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In a screenshot from Freaky Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis has her hands covering her face in a worried stare into the camera, and a teenage Lindsey Lohan looks at her with a despairing side-eye
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: It’s Not Your Imagination, Your Mom Really Does Need That Therapy

Brandi Carlile on her morning routine, guess who’s IRL gay from Falcon and The Winter Solider, and these anti-trans sports bills aren’t just transphobic — they’re racist, too.

By Carmen Phillips | April 13, 2021 | 3 Comments
Buffy and Faith / Hermione Granger
Book Features TV Feature

Joss Whedon and JK Rowling Don’t Own My Queer Narratives

Whedon and Rowling don’t get to lay claim to the stories we wrote, whether they were in fan fiction, on forums, or even just in our own, quiet thoughts. We own the narratives that give us meaning.

By Shelly Jay Shore | April 13, 2021 | 19 Comments
Movie Features

Remake Every Tom Cruise Movie With Tig Notaro, You Cowards

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead Trailer is here, and the whole internet is finally in on the fact that Tig Notaro is a stone cold fox.

By Heather Hogan | April 13, 2021 | 15 Comments
Lesbian Love Quotes: A collage of three books with lesbian love quotes inside them.
Book Lists Breakups

25 Quotes From Queer Authors About Heartbreak, Loss and Moving the F*ck On

“I want you to know, if you ever read this, there was a time when I would rather have had you by my side than any one of these words; I would rather have had you by my side than all the blue in the world.”

By Riese | April 13, 2021 | 15 Comments
A person in a denim jacket with short, partially shaved hair touches noses with a person in a white shirt with slightly longer hair
Lesbian Sex

You Need Help: How Do I Explore Casual Sex If I’m Demisexual?

If you’re feeling sexual desire for friends or if you like the idea of a “friends with benefits” situation, then it seems that most widely-accepted definition of “demisexual” still encompasses your experience. But the more important questions here are: what do you want and why do you want it?

By Ro White | April 13, 2021 | 16 Comments
WayHaught vs. SuperCorp
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Autostraddle March Madness: Canon vs. Fanon Final

This should be chill.

By Natalie | April 12, 2021 | 60 Comments
Javicia Leslie as Batwoman
Television TV Show Recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 210 Recap: Cruelty is the Point

Wait, is everyone on this show gay because it feels like everyone on this show is gay.

By Nic | April 12, 2021 | 9 Comments
A stylized photo of two hands holding between them a black paper heart.
First Person Friendship

The Bittersweet Magic of Falling in Love with My Best Friend During the Pandemic

“As wonderful as this time together has been, as close as we’ve gotten, we both know that once the world opens up a bit more, we’ll finally get to have a lot of our “firsts” — and that it may be bittersweet to finally have our first date six months into being a couple.”

By meg | April 12, 2021 | 9 Comments
Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 606: Lactose Intolerant with John Bellamy!

John: Could you imagine you and Dylan just got done cunnaling-ing together, you’re in bed, the California sun is basking on you. And then you turn to Dylan and you’re like, “We have to get up so we can go to Max’s Willy Wonka baby shower.” That’s the thing you interrupt with.

By Riese | April 12, 2021 | 4 Comments
Kate McKinnon and Carey Mulligan in the SNL sketch spoofing Ammonite and Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: Witness Kate McKinnon and The World’s Saddest Flirting In Your Yearly Lesbian Period Piece

Plus trailers for: A Black Lady Sketch Show, Younger, and Legends of Tomorrow.

By Heather Hogan | April 12, 2021 | 12 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: What “Riverdale” Subplot Are You?

Every single Riverdale subplot lives in my mind rent-free. Help!

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | April 11, 2021 | 18 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is An Erotic Fairytale

An erotic witch comic, the new hot dating app keyword, why asexuality should be part of sex education and more.

By Ryan Yates | April 11, 2021 | 2 Comments
Wynonna Earp series finale recap: Waverly and Nicole embrace after their wedding
TV Show Recaps

“Wynonna Earp” Episode 412: We’ll Always Have Purgatory

The finale of Wynonna Earp’s fourth (and likely final) season is a love letter to the fans by way of a big gay wedding.

By Valerie Anne | April 10, 2021 | 17 Comments
Drag Race Recap 1314: Gottmik, Kandy, Rosé, and Symone are lined up against each other during the "Lucky" music video
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1314 Recap: Drag Excellence

We did it, kids. We made it to the last work room episode of Drag Race season 13. It’s been quite a journey, but it’s finally time for our stellar top four to co-write a song for RuPaul.

By Drew Burnett Gregory | April 10, 2021 | 7 Comments
This Is Us: Tess and Alex making out on the bed when they get caught by Tess' mom and are surprised.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “This Is Us” Is Digging Into the Hard Honesty of Moms and Their Gay Daughters

If This Is Us is going to do one thing, it’s gonna be break your heart. Also, updates on Legacies, S.W.A.T, Nancy Drew. Plus, GLAAD’s Glee Reunion to honor Naya Rivera and the 10 year anniversary of Santana Lopez coming out.

By The TV Team | April 9, 2021 | 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra!: What Will It Take to Protect Trans Youth in Arkansas (and Everywhere Else?)

The news these last few weeks has been… a lot. This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the devastating anti-trans legislation just passed in Arkansas, the Chauvin trial, voter suppression, the pandemic that is not yet over even if we’re all pretending it is and more.

By the team | April 9, 2021 | 3 Comments
Melissa Febos "Girlhood" book review: Melissa Febos is in a black turtleneck, next to the cover art of her book "Girlhood." The book title says the word "Girlhood" in dark magenta lettering over and over until it fades into orange, spelling her name, like a sunset. It's all against a black background.
LGBT Book Reviews

Power Is Searingly Political and Personal In Melissa Febos’ “Girlhood”

Secrets, silence, internalized misogyny, power, desire, and the catastrophic — yet very common — ways in which girls are harmed as they grow into women are all themes that Febos examines in “Girlhood,” an essay collection that blends memoir, journalism, and cultural critique.

By Luna Adler | April 9, 2021 | 2 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Sometimes a Grumpy Loaf

“Has there ever been anything so relatable on this site?”

By Darcy | April 9, 2021 | 5 Comments
Emma Corrin from "The Crown" is in a wedding dress against a white background. In a second image, she is still in a wedding dress against the same background, but it is a close up of her face.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Princess Diana From “The Crown” Is Happy to Be “Ur Fave Queer Bride”

A year into pandemic, America’s remaining lesbian bars are barely hanging on, a tribute to Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Quimby, and you’re about to hear a lot more about “ghost guns.”

By Carmen Phillips | April 8, 2021 | 4 Comments
Alice has an awkward run-in with Ruby on this week's "Good Trouble."
TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 308 Recap: Trust

Alice tries to play a player, and ends up getting played.

By Natalie | April 8, 2021 | 1 Comment
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