Results for: the real l word
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Revisiting Iconic Pride Scenes From Film and Television
It turns out…there aren’t that many? Where is the 200 Cigarettes-style Pride comedy we deserve?!
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Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: ‘Go Fish’ and When the Best Part of Sex Is Telling Your Friends
The Go Fish sex scene is so hot because it’s a story. It’s an ideal of first connection everyone — friend and lover — can bond over and aspire to manifest.
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We Need More Sex Scenes
I want a Hollywood of intimacy coordinators and queerness and open sexuality — not exploitation, abuse, and secrecy.
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Were We Ever So Young: Couples We Used To Ship and Were Extremely Wrong About
Now we are older and wiser! We can look back on our favorite toxic ships with compassion or horror or both.
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What Makes a Sexy Lesbian Screenshot
“I want to amend my answer and say I prefer the kiss itself if it’s open mouth and the almost kiss if it’s just going to be two chaste actors smashing faces.”
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Revisiting the Scary Movie Sleepover
Horror movies are for the depressed and anxious gays.
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Bury Your Dogs: 37 Dog Characters Who Died In TV and Film, and How
From Old Yeller to Biscuit, paying tribute to the dogs that were ripped out of our arms by the lords of the teevee and cinema.
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“Crush” Screenwriters Kirsten King and Casey Rackham On Astrology, Queer Utopia, and Their Own Crushes
“All of the drama in my queer friends’ lives revolves around who they may or may not fuck. And then we save the talk about our dads for our therapists.”
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Oscars 2022: Two Queers Discuss the Actually Kinda Gay 94th Academy Awards
Riese: “Does the driver count as a lesbian character do you think?”
Drew: “How could she not be?? Did you see her blazers??” -
Jamie Babbit on “But I’m a Cheerleader,” Barbie Sex, and Getting Bad Reviews
“That’s my whole junior high experience: No, I don’t want to be friends with you. I actually want to have sex with you.”
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Film Historian Jenni Olson on “Mädchen in Uniform,” The First Ever Lesbian Film
“They were like whatever we have dozens of lesbian bars, we have magazines, we have all of this culture, we have Marlene Dietrich, we don’t need this little girl thing.”
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Six Queer Asian Artists on “The Half of It” and the Future of Queer Asian Cinema
Alice Wu’s “The Half of It” has been for out less than a week, and it’s already become a classic. We brought together some of Autostraddle’s queer and trans Asian editors and writers — along with some of our writer friends and Generation Q’s Leo Sheng — to talk about the film, Alice Wu, and the current landscape of queer Asian media.
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Outfest 2019: The Future of Queer Cinema Is Trans
I’ve lamented that I’m never going to see my stories on screen until I make it happen for myself. Never have I felt that to be less true. There are so many of us out there making work for ourselves, and each other.
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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.
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Talking to PowerUp About the Power Premiere, Haviland, Real L Word, Girltrash and More!
Our very own Haviland Stillwell will be honored this Sunday at the PowerUp Premiere Gala! Plus, an update on the GIRLTRASH movie, advice for lesbian filmmakers, and what really went down with Claire on TRLW.
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Guilty Pleasures, Girl Power, and Jamie Babbit: The Autostraddle Interview
We talk about being a queer filmmaker, guilty pleasure movies, and the complicated politics of sex scenes.
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UNICORN PLAN-IT Is BACK: Director K. Rocco Shields Talks Season Two
UNICORN PLAN-IT returns in just over a week – how will you celebrate? We recommend getting horny with our exclusive interviews.
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The 2013 Academy Awards Liveblog and Open Thread
It’s the 85th annual Academy Awards! Let’s cross our fingers, ooh and ahh at tuxedos and make fun of everyone!
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Why Lesbians & ‘Queer-Radical Types’ Won’t Object to “The Kids Are All Right”
Jezebel investigates Salon’s claim that lesbians and “queer radicals” might not like “The Kids are All Right” and that the movie “isn’t made for us.” But despite the dude-on-lady love hinted at in the trailer, all the queer radicals we know really loved it! (We’re talking about Julie Goldman, basically)
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Out Actress Ashleigh Sumner Arrives in “And Then Came Lola”: Autostraddle Interview
Ashleigh Sumner is the adorable, every-girl star of the sexy lesbian romantic comedy, And Then Came Lola. Jess chats with her about her first on-camera sex scenes, seeing herself on the big screen, LA vs. San Francisco, gays & superheroes, and her artwork.