Nava Mau Is Playing Her Own Game — And Changing the World Along the Way
Watch Emmy nominee Nava Mau’s new film and read about the community work that inspired her film and TV career.
8 British Film and TV Characters Who Made Me Gay
From Skins to Feel Good, these eight characters turned out to be life-changing.
“Euphoria” Characters Ranked By How Likely They’d Survive “Dune”
Get ready for the Zendaya crossover nobody wanted!
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” Is the Queer Film and TV Song of the Year
For some reason, four different works of queer media have used “Total Eclipse of the Heart” this year.
Beyond Gender Identity: A History of Trans Actors in Cis Roles
I’m talking about stories where the trans character’s transness isn’t the focus — where they’re allowed to be the worst behaved one or simply hot and getting laid or just really fucking good at their job.
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.”
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.
Welcome to Horror Is So Gay 2: A Queer Sequel
It took me a while to arrive at my love of horror, but once I did, it felt as much a part of me as my queerness.
We Need More Sex Scenes
I want a Hollywood of intimacy coordinators and queerness and open sexuality — not exploitation, abuse, and secrecy.
Stunt Queens: The History and Cultural Significance of the “Queerleader” in Film and Television
In honor of Bottoms, here are top queer cheerleader moments from film/TV.
A Queer Syllabus for the Writers and Actors Strike
As Hot Strike Summer rapidly turns into Hot Strike Fall — I’ve become deeply interested in the trend where the forefront of labor movements are vocally and visibly, well, gay as hell.
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?!
QTPOC Roundtable: TV and Movie Characters That Made Us Feel Seen
“Jessi showed me that it was cool to focus on my ambitions and to form deep relationships with other girls instead of being boy-obsessed.”
Fan Fiction Friday: 7 Fried Green Tomatoes Stories to Wet Your Whistle
“Ruth lifts her head, smiles demure and sweet, her lips swollen with kissing. ‘Can’t miss a chance to minister to a heathen like you, Idgie.'”
Fan Fiction Friday: A Whole New World of Disney Princess Femslash
Shining, shimmering, splendid.
Fan Fiction Friday: 10 Valentine’s Day Stories to Warm Your Heart and Your Pants
Ooey gooey romantic fluff with a sprinkle of smut on top.
Let’s Talk About Fictional Kickass Heroines: Katniss, Xena, Buffy and More
Here at Autostraddle, we love kickass women. We’re presenting a list of 20 of our favorite kickass fictional heroines as a way to jumpstart this feelingsfest and leaving the rest up to you!
Dispatches From Ballroom 20: All Day, All The Panels
In which Ash tells you everything you missed before the Firefly reunion at San Diego Comic Con.