Sundance 2021: Looking Back on New Queer Cinema with Rose Troche, Cheryl Dunye, and More
This afternoon at Sundance, I took a break from binging movies to watch a panel straight out of my queer film nerd dreams.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 76, January 2021
That’s actually the cutest thing i’ve seen since that video last week of the puppy falling asleep on the goose.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1305 Recap: Chekhov’s Hot Glue Gun
Gottmik is so hot in what she describes as Joan Jett meets The Matrix — aka a tribute to trans lesbians everywhere.
Baopu #82: An Aquarian Meditation
Visualizing a meditation for the month of Aquarius, Baopu channels creative energy in her own way.
Sundance 2021: “Knocking” Finds Horror in Gay Grief and Isolation
One of the pleasures — pains? — of consuming art right now is that everything seems to be filtered through our current lens. And it makes this thriller all the more effective and difficult.
Boobs On Your Tube: Vintage Lesbian Poems to Match Vintage Lesbian Kisses on “Dickinson”
Plus updates on: Legacies, S.W.A.T., and All American!
Extra! Extra!: What We’re Seeing on COVID-19 and Accountability So Far from Biden’s Administration
This week’s Extra! Extra! continues to unpack the insurrection while also looking at some of Biden’s actions these last two weeks as president. We look a little more closely at the latest on police accountability, immigration and COVID-19, as well as a smattering of international news.
Sundance 2021: “4 Feet High” Is a Monumental Work of Queer Disabled Media
How can you watch this series and not feel angry with how deprived we are of stories about queer people with disabilities? How can you watch this series and not be delighted with what’s finally on-screen? How can you watch this series and not be excited about all of the possibilities fulfilled and all the possibilities still to come?
The Comment Awards Are Feeling All Bubbly
“No compensative effervescence is really a pandemic mood.”
Also.Also.Also: Halsey Is Gonna Have a Baby Halsey!!
How tarot cards and queer love are inspiring couture fashion, notes on nonbinary Blackness, poems for the new year, and the pandemic is erasing entire categories of friendship.
S L I C K: Raincheck Part 2
Naomi is leaving scratches on my chest, grasping for anything to hold onto while she sits on my face.
So You Want to Try Somatic or Movement Therapy
The wisdom of your body is uniquely your own.
“Riverdale” Episode 502 Recap: Is It Just Me Or Were There More Murders Than Usual?
Things I was reminded of while watching this episode: the serial killer gene, cannibal meat pies, and Andy Cohen existing in the Archieverse.
Lez Liberty Lit: Inefficient Writing
Trans writing for trans people, “Everybody Else (Is) Perfect” is perfect, your dream job is dead and more.
Foolish Child #89: Child’s Play
“What is Gay/Straight Alliance?”
Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try Bumble and Date On a Deadline
“Bumble gives you two free filters. Usually filtering paidbut I def liked picking and choosing which ones to turn on and off. I fucked around a lot with the star sign and height — I can no longer allow Libras to disturb my peace.”
Pop Culture Fix: Well and Here’s Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana
Ruby Rose will replace Elliot Page in the gamer comedy 1Up, Demi Lovato’s new NBC comedy, Jo Ellen Pellman says Kate McKinnon is her role model, Coronation Street’s Lucy Fallon and Doctor Who’s Peal Mackie star in a new lesbian thriller, and more!
No Filter: We Must Look at Sarah Paulson With No Eyebrows Every Time, It’s Gay Law
Hayley Kiyoko nails the gayze, happy birthday to Ariana DeBose, and POV: You are on a bike ride with Sara Ramirez.
Also.Also.Also: Elliot Page Is Getting Divorced, Another Day in the Books for Love Being a Lie
Yes, some thoughts about Elliot Page’s divorce. And also: Black Sign Language, Andra Day on Billie Holiday (we can’t wait for the movie next month!), and breaking up with white supremacy for good.
You Need Help: How Do I Survive My First Breakup to Stay Friends on the Other Side?
Moving on doesn’t mean forgetting the past, but it does require some space to let your brain and heart breathe.