Foolish Child #40: Black History Month
Class of 19-TooDamnRecent.
“The Good Fight” Really Is the Best (Lesbian) Show You’re Not Watching
The Good Fight returns for a third season on March 14. Here’s why you should catch up on the first two seasons on CBS All Access.
“Long Live The Tribe of Fatherless Girls” Is a Gritty, Glittering Debut Memoir of Family, Grief, and Boca Raton
I talked to lesbian author T Kira Madden about her debut memoir, the challenges of writing about family and addiction, and finding a sense of belonging in queer community and in life.
Four Black Queer Writers in Conversation About Jussie Smollett and Holding Up Space for Each Other
This piece was co-written by Natalie, Reneice, Alexis, and Carmen. We’re four of the black members of The Speakeasy, Autostraddle’s collective for its writers of color.
How Not to Throw a Birthday Party, According to Lesbian TV’s Worst Parties
“Play to everyone’s culinary strengths, know your nemeses, and make sure all your guests are familiar with poison-free alternatives to food with poison in them.”
8 Cute Gay Dates Inspired by Lesbian Movies of 2018
You may not find all these movies romantic date material, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something to work with there.
10 Times Lady Gaga Murdered Us On Live Television, For Example At the 2019 Oscars Last Night
Nobody plays a piano on a stage like Lady Gaga plays a piano on a stage!
Into the A+ Advice Box #6: Being Out at Work, Surviving “Bisexual FOMO,” and More!
Real life worries from readers like you! Including: coming out at any age, getting comfortable with butt sex, and so many questions about moving! Get ready! It’s a party!
“Assassin’s Creed Odyssey” Forced My Lesbian Xena to Have Sex With a Man and Have His Baby and YIKES
Legacy of the First Blade is one of the most egregious lesbian storylines I’ve ever seen.
Monday Roundtable: Our Worst Birthdays
It’s our party and we’ll cry if we want to — because these birthdays were terrible.
Queer Your Ears: Music From Queer & Trans Artists You May Have Missed
Here’s a bunch of rapid-fire reviews to cover albums, songs, and EPs that may have escaped your notice in 2018.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Nothing If Not Consistent
What it means to show up for your partners, cutting the cord with an ex, a few approaches to non-monogamy, an anal anatomy lesson and more.
Sunday Funday Is Still Stoking Your “Killing Eve” Infatuation
Willow Smith is talking about the future, two trans legends, lesbian ephemera, and more!
Raising Baby T. Rex: Club Fawn, No Naps, and Reclaiming Procreation
Reclaiming queer procreation, dropping the last nap, stupid crows, Baby T. at A-Camp, and losta cute T. Rex pics.
Yo! That’s Not Cool #18: Come Here
Closer… closer…
Cast Full of Lesbians: 15 TV Shows That Put Queer Women First
“The L Word” was supposed to be the beginning of a new era of teevee shows about the real true lives of lesbian and bisexual women — and although we never quite got there, here are 15 examples of shows that don’t just have queer characters in them, but are also *about* being queer.
Boobs On Your Tube: “grown-ish” Proves Some Shanes Never Change
Plus: Margaret Cho on an extra queer episode of High Maintenance, Clea DuVall on Broad City, Mel Vera is back on her bullshit on Charmed, S.W.A.T. gets real gay, a sapphic Mermaid triple spoon on Siren, a peek at Ellen Page in Umbrella Academy, and more!
The Comment Awards Do Not Want a Sex Button
“I love that someone actually answered that they’re a ‘soup chef’.”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: On Cats And Sunsets
One of my cats died suddenly two weeks ago, but I still have two perfect cats and get to experience the sunset every night, so everything is different, but I’m okay.
The ‘M’ Word
Every birthday after I admitted to myself that I am queer has been a celebration of that fact. A celebration that I listened to myself, that I am not currently trapped in a marriage I don’t want, a marriage slowly draining me of life and hope.