Reine #24: Oasis
If you’re in a strange and unfamiliar town, you can find community if you know where to look!
Boobs on Your Tube: The Chi Wraps Season Four with a Happy, Even If Unsatisfying, Ending
Plus updates on Burden of Truth, The Republic of Sarah, and Motherland: Fort Salem.
The Autostraddle Insider: Goodbye Rachel Edition
“i’m going to take a shower and see if it [amy lee voice] wakes me up inside”
The L Word Generation Q Episode 201 Recap: Late To The Party Foul
Stop hanging out on that cliff and get in here for recap of Season Two Episode One of “The L Word Generation Q,” in which Sophie looks great in a suit and Shane is ready to liquor in the front and poker in the rear!
What’s the Difference Between Farewell and Goodbye
This is a longwinded way of saying I’m stepping down from the role of managing editor I’ve had for the past few years, and from a full-time role at Autostraddle. I will never be able to articulate what this space and the people that make it up have meant to me; forgive me for trying and doing an inadequate job, and thank you for welcoming me into your ranks as an AS reader alongside you.
Rosanny Zayas on Finding Empathy for Sophie, Wearing Shirts with “A Little Bit Too Much Titty” and Sneaking the OG L Word in High School
“Just because you are Latina, that doesn’t mean you have the same perspective in the world. We all have our own unique perspective in what we do and how we’re brought up or how we feel about things.”
The Comment Awards Are Donning A Velvet Blazer
“Real Housewives answers the age old question: What if women replicated the homoeroticism of frat boys?”
Into the A+ Advice Box #41: When There Hasn’t Been Sex in a Long Time
The team tackles so many topics in this one! We cover questions about queer haircuts, crushing on unavailable people, dealing with rejection, feeling like you’re not built for casual dating, embracing media you like without shame, a partner blaming your body for his anxieties around sex, the truths behind an emotional affair…two completely different questions that reference Rachel Maddow…and a whole lot more!
Also.Also.Also: When Rihanna Said Bitch Better Have My Money, She Really Meant That Shit
There’s no such thing as an ethical billionaire, but at least when its Rihanna the memes are funnier. Also: studies show NCAA has been holding women’s sports back (no surprise), more gay Olympics news, and tips to get back into meditation.
Tarot 101: A Beginner-Friendly Exploration of the Major Arcana’s Three Lines
Analyzing the majors as one giant, winding story may feel like an immense undertaking — but if we start to break this journey into smaller chunks, taking these archetypes one line at a time, it becomes a bit more manageable. And in grouping the cards together in a few different ways, we can understand the full story more clearly, and can also find new levels of nuance and magic within our tarot readings.
10 TV Shows With LGBTQ Laughs and No Sappy Love Stories
For when you want to cackle while seething about love being a lie.
“Good Trouble” Episode 314 Recap: Finally! A Big Win For Alice!
Alice has big gay personal victories and professional victories all in one episode!
Pray Away: A Documentary For Gays Who Haven’t Yet Been Personally Victimized by Ryan Murphy
Pray Away is, at best, picking at a scab — and, at worst, poking a dirty finger into a gaping wound.
Put On Your Bra-ssicas: You Can Still Plant Vegetables Now for the Fall! Here’s 14 to Try!
Did you know that some vegetables actually taste better after a frost? Here’re some fall gardening tips and what you can still plant in August and September and enjoy this very fall. It is in fact, not too late to have a vegetable garden this year, my busy queers.
10 Books To Obsess Over This August
August is a steamy time of year thanks to the combined powers of Leo season and the final weeks of hot girl summer. It’s a good time to obsess. It’s a good time to lose yourself completely in a book.
Amity and Luz Get Together-Together in The Owl House’s Hootiest Episode Yet
Luz accidentally takes Amity on a haunted ride through a Tunnel of Love. Even scarier? She finally holds Amity’s hand on purpose.
Welcome to “Wait, Is This a Date?” a New Autostraddle Podcast about Queer Dating You Never Knew You Always Needed
Think of us as your friendly neighborhood co-hosts, guiding you through super specific queer dating conundrums because honestly, straight dating podcasts could never.
Pop Culture Fix: Aubrey Plaza’s Got Major Imposter Syndrome (GAY!) in Her New Hulu Dark Comedy
Also! Your first look at Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky, Lucy Hale spoiled PLL for Demi Lovato, Carmen is convinced Charlotte’s kid is queer in the new Sex and the City, and more!
No Filter: WOWEEE ZOWEEE Demi Lovato! Giving me KD Lang!
Stars! They are just like us — gay, online and with a cat! And I am having some very gay feelings about this image of Sara Ramirez. They are simply not fit for the public.
Also.Also.Also: When You Defeat All the Other Masc Lesbians, Raven Saunders Is the Final Boss
Some new Kehlani dropped! Also: Lil Nas X in a feature interview about Black queerness that must be read, and a link about DaBaby losing DaBookings, because I couldn’t help myself.