31 Extra-Special Ways You Described Your Sexual Orientation on the 2020 Reader Survey
“Technically bi cause Chris Hemsworth exists but basically gay”
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: Unbound’s Puff Suction Vibe
“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.”
Creative Interviewing Creatives: “Asymmetrical Artist” Victoria Canal’s New EP Will Make You Feel Something
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!
You Need Help: Are There Exercises For Better Finger Sex?
Stretching can certainly prevent your muscles from getting sore, but focusing on your posture and form will give you the best finger sex results.
Pop Culture Fix: Pretty Little Liars Is Getting Rebooted by Riverdale’s Showrunner
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.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 505: Lookin’ At You Kid With Zeke Smith
“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.'”
LGBT Labor History Is All Our History
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!
Sunday Funday and “Star Trek: Discovery” Knows the Future Isn’t Cis
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!
NSFW Lesbosexy Is a Tall Glass of Water
Dating is hard when you’re too thirsty. Plus, pandemic non-monogamy, relationship imposter syndrome, and more.
Love After Lockdown: 7 Hot Dates to Make Things IRL with Your Pandemic Crush Post-Quarantine
You and your cyber cutie have probably gone from simple sexting to full-on virtual sex and maybe have seen each others toy or two – but what about exploring something to use together once it’s safe to meet up again? Wet for Her is low key making it hella easy to mix online shopping with your IRL play.
Reine #12: Take A Sip, Babes
Are you a “finish your seltzer” gay? Or a “let your seltzer get flat & warm and make your partner finish it for you” gay?
“Lucifer” Season 5A: Everything Is Gay and Everything Hurts
The first half of Lucifer’s fifth season is heaven and hell for the gays.
Extra! Extra!: In Which the Criminal Justice System Offers Justice for Who, Exactly?
This week’s Extra! Extra! brings us more news on abuses of power at all different levels of the criminal justice system. We also take another look at some of the situations we’ve been following in Belarus, Ethiopia, and the Uighur detention camps in China, and an update on the climate crisis and the pandemic.
Queer WNBA Players Smashed Records This Week
Also: Brittney Sykes and Seimone Augustus making the case that they belong on Pose.
Into the A+ Advice Box #18: Long-Distance Friendship, a Partner Who’s Afraid She’ll Marry a Man, and More!
Should you come out to your father who also has narcissistic personality disorder? What do you do with the digital remains of a relationship post-breakup? Navigating privilege, the pandemic and the uprising; feeling “behind” in life, crushing on a quarantine roommate, and more!
The Comment Awards Believe In Love and Claws
“Three seasons of watching Niecy Nash in those jumpsuits on ‘Claws,’ I feel like I willed this into existence.”
A Candid Conversation About Queers in the Labor Movement with Longtime Union Activists Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb
In 1990, Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb released Pride At Work, a booklet on organizing for gay and lesbian rights in the workplace. They spoke with Autostraddle about their lives, this “naughty little pamphlet,” and the future of queer labor organizing. Plus, for the first time ever, the full 100-page pamphlet is being released online – right in this post!
Also.Also.Also: She’ll Be Making Passes at Janelle Monáe Wearing Glasses
It’s been a long, hard summer: here’s a photo of Janelle Monáe’s new haircut + glasses just because! Also: Monáe is starring in the new “Gloria” movie coming to Amazon and here’s a first look; we have Niecy Nash’s wedding video; and so many links to read to carry you into the (almost) long weekend!
Future Present: Temporary Autonomous Zones and the Rewiring of Public Space
What happens when IRL gigs are not what they once were? Demanding audience, abolition, and decolonization through Temporary Autonomous Zones.
7 Hot Queers and Their Go-To First Date Outfits
The best advice for a first date is always to be yourself; obviously you’re also interested in being the hottest, most unforgettable version of yourself. A good first date outfit does both.