The Autostraddle Insider Issue 99: December 2022
Happy haunted holigays!
Baopu #107: Leave Room For Your Future Self
Don’t feel like making New Year’s resolutions? Your future self will probably appreciate you for giving them the free reign.
A+ Crossword Is Still Choosing a Word for 2023
The final crossword of 2022!
L Word Generation Q Episode 307 Recap: Little Boxes Made of Ticky Tacky
In today’s Generation Q Episode 307 recap, we’ve got Fletcher’s album release party, Carrie adopting Finley and taking her bowling, Tom rescuing a kitten from a vent in Alice’s office, Dani and Dre getting their sexual tension on and so much more!
Autostraddle Editors Select Their Favorite 2022 Posts — That They Had Nothing to Do With
Telling our stories, on our terms, requires so much love. And we are so honored to do it. We hope to make you proud.
The Comment Awards Are Eating Cheese and Contemplating Existence
“Not my gay ass thinking that by caroling I thought you meant… watching Carol?”
Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #45
“Goblincore is in and we’re embracing being the spooky cryptid who lives in the swamp! (Dewy skin amirite? Clammy even).”
What Brought You Joy This Year?
This is a New Year’s Eve Roundtable and Open Thread Situation!
During Times Like This, We All Need Somewhere Good
As Twitter crumbles, I hope we all end up somewhere where we feel affirmed and joyful.
Mini Crossword Is Rewatching “Thelma & Louise”
In a medium bowl, whisk one cup of buttermilk, two large eggs, and one and a half tsps vanilla extract. Add to the flour mixture until barely combined. Pour in the browned butter and whisk until just blended. Bake 35-40 mins in prepared pan.
Also.Also.Also: Every Celebrity Coming Out From 2022 That I Could Find, Happy New Year Gays!
Plus, let’s get real that plastic recycling does not work and putting your phone on “do not disturb” is 2023’s whole vibe.
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” Settled for Being Superficial, Instead of Exploring Whitney and Robyn’s Depth
Instead of revealing Houston’s deeper emotionality, experiences, and relationships, the movie often feels like merely watching characters walk through a summary of her major live events.
My Word of the Year Was “Closer”
For as long as I can remember, I’ve held a silent tradition of closing out each year with a word.
Autostraddle’s Most Popular Stories of 2022
From Generation Q to football gays, Stardew Valley to The Golden Girls, these were our most read posts of 2022.
HBO’s “His Dark Materials” Makes The Garden of Eden Gloriously Gay
Dr. Mary Malone reveals that she’s a lesbian in series finale. It’s a revolutionary change from the books.
Rainbow Reading: Hey Siri, What’s the Opposite of Listless?
Instead of discourse, you know what we’ve got during this last mellow week? Lists. SO MANY LISTS.
Word Search: The Situationship
A judgement-free zone.
Queer Naija Lit: Hausa Is a Language of Love in Arinze Ifeakandu’s “God’s Children Are Little Broken Things”
To be human is to be, or not. To love, or not.
“Call Me Miss Cleo” and the Queer Legacy of TV’s Most (In)Famous Psychic
When the PRN lawsuits were settled, Cleo essentially went into hiding. But she soon found a queer coffee shop in Florida that felt like home.
Pop Culture Fix: Could Nicole Maines and Javicia Leslie Make the Leap to the DCU?
HBO’s The Last of Us won’t be TOO graphically violent, Blackpink’s tour of queer yearning, the best celeb gossip of the year, and more!