Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #28
My niche skill is terrifying men on the subway. Let me know if you need details.
“Good Trouble” Episode 217 Recap: Truth and Dares
Alice moves on from her heartbreak with a hook-up and some new stand-up material.
The Invisible Addicts: Addiction and Treatment in Black LGBT Communities
In my own struggle to get sober, I would spend days telling myself that my bottoms were “not that bad.” That the next day I would drink lighter, drink less, have water between glasses. For black gay addicts, we’re pressured at both ends. One of the reasons I’m sober today is because people around me talked about it, they extended their hands and hearts to me without knowing it.
How to Make the MTA $Free.99
Even if it’s not overnight, New York does have the money and economy to bankroll a $Free.99 MTA. If New York were a country, it’d have the 11th biggest economy worldwide, between Canada and South Korea. If much smaller cities like Tallinn, Estonia, Kansas City, USA, Dunkirk, France and Luxembourg have rolled out free public transit using taxes and subsidies, then NYC can too.
Lez Liberty Lit: In The Temple of Horror
New original fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, approaching queer community from a place of love, on being publicly shamed, linguistic gatekeeping and more.
Foolish Child #66: Black History Month
A queer celebration of Black History Month.
“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 505: Charlie’s In Charge
Charlie runs from her past while helping Ava and the Legends run after Genghis Khan.
Democratic Debate #10: Well That Sure Was Something, Namely a Mess
Because you’ve already heard from me on a lot of these issues already this week, I recruited one of Autostraddle’s newest contributors, Himani — the brains behind our expansive political survey — to join me to discuss all the fireworks from Charleston.
No Filter: Weird That Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris Are Also My Better Half But OK
Plus, Ashley Benson, Cara Delevingne and Rosanny Zayas reinvent outwear and pantsuits!
Pop Culture Fix: Tiffany Haddish’s A’Lelia Walker Sure Looks Queer In This Biopic Trailer
Also: Next season’s Harley Quinn animated series is gonna be gaaaay in a Poison Ivy waaaaay, words of affirmation with Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, Lena Waithe voices Pixar’s first gay character, Steven Universe is really ending, Robin Thede invites you to turn Black History Month into Black History Year, and more!
Queered & Careered: Tackling the Monster of Career-Envy
Jealousy will always be there. There will always be someone that you or society perceives to be smarter, stronger, or more competent than you. We must get curious about our jealousy – become friends with it, and then tell it to be productive or get going.
The Quiet Lesbian Biography of Lorraine Hansberry
There is sufficient evidence, both from Lorraine Hansberry’s own hand and from those with whom she interacted socially, that she was a lesbian. But the how of it all — that we have to piece together in fragments.
Shira Erlichman’s “Odes to Lithium” Explores Bipolar Disorder and Taking Care
“Many creatives still have reservations and fears around medication as they believe that it will dampen the creative flow, turn off the magic, or make them less able to connect with the emotion they are trying to convey. This misconception is dismantled in Erlichman’s poetry, she’s sharp and precise while illustrating the often untethered emotion that comes with mania or psychosis.”
Respect Your Elders: Tea and Trans History With Jacob Nash
Lou Barrett sits down with Jacob Nash to his experiences being out and trans since the ’90s.
Let’s Discuss This Very Bisexual Pride Episode of “Vanderpump Rules”
Two bi girls bond over being bi girls! Also, straight people who only speak out against homophobia when it’s convenient for them are! the! worst!
“Supergirl” Episode 513 Recap: One Hundred Lives to Live
Kara travels through space and time to try to fix things with Lena, while Alex stands beside her sister like always.
Also.Also.Also: She Took Us to the Moon. Rest in Power Katherine Johnson.
Kid’s books with queer characters that deserve your attention, the absurd lie of “pro-choice violence,” fat women onscreen deserve better than crappy love interests, and RIP to Katherine Johnson the G.O.A.T.
“Batwoman” Hurdles Problematic Bisexual Vampire Tropes in The Gayest Episode Yet
Gotham City has actual vampires, but the lesbians remain the most dramatic thing about this city!
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 309: Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way
This post attempts to do what so many others have not tried to do, perhaps because ultimately who cares: relay the absolute treachery of a Season 3 L Word episode through out of context screenshots.
Sunday Funday and the USWNT Love Dolls With Little Big Heads
Happy Sunday! A Megan Rapinoe Funko, a Billie Jean King Barbie, a plea for Rosie Perez, and more good gay news from the week!