Mini Crossword Is Committed
What do you call the people who take care of chickens?
Dykes, Camera, Action: We’re Going to Sundance!
Over the past few years, Autostraddle has had a presence at some of the biggest film festivals in the world. We’ve gone to TIFF, Tribeca, The Black Femme Supremecy Film Festival, and of course Sundance. This year we’re returning to Sundance — with not one, but two writers!
Playlist: Queer as in F*CK YOU
The feeling of wanting to book a rage room and smash a lot of shit, or journal so hard you conquer weeks of pent up emotions in one go? That’s this playlist.
Also.Also.Also: There’s an Autostraddle Stan in the Writers Room of “Late Night With Seth Meyers”
Reveal yourself! (We love you too.) Plus: Free abortion pills in NYC, A Bank of Her Own, and you don’t want to miss these new boygenius pics and songs.
Style Thief: Steal M3GAN’s Killer Looks
A multi-hyphenate legend! Companion, parental figure, AND murderer! There is nothing M3GAN cannot do!
Blush and Bashful: I’m Writing a Lesbian Wedding Column and You’re Invited
Welcome to Blush & Bashful, a new biweekly column about planning a queer wedding.
Word Search: Queer Literature
Important works, casual word search.
Pop Culture Fix: Aubrey Plaza’s Sexy Disaster Reporter Was Too Weird Even for SNL
Brittney Griner was all smiles at an MLK Day march, HBO’s The Last of Us is a certified mega hit, Sarah Michelle Gellar won’t even say Joss Whedon’s name, and more.
How I’m Navigating Play Parties as a Disabled, Immunocompromised Kinkster
I knew they taught about safety in BDSM culture, and I assumed that this ethic would carry through in their COVID safety. I was wrong.
“The Fixer” Is Slow Burn Lesbian Romance at Its Finest
Lee Winter is back with an age gap, ice queen romance that leaves you hanging.
No Filter: Sarah Paulson’s Birthday Post for Holland Taylor Cleared My Skin
Also: Love some wholesome Candace Parker content!
Mini Crossword Is Getting Into Softball
Hey how’s your long-distance relationship going?
The Last of Us’ Lesbian Lead Is a Light in the Darkness
This review is presented to you by two gay nerd friends who love gay nerd games and the gay nerd content that spawns from it.
Hulu’s “The Drop” Review: Lesbian Destination Wedding Goes Wonderfully Wrong
The movie delightfully mines marital conflicts for humor, but it falters in the writing of its lesbian characters.
You Need Help: You Fat-Shamed Your Beautiful Girlfriend
If your girlfriend wrote into this column with this story, I would tell her she should break up with you.
Alison Rumfitt’s “Tell Me I’m Worthless” Is Fearlessly Honest About Modern Trans Life
In a time when so many popular examples of queer art have their edges sanded down, Alison Rumfitt’s Tell Me I’m Worthless is all edge.
This Is “-Ussy”: On Mainstream Culture’s Embrace of Queer Language
Frankly, I don’t think most straight people have the wit to make -ussy funny and campy the way we have.
To L And Back: Generation Q Podcast 309: When a Fire Starts to Burn
“If Shane asked me to go to couple’s therapy, I’d be like, “We don’t even know each other, but if this is what it takes to get you into a therapist’s office, absolutely, let’s do it.”
Pop Culture Fix: Janelle Monáe, Niecy Nash-Betts Win Critics Choice Awards
Candace Parker on Celebrity Jeopardy, Kiersey Clemons and Alison Brie have gay vibes in their new movie, LSU’s new Seimone Augustus statue, and more!
Practical Magic: How to Take a Decolonial Approach to Educating
We must build a world in which the model for education is holistic, liberating, and guarantees that each student is valued.