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First Person TV Feature

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If you want to live in a reality show, go ahead and sow chaos, but if you’d rather have a romcom, you have to let go.

Drew Burnett Gregory July 7, 2022 4 Comments
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TV Feature

“The Owl House” Is a Place For All Us Queer Weirdos to Stick Together

Luz and Amity tell queer kids they have a present; Eda and Raine tell them they have a future. And in between, there’s stories of disability, chronic illness, mental illness, gender, found family, and so much more.

Vallie July 2, 2022 6 Comments
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On the new season of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, Brandi Glanville said a woman has “lesbian eyebrows,” prompting questions like: What are lesbian eyebrows? Do I have them?

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This Episode of “Real Housewives of New York” Was Performative Pride Allyship at Its Finest

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Juan Barquin June 27, 2022 1 Comment
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TV Feature

Kristen Kish on “Iron Chef,” Power Suits, and the Freedom to Be Her Queer Self

“The storytelling of food is getting, literally and figuratively, more colorful.“

Heather Hogan June 24, 2022 8 Comments
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Quizzes TV Feature

Quiz: Which Fictional TV High School Should You Have Gone To?

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Riese May 15, 2022 31 Comments
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Riese May 9, 2022 23 Comments
Carina Deluca rests against the edge of the couch in front of the fireplace at her apartment. In the bottom left corner of this picture is the logo for Autostraddle March Madness - Better Halves.
Television TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves Champion – Carina DeLuca!

Let’s say we do this again next year, eh?

Natalie April 15, 2022 3 Comments
A teal background with purple text that says AUTOSTRADDLE MARCH MADNESS and eight cut-out circles: six purple circles alternate with the Final 2 characters in the competition.
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves — Final Competition

So that’s it, our final is set: Waverly Earp vs. Carina DeLuca. You have 48 hours to vote. And then we will crown our Better Halves Champion!

Natalie April 12, 2022 4 Comments
A purple background with teal text that says AUTOSTRADDLE MARCH MADNESS and eight cut-out circles: four teal circles alternate with the Final 4 characters in the competition.
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves – Final Four

I’d wager a prediction about what’s going to happen next but y’all continue to surprise me and I think I’ll just wait and see what havoc is wreaked in this Final Four.

Natalie April 10, 2022 7 Comments
A pink background with yellow text that says AUTOSTRADDLE MARCH MADNESS and eight cut-out circles with the characters in the competiton
TV Feature

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Our Sweet 16 was by far the most competitive round of the tournament we’ve had thus far — so you better vote if you want your faves to advance!

Natalie April 7, 2022 5 Comments
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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves – Sweet 16

Good luck, gays! This one’s gonna hurt!

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TV Feature

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While the women’s tournament will end tonight, our version of Madness is not yet over. If you thought some of those first round match-ups were a challenge, just you wait.

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TV Feature

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Natalie March 31, 2022 2 Comments
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TV Feature

Killing Eve’s Final Season Proves The Only Person Eve Was Ever Fooling Was Herself

Sorry Baby.

Heather Hogan March 30, 2022 21 Comments
TV Feature

20 Foods I Ate Because of Fictional Characters, Ranked

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Pink background with yellow font that says "Autostraddle March Madness." Eight photos cropped into circles of different characters in the poll.
TV Feature

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Natalie March 28, 2022 1 Comment
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TV Feature

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One TV Team member called this region “mean.” Another called it a “hate crime.”

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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves — Generation Q

Which of the 16 participants in the Gen Q region will move onto the field of 32? You decide — starting now!

Natalie March 22, 2022 21 Comments
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TV Feature

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