Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Are Engaged, Love Will Never Be a Lie Again!
These days are dark and this news is BRIGHT AS THE SUN THAT’S BACKLIGHTING MEGAN RAPINOE AS SHE SLIPS A RING ONTO SUE BIRD’S HAND!
2020 Voter Suppression Efforts They Don’t Want You To Know About
Between Republicans rewriting rules and COVID-19, there’s a real potential for historic levels of voter suppression. Here’s a look at some states where voter suppression efforts are already at work.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 73, October 2020
i would also watch an incredible ryan murphy show about this with sarah paulson and jessica lange as the wronged lesbian penguin parents.
Listen to Tegan and Sara’s Holly Jolly Holiday Single From Kristen Stewart and Clea DuVall’s “Happiest Season”
I broke my rule about not listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving because, frankly, I needed the burst of serotonin.
“The Craft: Legacy” Isn’t Just Straight — It’s Bad
Shelli and Drew had such high hopes for The Craft: Legacy, and wow were they dashed by this terrible movie.
The Comment Awards Are Really, Really Spooked!
“I rate this article 69/69!”
A Guide to Solo Halloween Costumes for Lesbians in Quarantine
Here are seven easy solo costumes for lesbians in quarantine that will help make this Halloween the best one yet* (*this will not be the case)!!!!
How To Negotiate Better Consent: An Asexual Perspective
Most consent conversations are based on the assumption that everybody experiences sexual desire and attraction — but asexual people don’t.
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts’ Final Season is Bursting With Humor and Hope
STANDING ALONG IN MY FIRE, YOU’RE NOT ALONE!
Warrior Nun, Donald Trump, and the Misguided Definition of Able-Bodied Strength
Disability tropes are all rooted in the same failure of imagination. Most writers are simply unable to envision a world where people with disabilities live fulfilling, happy lives.
Also.Also.Also: “The Baby-Sitters Club” Got Renewed for Season Two! Clear Phones for Everyone!
Also: the perfect cheese pairings for your Halloween pairings, Whitney Houston keeps right on proving that Black femmes simply cannot lose, and that AOC longread profile that everyone’s talking about!
Creative Interviewing Creatives: Mila Jam Is the Artivist the World Needs Right Now
“Most production companies and organizations feel like they check off their list of requirements by having one of us in the room. We need more inclusivity in lead roles, as well as behind the scenes. There is a lack of positive representations of black trans women. Why are we not celebrating the accomplishments of a demographic of women that overcome extreme adversity? We are beyond prostitution. We are more than secrets.”
Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: October’s Dead Is Behind Us
To be Black in this world is to be intimate with a kind of living death. It’s an intimacy no one craves, and yet Black people know better than most that Audre Lorde speaks truth to power when she says “we were never meant to survive.”
Real Candidates and Party Reps on What’s at Stake for Trans Rights in the 2020 Election
Autostraddle spoke to reps from US political parties – including third parties – to ask them directly about their commitment to trans issues and what we can expect from them going into this election.
10 Reasons Why All Ghosts Are Gay
Casper? Gay. Bloody Mary? Gay. The Ghost of Christmas Past? Well, go ahead and give that androgynous lil’ ghostie some chapstick and a Tracy Chapman record, ‘cause that wisp of Christmas spirit is GAY.
Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try TAIMI, a Whole Ass Social Media Network
“I found out about it on a twitter thread where the OP was asking what apps poc were using to find hookups; I was curious as someone looking for hookups but also looking for my Taurus wife (my DMs are open).”
“To L and Back” Episode 510: Lifecycle with Erin Sullivan!
Erin: Wow, they have really done you dirty. I would love to make you two s’mores.
Carly: Thank you!
Riese: Let’s go glamping!
Eight Trans-Inclusive Fantasy Books for Harry Potter Fans
Eight trans-inclusive fantasy books for the Harry Potter fans , from all-gender Quidditch to trans boys summoning ghosts, there’s a book here for every Potterhead!
Pop Culture Fix: Every Oscar-Winning Actress Over 40 Has to Play Gay Now, It’s Carol’s Law
Nicole Kidman’s The Undoing has a moment of queerness, the first lesbian couple on Bridezillas, the Nintendo Switch really is just the queerest thing, the teaser trailer for the final season of Sabrina, and Kate McKinnon’s 2019 psychic has a warning for JK Rowling.
No Filter: What About a Queer Fresh Prince Remake Staring The Politican’s Rahne Jones?
Janet Mock, Indya Moore, and Trace Lysette are going to burn a hot hole through your heart… and is it too soon for a gorgeous Niecy Nash wedding flashback? We think not.