The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 47, July 2018
“I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BEING INTENSELY EMOTIONAL OR BAD WITH BOUNDARIES SOUNDS FAKE”
TV Team Roundtable: Seeing Our Baby Gay Selves in Our Favorite Baby TV Gays
“I felt connected to her on a deep level — she is the only girl I’ve written an entire zine about — but wasn’t ready to really engage with it.”
Cravings
“Zoey and I tried to feed our cravings for simple American cuisine, but despite our clever substitutions and meticulous adjustments and innovative ingredients from the bazaar, nothing tasted quite right. Not bad, just not what we’d been looking for.”
“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” Is the Mommiest Movie of the Summer
The Mamma Mia! Cinematic Universe is the new Marvel Cinematic Universe—spread the word.
I Watched Lesbian Movie “Liz in September” and You’ve Gotta Be Kidding Me
In which I hope this is actually just an hour and half long PSA for heatstroke.
The Top 30 Dykes on Bikes on TV and in Movies
Bicycles on TV mean independence, coming of age, letting go, transformation! Motorcycles on TV mean bad bois! So it’s no surprise that lesbian and bisexual TV characters are on bikes all the time.
Pop Culture Fix: King Princess and Amandla Stenberg Are One Helluva Gay Power Couple and Other Stories
Topics include King Princess in Billboard Magazine, Nicole Maines talking about being a trans superhero, Riverdale astrology, Hannah Gadsby, Lena Waithe’s new Showtime deal, Syd the Kid and more!
“The Bold Type” Episode 208 Recap: Always Read Your Contracts!
Kat says she’s queer out loud twice! Jacqueline and Jane are in love! (Just kidding!) ((Am I?))
No Filter: Evan Rachel Wood Playing PJ Harvey Songs on an Acoustic Guitar is My Actual Sexuality Now
Also, Hayley Kiyoko is throwing a solo dance party and Tegan Quin met a dinosaur.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #52: Queer Enough
“We’re queer because we know and say that we are — not because we satisfy a series of credentials.”
8 Fascinating Facts About Bisexual Legend Colette That You Should Know Before Keira Knightly’s Biopic
From the producers who brought you Carol and the studio that brought you Disobedience and the actor who brought you undisputed lesbian coming-of-age story Bend It Like Beckham comes a new film about the French writer/bisexual icon Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette.
What’s the Lesbian Equivalent of “He’s Tall”?
It’s been established that Straight Women Are Not Okay, and this is just another drop in the ocean.
What Does It Mean To Be a Switch in Lesbian Sex?
Today we’re using our sex survey data to talk about switches and also about those of you who identified as NONE OF THE ABOVE. Which is fine!
For My Own Pleasure: Hiring a Sex Worker as a Queer Woman
“She kisses me. I hold on to her arms lightly, not wanting to hurt her, not wanting to weird her out, make her uncomfortable. She’s here for me: I’d hired her for exactly that, and she agreed to it, and she’s here.”
55 Very Deep Thoughts About Your Sex Life You Shared With Us On Our Recent Sex Survey
“I’ve been dying to tell someone about how my partner and I finally found a name for our new dildo and it’s Antoni”
San Diego Comic-Con: All the Gay News You Need to Know About Every Gay TV Show
Wynonna Earp is already renewed, Supergirl adds the first trans superhero to TV, Steven Universe is getting a movie, AvaLance lives, American Horror Story: Apocalypse (for real), Nafessa Williams always knows what to say, Tig Notaro on Star Trek: Discovery, queer Charmed, and big hopes for Rosa’s bi storylines on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Ring of Keys Collective Wants Your Heart to Say Hi
“I had felt so isolated as a queer woman in the musical theatre industry and… to get to talk to one other person about that experience has meant so much to me… I want more people who feel isolated in this industry to not feel isolated.”
Monday Roundtable: The Makeup That Changed Our Lives
“A bold lip is my femme secret to instant confidence. I could be wearing day-old sweatpants and bed head and a red lip makes me feel READY TO BE SEEN.”
NSFW Lebosexy Sunday Is Not Into Water Sex
Why water sex is bad, why sex research is weird, why “the bottom’s in charge” undermines ideas of consent and more.
Sunday Funday Is Celebrating Roxane Gay and Black Panther Forever
Interviews with cast of Pose, queer women in World War II, Janelle Monáe of course, and coming out because you’re in love!