Cracked Apart
In the middle of a winter night in 1973, while the residents of a small island fishing town in Iceland slept peacefully in their beds, a crack opened up in a flat patch of farmland and began spewing fire.
Pop Culture Fix: Shane McCutcheon Made Kate Moennig Gay, Too
Also: Gillian Anderson falls in love with her characters, more on Brandi Carlile and The Highwomen, Kristen Stewart blesses Robert Pattinson’s Batman, Evan Rachel Wood meets a basically human robot IRL, the joy of ’90s erotic thrillers, and more!
Vote Now in Autostraddle’s Second Annual Queer TV Awards!
Queer women’s television has grown significantly in recent years. Still, we’ve watched our best continue to be sidelined by a straight white male majority that won’t pay attention to queer stories, women’s stories, stories about people of color. Well, no more my friends!
“Are You The One?” Finale Sees Queer Community Triumphing Over Odds, Going Skinny-Dipping, Winning Money
The “Are You The One?” finale was a fitting end to the best season of reality TV in the history of civilization, and everybody came out to party about it.
Insta Crush: Jamie Thrower, the Fat Femme Behind Studio XIII Photography, Creates Visual Love Letters to Our Community
“I believe that stepping in front of a camera is one of the most vulnerable things you can do, and so I want everyone who allows me the honor of photographing them to feel celebrated and seen and loved.”
Are You The One?’s Paige Cole on Coming Out, Finding Love and Breaking Bisexual Reality TV Barriers
In which Paige’s perfect match is trying to get her to watch The L Word for the first time.
What Kind of Houseplant You Should Get Depending On Your Flavor of Lesbianism
Do you vacillate between extreme distance, and then merging/clinginess/overdoing it? Then watch out. Succulents like consistent LACK of attention.
Tag Yourself: A Quiz to Find Out Which Grease Bats Character You Are Once and for All
Whether or not you’ve read Grease Bats, or PURCHASED THE GREASE BATS BOOK that just came out, you’ll probably find one of the crew who’s your comic character alter ego. Want to find out which one? Take this quiz!
OneTable and A-Camp Team Up to Create a Meaningful Shabbat Experience for Queer Jewish Adults
If you want to build community with Jewish queers by hosting a regular Shabbat dinner practice, OneTable is a non-profit organization that can help you achieve your dreams!
Please Don’t Touch: A Trans Lesbian Does India
In the span of a few hours, in two different Indian airports I experienced a spectrum of responses to my gay trans self that would serve as a microcosm of not only my trip, but of my entire queer experience. There are no guarantees, so I’m learning to be my own safe space.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 207: Luminous
How will Dana and Alice tell their friends that they are riding the hobby horse together? Why is Helena so obsessed with taking her children to Sea World and also Tina? What’s Shane gonna do with all the pills she took from Veronica Bloom? Let’s find out on this week’s thrilling episode of “To L and Back.”
“Sister Aimee” Is a Subtly Queer Ode to Storytelling
There’s no evidence that Aimee Semple McPherson was queer. But there’s no evidence that a lot of historical figures did a lot of the things they do on screen.
PHOTOESSAY: dapperQ’s NYFW “Pursuit” Celebrated Queer Style as a Radical Act Of Resistance and Self-Care
Autostraddle sent Reneice Charles and Molly Adams to capture the spirit of the sixth annual dapperQ fashion show at Brooklyn Museum; here are Reneice’s reflections and Molly’s photographs.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: Welcome To The Sex Panic
Decriminalize sex work. Plus, dating through Facebook, why vaginal wellness is a scam, what happens in sex therapy and more.
Sunday Funday is High Off The Highwomen
Who’s the VSCO girl? What’s happening with Pride in Bosnia? Plus a queer playlist or two, an album review, and a movie about elder lesbians. Happy Sunday!
Raising Baby T. Rex: My Mommy Style Profile
I wouldn’t say I’ve escaped the Cult of Mommy completely. I’ve defined it for myself.
Boobs On Your Tube: Gabrielle Finally Comes Out on “BH90210”
Plus updates on Why Women Kill and Bachelor in Paradise!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: A Virtual Grease Bats Book Party and Community Love Fest
A book party, you ask? For whom? For what? For Archie, I exclaim back! For our own Archie Bongiovanni, and for this here comic we have on Autostraddle dot com called Grease Bats!
The Comment Awards Know Love Is Not A Lie
“Does this mean Stef is now eligible to be featured on No Filter?”
The Bus to Bantayan
There’s nothing like a beach date to the Northernmost tip of your home island of Cebu, Philippines to make you ponder the meaning of love and life, as part of the Filipino diaspora!