Letting Go of Latinidad
This Latinx Heritage Month, I’m calling for non-Black Latinxs to reflect on the ways in which we’re aiding white supremacy and how we can instead be accomplices for the liberation of Black people.
Also.Also.Also: Your Hot Queer Aunts Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman Are Spinning Stevie Nicks Too
Angelica Ross being interviewed by Crissle in a flurry of Black queer and trans brilliance, how to make serious sense of yesterday’s SCOTUS push to re-evaluate gay marriage, could the parents of LGBTQ+ kids decide the election? And more!
Taylor Schilling and Roberta Colindrez Are Wives In Hulu’s “Monsterland”
If you’re expecting the gay episode of Hulu’s horror anthology to be like the gay episode of Black Mirror, I must assure you: We ain’t in San Junipero anymore.
Haymarket Pole Collective Is Organizing For Sex Workers’ Labor Rights
Cat Hollis founded Haymarket Pole Collective to create a place for Black sex workers to feel safe and to organize and advocate for their rights. “We’re oppressed as groups, not as individuals…The truth is that you might lift yourself up to a level with more agency, but that doesn’t remove your marginalization. And it doesn’t necessarily make it easier for people who come after you.”
“Chutney Popcorn” Is the South Asian Dyke Rom-Com I Always Wished “Bend It Like Beckham” Had Been
I wish I could go back and show this film to my baby gay self.
You Need Help: Is It Okay to Date My Ex’s Friend?
No matter how cautious we try to be, we are going to hurt people. The question then becomes: when is it worth it?
Netflix Sucker Punches G.L.O.W and Teenage Bounty Hunters Into Cancellation and We Are Upset
Not a great day for queer TV!
Here’s Some Hot Queer People in That Fancy Rihanna Underwear Because F*ck It We Love You
You know what? We need this. It’s been a helluva year.
Pop Culture Fix: Lexa Gets The Last Laugh on “The 100” Series Finale
Bex Taylor-Klaus has joined a new ABC medical procedural, Pose is filming again (for now), how SNL and Kate McKinnon paid tribute to RBG, lesbians in Deaf U, and more!
#PolyamoryProblems: Opening Your Relationship 101
Welcome to the first installment of #PolyamoryProblems, a new advice column on Autostraddle. There are countless things I wish I had known before I started out, and lucky for you I’m here to tell you the things that will hopefully make your transition into polyamorous relationships much smoother.
We’re Bringing Back Vintage Autostraddle Tees — And You Get To Choose the Design!
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Sunday Funday Is Swooning Over Sue Bird With Megan Rapinoe
Also: how a Black lesbian took down a racist, pandemic-partying fraternity in the deep south, what NOT to do for all those queer migraines you’re getting, gender neutral greetings on airplanes, queer girls are taking over TikTok, and more!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Taking A Meditation Moment
Sometimes meditation is a euphemism for masturbation and sometimes it’s not. Also, a look inside a sex toy factor, what you need to know about NSFW subscription sites, and more
Reine #13: Distraction
I need a distraction from the thing that’s distracting me.
It’s Time for the WNBA Finals, You Gays!
Instead of a standard matchup preview, because that’s not really my thing, I thought we’d recap some of the out players on each team and what to watch for from each of them.
There’s No Time to Wait: Your 2020 Voter Registration Guide
Everything is happening. And it’s happening FAST. We’re only 32 days away from Election Day. Thirty-two days until, hopefully, we trade this fight in for another one. Are you ready?
Playlist: Western Classic Music to Soothe the Soul for the Difficult Weeks Ahead
Friends, there is barely a month until the US election. Oh, certainly there is some despair and some grief, but most of all this playlist aims to soothe. I hope you find some solace in these tunes, like I do.
The Comment Awards Are Haunting The Remote Control
“I can confirm that it turns up when you search for lesbians on Netflix, but it does not turn up when you shout ‘LESBIANS!’ at your Roku remote.”
“To L and Back” Is Going Live This Monday, You Should Probably Come
Join Riese, Carly, Mal Blum, Gaby Dunn, Brittani Nichols and Cerise Castle for an all-star livecast of our recording for The L Word Episode 509, “Liquid Heat”! (Yes that’s the one where everybody has sex.)
Into the A+ Advice Box #20: Reconsidering Your Perfectly Supportive Cis/Het Partner and More!
Making queer friends in quarantine, holding a candle for your ex, being out as bisexual at work, unpacking a past relationship with boundary issues, poly nesting feelings, roommates who make you feel like a fifth wheel, social media related envy in your creative community, and MORE! Become an A+ Member today to submit your own advice questions, get access to this twice monthly series, and keep Autostraddle going for everyone.