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TV Reviews

Shadow and Bone Season 2 Is Epic and Queer, but Fails Its Sapphic Characters

If you thought season one of Shadow and Bone was ambitious in combining two beloved book series, Netflix has one message for you about season two: “Hold my mead.”

Nic March 23, 2023 6 Comments
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Lesbian Sex

How to Finger Your Partner When You Have Chronic Pain in Your Hands

A few minor adjustments can make fingering easier, even when chronic pain is cramping your style.

Ro White March 23, 2023 17 Comments
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Straddleverse

Queerness Is Messy, I Am Messy and That’s a Very Good Thing

It would have been impossible for me to write the novels and stories that I’ve created without the help of Autostraddle.

Kristen Arnett March 23, 2023 18 Comments
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Literature

Rainbow Reading: Lesbian Jesus Hayley Kiyoko Wrote a Book

It’s based on her hit song “Girls Like Girls.”

Yashwina March 23, 2023 1 Comment
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Relationships

Dykes on Dates: Sometimes Date Night Is Just Chips, Dips, and a Drink Tasting

This was truly the least amount of food prep I’ve ever done for an at-home date night.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 23, 2023 14 Comments
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Puzzles

Jigsaw Puzzle: Meet Dani’s New Dog

There’s a new puppy at the end of this puzzle!

danijanae March 23, 2023 14 Comments
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Music

Death Cab for Cutie Songs I’ve Cried To, Ranked

Ranking from worst to best? No. Ranking by lesbian energy? Perhaps but not quite. Ranking by the level of despair I felt when I listened? Absolutely.

danijanae March 22, 2023 19 Comments
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TV Reviews

Class of ’07 Is the Perfect Appetizer to Pregame Yellowjackets Season 2

An apocalyptic event strands a group of reunited classmates and makes them revert right on back to their teen girl selves.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 22, 2023 19 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Amaarae’s “Reckless & Sweet” Music Video Is Sexy Sapphic Vibes

A stage adaptation of Smash is coming to Broadway, the season four A Black Lady Sketch Show trailer, Marvel Studios loses its lesbian EP, and more.

Heather Hogan March 22, 2023 5 Comments
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Straddleverse

Who Else Is Going To Publish a History of Lesbian Cheerleaders?

At a small, indie operation like Autostraddle, I can say that the more funds we raise, the less we have to remain hyper-vigilant about our own survival, the more we can concentrate on the core of our work, the sooner I can get these projects out into the world, the more I can do the kind of erotic-academic work I love to do.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 22, 2023 12 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Keke Palmer Is the Cutest Mom in the World

Also, the thing is, Chrishell and G Flip are just sweet?? And seem so perfectly matched!

Christina Tucker March 22, 2023 4 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

As Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Ramps Up in My Home State, I Find Myself Returning to This Book

It’s been a rough time to be a queer from Tennessee.

Yashwina March 22, 2023 7 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Planning Their Next Tattoo

Did you hear about the knight who fought using only a block of cheese?

brooke March 22, 2023 6 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel To Play Pop Star/Designer Girlfriends in New A24 Film “Mother Mary”

The way this movie is about to be my entire personality. Also: Black queer history is American History (always), the influencer economy of Parade panties, and get ready for the #TransRightsReadathon.

Carmen Phillips March 21, 2023 8 Comments
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TV Feature

GLAAD Report Confirms Cancellations Are Killing The Vibe For LGBTQ+ TV Characters

“In recent years, an alarming number of LGBTQ-fronted shows have ended.”

Riese March 21, 2023 4 Comments
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TV Feature

I’ll Watch Anything With Witchy Women

One fateful trip to Blockbuster in 1996 brought a movie into my life that would change me on a cellular level.

Valerie Anne March 21, 2023 3 Comments
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TV Reviews

Queer Chef Kristen Kish’s “Restaurants At the End Of The World” Is Must-Watch Foodie TV

What makes the show really interesting is that Kristen doesn’t just sit, eat the food, and talk to the camera. She is in the kitchen cooking and creating with the owners and chefs.

Shelli Nicole March 21, 2023 4 Comments
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Culture

Four Femmes on the Celebrations and Expectations of Being A Trans Woman In Comedy

“Once I hit 37, I officially stopped giving a fuck about what anyone thought — outliving your life expectancy makes it real easy to not care.”

Rowan Zeoli March 21, 2023 4 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Bravo Dyke Reacts to the Vanderpump Rules Midseason Trailer

As far as my gay ass is concerned, the only two appointment television shows for the foreseeable future are Yellowjackets and Vanderpump Rules.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 21, 2023 23 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

“The Fake” Is a Funny-Sad-Sexy Novel About the Psychological Damage Scammers Inflict

It’s a book about a scammer, but The Fake isn’t trying to hoodwink the reader.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 21, 2023 5 Comments
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