“Steven Universe: The Movie” Still Believes Love Is the Answer (and Also Boundaries)
When I started watching this series, I never would have dreamed of comparing it to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but here we are!
Arts + Pop Culture
“Mindhunter” Makes Murder Boring, But Its Lesbian Love Story Is One for the Ages
While Mindhunter’s criminal storylines are more suited for people just dabbling in true crime for the first time, rehashing old stories us veterans have heard time and time again, its queer storyline was something a little more unique, beautifully portrayed by two powerhouse actresses.
“Hustlers” Stole My Heart While Robbing Rich White Men
“Jennifer Lopez’s entrance in Hustlers is better than any of us could have dreamed. But days later, the scene that won’t stop playing in my head happens almost directly afterwards, on the rooftop of the club where Ramona and Destiny work.”
The 2020 Democrats, Explained by Classic Indigo Girls Songs
You could say we’re “up on the watershed, standing at the fork in the road” – and the list of our choices is as vast and varied as Indigo Girls’ song catalog.
Top 10 Gayest Fashion Moments From 1999’s Runaway Bride, Ranked by Importance
“It’s 1999. You’re Julia Roberts. Your hair is indisputably glorious. You should absolutely put on a cowboy hat. What will you wear with it? No, incorrect. It’s a very busy top from the Gilmore Girls Strong Print collection, pegged jeans and sensible shoes.”
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 208: Loyal
Laura Zak joins us to recap “Loyal” and her L Word origin story is truly epic! Also, The Top-Off heats up and Dana and Alice have a lot of hickies to explain to their friends!
Boobs on Your Tube: These “Bachelor in Paradise” Queers Will Not Be Outdone By “Are You The One?”
Plus updates on Why Women Kill, Grand Hotel, and BH 90210!
Things I Read I Love #297: Anyone Who Wears a Carabiner With a Certain Sprezzatura
Topics include BH90210, the cost of Amazon’s next-day delivery, Joe Exotic’s giant tiger zoo, Marianne Williamson, college admissions, lesbian bars, working at Trump Soho and more!
Top 10 “A Black Lady Sketch Show” Sketches to Send You Into the Weekend Laughing
Have you caught up on A Black Lady Sketch Show yet? If not, why are you robbing yourself of joy?
Serial Box’s “Orphan Black: The Next Chapter” Continues Cosima and Delphine’s Story
Orphan Black’s story continues in a new medium, jumping in right away with updates about Cosima and Delphine.
8 Great Trans Fantasy Novels
Eight excellent fantasy novels with trans main characters coming your way!
No Filter: Megan Rapinoe Dresses Up and Also Undresses To Make Her Cover Girl Dreams Come True
Let’s celebrate Evan Rachel Wood’s birthday, AZMarie’s brunch, Amber Heard’s U-Haul, Keke Palmer’s Playboy shoot, King Princess’s glove lunch and Megan Rapinoe’s Marie Claire cover story!
Pop Culture Fix: Shane McCutcheon Made Kate Moennig Gay, Too
Also: Gillian Anderson falls in love with her characters, more on Brandi Carlile and The Highwomen, Kristen Stewart blesses Robert Pattinson’s Batman, Evan Rachel Wood meets a basically human robot IRL, the joy of ’90s erotic thrillers, and more!
Vote Now in Autostraddle’s Second Annual Gay Emmys!
Queer women’s television has grown significantly in recent years. Still, we’ve watched our best continue to be sidelined by a straight white male majority that won’t pay attention to queer stories, women’s stories, stories about people of color. Well, no more my friends!
“Are You The One?” Finale Sees Queer Community Triumphing Over Odds, Going Skinny-Dipping, Winning Money
The “Are You The One?” finale was a fitting end to the best season of reality TV in the history of civilization, and everybody came out to party about it.
Are You The One?’s Paige Cole on Coming Out, Finding Love and Breaking Bisexual Reality TV Barriers
In which Paige’s perfect match is trying to get her to watch The L Word for the first time.
Tag Yourself: A Quiz to Find Out Which Grease Bats Character You Are Once and for All
Whether or not you’ve read Grease Bats, or PURCHASED THE GREASE BATS BOOK that just came out, you’ll probably find one of the crew who’s your comic character alter ego. Want to find out which one? Take this quiz!
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 207: Luminous
How will Dana and Alice tell their friends that they are riding the hobby horse together? Why is Helena so obsessed with taking her children to Sea World and also Tina? What’s Shane gonna do with all the pills she took from Veronica Bloom? Let’s find out on this week’s thrilling episode of “To L and Back.”
“Sister Aimee” Is a Subtly Queer Ode to Storytelling
There’s no evidence that Aimee Semple McPherson was queer. But there’s no evidence that a lot of historical figures did a lot of the things they do on screen.
PHOTOESSAY: dapperQ’s NYFW “Pursuit” Celebrated Queer Style as a Radical Act Of Resistance and Self-Care
Autostraddle sent Reneice Charles and Molly Adams to capture the spirit of the sixth annual dapperQ fashion show at Brooklyn Museum; here are Reneice’s reflections and Molly’s photographs.