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Kristen Arnett, a white queer person in sunglasses and a tanktop that says Dad, leans toward her girlfriend, Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, who is a South Asian and white lesbian with her brown curly hair in a ponytail and wearing glue glasses and white overalls over a white t-shirt. They are at Orlando Pride, and Kristen is holding a cup that says Orlando Pride Party on it.

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Things I’ve Never Asked My Girlfriend of Three Years About Age Gaps, Topping, and Our First Date

In part two of their intimate interview, Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya asks her girlfriend Kristen Arnett to define being a top and what she remembers about their first…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 29, 2022

Closeup portrait of a Black woman laying in bed alone, feeling lonely, going through a breakup

breakups

You Need Help: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

I know I must sound like a broken record: “break up…break up…break up!” But I truly think that you both deserve the kind of relationship where your needs are being…

danijanae

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Mar 29, 2022

An illustration showing a shapeless yellow and pink cloud in the background with a pair of lips in an expression of agony and hands in a similar expression beside them.

literature

Making it Work: A Queer Author Screams into the Wind

I was a couple of months into transition, and re-examining my relationship with seemingly everything I’d taken for granted until then.

Nyri A. Bakkalian

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Mar 28, 2022

Oscars 2022: Two Queers Discuss the Actually Kinda Gay 94th Academy Awards

movie features

Oscars 2022: Two Queers Discuss the Actually Kinda Gay 94th Academy Awards

Riese: “Does the driver count as a lesbian character do you think?” Drew: “How could she not be?? Did you see her blazers??”

Drew Burnett Gregory and Riese

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Mar 27, 2022

Purple background with teal font that says "Autostraddle March Madness." Eight photos cropped into circles of eight characters in the poll: Ryan Wilder, Lilly Fortenberry, Grace Choi, Sophie Moore, Alex Danvers, Renee Montoya, Waverly Earp, Kelly Olsen

tv feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves — Sci-Fi/Fantasy

One TV Team member called this region “mean.” Another called it a “hate crime.”

Natalie

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Mar 25, 2022

On a couch at the Coterie, Malika regales Angelica with tales from her first day of work. They're sitting on opposite ends of the couch, staring at each other, each holding a glass of wine.

tv show recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 403 Recap: First Day and First Time

Big week for Malika: new job, first time with a girl! Bad week for Mariana: she is spinning out after Callie’s departure. Plus special guest star: Supergirl’s Nicole Maines!

Natalie

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Mar 24, 2022

A shapeless object that is pink and yellow in the background, with a pregnancy test in the foreground.

gender

I Wish I’d Medically Transitioned Before Giving Birth

Less than a year after giving birth, I decided to medically transition. I wish I’d done it sooner.

Sage Agee

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Mar 24, 2022

A stack of books with stars bursting out of it

literature

Rainbow Reading: It’s Queer Lit Awards Season!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya guest hosts Rainbow Reading this week, highlighting new LGBTQ+ book releases, events, book sales, and more!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 24, 2022

An illustration of a shapeless object in pink and yellow in the background, with a pair of binoculars in the foreground.

gender

What Trans Visibility Could Mean for Trans People, and Everyone Else

Visibility can be a trap in many ways because we never got to set the terms by which we are viewed.

Emma Ambrose

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Mar 23, 2022

TEXT: Autostraddle March Madness, in purple against a teal background. Pictures: Eight photos of Generation Q couples featured in the first round match-ups

tv feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves — Generation Q

Which of the 16 participants in the Gen Q region will move onto the field of 32? You decide — starting now!

Natalie

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Mar 22, 2022

My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi

lgbt book reviews

“My Volcano” Is an Abnormal, Bizarre, Exhilarating Novel About a Volcano Suddenly Emerging in Central Park

My Volcano is an abnormal, bizarre, sometimes frustratingly opaque novel — but it’s also one of the most exhilarating ones I’ve read in years.

Abbie Jones

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Mar 22, 2022

a woman sits in the foreground looking miserable and left out, while her girlfriend sits with two friends in the background, looking at her with dismay

relationships

You Need Help: My Girlfriend Has No Queer Friends, Is That a Problem?

This is very clearly your problem, not your girlfriend’s problem, and resolving it will be your work, not hers.

Abbie Jones

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Mar 22, 2022