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The Autostraddle Insider #107: January 2024
“Oh yeah not popular in like a toxic way where everyone is obsessed with them being evil or something haha. They’re *good* popular!”
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Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: The Rules of Desire in ‘Y Tu Mamá También’
Y Tu Mamá También relies on ambiguity: Partly, I presume, so that it could reach audiences who might not have watched the film had it been more explicitly gay. I know young me wouldn’t have dared to.
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Lamya H on Queer Muslim Community and Leslie Feinberg’s Influence on Their Memoir
“In my twenties as I was coming into my queerness, it felt like there were very heteronormative ways to be queer.”
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“The Fake” Is a Funny-Sad-Sexy Novel About the Psychological Damage Scammers Inflict
It’s a book about a scammer, but The Fake isn’t trying to hoodwink the reader.
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A Queer Syllabus for Barbiecore
Overlapping topics we’re going to discuss include the history of glitter, queer meanings of femme and femme theory, Barbie Capitalism, why gays love Magic Earring Ken, pink vs pynk, and so much more!
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K. Allison Hammer Imagines the Queer and Trans Possibilities of Masculinity
Rather than focus on individual, exceptional figures of toxic masculinity, Hammer wanted to explore masculinity as a cultural form that people of all genders can embody.
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Bi4Bi Romance Thrives in This New Queer Regency-Era Rom-Com
Their romance also encapsulates the protagonist figuring out she’s a top, a journey I always love to see!
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Chris Belcher on “Pretty Baby,” Dungeon Dynamics, and the Expansiveness of Queer Sex
“I always envisioned this book as something that would allow me to talk about how I got to know masculinity as an adult through sex work and reflect back on how I came to know masculinity from the time I was younger.”
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In Queer Horror Anthology “It Came From the Closet,” Carmen Maria Machado Considers Jennifer’s Body
On queerbaiting, bisexuality, and Jennifer’s Body. This essay is an exclusive excerpt from the queer horror anthology It Came From the Closet, on sale next week.
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AS Insider #109 April ’24: All the ‘Rejected’ April Fool’s Day Headlines
“Straight Couples Who Aren’t Fucking Are Appropriating Lesbian Bed Death Culture”
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Into the A+ Advice Box #93: How Can You Tell If She Has A Crush On You?
How do you build chosen family? Should you consider pursuing romantic connection when your friends have become more distant? And do we have ideas for your anniversary celebration? (We do!)
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Sarah Viren’s Memoir Is A Compelling Exploration of the Nature of Truth
When we live in a society where truth matters so little, what are we supposed to do with it once we have it?
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16 Gay M/M Romance Novels To Read After “Red, White and Royal Blue”
If you loved “Red, White & Royal Blue,” here’s 15 more gay romance novels, aka m/m romance, featuring two men doing cute and also erotic things together!
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Intimate Geographies: An Old-Fashioned Lesbian Melodrama
This is a story where I’m not the protagonist.
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Clare Forstie Wants To Change the Way You Think About the Queer Midwest
“I am a queer person who grew up in and has lived in small communities, small towns, and small cities for my entire life.”
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EXCERPT: In “Thin Skin,” Jenn Shapland Considers What It Means to Live a Childfree Queer Life
In an excerpt from her new essay collection Thin Skin, Jenn Shapland examines childfreedom.
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12 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With
A dozen books — from YA to romance to literary fiction to memoir — that center queer road trips all over the U.S. and abroad.
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“Matchmaking in the Archive” Connects Today’s Artists and Queer Ancestors
This book contains, notably, an essay by Michelle Tea that is still ringing in my ears.
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Did My Partner Trick Me Into a Lifetime of Sexless Monogamy?
In today’s A+ advice box: is a miscommunication over polyamory really the issue here or is your relationship simply broken and toxic? Plus; advice about feeling insecure when texting a partner and getting into being handy!
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The Autostraddle Insider Issue 101: February 2023
Can we open it with “The Paris Review can blow us” and then just like…not explain?