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Straddleverse

It Was Like Living on the Moon

“It was like needing food, and eating a pile of smooth, round stones instead. It was almost a life.”

Darcy November 9, 2022 14 Comments
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AF+

Interview With My Wife: Mia

“I know, now the thought of sleeping in is just as exciting as a full blown affair to me.”

Tracy Levesque November 9, 2022 46 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: It Is Possible I Have Never Seen a More Handsome Photo in My Entire Life

Also, DAMN Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts are good at making me feel single!

Christina Tucker November 9, 2022 12 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword to Test Drive

Escape, however briefly, into this supremely queer crossword made just for you weirdos!

Rachel November 9, 2022 16 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Keke Palmer Enjoys the “Delicacy” of Girl-on-Girl, Is a Fan of Subs (Being One)

Revisiting Britney Spears’ conservatorship one year later, a photo essay of queer Americana, and it’s no coincidence that the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse is on Election Day.

Carmen Phillips November 8, 2022 4 Comments
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Naija Lit: Akwaeke Emezi’s “The Death of Vivek Oji” Delves Into What Is Born in Death

Emezi’s ability to immerse the reader into multiple characters’ realities and tell a story that isn’t just one narrative but infinite is reminiscent of Toni Morrison, even as Emezi creates something entirely new in Vivek.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu November 8, 2022 4 Comments
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House & Garden

A List of 10 Gay Mushrooms

“This mushroom was last seen in a lesbian club circa 2006 wearing a vest and skinny tie.”

Sally November 8, 2022 24 Comments
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Straddleverse

Ten Things I’ve Learned In My Four Years at Autostraddle

“I would rather the limitations be financial than be limits on my work, my voice, my personhood.”

Drew Burnett Gregory November 8, 2022 14 Comments
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Dating

You Need Help: I’m a 16 Year-old Lesbian Asking ‘What Is Love?’

“How do I get myself to understand what love can really be, after the initial sparks fade?”

Darcy November 8, 2022 4 Comments
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TV Reviews

“Winter House” Brings Another Bisexual to Bravo

Is Bravo the most bisexual network on television? MAYBE SO.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 8, 2022 1 Comment
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Politics + Activism

How To Cope With Election Day Anxiety Spikes

Today is Election Day, and if you’re feeling stressed, worried, anxious, scared, I want you to know that those feelings are valid.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 8, 2022 9 Comments
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Puzzles

Guessing Game: Cate Blanchett’s Resume

We have fun, don’t we?

Sally November 8, 2022 46 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Switching to Menstrual Cups Made Harvesting My Blood for Witchcraft 1000% More Convenient

I ACCEPT THE ADVICE YOU ALL KEPT GIVING ABOUT “MY MOON” OKAY.

Nico November 7, 2022 44 Comments
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Straddleverse

I Focused My Time on Proving Her Wrong

“I remember telling my girlfriend at the time, ‘I’m going to write for them some day,’ to which she replied, ‘You can try but it’s pretty competitive. I don’t think you’ll ever be good enough to write for them.'”

Em Win November 7, 2022 7 Comments
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TV Reviews

Attention Cocktail Queers! Netflix’s New Mixology Competition Series “Drink Masters” Is the Show for Us

Mixology entails a lot more than just drink-mixing. There’s science, gastronomy, artistry, and even storytelling involved here.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 7, 2022 7 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: It’s Been Aubrey Plaza All Along in Wandavision Spin-Off Agatha: Coven of Chaos

ESPN is making a Candace Parker documentary, so many TV cancellations and renewals, the Sort Of season two trailer, and more!

Heather Hogan November 7, 2022 1 Comment
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Relationships

How Chloe Caldwell’s “Women” Shaped My Queer Heartbreak

I couldn’t acknowledge that this was unsustainable, that my life wasn’t the novella I had convinced myself it was.

Mia Arias Tsang November 7, 2022 12 Comments
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Thanksgiving

10 Ways To Stay Connected to Your Disabled / Chronically Ill Friends This Thanksgiving

If the last few years have reiterated anything to us us, it’s that queer people are endlessly resourceful in their pursuit of staying connected with their community, and committed to keeping each other safe.

Heather Hogan November 7, 2022 8 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword for Champions

Start the week right with this gorgeously symmetrical mini crossword!

brooke November 7, 2022 14 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Cozy Sunday Activity Should You Do Today?

Every answer is a great way to spend a normal, cozy Sunday — but I’ve also included a little bit of optional spice, in parenthesis, in case you need an extra challenge.

Darcy November 6, 2022 24 Comments
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