Grease Bats: Gossip
“Drama! Exciting secrets! Rumors! The GOOD stuff!!”
Boobs on Your Tube: It’s Sunlight Kitchens and Sweaty Kisses on “Station 19”
Plus, we’re getting Muslim teen superhero Ms. Marvel coming to TV and here’s an update on S.W.A.T.
Extra! Extra!: Mourning Brandon Bernard and Casey Goodson Jr
In this week’s Extra! Extra! we discuss some of the recent abuses committed by the criminal justice system, revisit the topic of COVID-19 vaccine authorization (after a robust discussion on this in the comments last week) and look at a few situations unfolding around the world.
Meet The Writers Of Best Lesbian Erotica Vol. 5
Six contributors to Best Lesbian Erotica Volume 5 tell us about how they think about erotica as queer writers. The book came out on Dec 8, so can get your personal and gift copies in time for the holidays.
67 of the Best Queer Books of 2020
2020 was terrible in every way except for queer books. There were so many amazing queer books published this year! Here are 67 of the best of them.
From “Calamity Jane” to “The Prom”: A History of Queer Women in Movie Musicals
To celebrate the release of The Prom here is an exhaustive look at the representation of queer women in movie musicals.
The Comment Awards Are Calling From the Rooftops
“Be grateful for your abundance, you privileged piece of shi*t!”
Home Alone for the Holigays: Watch “Oceans 11” with Carolyn
Welcome to Home Alone for the Holigays! Where our writers welcome you to spend the day with them virtually and live-tweet one of their favorite holiday films. Come kick it with Carolyn, watch Oceans 11 and escape into their sleepy Solstice.
Also.Also.Also: The New “Batwoman” Trailer Drop Will Give You Goosebumps on Your Goosebumps
A love letter to queer fan fiction that you don’t want to miss. Also: the legendary Dionne Warwick, giving trans kids everything they want this Christmas, Ellen Degeneres has the Coronavirus, “Black Swan” is now a Hanukkah movie, and are pandemic cats keeping their own secrets?
Holigay Gift Guide: For The Loved Ones You Want To Survive The Apocalypse
Whether you’re convinced America is on the brink of collapse and want to get your loved ones some gear to survive the coming hellscape, or you think they could use some quality hiking and camping stuff so they can safely get outdoors and away from everyone else, this gift guide has you covered.
We Say Goodbye To Kamala As Our Editor-In-Chief And Look Ahead To 2021
Kamala has made the decision to leave Autostraddle to pursue other opportunities. We’re proud of the work that we’ve started together, and look forward to continue building our vision in 2021!
Disney Characters, Ranked by Bisexuality
“I also came here to say I couldn’t figure out why the White Rabbit felt bi to me and then realized it’s because he’s stressed out.”
Give Money to a Mutual Aid Fund Instead of Giving Gifts This Holigay Season
Here are 16 mutual aid funds that we’re supporting this holiday season. Tell us about the ones that are closest to your heart, too!
Dedication and Liberation, or What Does a Queer Black Hanukkah Look Like
What does Hanukkah look like when you’re a queer, Black, convert who doesn’t find deep meaning in traditional celebrations of the holiday?
Which Happiest Season Character Are You? Quiz
Don’t feel like being yourself today? Well, this quiz will tell you which Happiest Season character you are!
Netflix’s “The Prom” Review: Broadway’s Favorite Teen Lesbians Warmed Our Unruly Hearts
Join Valerie, Drew, and Carmen as they geek out about Ryan Murphy’s Netflix adaptation of The Prom.
Rosie O’Donnell Playing “Carrie” on “The L Word: Generation Q” Season 2 — Which Is Absolutely Tina’s Fiancée’s Name
The L Word Generation Q’s first sliver of news has arrived: lesbian icon Rosie O’Donnell will play a “brash and kindhearted” public defender in Season Two and Jordan Hull (Angie) has been upped to series regular status!
10 Times Things Went Well But Also Very Badly For Lesbians on Rooftops
“It’s a real mark of our collective queer delusion that everyone tries to forget how weird it is when serial roof marauder Piper Perabo climbs on top of her car to screech about wankers over the standstill of London traffic.”
Lez Try It: Flower Arranging á la “Imagine Me and You”
there’s a lot of talk in the film about what different flowers mean, as Luce is repeatedly confronted by emotionally unstable customers demanding the perfect flowers for very specific occasions. I was intrigued. Could I make my own bouquet and send it to somebody? Is this something I could do from the safety of my own home, because there is still a slow-burning apocalypse going on outside? Turns out the answer to these questions was yes.
Allison Moon’s “Getting It” Is the Casual Sex Guide You Didn’t Know You Needed
Allison Moon’s Getting It: A Guide to Hot, Healthy Hookups and Shame-Free Sex is about more than scissoring strangers — it’s about cultivating self-awareness and sexual self-esteem. Hookup culture might look different right now, but communication and boundaries are perhaps more important than ever before. The skills outlined in Getting It will help you navigate virtual slutdom in this challenging new era of distance. And if you want to gracefully transition into a post-pandemic world of IRL sexcapades, then you better start studying up now.