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Vote Now in the 8th Annual Autostraddle TV Awards!

Fewer gay shows are being produced and the ones that do slip through are often canceled. But that makes it all the more important to celebrate the work that does get made!

The TV Team 3 hours ago 3 Comments
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Politics + Activism

We Must Hold Local Politicians Accountable

Don’t just look at your local politicians’ Reels. Look up their public voting records.

Gabe Dunn 5 hours ago
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TV Feature

Abbi Jacobson on Voicing Another Queer Animated Character in ‘Long Story Short’

“I wish I got to see it when I was younger because I don’t feel like I was exposed to very many queer characters.”

Rendy Jones 7 hours ago
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Quizzes

Quiz: What Type of Lesbian Know-It-All Are You?

Lesbians. We’re full of arcane knowledge.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 24, 2025 13 Comments
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Movie Features

A Trans Guy Watches ‘Cadet Kelly’ for the First Time

This movie isn’t only lesbian. It’s a gateway to an adulthood of kink.

Gabe Dunn August 23, 2025 3 Comments
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Sports

Every Out Queer Player in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup

There are more than 50 openly queer players competing at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. Get to know them and respectfully thirst over them!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 22, 2025 5 Comments
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AF+ Dating

I’m 34 and Want Kids. Is It Ethical To Eliminate Older Women From My Dating Pool?

What’s the best way to approach dating when you’re looking to co-parent? And is “looking for younger women” one of those ways?

the team August 22, 2025 3 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for Virgo Season 2025

This particular Virgo Season arrives with a lot of intense energy.

G Weaver August 22, 2025 1 Comment
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Movie Reviews

Lesbian Neo-Noir ‘Honey Don’t!’ Plays With and Challenges Genre Conventions

Tricia Cooke promised us more lesbian sex, and she has delivered!

Drew Burnett Gregory August 21, 2025 7 Comments
REMEMBER WHEN: Brokeback Mountain
Movie Features

Remember When ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Lost to ‘Crash’ at the Oscars?

When it looked like Brokeback was going to sweep awards season, I couldn’t believe it. Queerness wouldn’t be a joke anymore.

Gabe Dunn August 21, 2025 1 Comment
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First Person

On Never Seeing Someone Again

The most jarring parts of my breakups have been the number of people who I will never see again.

Gabe Dunn August 20, 2025 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: These ‘Hacks’ Season 4 Bloopers Are Delightful

Plus, Cynthia Erivo stays working and I’m begging Hollywood to let Keke play Whitney Houston!!!!

Christina Tucker August 20, 2025
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Sex

How To Explore Pregnancy Fetish and Kink During Pregnancy

Whether exploring pregnancy fetish or embarking on kinky exploration with a pregnant pleasure vessel, your options for satiating your desires are as limitless as your imagination.

Madison Young August 20, 2025 1 Comment
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Dating

‘I Went on a Not-Quite-Date With a Woman in a Relationship and Now I’m Down Bad’

“Do I tell this person how I feel because I don’t find genuine emotional connections/attraction like this very often?”

Summer Tao August 19, 2025 5 Comments
PROTECT TRANS KIDS
Politics + Activism

Boston Children’s Hospital Is Standing Up for Trans Youth

Also, trans athletes are really out here making sure these colleges and sports governing bodies don’t get away with their anti-trans bullshit.

Stef Rubino August 19, 2025
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Book Features Pop Culture Fix

Non-Binary Actor Alyson Stoner Hopes Their Memoir Is the Last of Its Kind

Alyson Stoner’s new memoir, Natalie Morales playing Claire Danes’ ex-wife, Mae Martin in a new thriller series, The Beaches’ new single Lesbian of the Year, and more!

Valerie Anne August 19, 2025
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AF+ Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

A Queer Tarot Reading for if You’re Feeling Weird About Summer’s Eventual End

What will the nearing end of summer and the start of fall bring? Cowboy Clairvoyant has some insights.

Autumn Fourkiller August 18, 2025
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Quizzes

Quiz: Who From ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ Season 2 Cast Are You?

It’s time for a personality quiz that’ll expose your personality flaws the same way reality television does!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 17, 2025 1 Comment
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Movie Lists

10 Unexpected Queer Girl Moments in Scary Movies

These scenes are not necessarily all good or all bad, but they sprinkle a little LGBT crouton packet onto a scary movie salad.

Gabe Dunn August 16, 2025 3 Comments
Book Lists

15 Great Queer Novels About Sisters

For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to stories about sisters. Perhaps because my first memory is of my sister’s birth.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 15, 2025 8 Comments
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