I Remain A “Catfish” Queer: On Love, The Midwest, and What We Think We Deserve
“Catfish has been serving diverse, bittersweet queer representation for almost a decade and it seems like nobody notices.”
There Are Some Ghosts I’m Still Waiting For
Someone once told me that if you’re Asian American, or mixed, or whatever, you have a grandmother poem in you that you need to write. This is mine.
100 Ways People Found Autostraddle Last Week: Sex Edition
“38. welcome to sex.com!”
Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” Gave Me Permission to Be Sad
The most remarkable thing about Gerwig’s film isn’t that it leaves room for queerness – it’s that it leaves room for sadness.
Jenn Shapland Names What Needs Naming in “My Autobiography of Carson McCullers”
It has taken over 50 years for us to get the full, queer truth about Carson McCullers’s life, and now I know why. We were waiting for Jenn Shapland.
Netflix Promises at Least 4 Lesbian and Bisexual Movies This Year
A new movie from Saving Face writer/director Alice Wu! Ryan Murphy’s take on the Broadway musical The Prom! A whole new Rebecca adaptation!
Kate McKinnon’s Golden Globes Tribute to Ellen Highlights How Far We’ve Come and How Far We Have Left to Go
Did you know there are people who had no idea Kate McKinnon is even gay??
You Need Help: My Partner Can’t Have an Orgasm
“Release yourself from responsibility. You are not the keeper of your partner’s orgasms. You’re a supporting character. Your partner should play the protagonist in their Great Orgasm Quest.”
Six Songs You Love That Are Actually About Being Trans
I’m not trying to win you over to my interpretation of the lyrics of any of these songs; but I am inviting you to explore the world within each of them. Looking at songs we love through a trans lens can teach us new things about our gender.
“To L and Back” Gen Q Podcast 105
Can something be both sad and hot? Time and again The L Word proves the answer is yes!
The L Word Generation Q Episode 105 Recap: Labels
We’ve got some breakups and breakdowns and questionable drunken decisions and a THRIVING new throuple and a school play with a very small cast and also Quiara’s still in town and she’s got a big surprise for Shane!
Sunday Funday Was Born For Chani Nicholas’ New Book
Chani Nicholas’ new book, the nonbinary babes to watch out for, trans folks in the MCU and more! Happy Sunday!!!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is The Busiest Dating App Day of the Year
Today – January 5th – is the busiest dating app day of the year. Plus: A vibrator is a CES finalist, don’t live with your ex, and how to set boundaries around rough sex.
Femme Brûlée: Cranberry-Orange Muffins
You can be channeling citrus sunshine and tart jammy cranberry brightness too with a small amount of effort and 30 minutes of your time. Happy New Year.
Baopu #68: My Hopes And Fears
Baopu shares hopes and fears, from keeping creativity to taking action, for the New Year.
“Marvel’s Runaways” Says Goodbye to Our Rainbow Lesbian Superhero and Her Goth Bisexual Witch Girlfriend
I had no idea how deeply into my heart these kids would burrow, nor did I know that within it I would find one of my favorite queer love stories of all time.
The Comment Awards Are Reveling In Possibility
“IT’S HAPPENING!!! MY THREEWAY POLY PARENTING NIGHTMARE HAS BEGUN AND I AM A L I V E”
Things I Read That I Love #305: How Various Plaid Shirts Made Their Way Into My Closet
Topics include hangovers, ArtPrize, the George Foreman Grill, Patriotic Millionaires, The Talented Mr Ripley, 100 books that defined the decade, fair food, the year in pivoting to video and so much more!!
Lez Liberty Lit: Don’t Read A Book A Week
Reading goals as a personal hell, memes as a new kind of formalism, a dare to not be productive and more.
“Atypical” Season Three Showcases Queer Teen Love in Familiar and Fresh Ways
The juxtaposition of Casey and Izzie’s coming-of-age tale with every gay teen love story that’s come before it highlights how much queer TV has grown over the last two decades.