• About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
  • Shop
  • Sign In
  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Anonymous Job Confessions
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • Things I’ve Never Asked
    • The Autostraddle Insider
    • Some Answers to Some Questions
    • Sex Diaries
    • S L I C K Erotica
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Excerpts From My Secret Diary
    • Annual Report
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Lesbian Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles

Life

  • LGBT History
  • Health
  • Travel
  • Money + Work
  • Geekery
  • Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft
  • Holigays
  • Parenting & Family
  • Pregnancy

Etc.

  • Special Issues
  • Webcomics
  • Lists/Top Tens
  • Greatest Hits
  • Ranked by Lesbianism
  • Epic Lists
  • Shopping
  • Podcasts

  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Sign In
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Anonymous Job Confessions
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • Things I’ve Never Asked
    • The Autostraddle Insider
    • Some Answers to Some Questions
    • Sex Diaries
    • S L I C K Erotica
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Excerpts From My Secret Diary
    • Annual Report
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Lesbian Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles
  • Shop
  • About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
Luz and Amity hold a balloon together
TV Reviews

The Owl House’s Queer Love Story Knows We Need Hope, a Little Happiness

Disney won’t stand up for gays, JK Rowling keeps coming after trans women — and then there’s The Owl House, telling the sweetest, gentlest, most beautiful story about two baby gay witches falling in love.

Heather Hogan April 12, 2022 7 Comments
Astrid & Lilly Save the World: Lilly and Candace dance
TV Reviews

“Astrid & Lilly Save the World” Ends on a Gay Cliffhanger

This finale is the perfect example of why I love this show.

Valerie Anne April 3, 2022 3 Comments
Julia Lemigova is wearing a blue dress and holding her arms out in a shrug during a Real Housewives Of Miami testimonial
TV Reviews

Real Housewives of Miami Is a Strong Argument Against Having Straight Friends

Julia’s dynamic with Adriana doesn’t look much different from the myriad co-dependent and somewhat romantic friendship duos of other Housewives programs, but it’s treated differently because of Julia’s bisexuality.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 18, 2022 6 Comments
Olivia and Cara from Two Sentence Horror Stories hold each other pre-kiss
TV Reviews

CW’s “Two Sentence Horror Stories” Has Werewolves and Vampires and Lesbians, Oh My!

Of course the lesbian episode of this supernatural anthology series is also the werewolf and vampire episode AS IT SHOULD BE.

Valerie Anne March 17, 2022 7 Comments
Candace hands Lilly a drink
TV Reviews

“Astrid & Lilly Save the World” and Crush on Girls

Astrid & Lilly Save the World is a fun, silly sci-fi show with two fat female heroes, one of which is queer and crushing.

Valerie Anne March 15, 2022 12 Comments
Penny Proud with her trademark sunglasses and red sweater
TV Reviews

“The Proud Family” Reboot: Louder, Prouder, and Gayer

There isn’t just one way to be Black, and with the addition of new characters and the exploration of gender and sexuality, I hope with it comes a depiction of the vast spectrum of Blackness.

Nic February 28, 2022 17 Comments
Susie at tea looking very shocked
TV Reviews

“Marvelous Mrs Maisel” Finally Addresses Susie’s Sexuality, Sort Of

Midge finally notices what we noticed long ago — Susie’s yet to get a romantic storyline — and thus our plucky heroine takes Susie on a field trip to the lesbian bar.

Riese February 26, 2022 30 Comments
River Butcher in a jean jacket and black button-up standing on stage with a microphone laughing in front of a purple backdrop
TV Reviews

River Butcher Is “A Different Kind of Dude” in His New Stand-Up Special

In his latest half-hour comedy special for Comedy Central, River Butcher makes an art form out of being “literally just some guy.”

Yashwina February 18, 2022 5 Comments
Dollface Season 2 screenshot: Stella (Shay Mitchell) and Liv (Lilly Singh) clink glasses over a bar
TV Reviews

Shay Mitchell Lives Her Best Queer Life In “Dollface” Season 2

Over the course of the season, Stella and Liv get closer as they work on the bar, smashing walls then smashing — well, each other.

Valerie Anne February 17, 2022 4 Comments
The Legend of Vox Machina, Vex and Keyleth look ready to fight
TV Reviews

“The Legend of Vox Machina” Could Be Gayer But I Love It Anyway

Vox Machina fights off bullies and zombies and…each other in this week’s batch of The Legend of Vox Machina episodes.

Valerie Anne February 14, 2022 6 Comments
Corbin Bleu and Cat Cora in jean shorts and a tied-up button-up shirt dance in the new Fox series 'The Real Dirty Dancing'
TV Reviews

Cat Cora Works Hard to Make 80s Nostalgia Gay on “The Real Dirty Dancing”

Cat somehow links this aggressively heterosexual film with her being able to express herself as an out and proud gay woman, and I am out and proud of her for making this gay.

Sally February 8, 2022 3 Comments
collage of images from "And Just Like That"
TV Reviews

“And Just Like That” TV Team Roundtable: On Che’s Comedy Concert, Miranda’s Queer Awakening, LTW’s Jumpsuit and More!

The TV Team weighs in on all our feelings about Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That’s first season: the good, the bad and the Che Diaz.

The TV Team February 4, 2022 6 Comments
Melody Pendras in Archive 81
TV Reviews

I Loved “Archive 81” — Then I Found Out Melody Got “Straightwashed”

By erasing Melody’s queerness, Archive 81 gains nothing and loses a lot.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 26, 2022 17 Comments
Sofia Black-D'Elia as Sam in Single Drunk Female
TV Reviews

Freeform’s “Single Drunk Female” Finds the Funny in Sobriety

Single Drunk Female is a show about starting fresh, not just about drinking or not drinking.

Analyssa January 25, 2022 13 Comments
Danielle Brooks holds hands with a woman playing her girlfriend in the Suicide Squad spin off Peacemaker
TV Reviews

Danielle Brooks’ Lesbian Character Is the Only Reason to Watch “Peacemaker”

In Danielle Brooks’ lesbian character Leota, Peacemaker finds the depth that it appears to be looking for in its star John Cena, and coming up short.

Carmen Phillips January 21, 2022 12 Comments
Bilal Baig as Sabi Mehboob
TV Reviews

HBO Max’s “Sort Of” Tells The Story of Three Transitions

Over the course of eight short episodes, pretty much every character in Sort Of has to contend with their assumptions about themselves and the world around them.

himani January 11, 2022 19 Comments
Misty and Mari on "Yellowjackets"
TV Reviews

Is Something Supernatural Happening on “Yellowjackets” or Can Everything Be Explained?

One of my favorite parts of watching this show is talking to people about this show. Drop your finale theories in the comments, and let’s debate whether something supernatural is happening or not!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 11, 2022 36 Comments
Dory and Portia kiss sitting on a bed in the Search Party season finale
TV Reviews

“Search Party” Concludes With Its Gayest Season Yet

There is two-girls-kiss gay but there’s also have-the-best-guest-stars gay and for me that’s just as important.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 10, 2022 7 Comments
Jackie and Leslie hold hands
TV Reviews

How “Hightown” Season 2 Failed Jackie Quiñones

There are plenty of people out there still rooting for Jackie Quiñones; it’d be nice if it felt like the ones crafting her story were among them.

Jessica Vazquez January 5, 2022 9 Comments
Dickinson Season 3: Emily and Sue exchanging loving glances
TV Reviews

“Dickinson” Gives Emily and Sue the Happily Ever After They’ve Always Deserved

Dickinson’s third and final season was funny and fun and deep and wild and so, so gay. Emisue, forevermore.

Valerie Anne December 30, 2021 11 Comments
← Previous Page 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 … 38 Next Page →

From the Archives

  • The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 56, April 2019
  • Lesbians! Witchcraft! Murder! Milkshakes! It’s Time for the Riverdale/Sabrina Crossover Event
  • “The Good Fight” Episode 108 Recap: Hope v. Change

Latest Comments

  • Cal No Filter: Elliot Page Closes Out Pride by Hard Launching With Overcompensating’s Julia Shiplett "Ok, I understand now that this site is US-only. I appreciate the clarification. However, this doesn’t change the fact that…"

  • Astrid P. Lowkey, I Chose To Be a Lesbian "Congratulations, you are bisexual, not lesbian. It’s both biphobic and lesbophobic to “choose” a lesbian “identity” and still be attracted…"

  • Jo G. On ‘King of Drag’ Nothing Is Scarier Than Trauma "The lack of critique for Henlo is something we were talking about at the viewing party I was at last…"

  • Tricia The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time "It’s the Imagine Me and You kiss in the flower shop for me"

Latest Posts

  • The History of LGBTQ+ Reality TV Dating Shows From ‘NeXT’ to ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’
  • On ‘King of Drag’ Nothing Is Scarier Than Trauma
  • The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time
  • Quiz: Which Lesbian Ice Cream Truck Treat Are You?
  • AF+ Crossword’s Got a Real Jam Goin’ Down

Our Network

  • Store
  • For Them

About Us

  • What is AS?
  • Meet The Team
  • Press
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Write for Us
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Copyright 2009 - 2025 The Excitant Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Comment Policy

Read ad-free: join AF MEDIA