Lena Waithe’s “Boomerang” Has a Black Lesbian, Bisexual Representation and a Lot of Heart
Tia’s a complete scene stealer. She’s defies so many boxes or tropes of what we’ve been programmed to expect from a black lesbian on TV.
Arts + Pop Culture
PHOTOESSAY: Shoog & Zaire on Proving the Divinity Of Fat Folks
“I came to you in a state of exhaustion with all these things that have been weighing on me for so long and I wanted to find a way to celebrate myself.”
“The L Word” Reboot: Lots of Bette, Shane and Alice, a “Little Browner and a Little Less Cis”
New showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan chatted about The L Word: The New Class for the first time with Lesley Goldberg at the Hollywood Reporter about her hopes and dreams for the reboot.
95% of Lesbians Keep Their Fingernails Short, All Hands On Deck
According to our Lesbian Stereotypes Survey, y’all have overwhelmingly short nails and also a lot of you play the piano?
“Supergirl” Episode 412 Recap: Eat Your Heart Out
It’s Valentine’s Day in National City, which brings us a new potential beau for Alex, more reasons to love Nia, and a breakup we’ve all been waiting for.
Netflix’s “The Dragon Prince” Reveals Some Kickass Lesbian Queens
Gay parents are the best parents, even cartoons know it’s true.
The Black Lesbian Movie Project
What if “Coming To America” starred Lena Waithe instead of Eddie Murphy? What if Sanaa Lathan and Gabrielle Union made out with each other at the end of “Love & Basketball”? What if black lesbians finally got to get the girl on the big screen? I’m buying the popcorn. You coming with?
The L Word Reboot Will Contain “Sexy Stories About Sex,” Maybe Even Carmen
NBC Out talked to Ilene Chaiken about what we can expect from the upcoming “L Word” reboot.
Boobs on Your Tube: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Gives Rosa a Girlfriend and a Chance to Make Up With Her Mom
Plus ladies kissing on How to Get Away With Murder and Siren, and an update on General Hospital!
Mal Blum Invites You To Karaoke With Their New Single “Things Still Left To Say”
Sometimes the hardest part of being a person with a body is admitting how hard it is in the first place. So it goes in the newest single from Mal Blum, rock musician, friend of Autostraddle/A-Camp, and all around cool human.
Things I Read That I Love #283: Wasted Again in the Dark Glow of Post-Breakup Tragic Freedom
Topics include stadium bathrooms, murder, “sportswriting’s filthiest fuck-up,” Heaven’s Gate fashion, handheld gaming, everyone else but you having money, the queer art of f*cking your friends and more!
Lez Liberty Lit Is Writing Honestly About The Body
“Why are we so quick to conclude that marginalized writers’ work is autobiographical?” Plus books about love triangles, a secret lesbian code, why you need to start writing letters to trans people in prison and more.
Who Do You Love: @notallgeminis x Autostraddle Do Queer Valentine’s Day Memes
Happy Valentine’s Day! We heard you like astrology memes so we teamed up with @notallgeminis and made you this gift.
“Good Trouble” Episode 106 Recap: Imposter
Mariana has to explain boundaries to Raj again and Jazmin finally gets Gael to understand the bigotry she’s up against.
Pop Culture Fix: Alison Brie and Sugar Lyn Beard are Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer on “Drunk History”
Plus: A trailer for The Bold Type’s third season, someone finally said “I’m gay” on the Disney Channel, Sandra Oh has some thoughts on Villanelle and Eve’s post-stabbing relationship, Lady Gaga and Janelle Monáe have a mutual love, and more!
No Filter: Evan Rachel Wood Gets Her Annual Westworld Body Cast, Signaling The End of Winter
Also, a behind-the-scenes look at Stephanie Beatriz’s One Day At A Time cameo and a Lena Waithe selfie that will stare into your very soul.
“Black Lightning” Episode 213 Recap: Gone Girl
Grace Choi finally gets the backstory we’ve been waiting on for TWO YEARS. Trust me, you’re going to want a box of tissues for this one.
A Kind of Decolonization I Can Feel at the Back of My Pussy
On internal colonization, South Asian shame and representation of happy brown queers on film.
Stray City Is a Love Story about Friendship, Portland, and Chelsey Johnson’s Queer Community
If I could have willed a book into existence, that book would be Stray City — so I talked to Chelsey Johnson about her debut novel and what it’s like to render queer community so intimately for the public.
One Day at a Time’s Season Three Is Its Funniest and Gayest Yet
This entire season is so gay its nearly unquantifiable.