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Movie Reviews

Slow Takes: “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” and the Futility of Time Travel

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s triptych of cinematic short stories is about love and fate and coincidence. It’s also about the past.

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Webcomics

Foolish Child #117: Should I Make It Gay?

Co-workers are off-limits, right? Like, for dating? Especially if they are your boss? You’re super hot, fine as hell boss.

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Movie Features

It’s Your Anniversary: My Rage at “Chasing Amy” Helped Me Find My Bisexuality

25 years later I was curious to see if I’d still hate it since I’ve stopped judging my queerness by my distance to gold star lesbian status.

Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, and Ke Huy Quan in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Movie Reviews

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” Is a Queer Masterpiece of Colossal Sincerity

This movie is super gay. And I’m not just talking about that woozy feeling you get watching Michelle Yeoh fight.

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Geekery

Horizon Forbidden West’s Apocalyptic Dyke Drama Is an Awesome Surprise

Aloy still reads as aromantic / asexual — but there’s plenty of other gays filling out the world with their blastsling sticky bombs and lesbian drama bombs.

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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Queer Romance Is the Heart of Doctor Who’s Easter Special

Also! That rumored Orphan Black spin-off is a go, JoJo Siwa is joining the judging panel on So You Think You Can Dance, and the trailer for The Wilds’ second season.

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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: I Am Sure Gillian Anderson Had a Blast Sitting Like an Absolute Dyke at Cannes

Plus, it’s hard to express how single I felt watching these videos of Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts! Please just let me live!!

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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Kacey Musgraves Would ‘Jump in Front of a Moving Train’ for the LGBTQ Community, Level Up Allies

In defense of late 80s erotic thriller films, rainbow flags and the World Cup, and the 5 most challenged LGBTQ books of 2021 (go buy a copy!)

Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) sings karaoke into a microphone on Killing Eve

TV Show Recaps

“Killing Eve” 407 Recap: What Now?

This post contains spoilers for Killing Eve episode 407, “Making Dead Things Look Nice.”

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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves – Sweet 16

Good luck, gays! This one’s gonna hurt!

Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek

LGBT Book Reviews

“Little Foxes Took Up Matches” Stayed With Me Long After I Finished Reading

The book invites readers to fall in love with a child falling in love with himself and his friends and his own power and his own transformative potential amidst a backdrop of chaos, and even if you weren’t born in 1987, it will likely stick with you for a while.

LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Naija Lit: “Vagabonds!” by Eloghosa Osunde Names the Things People Would Rather Look Away From

Welcome to Queer Naija Lit, a new series that analyzes and celebrates queer Nigerian literature. First up: a review of the new novel “Vagabonds!” by Eloghosa Osunde.

In Alice Wu's new Oreo commercial, a short Chinese woman looks at her tall son, who is also Chinese, in the mirror. The color tones are muted. The son looks surprised while the mother has a sly smile.

TV News & Trailers

Alice Wu Directed an Oreo Commercial and You’ll Cry Buckets of Art Film Gay Tears

I am no stranger to the Gay Oreo Commercials That Make You Sob Through Your T-Shirt as a genre, if you will. The Oreo Gay Cinematic Universe, one might say. But one directed by an icon of our own community? Get the box of tissues and pull up!

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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Brandi Carlile Kissing Her Wife in a Technicolor Dreamcoat on the Grammys Red Carpet

Also! No more shitty character endings for Gillian Anderson TYVM, Candace Parker and National Champion Aliyah Boston are adorable together, the trans sex revolution on TV, and more!

Hélène grabs Villanelle by the collar as Villanelle hovers over her with a knife

TV Show Recaps

“Killing Eve” 406 Recap: The Villanelle/Eve/Hélène Love Triangle Comes to a Head

All Villanelle wants from Eve is a little emotional processing, but Eve won’t do it!

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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #57: Can You Ask Someone Out While They’re Working?

Is it bad that your type is queer mascs / butches, are you burnt out, and how do you move on after your partner cheats on you with your best friend? The team answers all these questions, and more in our members-only advice column!

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Sex Toys

Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Share Lite

If you’re looking for a double-ended dildo, the Share Lite is an excellent option, but it absolutely does not stay in place without a harness.

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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves – Round of 32

While the women’s tournament will end tonight, our version of Madness is not yet over. If you thought some of those first round match-ups were a challenge, just you wait.