“Having presented a woman, a lesbian, and then come out as transgender man… don’t be afraid. You’re not alone. We are worthwhile. We are forever. We are everywhere. All you have to do is look for us. Be who you are.”
PLAY WITH MY EMOTIONS SO THAT I DON’T HAVE TO!
We have great news because we sure are repurposing our leftovers (footage) in a big way, just for you.
Tanya wasn’t the kind of queer to make the first move, generally speaking, but that night was different. Marianne was different. She seemed more than interested in what Tanya had to say. Her words were gentle and warm, but funny and sexy. Like a horny heated blanket that could make you laugh.
I hope that however you decide to spend today you can grant yourself some grace and kindness — and that you pop in to hang out with us for a little bit!
Lesbian bars across the country are closing at an alarming rate. The filmmakers and activists of the Lesbian Bar Project teamed up with Jägermeister to save the fifteen that remain.
Jo Ellen Pellman covers GALMOUR UK, it’s been 20 years since Bianca came out on All My Children, the teaser for Queen Latifah’s Equalizer, Twenties Star Jojo T. Gibbs’ new project, and more!
Play peekaboo with Chef Melissa King, let Janelle Monáe be your knight in shinning glitter, Trace Lysette will highlight your hair, and watch Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts have live their best auntie Christmas life.
‘Tis the season of giving! Also, the season of receiving. Ideally (and often!) this is a joyous event; sometimes it’s a confusing or neutral one; at worst, it’s harrowing. We’ve run the full gamut of these experiences, as you can see here!
“Abolition isn’t just going to protests, which is a really important direct action, but also actively prefiguring the world we want.”
In Viola Davis’ hands, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” becomes a complex portrait of a queer Black woman hurricane whose footprints loom large over the last 100 years.
Bend It Like Beckham could never.
The Wilds is sometimes cheesy, sometimes saccharine, all times dramatic as hell.
These three Autostraddle writers tried out Baci, a “premium robotic clitoral massager” by Lora DiCarlo that’s meant to mimic oral sex. Here’s how our clits are doing now!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer teams up with Mayor Bette Porter to save lesbians in Los Angeles from vampires on New Year’s Eve.
On the heels of Gillian Anderson’s breakup with creator and showrunner of The Crown, a new love enters Gillian’s life.
Also: Batwoman’s season two premiere photos, what even is television, Aubrey Plaza isn’t a “total psychopath,” The Laverne Cox Show, a lesbian couple in OWN’s First Christmas, and more!
Riese: I would text Riley and be like “you up?”
Carly: Are you still at the gay bar…? Because?
Riese: I would come back incensed with rage and ready to make a mistake.
Carly: Ready to ruin my relationship.
Riese: Yes. I would be full of the spirit of ruin and ready to share it.
Carly: Which is not Christmas spirit, but it is kind of related.
Yule this year is meant to be quiet, relaxing, comforting, and joyful. With so many new traditions beginning, and a few old favorites getting incorporated into this next chapter of my life, I feel full of hope in spite of the challenges this year has brought. Sending love and warmth to you and yours.
The Elf on the Shelf as we knew him is dead. We need the Anti-Fascist on the Bookcase.