I Used to Break Into Houses
“I craved that isolation, that feeling of utter aching loneliness that I found inside houses where I did not belong.”
“I craved that isolation, that feeling of utter aching loneliness that I found inside houses where I did not belong.”
Whether or not Alia Shawkat’s indie lesbian film lands with you in any real emotional way will probably depend on whether or not the characters grate on you.
Why conservatives are afraid of libraries, what to read that’s out in August, why writing matters in an age of despair and more.
Unfortunately, the majority of lesbian movies end with women throwing themselves from the roofs of buildings or having their hearts obliterated — but there are a handful of lesbian films guaranteed to make you smile or swoon or just feel a general sense of queer contentment.
What types of relationship situations or people are you often drawn to even though you know they’re bad for you and will destroy you?
“The disability community needs to spend some time asking itself: How are we working together across movements in the progressive space? How are we centering the voices of people with disabilities who are fighting multiple oppressions? How are we embodying sustainability of ourselves in such a time where it seems like the ground underneath us is always shifting and we are drinking not from a fire hose, but from a flamethrower?”
“We took off on our bikes with the intention of shoplifting all the proper ingredients to make homely ham sandwiches.”
Welcome to “Bad Behavior,” a two-month series about the ways in which we are not good queers, at least not most of the time.
Hayley Kiyoko responded by taking her entire crew to Disneyworld, and probably went on all the rides ten extra times.
But seriously, when are we getting a musical episode?
Ah, August. Who’s ready for more growth experiences? Another eclipse, Mars still retrograde, and the plot thickens…
Playing gay made Bex Taylor-Klaus realize they’re gay, news about Vida season two, Chelsea Handler’s playing a “power lesbian” on Will & Grace, Grace Choi is back, Megan Rapinoe is better than ever, Anne Lister is coming to TV again, and so much more!
“Maybe it’s my depression talking, but I think running errands is heroic.”
“My gender, in a few words: femme boi, domestic witch, cry baby, plant mom.”
Carmen and Riese talk about the entirety of Season Six of “Orange is the New Black,” which they thought they were going to hate at first but then it actually turned out pretty okay.
We’ve got 29 gorgeous questions and like 100 answers, so if you need help and you asked for it, you might find it in here. Casual hookups, breakups, threesomes, gender uncertainty, dating a co-worker, letting her down easy and so much more!
This week’s episode was intense, let’s talk about it.
Going forward, all new episodes of GIBWK will be available to everyone who reads Autostraddle!
“The thing is, if the people in your life respect you, they’ll give you the space to figure out where you’re comfortable. It’s YOUR name. You’re the person who has deal with it every second of your life.”
Yes Daddy I Do: Orange is the New Black’s Vicci Martinez and Emily Tarver are lesbianing together!