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October Streaming Guide collage Column One: Living for the Dead, Twin Flames Universe, Elite Column Two: Our Flag Means Death, Doom Patrol, Monster High 2 Column Three: Fall of the House of Usher, Everything Now
Movie Lists TV Lists

October 2023: What’s New, Gay and Streaming On Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Max, Disney+ and Paramount+

We’ve got a new edgy British queer teen series, a very gay “House of the Fall of Usher,” Kristen Stewart’s gay ghost hunting show, a Twin Flames cult exposé docuseries with a fascinating LGBTQ+ elements and so much more!

By Riese | 9 hours ago
Quizzes

Quiz: Which LGBTQ+ Glee Kid Are You?

Which of the many LGBTQ+ Glee Club members are you? Now is the time to find out!

By Riese | 11 hours ago | 5 Comments
A stylized graphic featuring a grid of the 12 astrological signs in a light lavender against a swirled muted navy blue background.
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for October 2023

There is a common misconception about Libra energy that it is “peaceful.” As we move into this fairly dramatic Libra season I’d like to reframe that. Libra is interested in restoring balance.

By Corina Dross | 13 hours ago
UNCOMMON PAIRINGS: a glass of chilled red wine against a background of corks
Food and Drink

Uncommon Pairings: Chilled Red Wines for Early Autumn

Chilled reds are the perfect companion this time of year. They feel like leaves changing and light sweaters and playfully sticking your toes under someone’s butt to warm up.

By ashni | September 30, 2023 | 3 Comments
a comic: a lesbian runs into a dungeon shouting "GUYS! GUYS! I JUST GOT A NEW GIRLFRIEND!" three hooded figures perched under a sign that says DYKE COUNCIL say "SHOW HER TO US."
Webcomics

Reine #52: New Girlfriend

You must submit your new girlfriend for the dyke council’s consideration.

By Ren Strapp | September 30, 2023 | 10 Comments
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A+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is a Sign of Things To Come

Did you hear about the aquatic sea mammals that escaped from the zoo?

By Rebecca Goldstein | September 30, 2023 | 1 Comment
Chrishell Stause and her co-star hold hands in the upcoming Lifetime movie You're Not Suppose To Be Here.
Movie News & Trailers

Chrishell Stause Will Star As Gay Mommi-To-Be in Lifetime Thriller

Listen, coming out isn’t a competition buuuuut Chrishell might be winning coming out?

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | September 29, 2023
Mabel bursts into the courtroom with a wedding dress on
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Mabel’s Not Tolerating Heteronormativity at Her Fake Wedding on “Only Murders in the Building”

Also Reservation Dogs ended its run this week and there’s a very horny gay betazoid on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

By Valerie Anne | September 29, 2023
a creepy animatronic clown holding two daggers; an animatronic monster woman with branches for fingers; an animatronic little girl on a swing holding a rat
Halloween

Spirit Halloween Animatronics, Ranked By Lesbianism

“I yearned for her howling spirit” sounds like how an erotic werewolf fiction author might describe a Sapphic lupine sex scene.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | September 29, 2023 | 2 Comments
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Music

Two Queer Women Discuss Their Free-Ass Time At Janelle Monáe’s Age of Pleasure Tour

Sexual freedom can also just be about freedom in general, at least for one night, in a special space.

By Drew Burnett Gregory and Carmen Phillips
September 29, 2023 | 2 Comments
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Food and Drink Shopping

Cute Mugs for Achieving Cozy Queer Aesthetic Goals

Mushroom mugs! Tree mugs! Live Laugh LESBIAN mugs!

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | September 29, 2023 | 3 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Something You Said Last Night” Is a New, Quietly Subversive Trans Cinema

Something You Said Last Night not only insists we should ask for more from our trans cinema — it insists we should ask for more from our trans lives.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | September 29, 2023 | 7 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Has No Regrets

No one can tell me what “idk” stands for.

By Amanda Rafkin | September 29, 2023
TV Feature

Very Special Gay Episode: Queen Latifah’s the Lesbian Fairy Godmother Holding It Down in Living Single’s Same-Sex Wedding Episode

The iconic 90s sitcom is celebrating its 30th birthday this month, and there’s never been a better time to revisit how Queen Latifah was the glue that held its Very Special Gay Episode together.

By Carmen Phillips | September 28, 2023 | 12 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Everything You Need To Know Heading Into Banned Books Week

As Banned Books Week nears, here’s who’s pushing for the bans and who’s fighting back.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | September 28, 2023 | 1 Comment
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Movie Features TV Feature

We Need More Sex Scenes

I want a Hollywood of intimacy coordinators and queerness and open sexuality — not exploitation, abuse, and secrecy.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | September 28, 2023 | 20 Comments
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Comedy Dating

Lesbian Date Ideas Inspired By Stock Images

Out of hot queer date ideas? I’ve got you covered.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | September 28, 2023 | 11 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Bradley Jackson Calls Up Her Ex-Girlfriend and Invites Her to a Party on “The Morning Show”

Inviting your ex girlfriend to your boss’s house? Your boss who was in love you two years ago? Not to be toxic but I support it!

By Christina Tucker | September 27, 2023 | 4 Comments
Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) shoots the ball while defended by New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) during a WNBA game between the New York Liberty and the Connecticut Sun on August 24, 2023, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.
Sports

WNBA Playoffs: MVP Feelings and Semifinal Drama

You’ve gotta get in here and tell us your MVP feelings immediately!

By Natalie, Heather Hogan and Carmen Phillips
September 27, 2023 | 8 Comments
A collage of Heather Hogan taped on top of a blue and orange sky, next to an image of the Autostraddle TV Team (left to right: Drew, Kayla, Riese, Carmen, Valerie) at A Camp with Heather in front of us.
A+

Autostraddle Insider Issue #104: Goodbye Heather Edition

Heather knows, she knows, how to connect with people through stories and writing, she knows how to make you feel seen, buoyed, valued, special, important, remarkable.

By Riese and The Editors
September 27, 2023 | 8 Comments
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