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Society + Culture

Queer Sex Coven: Protect Yourself From Homophobic Parents

Queers, allow me to introduce you to Saint Martha.

By Sophie Saint Thomas|December 6, 2019|5 Comments
Herstory

Lesbian and Bisexual Women of History Who Were Obsessed with Their Dogs, Part 4

We’re back for a barely conceivable fourth installment looking at the big dogs, little dogs and doggy dogs of more lesbian and bisexual women of history who were obsessed with them!

By Sally|December 6, 2019|8 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Sharing Their Spotify Top Ten

“It’s ok…I’m sure Dawn would’ve won if this were a mud-wrestling competition.”

By queer girl|December 6, 2019|31 Comments
Books

Things I Read That I Love #303: A Discontinued Snack Emits a Strange Aura

Topics include Donald Trump’s romancing of the religious right, looking back on the 2010s, POC writing POC, graphing calculators, Cheez-Balls, finding a house in the Bay Area and so much more!

By Riese|December 6, 2019|2 Comments
Comedy

2018 Was 20gayteen, 2019 Was 20biteen, Now Let’s Name 2020

Help us pick out the Official Queer Title for the upcoming year!

By Sally|December 6, 2019|54 Comments
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Tips on Staying Sober Through The Holidays

Staying sober through the holidays can be anxiety inducing even for the best of us. Here are some tips to get through the big three!

By danijanae|December 6, 2019|11 Comments
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Everyone You Love Wants New Autostraddle Merch This Season and We’ve Got Lots

“Think of me as your friendly Autostraddle Store Elf, guiding you through the kickass new merch we’ve added to store so you can support your favorite website and find that bone deep gift giving satisfaction.”

By Christina Tucker|December 6, 2019|13 Comments
Television

The Top 100 Queer and Trans Women of Color Television Characters in TV History

The television landscape is changing rapidly. Where does that leave lesbian, bisexual, and trans women of color on TV? Where have been, and more importantly — where are we going?

By The TV Team|December 6, 2019|43 Comments
Society + Culture

Holigay Gift Guide: Surprises For Your Favorite Stranded Babe

Whatever has your loved one stranded at home this season, perhaps they could use a little holigay cheering up!

By Adrian|December 6, 2019|8 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Bette Porter 2020? The Final Vote!

The time has come to determine, once and for all, whether or not Bette Porter could win an election! This is it! The final round!

By Heather Hogan|December 5, 2019|13 Comments
Television

“Work in Progress” Is a Hilarious Triumph of Specificity

Allowing someone as funny and weird as McEnany to make a show that opens itself up to all the facets of herself is such a gift to us all.

By Drew Gregory|December 5, 2019|7 Comments
Society + Culture

Holigay Gift Guide: Secretly Queer Gifts For Your Openly Straight Friends And Family

If your best buddy is going to heterosexually date, she can at least be queer about it.

By Malic White|December 5, 2019|5 Comments
Sex + Relationships

What We Love and Hate About Dating Pisces

The best Pisces I know are true empaths and sparks of light who I would trust with my deepest traumas, and the worst Pisces I know are chronic gaslighting sad bois.

By the team|December 5, 2019|22 Comments
Television

“Riverdale” Recap 408: Therapy, Finally

Gina Torres arrives to fix everyone’s lives.

By Kayla|December 5, 2019|3 Comments
Television

Bette Porter 2020? Mommi vs. The Youths in Round 6!

Four contestants remain! This is the last round before the FINAL ELECTION.

By Heather Hogan|December 4, 2019|7 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: DC’s Gays Are Geared Up for Crisis on Infinite Earths

Lena Waithe’s Twenties trailer is here, more Generation Q news than you can honestly probably use, Laura Dern on The Puppy Episode, and Ryan Murphy’s Netflix adaptation of The Prom casts its lesbian lead.

By Heather Hogan|December 4, 2019|9 Comments
Film

Lena Waithe’s “Queen & Slim” Left Me Still Hungry for Black Queer Freedom

“For a work touted as blackness for Black people, Queen & Slim ultimately offers not hope or a way forward, but more images of beautiful Black corpses added to the growing canon of Black death for consumption. And I’m simply not able to keep bearing witness.”

By Jehan|December 4, 2019|9 Comments
Books

55 of the Best Queer Books of 2019

From gorgeous graphic memoirs to epic fantasy tales, twisty thrillers, swoony romances, exceptional essay collections, and more, there’s an amazing queer book from 2019 on this list for everyone!

By Casey|December 4, 2019|36 Comments
Vapid Fluff

No Filter: King Princess and Dana Fairbanks Had The Best Time at The L Word: Generation Q Premiere

Janelle Monae’s birthday, King Princess and everybody else ever celebrates with the Generation Q cast and no, I still do not understand Amber Heard!

By Christina Tucker|December 4, 2019|6 Comments
Geekery

Foolish Child: #60: Cousins

Which cousin? You have like 500?

By Dickens|December 4, 2019|3 Comments
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