![Illustration of a erotic video site called Fet Tube. A video of a woman lying nude with a microphone pointed down between her legs is in the process of playing. There’s a look of ecstasy on her face and her fingers languidly part her mouth open. A pop-up window is overlaid across her that says “Send me a private message for only $9.99!“. The title of the video below reads “18+ NSFW ASMR - Listen to my BODY & RELAX :) [Adults only vibes]“. The user bio reads “Welcome to my body party. Enjoy the relaxing sounds of my microphones brushing against my leg hairs.” in the sidebar are thumbnails for other porn videos.](https://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/slick-wannacyber.jpg?fit=640%2C320)
Mostly I had chalked my ambivalence up to stifling antidepressants and emotional avoidance. Was I gutted of desire or was this a case of under exposure? Or was I supposed to own my simpleton truth and scream from a cliff, “I just want to dim the lights and be pegged, goddamnit!”
Niecy Nash Says and Jessica Betts, Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman, and all your favorite grown-up gay love stories! Plus Canadian World Cup soccer star Quinn came out as transgender (congrats!!), and some ‘Pro-Sex, Anti-Fascist’ art to decorate your walls.
The people who fantasize about library sex, excerpts and fall reading lists galore, Black-owned bookstores and radical bookstores, pandemic creativity and more.
“My wardrobe was previously built around my dysphoria with my chest, and I’d love an affordable way of starting my wardrobe off to celebrate my wonderfully trans, queer, and Latinx body.” Building a wardrobe can be a daunting, but fashion consultant Doreen Pierre was ready to help Dante Bravo express who they.
Sometimes, what you really need is a story that understands how grief can ricochet through the entire universe.
Well yes. It turns out the apocalypse creeps on you slowly, starting oh — in about March 2020, who would’ve guessed?
Also: Why is this Rebecca trailer so straight, Ellen says she’ll “talk about it” when she returns for season 18, Lizzo won big at the IHeartRadio Music Awards, Pose will begin filming season three in October!
Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts settle into that honeymoon life, Hayley Kiyoko loves grapes, and Ashley Benson marked her break up with Cara Delevingne by getting a hamster (or maybe a guinea pig? We don’t quite know the difference)
“Ìfé is a story that not many queer people have seen come out of Nigeria. I’m really hoping that, apart from everything else that it does – normalizing the queer experience and being a great source of representation – I’m really hoping that it brings joy to the LGBT community.”
Our thighs slapped against the tarp as we threw each other across the floor. Our eyes and ears were painted in mud like two casts of the human form. The thing that pulled me into the ring that night was desire itself.
Netflix’s “Ratched” promises to make our Murder Me, Mommi nightmares into a very hot reality. Also, brand new music Janelle Monáe! And a deep dive on the history of protest in the WNBA.
“Technically bi cause Chris Hemsworth exists but basically gay”
“I thought the suction would somehow mimic a human mouth — well, the mouth of an individual who knows that a little light sucking can go a long way. It’s not like that at all — it’s way better. If there is a human who has a mouth that can do what Puff does, please send them my way as soon as fucking possible.”
You may have heard Victoria’s recent single in a Nike campaign to promote their Jordan Flyease, a shoe designed for athletes with disabilities. Victoria just dropped her new project “Victoria”. She talks with me about what it means to be an “Asymmetrical Artist,” her shoe deal with Nike, an Academy Awards red carpet rendezvous, and her newest music release!
Stretching can certainly prevent your muscles from getting sore, but focusing on your posture and form will give you the best finger sex results.
JAVICIA LESLIE IS ON THE BATWOMAN SET, Sarah Paulson in this Ratched trailer is properly horrifying, what’s next for WayHaught, the queer Disney canon, and more.
“I saw how they reacted to Max and I was like, ‘ohh, I’m gonna transition and I’m gonna be shunned from this community that I’ve longed for for 18 years, I’m gonna lose my community if I transition.'”
There’s more to tell about the dynamic of what queer and trans people have given to the labor movement and what it’s given to us than can be said here, but the resources below are a good start!
Star Trek is finally officially trans! Plus virtual concerts by Brandi Carlile, women truckers for suffrage, Fawzia Mirza got married, “The Glorias” trailer is here, and more! Happy Sunday!
Dating is hard when you’re too thirsty. Plus, pandemic non-monogamy, relationship imposter syndrome, and more.