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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

10 Hours

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

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Caroline Rose Giuliani has on blinged out sunglasses, one of the lenses is covered with an "I Voted" sticker.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Caroline Giuliani, the Latest White Queer Millennial Trying to Save Her Parents From Trump

If you’re white and still haven’t had that hard conversation with your relatives, wow you are out of excuses. Also: binging Battlestar Galactica at the end of the world, examining…

Carmen Phillips

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Oct 15, 2020

Cay caresses Vivian's face in still from Desert Hearts

film

“Desert Hearts” Remains One Of Cinema’s Greatest Lesbian Love Stories

Donna Deitch’s queer love story is set in the ’50s and was filmed in the ’80s, and is still, in 2020, a radical piece of filmmaking.

Heather Hogan

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Oct 15, 2020

film

Newfest 2020 Preview: Trans Teens, Jewish Funerals, and So Much More

If you live in the US you can watch the films! Even if you’re not in New York!

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Oct 15, 2020

first person

How Reading A Queer Latina Writer Helped Me Understand My Mother’s Story

Growing up, I felt I wasn’t enough. Not white enough. Not Latina enough. I’ve tried to look to my mother’s story as my own missing piece. I’ve made her story…

Vera Carothers

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Oct 15, 2020

from the back, a line of three women in kimonos perform a Buddhist obon festival dance. the sleeves of their kimonos are decorated with flowers and their hands point to the sky. the dark blue and pink obi are tied on their backs.

first person

The Angsty Buddhist: Growing Up Kinda-Sorta Buddhist

At my Catholic all-girls middle school, I liked to tell people I was Buddhist. It was my feeble attempt at preteen rebellion. I enjoyed interjecting, “Oh yeah? Well, I don’t…

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Oct 15, 2020

A seated woman holds a mobile phone loading Tinder

love + sex

Every Opening Line I’ve Received and Sent on Tinder Since the Pandemic Began

“How are you liking all this social distancing? It’s cool that you write for Autostraddle”

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Oct 15, 2020

sex toys

Take Me Home Tonight: Which Wet for Her Toy Are You Swiping Right On?

“Looking for a baby who wants to be pleasured and punished in the most loving of ways. I may look adorable, but I’m quite powerful and will make you shake…

Guest

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Oct 14, 2020