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Puzzles

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Laneia November 1, 2022 89 Comments
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Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for November 2022

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Corina Dross November 1, 2022 8 Comments
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You Need Help: How To Date While Dealing With Mental Illness

Dating has often felt like a game I don’t know how to play. “An elaborate puzzle,” as you say. One where the pieces are sharp as knives that cut to the core of my deepest insecurities.

himani November 1, 2022 22 Comments
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Fatimah Asghar’s New Novel Is a Salve for My Reality of Grief

Nothing lasts, though — not our parents, not our homes, not our relationships, not us.

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The Autostraddle Insider Issue 97: October 2022

“Extremely weird that there are two queer media subjects named TAR right now.”

The Editors October 31, 2022 26 Comments
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When Survival Isn’t Just About Yourself

Writer Blair Braverman talks preppers, survival, queer love, and her gripping new novel, Small Game.

Darcy October 31, 2022 13 Comments
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Mini Crossword for the Straddleverse

Your first Autostraddle Mini Crossword!

Rachel October 31, 2022 25 Comments
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Chrishell Stause and G Flip Dressed Up As EACH OTHER for Halloween, Gayest Shit Imaginable

Yes, you heard me correctly.

Anya Richkind October 31, 2022 7 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix: ALOTO’s Chanté Adams and Abbi Jacobson Adorably Accept LGBTQ Visibility Award

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Heather Hogan October 31, 2022 2 Comments
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How to Meal Plan Without Hating Your Life and Your Self

Preparing a meal does not have to be an elaborate situation.

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Fright Dyke Has a Message for the Final Gays

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 30, 2022 7 Comments
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How it Ends

I begin to realize my relationship is over when my boyfriend starts cleaning his gun in our apartment.

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This Is a Highly Serious Post

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