Viola Davis Towers in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Giving Life to a Black Queer Legend
In Viola Davis’ hands, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” becomes a complex portrait of a queer Black woman hurricane whose footprints loom large over the last 100 years.
Watching “Personal Best” Was the Main Way to Become a Lesbian in the ’80s and ’90s
Bend It Like Beckham could never.
Amazon’s “The Wilds” Brings Lesbians to a Deserted Island
The Wilds is sometimes cheesy, sometimes saccharine, all times dramatic as hell.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: Baci
These three Autostraddle writers tried out Baci, a “premium robotic clitoral massager” by Lora DiCarlo that’s meant to mimic oral sex. Here’s how our clits are doing now!
“Vampires Are Descending on Los Angeles”: An A+ TV Team Fan Fiction
Buffy the Vampire Slayer teams up with Mayor Bette Porter to save lesbians in Los Angeles from vampires on New Year’s Eve.
Gal Pal Watch: Gillian Anderson Breaks Up with Peter Morgan, Rebounds With Cute Brunette
On the heels of Gillian Anderson’s breakup with creator and showrunner of The Crown, a new love enters Gillian’s life.
Pop Culture Fix: Viola Davis Is Unapologetic About Portraying Ma Rainey’s Queer Sexuality
Also: Batwoman’s season two premiere photos, what even is television, Aubrey Plaza isn’t a “total psychopath,” The Laverne Cox Show, a lesbian couple in OWN’s First Christmas, and more!
“To L and Back” Podcast Holiday Special: Two Jews Review a Lesbian Christmas Movie
Riese: I would text Riley and be like “you up?”
Carly: Are you still at the gay bar…? Because?
Riese: I would come back incensed with rage and ready to make a mistake.
Carly: Ready to ruin my relationship.
Riese: Yes. I would be full of the spirit of ruin and ready to share it.
Carly: Which is not Christmas spirit, but it is kind of related.
Home Alone for the Holigays: Celebrate Yule and Watch Brandy’s “Cinderella” with Meg
Yule this year is meant to be quiet, relaxing, comforting, and joyful. With so many new traditions beginning, and a few old favorites getting incorporated into this next chapter of my life, I feel full of hope in spite of the challenges this year has brought. Sending love and warmth to you and yours.
The Elf On The Shelf Is A Cop: We Need ‘The Anti-Fascist On The Bookcase’
The Elf on the Shelf as we knew him is dead. We need the Anti-Fascist on the Bookcase.
A+ Holigay Bingo: An Interactive Internet Family Activity
How many of these seasonal experiences do you share? You can tell us by screenshotting the bingo card below on your laptop or phone screen, marking off the ones that describe you in a visual editor of your choice (perhaps Preview, or the Markup option on your iPhone!) and sharing it in the comments here.
Queer Tarotscopes for Capricorn Season 2020: Who’s in the Driver’s Seat?
Hard-working and unafraid to set boundaries, Capricorn has so much to teach us about our value, our focus, and our confidence. If Sagittarius’ fire has left you feeling lost, if you’re still reeling from the losses and shifts that you experienced with Scorpio, Capricorn is here to help you make sense of where you have come from, and make a structured, detailed plan about where you want to go.
Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #33
This is very last minute but apparently tonight there will be a lunar eclipse during what is called a “full beaver moon,” which just seems like something y’all would be into.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is A Weighted Blanket Sex Dream
Having sex dreams under weighted blankets, what to do if you forget how to focus on a conversation, coconut oil is not the best lube, whether closure sex is real and more.
The Dyke Kitchen: Defining Taste With Karen Tongson
Tongson’s personal cooking style relies on saving the ingredients or parts that traditionally, institutionally have less value — “something that you think is burdened by indignity, cheapness and trash” — and finding her own perfect application that proves otherwise. “Sometimes it is relevant to bring in the conversation that Nietzsche started, in relation to Britney Spears,” she says with a laugh.
A Scene & Notes From Kamala’s Novel Zigzags
I’m sharing part of a scene from the book that captures the essence of why I love to write fiction: so I can write the fantasy dates with girls I adore, whether or not they happened quite that way.
The Lakeview Crew #10: Heavy Holidays
The holidays can be hard, but Celeste and their mom always figure it out.
Boobs on Your Tube: Teddy Faces Her Bisexual Past on “Grey’s Anatomy,” Is There Hope for a Bisexual Future?
Plus: updates on BET’s A Christmas Lottery, S.W.A.T, and brand new first-look photos from Batwoman!
Home Alone for the Holigays: Watch “Grease 2” with Vanessa
“To be honest, my birthday is December 21 / Winter Solstice, and that’s the most exciting part of the holiday season for me!”
The Comment Awards Are Floating on a Cloud of Gay Subtext
“She’s Lesbian Jesus. I’m afraid what she’ll level up to.”