114 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Spring 2023
New Samantha Irby! New Leah Johnson! Get excited for these upcoming LGBTQ+ and feminist book releases, and support queer authors this spring.
Word Search: Gaylor Truther
If SWIFTGRON means anything to you, you’re gonna love this word search!
Sight & Sound: Ten Favorite Films from Cheryl Dunye, Desiree Akhavan, and Other Queer Faves
The following are the favorite films from all the out queer and trans directors who submitted lists to Sight & Sound — with some notes on what these lists reveal about the artists’ own work.
“The Last of Us” Episode 108: Nevertheless, She Persisted
In the penultimate episode of The Last of Us, Ellie runs into a religious cult whose leader is full of ill intent.
My Hysterectomy and Early Menopause Reshaped My Sexuality — So My Queerness Found New Spaces to Inhabit
Where once my sexuality flourished in the spaces of the unknown, it is now content to be still.
Pop Culture Fix: There’s Only Queer Women on Miley Cyrus’ New Album, Thank You Very Much
Cate Blanchett in Brittani Nichols’ lap, Javicia Leslie on that Batwoman twist, Reverend Jennifer Coolidge??, and more.
Javicia Leslie’s Ryan Wilder Is Full of Surprises on “The Flash”
I have missed Ryan so so much and the range that Javicia is giving here is exactly why. It looks like we’ve got one more episode with her next week, and I cannot wait!
My Seltzer, My Self
Do you remember the first time you stumbled upon a satisfaction you tried to make entirely your own?
Crack Open Something Fizzy — It’s Time for Bubble Trouble
Bubble Trouble is a new Autostraddle series about the nostalgia, effervescence, and never-ending appeal of carbonated beverages.
Mini Crossword Also Identifies as a F*cking Libra
I don’t know why some people hate lazy people.
Quiz: Which Actress From Early Hollywood’s Sapphic “Sewing Circle” Are You?
It’s the 1920s – 1950s and you’re a queer actor (or writer) — which of these letter-writing pool-owning trouser-wearing secret-keepers are you?
How To Create Purim Rituals That Celebrate Being Queer
Purim is one of the queerest Jewish holidays. Let’s celebrate accordingly.
Bravo Dyke Weighs In on the Ariana, Sandoval, and Raquel “Vanderpump Rules” Scandal
Bisexual Icon Ariana is reportedly now single following some of the messiest reality television drama of my LIFETIME.
Tessa Thompson Is Not the Only Gay Reason to See Creed III
With Tessa Thompson’s face and Michal B. Jordan’s face, the Creed franchise has always felt incredibly bisexual to me. This special guest just seals the deal.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1510 Recap: Séa-yoncé, Brie-yoncé, Grey-oncé
It’s Night of a Thousand Beyoncés! Or, as Anetra jokes, Night of Eight Beyoncés.
An Incomplete List of Things I Wish My Mother Would Do
46. Look at the menu beforehand.
12 Queer Road Trip Books To Adventure With
A dozen books — from YA to romance to literary fiction to memoir — that center queer road trips all over the U.S. and abroad.
A+ Crossword Is Going Back to Windows 95
What do you call someone who witnesses a robbery at the Apple store?
Boobs on Your Tube: Lucy and Kate, Together Again on “NCIS: Hawai’i”
Plus updates on How I Met Your Father, The Watchful Eye, grown-ish, Truth Be Told, Station 19, and A Million Little Things.
A+ Roundtable: The Team Secretly Told Each Other Which 3 Characters Describe Them
“Christina is, energetically, equal parts over-the-top gay man and elder straight woman.”