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A collage of Italian Christmas desserts in front of a purple background
Christmas Food Lists

Power Ranking Italian (and Italian-American) Christmas Desserts

My ancestors really said “Ok, let’s make a dessert that looks like cured meat.”

Stef Rubino December 19, 2023 9 Comments
Kate McKinnon and Billie Eilish holding a cat and laughing in the Whiskers R We sketch.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kate McKinnon and Billie Eilish Gay Up SNL (Meow! We Love to See It)

I’ve gathered up all the gayest sketches from Kate McKinnon’s SNL return. Also: Ali Liebert’s Hallmark Christmas movie premiered this weekend, Demi Lovato is engaged, bisexual Black author Bethany Baptiste on racism in book publishing, and more.

Valerie Anne December 18, 2023 7 Comments
The Best Queer Animation of 2023 images, left to right and top to bottom: Nimona, The Owl House, Fionna & Cake , and Harley Quinn. They are stylized beneath a clear plastic texture.
TV Lists

9 of the Best Queer Animation Wins of 2023

Across the film and television landscape, whether aimed at kids or adults, 2023 in animation took things to the next level.

Rendy Jones December 18, 2023 3 Comments
A collage of Bottoms, Nimona, May December, and Blue Jean with a plastic film and duct tape over the center with 2023
Movie Lists

The Best Movies of 2023 According to Autostraddle Readers

My opinion is just one opinion. This year we decided, in addition to my list, to also hold a poll on our Instagram to find out what films you all like most!

Drew Burnett Gregory December 18, 2023 2 Comments
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Music

George Michael’s “Freedom ’90” Showed Me Hot Models — And My Queerness

My absolute favorite music video was George Michael’s “Freedom ‘90”. Why? Because of the supermodels, of course.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 18, 2023 4 Comments
1. a young kid playing with LEGOs on Christmas 2. a young kid standing in front of a Christmas tree 3. a young kid opening Christmas gifts
Christmas Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Christmas With a Tween

My mother warned me that it goes by fast, but f*ck. The constant back and forth of being the mom of a tween is breaking my heart.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 18, 2023 7 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Innocent, I Tell You!

I’m not a big fan of stairs.

Kate Hawkins December 18, 2023 1 Comment
against a black background, neon signs saying "novelties" and "adult movies" glow. ambiguously gendered bodies in pink and purple light touch each other with a heightened sensuality in a blurring, repeated image. down in the lft corner is a glimpse of a cute domestic scene where two people put their sock covered feet together and watch tv. text in glowing white reads "anonymous sex diaries"
AF+

Anonymous Sex Diary: Tenderness Lingers

“I always worry these older guys are gonna fucking die when I get them to hit poppers with me, especially if they popped a Viagra first.”

Guest December 17, 2023 1 Comment
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Christmas Recipes

Tie-Dyed Christmas Cookies and Coquito

Are you really going to tell me that you don’t want melt in your mouth sugar cookies and cinnamon, coconut, and rum to wash it down with, right this very moment? Because I don’t believe you.

Carmen Phillips December 17, 2023 6 Comments
feature image collage: 2 girls in love, now an dthen, but i'm a cheerleader, waiting to exhale, the matrix and bound
Quizzes

Quiz: Plan a 90s Movie Marathon and I’ll Predict Your 2024 Gay Vibe

Let’s plan the ideal 90s movie marathon day from sun-up to sun-down, and I’ll tell you what “vibe” you’re bringing with you into the New Year.

Carmen Phillips December 17, 2023 11 Comments
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Crafts & DIY Projects Holigays

Join Me in Making DIY Holigay Soap

It’s the holigay season! It’s time to do cozy things and get gifts for your loved ones. I figured I would do you a solid and tackle both of those things in one fun post!

Em Win December 16, 2023 1 Comment
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword is Doin’ It

A mansplainer told me “nothing rhymes with orange.”

Rebecca Goldstein December 16, 2023 1 Comment
Rap Sh!t: Alex and Chastity grab a drink at a Miami dive bar.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: In the Spirit of the Season, “Rap Sh!t” Gives Unto Us Some Very Hot Sex

Seeing two black women have sex on-screen remains exceedingly rare. Plus, updates on this week’s Raising Kanan.

Carmen Phillips and Natalie
December 15, 2023 1 Comment
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AF+

Not Grateful Enough

“Thank you for pushing me down a ramp so quickly that I slammed into a wall.”

Katie December 15, 2023 1 Comment
A side-by-side collage of Megan thee Stallion and Reneé Rapp's cover art for "Not My Fault" their new single off the Mean Girls soundtrack, next to an image of Megan and Renee in flouncy pink hats drinking out of tea cups
Movie News & Trailers Music

Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Not My Fault” Is Giving Gay Regina George

“Kiss a blonde, kiss a friend, can a gay girl get an, ‘Amen’?” The Mean Girls remake hits theaters January 12th.

Carmen Phillips December 15, 2023 2 Comments
Best Movies of 2023 collage with images from Mars One, The Five Devils, NYAD, and more. There is a plastic film over the image with a duct tape AS logo and 2023 written with sharpie.
Movie Lists

The Best Queer Movies of 2023

It’s an incredible time be a queer cinephile. A list of the best queer movies of 2023 is basically just a list of the best movies period.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 15, 2023 16 Comments
Survivor Season 45 contestant Katurah Topps sits on the beach, addressing the camera, explaining that while Dee and Austin are canoodling, she’ll be “over here thinking about how to win this million.”
TV Show Recaps

Queer Contestant Katurah Topps Will Be in the Finale of Survivor Season 45

I can’t tell if this season of Survivor is exciting or kind of boring, which is an odd problem to have. And now, with only one episode left in the season, I still can’t decide.

Anya Richkind December 15, 2023 4 Comments
Josie (brown haired femme) in Such Brave Girls leans toward Sid (bleach blonde butch) under the bar, about to kiss
TV Reviews

Super Queer British Sitcom “Such Brave Girls” Is Discomfort Comedy at Its Finest

Queer chaos, self-destructive choices, and a downright wicked sense of humor give this show its bite.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 15, 2023 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

Florida Teachers Fight Anti-LGBTQ Policies As the State Punishes Schools That Dare To Resist

All of DeSantis’ efforts to silence and oppressively legislate students and educators in the state are connected and should be confronted simultaneously.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 15, 2023 1 Comment
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Could Go for a Pizza Pie

I wasn’t going to visit my family this December, but my mom promised to make Eggs Benedict.

Darby Ratliff December 15, 2023
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