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Niecy Nash wears a headband, hoop earrings, a one piece tie dye bathing suit, and points to her thigh tattoo.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Urgent Gay News — Niecy Nash Has a Mrs. Cora Betts *THIGH* TATTOO

Also…BREAKING: Hot Moms celebrate Pride!!!

By Christina Tucker | June 29, 2022 | 2 Comments
A tweet from @KaylaKumari that reads: watching all these mainstream publications do their 2-3 token pride pieces that are mostly just seo grabs and meanwhile we're out here at @autostraddle with a dynamic pride package with TWENTY FIVE pieces planned even tho we're queer all fucking year and not corporate-backed. The tweet is against a floral backdrop.
A+ LGBT Pride

Editor’s Notes: On Pride 2022

As Pride increasingly becomes co-opted, soured by capitalism, and diluted from its original organizing and protest roots, it’s easy to become exhausted every June.

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | June 29, 2022 | 12 Comments
Derica in her new white fringe leather jacket in Fairfax season 2
TV Reviews

Kiersey Clemons and the “Fairfax” Youths Are Back to Spoof Hypebeast Culture

Fairfax is like if 30 Rock had a baby with Daria that was raised inside the world of BoJack Horseman.

By Heather Hogan | June 28, 2022
TV Feature

What Are Lesbian Eyebrows? A Housewives Investigation

On the new season of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, Brandi Glanville said a woman has “lesbian eyebrows,” prompting questions like: What are lesbian eyebrows? Do I have them?

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | June 28, 2022 | 11 Comments
Anna Chlumsky and Macaulay Culkin on bicycles in a still from My Girl
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “My Girl” Made Tegan and Sara Gay, Just Like Every Other 90s Kid

He can’t see without his glasses! Plus: How queer chefs are reclaiming “bottom food,” Wimbledon’s Victorian dress code, how to tell if an elephant is about to get violent, and more.

By Heather Hogan | June 28, 2022 | 14 Comments
There are 3 selfies of Viv side by side. Viv has buzzed green hair and is making funny faces.
Straddleverse

Welcome Our New Art Director, Viv Le!

Hi there it’s me, Viv Le, aka the first Art Director of Autostraddle and your resident grinch.

By viv | June 28, 2022 | 11 Comments
Book Lists

Queer Books Across America: Incredible Lesbian and Queer Novels and Memoirs Set in Every State

Take a gay road trip to all 50 states right on your couch with queer fiction, memoirs and graphic novels set all across the United States.

By Riese | June 28, 2022 | 51 Comments
Anya, Riese, Carmen, Laneia, Kayla, Heather and Nicole are all floating heads behind laptops in this graphic
A+

Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #42

“Thanks for listening to my lesbian soccer rant!”

By the team | June 28, 2022 | 13 Comments
A broken heart with the words Best Friends inside it, surrounded by flowers.
First Person LGBT Pride

A Letter to My Ex-Best Friend This Pride

I will always love you, and I know you will always love me. Sometimes love isn’t enough.

By Em Win | June 28, 2022 | 11 Comments
A person with light skin lying on white sheets, hugging a white pillow, which is obscuring their face
Lesbian Sex

You Need Help: Will I Be A Virgin Forever?

There are a lot of harmful messages in our society about lack of experience, specifically about virginity. But you have so many things to offer, things which are far more vital to a good experience than whether you’ve had partnered sex before.

By Darcy | June 28, 2022 | 22 Comments
The cover of X by Davey Davis features a large black letter X against a gold background. The image is repeated three times.
Book Features

Davey Davis on “X,” True Crime, and the Fantasy of Screwball Comedy

“The thing that gets me about a lot of people’s just criticisms of Fifty Shades of Grey is, as a romance novel, as a ravishment novel, it’s a lot closer to real SM, real sexy pulp, than most.”

By Drew Burnett Gregory | June 28, 2022 | 2 Comments
Buzz and Izzy stand together with Buzz's emotional support cat
Movie Reviews

Pixar’s “Lightyear” Is So Much Queerer Than Just That Hyper-Scrutinized Lesbian Kiss

Alisha’s queerness isn’t just some sidelined reference. The whole plot of Lightyear revolves around Buzz comparing his life to that of his queer, Black best friend and realizing that family and community is what he truly desires.

By Em Win | June 27, 2022 | 27 Comments
Sa'iyda clasps her fiancee's face in her hands and looks at her lovingly. They stand beneath a rainbow umbrella. Sa'iyda is a Black woman who is wearing blue glasses and a leather jacket and has short hair. Beth, her fiancee, is a white woman with curly short brown hair and black glasses who is wearing a gray jean jacket. An engagement ring is conspicuously visibile on Sa'iyda's hand!
A+

Interview with My Fiancee: Beth

“Give me a human, I’ll keep it alive. Give me a plant, it’ll last a week.”

By Sa'iyda Shabazz | June 27, 2022 | 10 Comments
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore pose together with Moore's Oscar in 2015
Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore to Fall in Love Carol-Style in “May December”

Plus also: Meg Stalter is creating a Christian lesbian comedy, E.R. Fightmaster showed out at the Connecticut Sun Pride game, and Janelle Monae invites SCOTUS to go fuck itself at the BET Awards.

By Heather Hogan | June 27, 2022 | 1 Comment
A collage styled to look like Polaroid pictures in front of a black background, inside each “Polaroid” is a new Autostraddle writer, left to right and top to bottom: Ashni is a South Asian person with shoulder length hair in black sunglasses and black shirt sitting outside on the grass; Yash is a mixed race South Asian person in a grey baseball cap and a grey shirt over a white one, they are smiling; Amari is a Black person with long braids that have gold details outside in New York City at night; Julie is an East Asian person in glasses and blue shirt underneath a black coat drinking a large fruity drink; Niko is a white trans woman with long blond hair covering her face and a red hoodie sweatshirt; Analyssa is a Latina with ombre blonde highlights in her hair, she’s giving a confident look sitting in her car; Darcy is a white person with a brunette bob in a grey and black henley shirt, standing in front of a dart board that is lit in rainbows; Em is a mixed race Southeast Asian person with round dark sunglasses, their hair swept to the side, in front of water; shea is a Black person with a Caesar cut and glasses in a denim coat with the collar up around their neck over a. Yellow shirt; Lily is a Latine person laying on the ground with their hair flared around them like a halo; Stef is a white person in black jeans and a black t-shirt with a graphic on it, standing outside; Katie is a white woman with blonde hair and ombre pink highlights, she has pink lipstick and is in front of a green bush wall; a drawing of A. Tony shows a Black person with a Caesar cut and glasses and a pink and black jersey in front of a teal background; and finally Sai’yda is a Black person with a high top fade and glasses, a grey sweater, smiling in front of a brick wall.
Straddleverse

Welcome Autostraddle’s Newest Writers!

Say hello to the 14 (yes, you heard that right!) new writers who are helping to make Autostraddle brighter and sharper.

By Carmen Phillips | June 27, 2022 | 29 Comments
The cover of You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi features a Black femme's face against a plant and a red background. The cover is repeated three times.
LGBT Book Reviews

In Their Debut Romance, Akwaeke Emezi Writes a Kind of Love I Recognize

The friendship central to You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is as important as the romance.

By Chinelo Anyadiegwu | June 27, 2022 | 3 Comments
Sonja Morgan, a white blonde woman, and Alex McCord, another white blonde woman, are wearing wedding dresses and looking puzzled.
LGBT Pride TV Feature

This Episode of “Real Housewives of New York” Was Performative Pride Allyship at Its Finest

“March Madness”, as completely unhinged and dated as it is, also reveals something far more depressing and contemporary: Nothing has really changed.

By Juan Barquin | June 27, 2022 | 1 Comment
A black queer trans person in tight blue jeans, a white t shirt, and long braids listens to music in front of a pink house, around them are exaggerated 90s and 00s emojis in bright colors: a shooting star, a lightening bolt, the word "pop," music notes, and multiple hearts. The person is outlines in thick electric blue, matching the brightly colored emojis.
Music

14 Boy Band Songs That Would Be Better If They Were Sapphic

Professing your eternal love to someone who has literally never expressed romantic interest? Must be sapphic.

By Sa'iyda Shabazz | June 26, 2022 | 6 Comments
Photo 1: Helga from Hey Arnold. Photo 2: Alex Mack from The Secret World of Alex Mack. Photo 3: Shelby Woo from The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Photo 4: Clarissa from Clarissa Explains It All. Photo 5: Melody Hanson from Hey Dude!. Photo 6: Cassie from Animorphs. Photo 7: Angelica Pickles from The Rugrats. Photo 8: Eliza Thornberry from The Wild Thornberries.
Quizzes

Quiz: Which ’90s Nickelodeon Heroine Are You?

For this quiz, you’re headed to sleepaway camp!

By Darcy | June 26, 2022 | 17 Comments
WNBA Feature Image includes Candace Parker, Kelsey Mitchell, Breanna Stewart, Brittney Sykes, Arike Ogunbowale, Chelsea Gray and Jonquel Jones. Also feautres the "We Are BG" insignia in support of Brittney Griner.,
Sports

Autostraddle’s WNBA Fantasy League Proves You Cannot Win Without The Gays

“How do I pick Candace Parker for all five starting line up spots?” — Autostraddle Editor in Chief Carmen Phillips

By Natalie | June 25, 2022 | 5 Comments
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