Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya on Writing a Lesbian Horror Protagonist Who Has Been to Therapy
Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya’s debut book — Helen House, a queer horror novelette — comes out October 18.
Slow Takes: The Year of Queer Indie Musicians Creating in Solitude and Losing Their Minds
Horror has always been the most democratized genre.
Anonymous Job Confession: My Boss Was an Egotistical, Predatory Dictator
“Cee showed me an audio recording she secretly took when she was alone with him.”
The Gay B C’s of Sex: T Is for Tribbing
Rubbing your bits against another hot bod is both physically and visually pleasurable, no matter what you call it.
Rainbow Reading: We Fell in Love (With Some Rad New Books) in October
When someone declared on Twitter “october is an inherently gay month” — they were right.
Diane Guerrero Is Exploring Her Sexuality, Possibility of Queer Communal Living
It’s more than a soft launch coming out in a magazine profile. Any day that another queer polyam Latina is walking around among us is a bit brighter than the day before.
Lizzo’s Yitty Set Changed My Life, It’s Worth an Internet Fight to the Death
Yitty has helped me spend less time looking in the mirror and more time doing what I actually want to do, which is be hot and gay in public.
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Pop Culture Fix: Hayley Kiyoko Made Velma Gay With the Power of Her Own Lesbianism
Lesbians on Andor, how Derry Girls managed a happy ending, Emma Corrin in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, and more!
No Filter: Queen Latifah Profiling Keke Palmer for the Time 100 List? Uh, Yes Please!
Plus, these Megan Fox IG captions whip.
Cecilia Gentili’s “Faltas” Is One of the Best Memoirs I’ve Ever Read
Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist is an exciting and, at times, breathtaking addition to the canon of works about “messy trans lives.”
Also.Also.Also: New Investigative Report Details Sexual Misconduct, Verbal Abuse, By Coaches in the National Women’s Soccer League
Taking our time breaking down Sally Yates’ report on abuse in the NWSL, Brittney Griner has an appeal date in Russia, and abled-bodied leftists cannot abandon disabled solidarity to “move on” from Covid.
I’m Qualified To Make You a Love Songs Playlist Because I Was Mildly Famous on 8tracks
I’m not saying every playlist I make is everyone’s favorite, but I have been enjoying doing it since my days of repressed feelings, plaid skirts, and passive-aggressive after-school text posts.
Jinkies! Velma’s Actually Gay in “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!”
Scooby’s new Halloween movie is basically a lesbian rom-com.
“It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre
Because we’re so frequently othered, many LGBTQ+ people find ourselves in horror film monsters.
Sarah Thankam Mathews Chatted With Us About Collectivism, Spreadsheets, Queer Sex Scenes and More!
“I really wanted the movement of the novel to start with an I and end with a We.”
Elm Street Was a Nightmare Before Freddy Made It One
Elm Street was just another part of a society — our society, where people are taught to care very little for each other.
Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly
Lo’s newest offering is beautifully composed, often feeling like a peek into your best friend’s hot (queer) girl summer.
Pop Culture Fix: Here’s Your First Peep at Krysten Ritter in “Orphan Black: Echoes”
Also! Wakanda forever! Queer horror! More queer horror! Anna Silk and Rachel Skarsten are making a Lost Girl podcast! And more (queer horror)!
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s “The Future Is Disabled” Should Be Required Reading
After reading The Future is Disabled, I feel more hopeful, and I think you will, too.