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Shame as a Black, Autistic Queer Elder

“Toward the end of our stay in Mississippi, a 24-hour crisis line started up. I called them almost every weeknight.”

Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti December 31, 2023 4 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft Holigays

What Should Your Questionable New Year’s Resolution Be, According to Your Sign?

Let’s all agree to make THIS year call us “Daddy.”

Nico December 31, 2023 10 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Iconic Gay Character of 2023 Are You?

Which of these iconic gay characters of 2023 are you?

Riese December 31, 2023 8 Comments
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Apparently, Shame Tastes Like My Cunt

“The other partners I had throughout much of my time in sex work were uncomfortable at best and shaming at worst. They were jealous and confused. ‘How can you interact with men like this?'”

Gia Jones December 30, 2023 4 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #119: Be Brave But Not Alone

Create, build, and explore a queer future.

Yao Xiao December 30, 2023 1 Comment
AS 2023: Best Queer Novels. Family Meal by Bryan Washington, Mrs. S by K. Patrick, and All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky
Book Lists

The Top 12 Queer Novels of 2023

I thought it would be fun to do a ranked list of the 12 queer novels that stood out to me this year. And by “fun,” I mean pleasurably agonizing.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 30, 2023 14 Comments
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A+ Crossword Plays as Yoshi

What kind of music do windmills like?

Kate Hawkins December 30, 2023 1 Comment
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Raising Kanan Has One of the Best Teen Lesbians on TV, When Will People Pay Attention

I’ve long said that Jukebox is the heartbeat of Raising Kanan. It’s a bit of a double-edged sword when you think about it.

Carmen Phillips December 29, 2023
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Culture

What’s In and Out for 2024

IN: Ethical Non-Monogamy (the action), OUT: Ethical Non-Monogamy (the phrase)

Drew Burnett Gregory December 29, 2023 17 Comments
Movie Features Politics + Activism

The Most Important Movie of the Year Is a Documentary From 1976

The Memory of Justice draws parallels between the Holocaust and the more recent horrors of the French occupation of Algeria and the American occupation of Vietnam.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 29, 2023 2 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Had a Sneaking Suspicion

You know why they called it “the Dark Ages?”

Rachel December 29, 2023 1 Comment
Girlfriends by Emily Zhou
LGBT Book Reviews

Short Fiction Collection “Girlfriends” Presents Expansive, Nonlinear View of Transition and Dysphoria

The trans women in Girlfriends often find themselves stuck in the spiderweb of someone else’s drama or self-implosion.

Nic Anstett December 28, 2023 1 Comment
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First Person

For My 30th Birthday, I Moved Back to New York

Essays about turning 30 are almost as annoying as essays about moving to or from New York.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 28, 2023 8 Comments
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Dating

How To Support a Sex Partner With an Eating Disorder

I now have three years of recovery and a wonderful girlfriend by my side. I think I’m ready to talk about ways we can support our partners who have eating disorders.

Summer Tao December 28, 2023 3 Comments
Straddleverse

The 25 Most Popular Autostraddle Posts of 2023

These are the most-read stories we published on Autostraddle in the year 2023: L Word recaps, quizzes, lesbian celebrity gossip, World Cup gays and more!

Riese December 28, 2023
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First Person

Untethered: Mercury Retrogayde

USPS has been sending my mail to my ex.

Nico December 28, 2023 6 Comments
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First Person

Gaza, We Carry You With Us

Every few days, Healthcare Workers Watch sends me a google drive folder with lists of names and photos of healthcare workers killed and abducted in Gaza.

MK December 28, 2023 27 Comments
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The Autostraddle Insider #106: December 2023

“Why did Riese and I write 50,000 words about this Hanukkah movie.”

The Editors December 27, 2023 2 Comments
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Food and Drink

Uncommon Pairings: Wines To Drink With Last-Minute Freezer Dinner

Mozzarella sticks are extremely salty, and they require something big to cut through that salt. Enter: Cab Sauv.

ashni December 27, 2023 1 Comment
Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng
LGBT Book Reviews

Sapphic Yearning, Horror, and K-Pop Blend Perfectly in “Gorgeous Gruesome Faces”

I’ve never really been a horror girlie, but in recent months, I’ve found myself intrigued by YA books that have a horror element.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 27, 2023
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