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Inductee Dolly Parton performs on stage during the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Dolly Parton Duets With Lizzo, Brandi Carlile, Melissa Etheridge, More Gays on New Album

Dead Ringers’ gynecological horror; Portrait of a Lady on Fire star Adèle Haenel quits cinema; Eurovision song entries, ranked; and more!

Heather Hogan May 10, 2023 5 Comments
The Target Pride 2023 collection in a downward angle: a shirt that says "its' not a phase" featuring the moon in different phases, a Jenifer Prince shirt that reads "Thinking about girls," and an aquamarine tank top that says "queer joy"
LGBT Pride Queer Fashion Shopping

I May Just Be a Target Stan, but I Love All Their Pride Themed Merch

Unfortunately, the “live, laugh, lesbian” tee is sold out online, so I will be stalking all of the stores in my area to find it.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 10, 2023 11 Comments
Angelina Jolie waving at a camera
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: I Love a Rare Angelina Jolie Personal Instagram Post

Also, I have begun to accept that the Wicked movie is really happening, but now I can’t get over that it will be in two parts?

Christina Tucker May 10, 2023 4 Comments
Sex

Shibari 101: Single- and Double-Column Ties

Single-column and double-column ties are the foundation for more complicated shibari ties, and they’re also fun on their own! Here’s how to get started.

cee May 10, 2023 8 Comments
The cover of Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl. Margo, a femme red head in a skirt and tank top, stands beside Abbie, a tomboy in skater clothes, in front of a green brick wall.
LGBT Book Reviews

“Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl” Is a Swoony Queer Neurodiverse Romance

I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed and swooned, simultaneously, as much as I did while reading Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl, a queer high school romance that features two neurodiverse characters from wildly different worlds.

Heather Hogan May 10, 2023 7 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Included You on That Email

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

brooke May 10, 2023 1 Comment
Gillian Anderson in an orange dress holding a wine glass in Sex Education.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: The MILF Aesthetic Is Deservedly Getting a Museum Treatment for Its Queer Icon Status

Congratulations to Andrea Long Chu for her Pulitzer Prize in Criticism, making ethical porn for Black women, and Republicans’ anti-trans assault actually has an Achilles heel.

Carmen Phillips May 9, 2023 14 Comments
a cartoon woman looking like a vintage comic character covering her eyes and crying
Breakups

Let It All Out: The Technique Helping Me Get Through My First Queer Breakup

I am one month post-breakup. My first queer breakup. Floating in the abyss of mutual no contact. 

Julia Smith-Eppsteiner May 9, 2023 12 Comments
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude
LGBT Book Reviews

In Lesbian YA Debut, Teen Girls Find Love in the Midst of an Asteroid Barreling Toward Earth

The biggest theme in Jen St. Jude’s If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come is mental health.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 9, 2023 2 Comments
Marcia Gay Harden attends the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys in a white shirt, unbuttoned, with an ENORMOUS collar.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Marcia Gay Harden Makes Olympic Mommi Move, Says ALL Her Kids Are Queer

“My eldest child is non-binary. My son is gay. My youngest is fluid. And you know, they are my kids and they teach me every day.”

Heather Hogan May 9, 2023 14 Comments
Loreen in her music video for Eurovision 2023 sings with her arm raised above her. Alessandra in her music video for Eurovision 2023 smiles at the camera.
Music TV News & Trailers

Eurovision 2023 Starts Today! Here Are the Songs by Bisexual Contestants Loreen and Alessandra

Bisexual contestant and previous winner Loreen is favored to win the whole thing.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 9, 2023 11 Comments
Two women are having an argument. One looks like she is trying to talk, while the other turns away and puts her hand up, signaling her to stop and that she doesn't want to listen.
Friendship

You Need Help: Your Friend Takes Everything Super Personally

What I hear from the anecdotes you shared is someone who is deeply lonely and feels deeply unseen, but you can’t be your friend’s therapist, even if you want what’s best for her.

Em Win May 9, 2023 10 Comments
the Bug Bite Thing, a white plastic suction tool used for bug bites
Shopping

This $10 Bug Bite Treatment Changed My Life, Helped Me Accept My Mosquito Overlords

I learned the hard way that I am The Person Mosquitos Are Obsessed With when I moved to Florida.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 9, 2023 24 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: ****** ******

What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 9, 2023 19 Comments
Keeley and Jack at the mini-golfing place
TV Show Recaps

Ted Lasso Drops Its Lesbian Relationship Storyline Like a Hot Potato

Keeley and Jack broke up in episode 308 of “Ted Lasso,” thus ending its first lesbian relationship with mid-aughts speed in a flurry of unexpected slut-shaming.

Riese May 8, 2023 16 Comments
This Is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde
LGBT Book Reviews

Autistic Teen Girl Takes On the Rich and Powerful in This Queer YA Thriller

This is Jen Wilde’s first thriller, but I hope not her last.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 8, 2023
OVEMBER 23: Singer Taylor Swift (L) and actress Dianna Agron attend the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Dianna Agron on Those Gaylor Rumors: “Me? Oh, if only!”

The Little Mermaid’s queer origins, Jodi Balfour thinks Keeley and Jack really could’ve had something special on Ted Lasso, and more!

Heather Hogan May 8, 2023 11 Comments
Against a blue sky filled with fluffy clouds, there is a green street sign with white text that reads, "Menopause: next exit." A white arrow points to the right.
First Person

Old Gal, New Tricks: Queer Menopause and Masturbation

This is what we don’t talk about when we (don’t) talk about menopause…and masturbation.

Jenni May 8, 2023 11 Comments
a Black mom with her toddler son sliding down a slide on a playground
Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: When You’re the Only Lesbian Mom on the Playground

There’s a certain amount of risk calculation you have to do when you’re the only queer mom in a group of parents.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 8, 2023 10 Comments
The Autostraddle logo (AS) has been situated inside a tiny crossword grid to the left, and colorful crossword-like puzzle is the right near a pen, all on a bright yellow background
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Working Through Some Jealousy

Why did the can crusher quit their job?

Amanda Rafkin May 8, 2023 3 Comments
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