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Cate Blanchett having a quick queer kiss / Cate Blanchett directing an orchestra in TAR
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Cate Blanchett Is a Lesbian Mommi With Control Issues in “Tár” Trailer

Candace Parker and Sue Bird set more WNBA records in the playoffs, Janelle Monáe in Knives Out, Blackpink star Jennie’s new potentially bisexual HBO character, and more!

Heather Hogan August 29, 2022 13 Comments
A field of wildflowers
LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Naija Lit: “We Are Flowers” Documents the Beauty and Resilience of Nigeria’s Queer Community

We Are Flowers, a Queer Nigerian anthology, is defiant and audacious. It has no choice but to be.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu August 29, 2022 3 Comments
Lupe, Max, Jo, Carson (top row). On the bottoom row: Greta and Jess
Quizzes TV Feature

Which Gay League Of Their Own Character Should Be Your Girlfriend?

Which of the many gay gals populating Prime Video’s “League of Their Own” is your intended soulmate? There’s only one way to find out: THIS QUIZ!

Riese August 28, 2022 34 Comments
Em Win throwing up a peace sign with text that reads: "Watched Loki for the first time last night and now I'm questioning my whole sexuality." An image of Loki. A google search history showing questions like "when did the tesseract first come to earth." Planets, stars, an astronaut reclining, and a playlist called Sci-Fi Cowboy Summer.
First Person Geekery

My Sci-Fi Girl Summer, Explained

It was a lot like coming out later in life, but this time instead of going to a bunch of lesbian parties and hooking up with strangers, I’m staying up until 4 a.m. Googling shit like “how is Loki still alive.”

Em Win August 28, 2022 6 Comments
A black pixelated black screen of the video game GayBlade that says "Stevie Cannot Carry a Condom," it also has colors of turquoise blue and pink
Geekery

Dungeons and Drag Queens Abound in “Gayblade,” a 90s Game You Can Play for Free

Instead of getting shields for defense, you get condoms or aprons. And instead of swords and other classic weapons, there’s mace, hair dryers, or press-on nails to fight with.

Julie Gentile August 27, 2022 7 Comments
A tweet from the official Popeye's Twitter wishes people a Happy Nonbinary Pride Day and it's superimposed over the Nonbinary Pride Flag with a cartoon popeye and a cartoon frog, behind the tweet are cartoon lines, as if Popeye punched the tweet into the air.
Culture

You’ve Heard of Cat Twitter, But Have You Heard of Nonbinary Popeye Twitter?

Popeye wasn’t just a salty sailor punching people. Strength was fluid, gender was fluid and the spinach flowed freely.

Nico August 27, 2022 12 Comments
Megan thee stallion Yung Miami interview: Megan Thee Stallion and Yung Miami laugh together, Meg's in a black and white stripped body suit that covers to her toes, and Yung Miami is in a red dress
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Megan Thee Stallion Talks Marathon Lesbian Sex, Flirts With City Girl’s Yung Miami (Real Hot Girl Shit)

“It’s definitely giving top, you know that.” — Megan Thee Stallion, a bi legend among us.

Carmen Phillips August 26, 2022 10 Comments
Only Murders in the Building: Mabel and Alice "face off"
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne Attend a Killer Reveal Party on “Only Murders in the Building”

Also! Updates on The Chi and Roswell, New Mexico!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
August 26, 2022 1 Comment
In bed, Alice stares hopelessly at the ceiling while Sumi goes down on her. Alice is wearing a
TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 417 Recap: Pulling a Callie

Mariana goes full Callie (and not in a good way), while Alice and Sumi try to put their sex workshop skills to the test.

Natalie August 26, 2022 3 Comments
Photo 1: Dani Janae shows off a new set of press-on nails in a close-up selfie. Photo 2: Dani Janae's hands are adorned with press-on nails and are spread on her stomach while she wears a yellow dress. Photo 3: A close-up of pink and white ombre press-on nails worn by Dani Janae.
Beauty

Wearing Press-On Nails Makes Me Feel Like a Powerful Femme Dyke

Being femme is being unafraid. Unafraid of shape, of texture, of color.

danijanae August 26, 2022 6 Comments
Three identical posters in stamped style from the 1970s says "Stopped Forced Sterilization" in both English and in Spanish, above images of women of different ages and sizes.
LGBT History Politics + Activism

I’m Sick of White Women Centering Themselves in the Struggle For Reproductive Justice

Whiteness needs to be decentered from the fight for reproductive justice. History is a powerful tool for transformation and rethinking – I want to share the history of mass sterilization and reproductive genocide of Puerto Rican women between the 1930s to 1970s.

Lily Alvarado August 26, 2022 9 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Dressing for Success

“Damn, I dressed like #5 every day this summer and yet experienced a distinct and disappointing lack of inevitable reunions with former love interests.”

Darcy August 26, 2022 2 Comments
Everyone on the Autostraddle senior team (Kayla, Carmen, Riese, Viv, Anya, Heather, Laneia and Nico are seen backgrounded by A League of Their Own style stars against an oldey timey film-y looking backdrop of a bright blue sky with clouds. Each person's name appears in a ribbon below their smiling photograph.
AF+

Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #43

“I wanna know about the image for Laneia’s hate fuck list — these are some very choice collage images…”

The Editors August 26, 2022 19 Comments
Body Grammar by Jules Ohman
LGBT Book Reviews

Rather Than a Coming Out Story, “Body Grammar” Is About Queer Characters Coming Into Themselves

Jules Ohman paints the harsh, sharp-angled modeling industry with soft, tender prose and tells many queer narratives at once in the novel.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 26, 2022 1 Comment
Ursula from The Little Mermaid is singing directly to camera with her pet eels on either side.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: “Mermaiding” Is the Next Terrain of Queer Subculture

The documented history of queer culture and mermaids, de-gentrifying pole dancing, queer YA books are selling in record numbers despite bans targeting them, and learning the limits of nonviolence.

Carmen Phillips August 25, 2022 7 Comments
A vintage illustration of a bird on a branch against a blue background
Book Lists

In Verse: Poetry Collections for a Big Life Change

I have never lived anywhere that wasn’t in Pennsylvania. This state is my home, but I’m ready to move on from it.

danijanae August 25, 2022 3 Comments
alicent and rhaenyra canoodle in front of the fire
TV Show Recaps

Oh No, “House of the Dragon” Is Hinting at Queer Love

They’re the only two young women in the Red Keep, which I don’t have any experience with, but I do know what it’s like to be best friends with the only other lesbian on your Little League team, so probably it’s similar.

Heather Hogan August 25, 2022 20 Comments
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin fails in the same way as the original series
TV Feature

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Betrays Viewers in the Series Finale

The series one finale introduces a plot twist that’s a slap in the face, and undermines the show’s messages of empowerment for survivors of sexual assault.

Lily Alvarado August 25, 2022 15 Comments
A crow against an orange and blue background
Literature

Rainbow Reading: Even the Crows Are Queer in This Upcoming Speculative Novella

Catch up on the latest LGBTQ+ literature news in Rainbow Reading.

Yashwina August 25, 2022 7 Comments
Jena Malone attends the "Lorelei" Premiere during the 2021 Tribeca Festival
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Jena Malone Comes Out as Pansexual By Doing An Interpretive Dance on Instagram

“My sexual identity has more to teach and to tell me,” Malone wrote on Instagram. “Finding words that feel more right to explore in my telling. Pansexuality. Sapiosexuality. Polyamory.”

Heather Hogan August 24, 2022 22 Comments
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