“Pose” Episode 303 Recap: A Tale of Two Mothers
Elektra remembers her fraught relationship with her own mom, and how she became the mom her children needed.
“Four More Shots Please” Season Two Was a Betrayal
Four More Shots Please wants to broach serious issues relating to gender and sexuality but puts in no work to actually address them in any kind of meaningful way and opts for superficial declarations of feminism, instead.
It’s Your Anniversary: The Craft Was a ’90s Guide to Reclaiming My Power
“Watching this fierce pack of teenage girls punish those that harmed them resonated with me. I too sought catharsis for the trauma that I’d endured — I began to realize that forgiveness was not a requirement of me.”
“Batwoman” Episode 213 Recap: Get a Clue
Mary, Ryan, and Sophie go on a hijinks-filled crime-solving mission in one of the greatest superhero team-ups ever.
“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 602 Recap: Burgers to Die For
Ava and the Legends follow an alien lead back to the 50s while Sara finds herself on a strange planet with Gary and…Amelia Earhart.
Pop Culture Fix: Kate McKinnon Can’t Stop Clowning on Kate Winslet
SNL parodies Mare of Easttown, Azie Tesfai in her Guardian suit, MJ Rodriguez and Maya Rudolph are teaming up, Apex Legend’s Valkyrie is queer, and more!
Talking with Alison Bechdel about Feminist Martial Arts, Lockdown, and Her New Book “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”
“My bookish exterior perhaps belies it,” write Alison Bechdel in The Secret to Superhuman Strength, “but I’m a bit of an exercise freak.” That is, it turns out, an understatement. Alison Bechdel shares her process of writing this latest book over the last ten years, collaborating with her partner, and the “huge blossoming of lesbian culture.”
Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli Welcome Baby Girl George Into the World!
Welcome to the world, George Elizabeth, and congratulations on being born after TikTok has erased all traces of heteronormativity; you’ll never know a time when everyone wasn’t already just gay!
Which Inanimate Object Is Actually Your Gender?
You probably didn’t learn this in your Gender Studies class, and that’s because I made it up.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is a Temporary Creature
Love is true and temporary, queer erotica about how hot it is to watch porn with a partner, post-pandemic summer safer sex and more.
Nutshell Studies of Quarantine: Part One, January 2020
“What’s your anxiety at?” “A Ten.”
Boobs on Your Tube: “New Amsterdam” Just Got Real… Real Gay, That Is
Plus updates on Nancy Drew, Legacies, Home Economics, and Top Chef!
Extra! Extra!: How to Begin to Process the Unfolding Horror of COVID in India?
COVID returns to the forefront of this week’s Extra! Extra! as we look at the outbreak of COVID in India and the threats posed by variants across the globe. We look at the one thing that’s proving stronger than COVID: capitalism and how that’s impacting our recovery. The team also examines new developments on the immigration and criminal justice fronts and ponder what it means to hear the president tell transgender Americans he’s got their backs.
The Comment Awards Are Going Back to High School
“Just surround yourself with dogs and keep chanting, ‘I was a lesbian in 1974.'”
Into the A+ Advice Box #34: I’m in Love But My Sex Drive Has COMPLETELY Disappeared!
The AS team tackles advice for entering your 30’s (and we’d love to see yours in the comments), as well as advice for a member who’s found their sex drive has disappeared shortly after moving in with a partner, advice on coming out and labels, untangling trauma while exploring sex with your partner, finding boots that don’t make your feet hurt, and more!
Also.Also.Also: BREAKING News! Lesbian Bars Are on the Come Back! Sweaty Days Are (Almost) Here Again
Queer elders on coming out as non-binary, the oral history of Madonna’s Truth or Dare, burn all the leggings, and no matter what the internet tells you — Liz Cheney is not your friend.
Read About the Real-Life Inspiration for “Benedetta” and More with these 5 Books on Queer & Trans Nuns
If you’d like more backstory on the real-life story of Sister Benedetta that inspired this film while you wait for its wide release, or just want more to read about real-life lesbian nuns, this is where to get started.
I Still Can’t Believe “Friends” Was The First Time I Saw Myself On-Screen
Friends was the first time I saw my transness on TV, but it wasn’t Chandler’s dad — it was Chandler.
Lez Liberty Lit: Cultivate Weirdness
Have you been to your re-opened local library yet? Plus, how to write faster, why to get weird, what book publishing stands for and more.
Pop Culture Fix: Like You, Kate McKinnon Makes Jokes to Deal With Her Own Anxiety
Boys are coming to The Wilds (BORING!), Hannah John-Kamen will play Joey Soloway’s Red Sonja, Tig Notaro’s next comedy special will be fully animated, and more!