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The 90s and 2000s were a time of churning for queer movements in India.

Stuti Gupta

Jan 8, 2026

the cover of issue 3 of DYKE QUEEN zine featuring a hand squeezing a grapefruit in front of a lingerie clad butt

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Fall in Love With Dyke Queen Issue 3: Recipes from Queerantine!

“OMG, I love our cover. The image is titled “juicy fruit” and it’s by Naima Green,” said Yezmin Villarreal, creator of Dyke Queen.

Vanessa

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Sep 19, 2022

A tweet from the official Popeye's Twitter wishes people a Happy Nonbinary Pride Day and it's superimposed over the Nonbinary Pride Flag with a cartoon popeye and a cartoon frog, behind the tweet are cartoon lines, as if Popeye punched the tweet into the air.

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You’ve Heard of Cat Twitter, But Have You Heard of Nonbinary Popeye Twitter?

Popeye wasn’t just a salty sailor punching people. Strength was fluid, gender was fluid and the spinach flowed freely.

Nico

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Aug 27, 2022

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Here Are Our They/Them Summer Mood Boards

Fox News apparently did not actually publish a story about “they/them summer” undermining American democracy, but we’re reclaiming the term anyway!!!!!!!! Happy they/them summer to all who celebrate.

the team

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Jul 4, 2022

$Flowers are collaged in the background behind a Tweet from AS writer Stef Rubino: "As a gay teenager, I never felt like I had the support I needed, especially given the fact that my home life was fractured & very off balance. That's why, for this pride month, I've partnered with Dr. Scholl's Custom Fit Orthotics,"$

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I Simply Cannot Get Enough of the “That’s Why I’m Partnering with ___” Tweets

As a late-blooming queer, I know how good it feels to be recognized. That’s why this month I’m partnering with AI Facial Recognition Services,

Anya Richkind

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Jun 23, 2022

A beautiful crew of big girls posing outside! Watch out for the big grrrls ass

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The Drop: Lizzo’s “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” has Depth, Drama — and So Much Ass

Dani Janae and Shelli Nicole chat through their thoughts on Lizzo’s new reality series that’s for the big girls!!

danijanae

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Mar 25, 2022

The three hosts of the podcast "Cruising," two queer women and a non-binary person, sit on a couch shaped like lips in from of a sign that says "The Lipstick Lounge" in neon

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A 30-Day Lesbian Bar Crawl With the Creators of the “Cruising” Podcast

30 days. 21 lesbian bars. Three queer people. One epic road trip.

Felicia Fitzpatrick

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Feb 16, 2022

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Play This Autostraddle-Themed Spinoff of Wordle for a Good, Gay Time

This version of the internet’s latest favorite word puzzle game features words associated with Autostraddle. And you can play right now!

Sally

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Jan 21, 2022

Barlow & Bear stare into each other's eyes lovingly over a piano.

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“The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” Co-writer Abigail Barlow Is Already a Bisexual Legend

One year ago Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear were two friends so obsessed with 19th-Century British sex scandals and town gossip. Now they are Grammy nominated for Best Musical Theater…

Em Win

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Jan 21, 2022

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A Place of Our Own

Fall in Love With Dyke Queen Issue 3: Recipes from Queerantine!

You’ve Heard of Cat Twitter, But Have You Heard of Nonbinary Popeye Twitter?

Here Are Our They/Them Summer Mood Boards

I Simply Cannot Get Enough of the “That’s Why I’m Partnering with ___” Tweets

The Drop: Lizzo’s “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” has Depth, Drama — and So Much Ass

A 30-Day Lesbian Bar Crawl With the Creators of the “Cruising” Podcast

Play This Autostraddle-Themed Spinoff of Wordle for a Good, Gay Time

“The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” Co-writer Abigail Barlow Is Already a Bisexual Legend

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