Forsyth Harmon’s “Justine” Is a Haunting Book About Intense Teenage Friendship
This tiny book is a quiet horror story in which beauty is a terror and friendship is an undoing of the self. The final line has haunted me long past reading it.
Bombay Begums Centers the Queer South Asian Story I’ve Been Searching For
It’s moments like this that I’ve been desperately searching for in South Asian media these past few years. I want to know, I want to see where queer South Asians summon the courage to be themselves from, in a world where coming out is truly a global struggle.
“If I Don’t Say Something, No One Will”: 6 TGNC+ Perspectives on Trans Visibility in the US South
“I know we everywhere, but Black SOUTHERN people are and will always be my heart. The way we love up on each other. Take care of each other. Check up on each other, sometimes a little too much. It’s the cadence of our little sayings, the burst out loud laughter. The dramatics in the everyday stories of nothing. I love Black southern people.”
“Good Trouble” Episode 307 Recap: New Moon
For a show that usually aims for gravitas, Good Trouble does humor exceptionally well.
What’s New and Gay To Stream in April 2021
April’s gonna be great everybody! Season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale, a new girls-on-the-run Japanese lesbian film, Kate Winslet as a detective with a gay daughter, Season 2 of The Circle, Season 2 of The Black Lady Sketch Show, a new misanthropic queer show from Australia and so much more!
Queer Horoscopes for April 2021: Where Can You Find Your Fire?
Aries is a sign that wants what it wants, when it wants it. Can this inherently selfish impulse can be harnessed for the greater good?
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 78, March 2021
Spiritually, we’re all making candles with Queen Latifah.
Autostraddle March Madness: Canon vs. Fanon – Round 2
32 couples remain!
LIVE WORKSHOP: A+ Members, Register to Learn All About Queer Sex Toys LIVE with Archie!
This month, Archie Bongiovanni is bringing you their years of experience at Minneapolis indie sex shop Smitten Kitten to talk you through everything about choosing, buying and using sex toys as a queer person.
Pop Culture Fix: Demi Lovato Will Join the Glee Cast’s Naya Rivera Tribute
Regina King directs Viola Davis for W, Ruby Rose knows she has authority issues, which Supergirl Superfriends need therapy, Lil Nas X and the history of queer music videos, and more!
“Supergirl” Episode 601 Recap: The Lena Luthor Protocol
Lena rejoins Team Super as Kara leads the charge to stop Lex once and for all. Plus, Alex gets her superhero name!
The Drop: Lil Nas X’s Dykey Aunts Are Proud of MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
This is someone showing their rejection of the oftentimes traumatizing cishet Christian ideals many young Black queers are currently being taught. We live for anything that will shorten (or make obsolete) their pain so they can live bolder happier lives.
Call for Submissions: Trans Fiction, Trans Imagination
Here’s what I’m looking for: Short stories, 5,000 words or less. You, the author, must identify as trans. If you think you are trans, you are trans.
For Trans Puerto Ricans, Passing Laws Is Only Part of the Battle for Liberation
Trans activists in Puerto Rico insist they are not a distraction, but central to the struggle for independence.
No Filter: How Can We Pick Between Photos of Janelle Monáe?
So look. At least half of this post is… uh…*counts* four images of Janelle Monáe. And then… a video. Of Janelle Monáe. I couldn’t pick! How was I supposed to choose?? In this economy?
Netflix’s The One: A Lesbian Love Triangle Gets Lost in a Murder Mystery
Is love a lie or the ultimate truth? The One balks at exploring that fascinating question and cops out with a cliched murder storyline.
The State of Trans Lives in the Birthplace of the American LGBTQ Movement
Despite New York’s progressive reputation, it ranks among the top states for anti-trans violence. What are the factors that contribute to the plight of trans New Yorkers?
The Barriers that Keep Trans People From Thriving in Texas
The Lone Star state has repeatedly attempted to take life-saving resources away from trans people.
You Need Help: How Do I Be a Good Partner to My Trans Girlfriend?
Being too eager or too worried about saying the right thing can be just as alienating as disapproval.
Autostraddle March Madness: Canon vs. Fanon – Sci-Fi/Fantasy
So many gays in superhero suits and space!