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TV Show Recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 701 Recap: Big Top (Energy)

The Legends are back with circus shenanigans, bank robbery, and just a touch of accidental homicide.

Valerie Anne October 14, 2021 7 Comments
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Straddleverse

No Time for Hell, Yet. Or: Is This Essay Really Just About My Inbox?

You would think that, as someone living, not in actual Paris, but the “Paris of Appalachia” as they call Pittsburgh, that Brexit would leave me largely unaffected, but dear reader, you would be wrong!

Nico October 14, 2021 15 Comments
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Book Features

The Book That Helped Me Leave Religion: Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle”

The first sentence of “The Books of Bokonon” – the fictional foundational text of Bokononism, the religion Kurt Vonnegut invented for his 1963 novel Cat’s Cradle – reads as follows: “All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies.”

Abbie Jones October 14, 2021 3 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 615 Recap: Hope Floats

Alex and Kelly welcome Esme into their lives while Kara and Lena try to get the hope totem before Nyxly does.

Valerie Anne October 13, 2021 7 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The New Scream Is Queer and Not Just Because Neve Campbell Is Your Root

Also! JoJo Siwa is Prince Charming, Trans Netflix employees are staging a walkout to protest the transphobic Dave Chappelle stand-up special, and Beanie Feldstein is your new Harriet the Spy!

Heather Hogan October 13, 2021 12 Comments
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Dating Podcasts

“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 110: It’s In the Stars (and Cards)

How could we talk about queer dating without talking about astrology and tarot?

Drew Burnett Gregory October 13, 2021
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AF+

The October 2021 A+ Pop-Up Discord Server is Now!

What a day it is! It’s a day where we can all hop on the A+ Member Pop-Up Discord Server!

Nico October 13, 2021 1 Comment
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Straddleverse

I Almost Didn’t Write It

I don’t want to write about it for any other publication. I barely want to write about it for myself.

Vanessa October 13, 2021 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: May I Present, the Only Good Thing to Have Happened on Gen Q This Season

Sha’Carri Richardson is the definition of thriving, Lesbian Jesus is out here in these palm tree covered streets, giving you fall no matter WHAT, and I truly, unsarcastically love the work Stacy London is doing around menopause!

Christina Tucker October 13, 2021 3 Comments
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TV News & Trailers

It’s Not Too Late to Get Into Your “Twenties”! An EXCLUSIVE Clip of the Season Two Premiere

Oh did you want to see two queer Black women in bed together being sexy and laughing? Great news on that! We’ve got an exclusive clip from the premiere episode of Season 2 of “Twenties,” airing tomorrow at 10pm ET/PT on BET and BET HER.

Carmen Phillips October 12, 2021 11 Comments
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Sex Toys Shopping

12 Sex Toys for When You Wanna Do the Monster Smash

Shop this list to snag a toy fit for werewolf roleplay or a staged alien abduction or elaborate masturbation to vampire erotica.

Ro White October 12, 2021 5 Comments
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AF+

What If The Only Allies We Know Are Some Internet Cats?

An important excerpt from Autostraddle’s Slack workplace.

the team October 12, 2021 6 Comments
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Identity

Do You Know Where Your Straight People Are?: Interviews With Allies (Including Two Cats)

In honor of our biannual Straight People Day, we interviewed two heterosexual friends, two cishet cats, and one past self.

the team October 12, 2021 4 Comments
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Coming Out

You Need Help: I’m Closeted, How Do I Get Everyone to Stop Asking If “I’ve Found a Man”?

I am not of the belief that “everyone should come out in order to live their best lives,” but I do want to acknowledge how incredibly difficult it is to have so many areas in your life where coming out simply isn’t an option.

himani October 12, 2021 15 Comments
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Queer Fashion

15 Queer Woman and Non-Binary Babes Who Wore Top Hats Better Than Any Willy Wonka

No offense, Timothee Chalamet. It’s just that non-binary icon Gonzo wore it better.

Heather Hogan October 11, 2021 10 Comments
Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

“To L and Back” Podcast Episode 210: Last Call

“Imagine if I was dating Desiree Akhavan, and I was like, “You know what I’m going to do? Steal my ex from Rosie O’Donnell.” No! How thrilling! My ex is with Rosie O’Donnell and we get to all hang out and I’m dating Desiree Akhavan? That’d be amazing.”

Analyssa October 11, 2021 14 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The L Word’s Jamie Clayton Will Raise Hell as The New Pinhead

Poison Ivy’s gonna be hard on Batwoman, a new Legends of Tomorrow trailer, Superman is bisexual now, big weekend for Diana Taurasi, and more!

Heather Hogan October 11, 2021 4 Comments
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Quizzes The L Word: Generation Q

QUIZ: Which Generation Q Character Are You?

Are you a Finley, Sophie, Dani, Angie, Carrie, Micah, Tess, Gigi, Tom, Pippa or Maribel? Take this L Word Generation Q quiz and find out!

Riese October 11, 2021 43 Comments
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Straddleverse

The #1 Thing That Keeps Me Up At Night

Along with pencil-thin ties over white tank tops and suspenders, I want unsustainable work habits to be something we leave firmly in the past.

Carmen Phillips October 11, 2021 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Coming Out

Happy Coming Out Day! All Disney Stars Are Gay Now, We Don’t Make the Rules

It’s modern gay lore that if you were once a star on the Disney Channel, you’re gay now. And for this National Coming Out Day, we wanted to know the truth.

Analyssa October 11, 2021 13 Comments
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