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Demi Lovato Pansexual: Demi Lovato in a music video, singing towards the camera in pink and blue lights

Demi Lovato’s Pansexuality: The Definitive Vapid Fluff Timeline

When exactly did she develop a taste for the cherry and on which day in history did she finally deign to take a bite?

Janet Mock is against a blue background, lit in warm red tones

No Filter: I Am Basking, Janet Mock!!!!

Sarah Paulson sharing mysterious photos of Holland Taylor, there’s a lot of Aries energy in this week’s column, and who is ready to have the conversation about Top Chef being TOP TIER reality TV that is slept on?

A collage of three images: In the first image, a couple describes lesbian sex to their straight friend while sitting on a couch, in the second a stud in a red baseball cap considers if their girlfriend just really loves the song or if they are missing their ex, and in the last photo a masc queer person with a top bun smiles at the camera and flashes the peace sign.

FYP: Does She Like the Song… or Does She Miss Her Ex?

Don’t let your boyfriend stop you from your blessing. Also, you must have mommi issues to ride this ride, and when we meet IRL be ready to put your mouth where you said it would be in that text you sent at 2:43 AM.

A three-split collage of Janelle Monáe: In the first, she is in black and white in a tuxedo, in the second she is in a blue suit with a close up of her face, in the third she is in a black and white gown with red lipstick

No Filter: How Can We Pick Between Photos of Janelle Monáe?

So look. At least half of this post is… uh…*counts* four images of Janelle Monáe. And then… a video. Of Janelle Monáe. I couldn’t pick! How was I supposed to choose?? In this economy?

A three-way vertical collage: A femme with her hair in buns and the back of her hair free flowing in curls in a black tank top, a stud with her hair wrapped, and a femme with an afro and glasses who is pointing at the camera

FYP: What’s Your Location?

Should I start using TikTok to place hook-up ads with accompanying visuals and music?!?!

Actor Amandla Stenberg is in a white tank top that has "Father Figure" written in black letters. They have pink lip gloss and curly hair tendrils around their face.

No Filter: Amandla Stenberg, Father Figure

We’re here to celebrate the sh*t outta Samira Wiley making back selfies a thing, the search for Ella Hunt’s exactly perfect cheesey treat, and Janelle Monáe looks incredible — we know this.

A three-way collage of: A black masc queer person with locks pulled into a bun in a car, a femme person with long hair and make up stares off to the side underneath the phrase "omg you're so pretty," and a queer person in an orange sweatshirt sings to the camera.

FYP: Where Is My Khadijah James?

I think about Queen Latifah 10 times a day and apparently, y’all do too. Also, who wouldn’t want their vaccine served with a side of celery juice and a dash of Young MA?

Actress Javicia Leslie is in a taupe brown sweatshirt with her her hair in a loose curly ponytail. She is holding a guitar and looking at the camera with her eyes low.

No Filter: Don’t Mind Me, Just Adding “Have Batwoman Sing Me to Sleep” to My Vision Board

Let’s start placing our bets on how many deeply gay bops and ballads we’re gonna get on this Demi Lovato album? Also: Jamie Clayton, Hari Nef, and Kate Moennig’s dog always knows how to find the camera.

In a three way collage: two masc queer people hold each other in a romantic embrace, two other queer people dressed in pink look lovingly into each others eyes while sitting in front of a wall filled with baseball caps, and a femme black woman is all dressed up for a FaceTime call.

FYP: What’s in Your Bookbag?

Whenever I see a hot Lezbeeanne with a bookbag waiting for the train, I can’t help but wonder — whose night are they about to go make? Also, there is no such thing as a white stud and I am moving to Trinidad in search of true love.

In a three-way collage, Demi Lovato, a bisexual pop star, is on the cover of Glamour magazine in a grey suit coat and nothing underneath, then she's staring off to the side of the camera, and finally she's looking directly into the camera in a smiling close up. In all three images, she has short pink hair in a pixie haircut.

According to Her New Interview, We Could All Be Dating Demi Lovato Right Now, Probably

At long last, Demi says she is “too queer” to date cis men, so now she’s free to call me.

Samira Wiley's face is hidden behind her hand, with her wedding ring glimmering. She has a mohawk, and her eyes are "Smizing" (smiling without smiling) at the camera.

No Filter: Well Hello, Samira! Looking Incredible as Always!

Trace Lysette celebrates International Women’s Day, Quinn Wilson seems… neat, you know? And it’s so and cool and fine and normal that Janelle Monaé looks like this, hahahahahahahah we’re fine.

A three way collage of various TikToks, L to R: A lesbian in a cap stares off to the side with wide eyes and a caption that reads "what I hear when my father tries to convince me to date men," a queer muslim also staring to the side with a caption that reads "random girls realizing that I am staring at them, and two black lesbians in a kiss and embrace with a caption that reads "Met October 2018, Married: July 2020"

FYP: You’re Probably Toxic But — You’re Still Cute!

I would like you all to know you’re probably a bit messy but just embrace it for summer starts. Also, I will absolutely cheat on you with Kehlani if she gave me the time of day and we will just have to cross that bridge when we get there.

A collage of various queer celebrities (l to r: Janelle Monae, Queen Latifah, Jen Richards, Bre-z, Chef Melissa King, Sarah Paulson, Indya Moore, Kristen Stewart, Carrie Bronstein and Seimone Augustus). They are against a light pink background with pale green hearts and sparkles adorned throughout.

QUIZ: Who’s Your Queer Celebrity Dream Date?

Do you remember those celebrity dream date quizzes in the back of teen magazines? Well for Autostraddle’s 12th birthday, I decided to queer it up!

In a two fold collage, left to right: Jamie Clayton peaks behind Kate Moening's shoulder, both are wearing masks, in a black and white photo. Then Leisha Hailey is in a color photo in a blue mask, she's in front of a film camera.

No Filter: Generation Q Is Really Coming Back! We Did Not Dream It!

Nostalgia for mid aughts Black girl excellence, we too would like to thank Dior for this Gillian Anderson look, and oh to be the floor that Janet Mock is lying on.

In a three part collage, left to right: two stems putting on make up in the bathroom mirror, a trans person with curly hair around their face talking into an earphone with a microphone proclaiming they are "T4T," and a queer person with their hair in a top ponytail facing the side of the camera.

FYP: An Ode to Stems and Soon-to-Be Scamming Sapphics

Y’all aren’t scamming enough for me. Also, make sure your spirit isn’t ugly, stop questioning your friends when they suddenly say their goodbyes, and if you’re a stem let’s get married so I can double my wardrobe and makeup.

Niecy Nash is in a rainbow bikini with a rainbow beaded skirt. In one photo she is posing against a blue sky, and in the next she is hugged up with her wife, Jessica Betts. They both have on sunglasses.

No Filter: Happy 51st Birthday, Niecy Nash! We Are Looking on Respectfully

Oh to be a small dog accompanying Gillian Anderson, Lena Waithe thirst became we are living in a damn Paul Blart Mall Cop, and POV: You are Chef Melissa’s boo and she just came home from a long day of work.

In a collage split three ways, a gay femme poses with coconut water for the camera, a masc person with tattoos poses with their hands behind their head in a colorful button down shirt beneath the message "stay strong and protect your energy," and a stud laughs into the wind underneath a sign that reads "I dropped the ball"

FYP: I Know Why Y’all Love Coconut Water So Much

Plus — a dash of stud slander and a reminder to always shoot your shot. Stay hydrated out there, champ.

hayley kiyoko is in the forest and makes a heart shape with her hands. She is in a white winter coat with blonde hair in a bun.

No Filter: Thank You Hayley Kiyoko, Your Earnestness Keeps Us Grounded

We’re still not over new moms Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger, Trace Lysette will have you listening to Purple Rain, and Niecy Nash’s new gay love energy is so powerful she had FOUR Valentine’s Day posts.

A three-way collage: In the first photo, a queer person with pixie blonde hair poses on her knees in thigh high boots, in the second two Black femmes with long hair hold hands and stare lovingly in each other's eyes, in the third a Black queer person with long dreadlocks and a white t-shirt with a rainbow design bites their thumb and looks into the camera.

FYP: I’ll Probably Still Kiss You Even If You Don’t Sound like Young MA

I have decided to move to Paris to find me a wife with an accent and acrylics. If that doesn’t work, I’ll stay here and try to continue dodging entanglements. Also — FEMME FOR FEMME LOVE AND BOOTY GRABS FOR YOUR MIDWEEK SLUMP!

Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne kiss in a bathtub

Love Is a Lie: A Vapid Fluff Timeline of Heartbreak

“lol at my life, break up with someone right after you put out a love song about them, looool gonna go cry forever.”

No Filter: A Reminder That Bisexual Legend Gillian Anderson Is Single

This photo of Trace Lysette will get you right, thrilling Amandla Stenberg content, Gottmik in that LBD — oh and a very cute clingy cat hanging off Amber Hikes because yes you’re gay.