• About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
  • Shop
  • Sign In
  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Anonymous Job Confessions
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • Things I’ve Never Asked
    • The Autostraddle Insider
    • Some Answers to Some Questions
    • Sex Diaries
    • S L I C K Erotica
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Excerpts From My Secret Diary
    • Annual Report
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Lesbian Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles

Life

  • LGBT History
  • Health
  • Travel
  • Money + Work
  • Geekery
  • Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft
  • Holigays
  • Parenting & Family
  • Pregnancy

Etc.

  • Special Issues
  • Webcomics
  • Lists/Top Tens
  • Greatest Hits
  • Ranked by Lesbianism
  • Epic Lists
  • Shopping
  • Podcasts

  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Sign In
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Anonymous Job Confessions
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • Things I’ve Never Asked
    • The Autostraddle Insider
    • Some Answers to Some Questions
    • Sex Diaries
    • S L I C K Erotica
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Excerpts From My Secret Diary
    • Annual Report
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Lesbian Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles
  • Shop
  • About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
Side portrait of young Black woman walking with mobile phone and bag
Dating

You Need Help: Should I Tell My Crush How I Feel?

You’re wondering if you should admit your feelings to her, but you’re not sure if she’s queer or not. Let’s look practically at all the options.

Casey January 31, 2023 5 Comments
Three rows of word search-style letters, with Autostraddle's logo (AS) highlighted, on a yellow background.
Puzzles

Word Search: Hetero Pessimism

We couldn’t get STRAIGHT PRIDE to fit, so just consider it there in spirit.

Sally January 31, 2023 8 Comments
a screenshot from The Drew Barrymore Instagram, featuring Drew and Natasha Lyonne embracing during a clip where they announced they were Aubrey Plaza's mommy and daddy. On the right you can see the comment section where Aubrey herself has commented "mama" and "dada."
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Drew Barrymore and Natasha Lyonne Say They’re Aubrey Plaza’s Mommi and Daddy, I Personally Won’t Recover

I do feel as though I am personally being bullied by Drew Barrymore and Natasha Lyonne in this moment and frankly, I love that for me!!!!

Vanessa January 30, 2023 7 Comments
Hard plastic fairy toys against a pink glitter background
First Person

In 1994, Sky Dancers Informed The Tiny Femme I Was Becoming

Sky Dancers were just the kind of aggressively feminine toy I was unconsciously obsessed with.

Sa'iyda Shabazz January 30, 2023 4 Comments
The Sundance Film Festival logo with images of films surrounding it
Movie Features

Sundance 2023: A Queer Festival Recap

Film festivals are one of the primary places that buzz begins. It’s why it’s so important that the first responses to films out of festivals aren’t solely those of cis straight white men working for major publications.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 30, 2023 1 Comment
Kehlani performs onstage at the Oakland Arena for her Blue Water Road Trip Tour, partnered with Grey Goose, on September 30, 2022 in Oakland, California.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kehlani Doesn’t Have Relationships With Men Anymore, Thank You Very Much

The Last of Us is getting a second season, queer-coded villains, Melanie Field’s new TV show, and more!

Heather Hogan January 30, 2023 5 Comments
Lives of Great Men by Chike Frankie Edozien
LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Naija Lit: “The Lives of Great Men” Interrogates the Measures of Masculinity and Greatness

My internal identity journey as a black genderfluid person involves engaging with my relationship to masculinity.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu January 30, 2023 2 Comments
In the bottom right corner of the image, there is a black line drawing of two women with 1950s hairstyles whispering to each other against a pink background. In the upper left corner, there is a speech bubble. Inside the speech bubble, there is a long, hollow pink dildo with ridges around the shaft and tentacles extending off the base.
Sex Toys

I Laid an Alien Egg Inside My Girlfriend With the G’lorp, So I Can Officially Say I’ve Tried It All

When I learned there are sex toys called ovipositors that allow you to lay “alien eggs” in your host, I had to try one.

Guest January 30, 2023 19 Comments
a fat person in an orange shirt benchpressing a barbell
First Person

Rethinking the Power of Movement, One Barbell at a Time

Up until a few months ago, I never felt very strong. I was a fat kid who grew into a fat teenager, and now I’m a fat adult.

Stef Rubino January 30, 2023 30 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 Might Dust Her Trophies Later

noun — /ˈekˌsərpt/ — a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

brooke January 30, 2023 8 Comments
Several tarot decks made by queer creators
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft Quizzes

Quiz: Which Queer Tarot Deck Should You Try?

Supporting queer creators is its own kind of magic!

meg January 29, 2023 21 Comments
A young blonde boy with a bowl cut in a Mouse Trap commercial from the 90s, a young boy in a backwards cap in an elevator for a Talkboy commerical from the 90s, a young boy pulling Nickelodeon's GAK out of his nose from a 90s commercial, and two young boys in a Creepy Crawlers laboratory with one wearing a lab coat and the other in a flannel in a commercial from the 90s
Comedy

Nine Boys From 90s Toy Commercials Who Have My Exact Same Energy

The boys in 90s toy commercials displayed an Exceptionally Dykey aesthetic, and to my younger self, that was Peak Cool.

Ro White January 29, 2023 9 Comments
Drag Race 1505 recap: Janelle Monae in a black and white striped long sleeve top, black gloves, and a black hat.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1505 Recap: Crazy, Classic, Luxx

This week’s guest judge is the one, the only, Janelle Monáe!!!

Drew Burnett Gregory January 28, 2023 4 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #108: In Winter, Don’t Forget to Stretch

When your days feels like an endless rotation of social media and coffee… don’t forget to stretch, and don’t drink coffee by yourself!

Yao Xiao January 28, 2023 7 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 the A+ lavender background
AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Has Some Explaining to Do

Head’s up! There’s a hell of an editor’s note in here, so gird those loins.

brooke January 28, 2023 26 Comments
Gabrielle Union kissing another woman in the rain, pressed up against her SUV
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Gabrielle Union Makes Gay Dreams Come True on “Truth Be Told”

Plus! Updates on The Legend of Vox Machina and Fantasy Island.

Valerie Anne and Natalie
January 27, 2023 4 Comments
A still from the movie "shortcomings"
Movie Reviews

Sundance 2023: “Shortcomings” Tries To Explore Desirability Politics But Falls Short

This movie feels too scared to say what it really wants to say.

Shelli Nicole January 27, 2023 6 Comments
Images from Joyland and Slow side by side. In the first image a cis man rides on the back of a moped driven by a trans woman. In the second image a man and a woman kiss in bed.
Movie Reviews

Sundance 2023: “Joyland” and “Slow” Center Their Cis and Allosexual Characters With Surprising Success

Every story can be told, if it’s told right.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 27, 2023 3 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Splitting Wood With a Sword Like A Lesbian Avenger

“Cannot believe the M3gan sequel is not called Meg4n!”

Darcy January 27, 2023 3 Comments
Lizzo and Harry Styles perform at Coachella in pink fluffy coats and pink pants
Music

Queer Fans Coming Out at Harry Styles Shows Makes for a Special Space

I have attended my fair share of Harry Styles concerts (12 and counting!) and of the last eight, I think I’ve witnessed at least three people come out.

Sa'iyda Shabazz January 27, 2023 5 Comments
← Previous Page 1 … 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 … 1,424 Next Page →

From the Archives

  • “Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh” Is a Fun Time-Travel Sapphic Romance
  • My Jiddo Fled Palestinian Genocide so I Could Be Free
  • Queer Girl City Guide: Baltimore, MD

Latest Comments

  • Dillon Queer Horoscopes for Gemini Season 2025 "Too looooooooong for a horoscope. I don’t even understand half of it. Frustrating."

  • Casey Sabrina Wu Felt Like Tom Cruise on the Set of ‘Murderbot’ "Great interview!"

  • Lux Pixar Really Didn’t Want ‘Inside Out 2’ To Be Gay but Let’s Be Honest It Was Still Pretty Gay "Roughly 2% of parents are LGBTQ, yet somehow kids’ movies need full rewrites to keep a tiny, perpetually outraged corner…"

  • harrison winn Am I Gay Quiz "I cant breathe i cant breathe i cant breathe help please the cucumber doesn’t work it hurts help i cant…"

Latest Posts

  • Is There a Chill Way To Tell Your Girlfriend They Smell Bad?
  • This Is the Best Season of ‘Hacks’
  • What Is Consensual Non-Consent Kink?
  • These Queers Saw the TV Glow
  • An Explicitly Anti-Fascist, Queer TV Series Became the Best ‘Star Wars’ in Decades

Our Network

  • Store
  • For Them

About Us

  • What is AS?
  • Meet The Team
  • Press
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Write for Us
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Copyright 2009 - 2025 The Excitant Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Comment Policy

Read ad-free: join AF MEDIA