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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

4 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

The Latest

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

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‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

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Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

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Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

Apr 27, 2026

black history month autostraddle - young black woman wearing sunglasses holding cocktail with straw, looking at the camera in an appraising way

health

The Invisible Addicts: Addiction and Treatment in Black LGBT Communities

In my own struggle to get sober, I would spend days telling myself that my bottoms were “not that bad.” That the next day I would drink lighter, drink less,…

danijanae

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Feb 27, 2020

How to Make the MTA $Free.99

Even if it’s not overnight, New York does have the money and economy to bankroll a $Free.99 MTA. If New York were a country, it’d have the 11th biggest economy…

María José

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Feb 27, 2020

a Black woman with natural hair in a blue and light red-striped button-down reading on a couch

literature

Lez Liberty Lit: In The Temple of Horror

New original fiction by Carmen Maria Machado, approaching queer community from a place of love, on being publicly shamed, linguistic gatekeeping and more.

Ryan

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Feb 27, 2020

webcomics

Foolish Child #66: Black History Month

A queer celebration of Black History Month.

Dickens

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Feb 26, 2020

tv show recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 505: Charlie’s In Charge

Charlie runs from her past while helping Ava and the Legends run after Genghis Khan.

Valerie Anne

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Feb 26, 2020

politics + activism

Democratic Debate #10: Well That Sure Was Something, Namely a Mess

Because you’ve already heard from me on a lot of these issues already this week, I recruited one of Autostraddle’s newest contributors, Himani — the brains behind our expansive political…

Natalie

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Feb 26, 2020

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Weird That Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris Are Also My Better Half But OK

Plus, Ashley Benson, Cara Delevingne and Rosanny Zayas reinvent outwear and pantsuits!

Christina Tucker

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Feb 26, 2020

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Tiffany Haddish’s A’Lelia Walker Sure Looks Queer In This Biopic Trailer

Also: Next season’s Harley Quinn animated series is gonna be gaaaay in a Poison Ivy waaaaay, words of affirmation with Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, Lena Waithe voices Pixar’s first…

Heather Hogan

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Feb 26, 2020