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screenshot of kiersey clemons as cassidy in the movie somebody i used to know. she's standing up to a microphone on stage while smiling
Movie Reviews

Kiersey Clemons Is a Bisexual Bride in “Somebody I Used to Know”

Prime Video’s rom-com isn’t exactly My Best Friend’s Wedding — but there are plenty of familiar beats in Alison Brie and Kiersey Clemons’ new film.

Nic February 22, 2023 3 Comments
OutWrite: The Speeches That Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture features multicolored blocks on its cover
LGBT Book Reviews LGBT History

We Should Engage With LGBTQ History All Damn Year

OutWrite: The Speeches That Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture perfectly exemplifies the reasons why it’s so imperative to look back at history with the willingness to be impacted by whatever we learn.

Stef Rubino February 22, 2023 1 Comment
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 Left the Car Running

How many paranoid people does it take to change a lightbulb?

Rachel February 22, 2023 7 Comments
A black trans woman is at a microphone at a busy protest with a pride flag hanging behind a podium that reads "resist" in pink and blue letters (the trans pride colors)
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Historic Wave of 2023 Bills Sets a Political ‘War Against LGBTQ+ People,’ According to New Report

In a new report, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), which tracks LGBTQ+ policy, describes 2023 legislations as a “war against LGBTQ people in America and their very right and ability to openly exist.”

Carmen Phillips February 21, 2023 5 Comments
Three photos of Da Brat being pregnant, showing off her baby belly with her wife Jesseca Dupart. They are both wearing colors of red, black, and white. They are in front of a shiny red garage background. Da Brat has on a backwards cap.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Queer Pregnancy

Da Brat Is Pregnant!!!

There’s so much happiness to be had! The Grammy-nominated rapper has surprised herself, “Everything makes me cry. If someone wins American Idol, I cry. I’m like, I’m tougher than that!”

Carmen Phillips February 21, 2023 12 Comments
Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era
LGBT Book Reviews

In Challenging, Complex Essays, “Unsafe Words” Queers the #MeToo Movement

Multiple of these essays ask how we can make queer spaces safer, especially for our most vulnerable community members, while also not becoming our own police.

Nico February 21, 2023 1 Comment
two Black queer people flirting with each other outside; one faces away from us and all we can see if her high ponytail and her neon yellow manicure touching the other person's chest; they have cornrows, a black shirt, a brown blazer, a silver chain, and a huge smile on their face
Dating

You Need Help: How Do I Flirt When I’m Worried About Coming On Too Strong

I’m black and masculine so I’m worried that if I tried to make a move it would come off too strong, which I know I really shouldn’t but we live in a world.

Em Win and A. Tony Jerome
February 21, 2023 5 Comments
A blank, unlined journal is open on a black sheet. A red flogger is on the left of the journal and a red ball gag is on the right of the journal.
Lesbian Sex

She/Her/Sir: Finding My Home in Kink as a Black, Queer, Masc of Center Dom

Kink can be a profound space of healing, which is something that Black people — and especially Black women — deeply deserve.

Black Queer Dom February 21, 2023 5 Comments
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin features a woman howling and laying on the floor with a white milkmaid dress on
LGBT Book Reviews

“Big Swiss” Review: On the Queer Age Gap Novel Set in a House Full of Bees

Big Swiss veers from horny to humorous to macabre in zigs and zags.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 21, 2023 17 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: No Dyke Is an Island

Ah, but two of them…

Darcy and Sally
February 21, 2023 18 Comments
The flag of Trinidad and Tobago waving in the wind.
Culture

My Queer Return to Trinbagonian Carnival

Queerness exists in a paradoxical space in Carnival culture — ever-present but still hidden.

Amy Li Baksh February 20, 2023 11 Comments
Screenshot from The Last of Us: Ellie sits on a window seat and reads a teen girl's diary
TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 106 Recap: Never Let Me Down Again

Ellie and Joel continue their journey west to find Uncle Tommy, and find a lot more than they bargained for.

Nic and Valerie Anne
February 20, 2023 7 Comments
Salma Hayek and Channing Tatum dance in Magic Mike's Last Dance
Movie Reviews

Two Dykes Discuss “Magic Mike’s Last Dance”

This reminds me of the gorgeous difference in our Letterboxd reviews for this film. Mine was like “romance novels for boys are good” and yours was like “the struggling economic realities of being an artist are impossible to navigate.” And look, I think we’re both right!

Drew Burnett Gregory and Christina Tucker
February 20, 2023 8 Comments
Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird in a red coat and sunglasses.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Suffering Sappho, Cate Blanchett Is Baffled by Lesbian Labels

Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi are both coming back to the Mercury, a new poster for The Marvels, Poker Face has been renewed, and more!

Heather Hogan February 20, 2023 16 Comments
Rebel Wilson Engaged? Yes, indeed, she proposed to her girlfriend Ramona Agruma at Disneyland this weekend. In this photo, they're smiling in a bed of rose petals while wearing matching pink sweaters.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Rebel Wilson Is Engaged to Her Queer Disney Princess

The couple wore matching pink striped sweaters that said LOVE on them, and knelt in a pile of about ten thousand rose petals.

Heather Hogan February 20, 2023 5 Comments
a black and white photo of Malcolm Reid, a smiling Black gay man and elder, is the center focal point of this collage. Beautiful collaged items including newsprint, colors, squiggles, and lines surround Malcolm.
Community

“I Needed To Create Something To Save Myself… That’s What I’ve Done”

“Ain’t nobody trying to slow down! Life is fun. Keep doing it.”

shea wesley martin February 20, 2023 25 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 Going to Vegas

What’s the most popular fish in the ocean?

Rachel February 20, 2023 4 Comments
The games Ooblets, Little With in the Woods, Littlewood, and My Time at Sandrock.
Quizzes

Quiz: What Should You Play After Stardew Valley?

I’ve played through Stardew nearly as many times as I’ve Googled “when is the Haunted Chocolatier coming out?”

Darcy February 19, 2023 37 Comments
on a desk sits a beaded jewelry box, a black clutch purse, a gray ring tray with assorted rings on it, a polaroid of Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Kristen Arnett on new year's 2023, and a very cool rock, bisected in the middle and sparkly on the inside
First Person Lesbian Weddings

I’m a Cool Rock Lesbian

By which I mean I am a lesbian who likes to look at and hold cool rocks — not that I am a lesbian into cool rock ‘n roll, but I’m sure those lesbians are great.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 19, 2023 26 Comments
cards from the muse tarot and the spacious tarot expansion pack, laid out on a table
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Pisces Season 2023: How Are You Evolving?

In this season of Pisces, make space for your own mysteries, and give yourself opportunities to dream without expectation or limits.

meg February 18, 2023 2 Comments
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