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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
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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
Drag Race 1508 recap: Jax stands on stage in a red and yellow top with blue suspenders and an orange wig.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1508: Participation Trophies

Should there be a queen this far into the season that requires a participation trophy?

Drew Burnett Gregory February 18, 2023 10 Comments
In a two panel comic in colors of dusty purple, a person slowly learns how to socialize again post-pandemic. First, they go to a work party. Then they meet another gay person.
Webcomics

Reine #44: People Again

You WILL remember how to be around people. You WILL re-establish a community. You WILL!

Ren Strapp February 18, 2023 10 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

A+ Crossword Is a Varsity Player

I saw a microbiologist yesterday.

Rachel February 18, 2023 12 Comments
Ellen from HIMYF leaves the subway and puts sunglasses on, text that says Rich City Bitch ELLEN appears in front of them.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: How I Met Your Father Introduces “Rich City B*tch” Ellen, We Are Grateful

Plus updates on Fantasy Island, Truth Be Told, All American: Homecoming, The Watchful Eye, A Million Little Things, and How I Met Your Father.

Natalie and Valerie Anne
February 17, 2023 2 Comments
Wanting: Women Writing About Desire, edited by Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters, including essays by Kristen Arnett, Aracelis Girmay, Sonora Jha, Torrey Peters, Larissa Pham, and Lisa Taddeo
LGBT Book Reviews

The Essays in “Wanting” Show the Power of Vulnerability

Although I have many of them at any given time, I don’t usually speak my desires out loud.

Stef Rubino February 17, 2023 2 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Rachel Weisz To Deliver Horny Horror as Gay Gynecologist Twins in “Dead Ringers”

“behind every gay person is a gayer, more evil gay person” – the logline for this series probably.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 17, 2023 11 Comments
A blonde woman with blue eyes is filming a TikTok while making a sad pouty face. She is framed by a ring light, against a blue wall.
Politics + Activism

The NYC TikTok Influencer to Gentrification Pipeline

Landlords and leaders care about nothing more than collecting bread in their pockets. TikTok influencers are tools of their capitalist schemes.

Lily Alvarado February 17, 2023 9 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 Love You, And You, And You, Forever!

“Does this mean I’m fulfilling a lifelong dream in which not only am I NOT a danger with a bow and arrow, but actively skilled?”

Darcy February 17, 2023 7 Comments
a dark door is slightly ajar, letting out a leak of light
First Person

An Exorcism of Sorts

The haunted house persists in horror media for a reason.

Autumn Fourkiller February 17, 2023 7 Comments
a stock photo showing a lesbian holding her hand over her face, looking distressed while her partner comfrots her. text reads "into the A+ advice box"
AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #78: Forgiveness and Accountability

Should you forgive an abusive parent? What should you do with a conflict between your ex girlfriend and a friend? And more!

the team February 17, 2023 14 Comments
a cityscape of New Haven, CT at dusk, dappled in pink sunlight
First Person

How I Gradually Found My Queer Community in Connecticut

There were a few months where my mother, who lives back in Bangladesh, stopped talking to me after stumbling across some essays I’d written about my queerness. This confusing and heartbreaking time was when I truly understood the value of having a queer chosen family and support system.

P February 17, 2023 6 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 Was ALMOST THERE

The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar…

Rachel February 17, 2023 3 Comments
Francesca with a tampon string coming out of her mouth while Dom sits next to her disappointed
TV Feature

“Perfect Match”‘s Francesca Farago Pulled Out a Woman’s Tampon With Her Teeth and We’re Obsessed

Netflix’s Perfect Match might be focused on opposite-sex relationships, but there’s still room for bisexual swimwear entrepreneur Francesca to touch her own hair and share a really important lesbian sex story.

Riese February 16, 2023 8 Comments
The cover of Janelle Monae's "Float" shows them in the middle of an orange old school record. The cover is repeated twice in this image.
Music

Janelle Monáe’s New Single “Float” Is Here, The Reign of Galaxy Pansexuals Starts Immediately

“Listen lil’ mama, you like shibari? Watch while I show you the ropes.”

Carmen Phillips February 16, 2023 8 Comments
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