wish!
Baopu #93: Cozy Winter Wish List
Just need to get a few things together for a cozy winter break in the (colder) climates.
Boobs on Your Tube: Ryan Wilder and Alex Danvers, Together at Last!
Plus! Updates on Legacies, Riverdale, Hightown, and The Sex Lives of College Girls!
“Saved by the Bell” Gives Us a Bisexual Afro-Latina Teen Love Story Ripped Right From Zack and Kelly’s Playbook
I’m here to celebrate bisexual jock and Bayside legend Aisha Garcia, who has an enviable wardrobe, a killer sense of humor, and ya damn right — gets the girl.
Holigay Gift Guide: What To Buy for Book Lovers (Other Than Books)
If it’s too much pressure to pick out a book for your literary pal, consider a creative display shelf, a customizable book planter, pressed flower bookmarks, and other presents that are bookish but not books!