No Filter: Da Brat Rings in the Holidays as Santress and Mrs. Claus!
Janet Mock and the cast of “Pose” out for an iconic girls’ night out, Chef Melissa King carefree in a pile of leaves, and Janelle Monáe is a Saturday knight.
Pop Culture Fix: Aisha Tyler and Charlize Theron Want to Play Lesbian Wives in a “Die Hard” Remake
Queen Latifah’s got a new thriller coming to Netflix, the Glee cast honors Naya Rivera with a holiday fundraiser, Jules’ Eurphoria special episode is on the way, and you absolutely should watch Viola Davis’ full 60 minutes interview.
Also.Also.Also: “One Day at a Time” Officially Cancelled, We’ll Be Crying Into Our Cafecitos Forever
Water is joining gold and oil in being traded on Wall Street, so that’s bad. Also: an all-Muslim girls’ basketball team is kicking ass and an ad hoc awards show for the weird internet culture of quarantine.
The Derry Girls on Great British Bake Off Is the Only Good Thing to Happen in 2020
“See, in Ireland, we love slime. It’s traditional that we have slime for the New Year. So, please don’t dis the culture of my people.”
Announcing 13 Days of A+! We’re Unwrapping Some Super-Secret Member Gifts This Month
Starting December 13 and going through December 25, you can check back every day for a new Autostraddle Plus treat. From two new installments of S L I C K, to Merry Fistmas: A Virtual Vaginal Fisting Workshop, a Holigay Cooking AMA and more — we’re celebrating the A+ Members who make this queer community possible.
Eight Fat Positive Queer Books Featuring Queer Fat Characters in All Their Glory
Eight great fat positive queer books featuring queer fat characters in all their glory: teen superheroes, fashionista bloggers, bisexual nannies, lesbian home economists, self-deprecating humorists, wannabe K-Pop stars, and more!
Watch Aubrey Plaza Do a Tarot Card Reading and Play F*ck/Marry/Kill With Some Witches
“Maleficent? I’d F the B out of the W.”
“Mommy Is Coming”: Cheryl Dunye’s Self-Reflexive Sex Comedy Dissects and Embraces the Erotic
Sex is weird, and this movie leans into that without pretending to have all the answers.
The Best Queer Movies of 2020
We got superhero movies! Teen comedies! Christmas movies! Oscar bait! Musicals!!!!
Wet for Her for You: A 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
Happy Holidays hotties! It’s time for my quick and easy gift guide filled with toys from my favorites — the babes at Wet For Her! I went through the site with a perfectly manicured nail to find the best gifts to give yourself, your partner, and even for playing sexy virtual Santa with your friends.
#PolyamoryProblems: How Do I Know When It’s Time To Break Up?
The idea of breaking up, and/or transitioning your relationship to platonic as somehow a failure or throwing something away is one of those pesky ideas we need to unlearn.
Pop Culture Fix: Clea DuVall Doesn’t Think You’d Leave Your Longterm Girlfriend Either, Even For Aubrey Plaza
A history of Black women in James Bond movies, Mandip Gill would also love to see a Yaz/Thirteen romance on Doctor Who, Hollywood is prepping to sacrifice movie theaters, Queen Latifah’s Equalizer will follow the Super Bowl, and more!
Jamie Babbit on “But I’m a Cheerleader,” Barbie Sex, and Getting Bad Reviews
“That’s my whole junior high experience: No, I don’t want to be friends with you. I actually want to have sex with you.”
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Stands With Enby
Starting and maintaining online and long-distance relationships, the impacts of your attachment style, mourning your “almost” relationships and more.
The Dyke Kitchen: Bold, Tingly, Spicy Mapo Tofu
When I went to college at Oberlin, where my parents met, I found out that my mom had not only been in the MOST hippie-dippie of co-ops, which was appropriately vegan, but was the head tofu maker there too. So I began to learn what she loves about tofu.
Baopu #80: Meet Me For Infinite Tea
I have this reoccurring dream, where I run into my grandma while taking a walk. I’m missing the reunions we could have had this year, and looking at this separateness with bitter-sweet intention.
Boobs on Your Tube: Binge “Filthy Rich” and This Tawdry Christian Gay Love Affair Is Yours
Plus updates on “Station 19” and both seasons of “Coroner,” get in here!
Extra! Extra!: What Do We Actually Know About a COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout?
This week’s Extra! Extra! returns with some LGBTQ+ news from both sides of the Atlantic; an update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the havoc it’s wreaking in so many areas of life and the vaccine arms race; and rapidly deteriorating situations the world over.
Home Alone for the Holigays: Watch “Black Christmas” with Dani Janae
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 Dani, watch Black Christmas and have a mocktail or two.
“Euphoria” Returns With a Wonderful and Frustrating Zendaya Tour De Force
I ship Zendaya’s Rue and Hunter Schafer’s Jules like some people shipped Brittana.