Rainbow Reading: Give Me All the Queer Paleontology Novels!
Plus, coming out this August, a book that promises “Bridgerton meets Freaky Friday sapphic romcom.”
Dykes on Dates: Here’s a Picnic Menu That Feels Fancy but Is Cheap and Easy
In which I forget a crucial part of our picnic at home but we still have a lovely time anyway.
Quiz: Choose Your Home Decor and I’ll Tell You What Movie You Should Watch While Stoned Tonight!
A happy weed day to us all!
Word Search: You’re a Wanker, Number Nine!
Relive your favorite little queer romcom with this extremely low-stakes word search!
Uncommon Pairings: Putting Your Tongue To Work
Welcome to Uncommon Pairings, a new Autostraddle column about wine! Today, we’re learning how to taste.
The Guilty Feelings Within My Black Queer Success
I had to choose between rightfully reveling in my success or succumbing to guilty feelings.
Pop Culture Fix: Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie to Face Off in “Maude v Maude”
Stewie and Sloot win another championship, Pedro Pascal joins Beanie Feldstein’s queer road-trip movie, New Jersey ranks Yellowjackets characters by New Jersey-ness, and more!
No Filter: Where’s the Album Release Date, Janelle?!
Also, Chrishell Stause gets me! (A sentence I never thought I’d say.)
Mini Crossword Has Dibs on Every Celine Dion Song at Karaoke, Sorry
Having sex in an elevator??
Also.Also.Also: Megan Thee Stallion Genuinely Thought People Would Believe Her
It’s rare that we’re able to hear a Black woman speak about her survival with as much breadth, nuance, and abundance of care that we get here. Also, Molly Kearney — SNL’s first nonbinary cast member — calls out anti-trans laws on air, and it’s a must see.
25 Lines of Poetry I Think About Once a Day
It’s National Poetry Month, so I become a poetry hound, sniffing out new books and revisiting old ones, finding solace, rage, love, and beauty in some of the words crafted by writers I truly admire.
I’ll Watch Anything Where Survivors Get Revenge, Make Their Own Justice
What I need as a survivor is the knowledge, the understanding, the belief that I’m not in this alone. I was alone in the abuse. I do not want to be alone in the recovery.
You Need Help: My Partner Won’t Say “I Love You”
Is it silly to be hung up on this?
Sexy, Ambitious Novel “Any Other City” Explores Transition and Transformation
I don’t remember ever reading such sexy queer sex.
Guessing Game: Poem Form Preferred By Serial Killers
Why can’t you explain puns to kleptomaniacs?
“Sizzle Reel” Doesn’t Let Its Queer Romance Be Messy
I don’t want Twitter and TikTok discourse to dictate how books are written.
Pop Culture Fix: Suzume Was Almost a Lesbian Love Story, Instead of a Furniture Love Story
Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts will rekindle their on-screen romance this week, Tessa Thompson will play Hedda Gabler, a first look at Never Have I Ever season four, and more!
Ranking The National Songs by How Much I’ve Cried to Them
Trying to get sober was like pulling teeth.
Thank You, Ex: For the Baseball Jersey I Wore Constantly as a Baby Gay
Not everyone was surprised when I came out as a lesbian, but a few people were. Most notably: my boyfriend at the time.
19 Shows To Watch If You Like “Yellowjackets”
We’ve got great suggestions for how to get your Yellowjackets fix!