Just Five Legendarily Cursed Gems for Your Spooky Season
Here are five gemstones with cursed reputations and dark histories — I’ll leave it up to you to decide how much of a role the stones played in their respective owners’ and wearers’ fates.
My Doctor Said Lesbians Don’t Need Pap Smears, but She’s Wrong
If you have a cervix, you should get pap smears regularly.
Haunting of Hill House’s Spooky Lesbian Empath Helped Me Understand My Own Ghosts
“I have enough of my own grief, I don’t need yours, too.”
10 Horror Movies and What Type of Crush to Watch Them With
It doesn’t really matter what you watch as long as it has a few good scares. But why not bond with your crush over some very pointed queer horror? Here’s a list of ten films to watch this Halloween based specifically on what type of crush is currently haunting you.
Pop Culture Fix: Kristen Stewart Does Fingerplay With Kate McKinnon In “SNL” Promo and We’re Like, So Gay Dude
This Kate McKinnon / Kristen Stewart SNL promo is WOW OK, Olivia Wilde is pissed at Delta for censoring queer sex out of Booksmart, Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allyne are directing a lesbian coming-of-age film and more!
Black American Gothic: A Southern Herstory of Black Magic Women
For many black Americans, the South holds a bittersweet place in our heart; as much home as sorrow, as much ghostly as ancestral. Detangling our history is harder than detangling our hair — the webs of our lineage weave back and forth through time and space. Despite all the South has put my people through, it calls to me.
How to Get Away with Murder’s Final Parallel for Annalise and Tegan Is Truly Groundbreaking
How to Get Away With Murder is showcasing two black queer women — both at the height of their careers — grapple with power and their queerness. It’s rare to see a queer woman of color wrestle with either theme on TV but two… at the same time? Completely unheard of.
No Filter: Brittany Ashley, Jess From “Queer Eye” and Gigi Gorgeous Enter Tight Lesbian Couples Costume Race
Brittani Nichols holds a corn cob, Brittany Ashley is Pen 15, Ashlyn Harris is fashion, Hari Nef is not wearing a shirt, Jess from Queer Eye goes to San Junipero, wow Kehlani’s baby is real cute and other dispatches from celeb instagram!
Cyrus Grace Dunham’s “A Year Without a Name” Is an Affecting, Imperfect Exploration of Identity
Often, we talk about novels that should have been short stories. Dunham’s book of the same title “A Year Without a Name” feels like a memoir that should have been a personal essay.
VIDEO PLAYLIST: These Bangers from Rhythm + Flow’s Lesbian Rapper Londynn B
Londynn B is a lesbian Cardi B by way of Grace Jones — all charisma, swagger, and sex. With the bars to back it up.
Every L Word Sex Scene, Ranked
Our TV Team has expertly ranked all 111 sex scenes from legendarily sapphic series, “The L Word.” Which lesbian sex scene will rule them all??
“Supergirl” Episode 504 Recap: Variable Inception
Alex worries about Kelly as the hunt for J’onn’s brother continues.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: Cute Little Fuckers’ Princette Puppypus
Today three different Autostraddle writers review and compare their takes on Princette Puppypus, a vibrator from Cute Little Fuckers, a gender-inclusive toy company with a mission to make exploring sex, sexuality, and gender a lighthearted, affirming, and exciting experience for all human bodies.
Monsters & Mommis: “Good Manners” Is a Tribute to Queer Motherhood
If the idea of having children as queer women is a fraught and complicated topic, Good Manners opens itself up to the mess.
You Need Help: Balancing Financial Security and Moral Bankruptcy
Doing something positive for the world is a constantly moving target.
New Queer Horror Film “Spiral” Explores the Blind Spots of White Gays
The fearsome thriller exposes the horror of unsupportive white partners.
MTV’s “True Love and True Lies” Is Gay, Indulges Your Secret Hobby of Judging Which Couples are Actually in Love
I assume all the straight couples are fake because I can’t believe that anyone would choose that lifestyle unless there was a cash prize.
“Batwoman” Keeps Getting Gayer and Queering Superhero Tropes
I’ve watched Clark Kent drag Lois Lane through flaky, bad boyfriend hell for at least 13 full seasons of TV and five full-length feature films. These two women talk out their feelings, explain their needs and desires, and handle the dissonance like adults in 42 minutes. (GAAAAAAY.)
Basic Butch Style: What to Wear on a Fall Brewery Trip
Introducing our new series: Basic Butch Style! Showcasing timeless masculine of center classics for every occasion. First up, how to master that rugged brewery aesthetic without looking like you just hiked there.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Thinking Too Much About STIs
Rising STI rates, what you need to know about at-home testing kits, the best way to tell a partner you have an STI, why supplements won’t work and more.