A Letter to My Ex-Best Friend This Pride
I will always love you, and I know you will always love me. Sometimes love isn’t enough.
You Need Help: Will I Be A Virgin Forever?
There are a lot of harmful messages in our society about lack of experience, specifically about virginity. But you have so many things to offer, things which are far more vital to a good experience than whether you’ve had partnered sex before.
Davey Davis on “X,” True Crime, and the Fantasy of Screwball Comedy
“The thing that gets me about a lot of people’s just criticisms of Fifty Shades of Grey is, as a romance novel, as a ravishment novel, it’s a lot closer to real SM, real sexy pulp, than most.”
Pixar’s “Lightyear” Is So Much Queerer Than Just That Hyper-Scrutinized Lesbian Kiss
Alisha’s queerness isn’t just some sidelined reference. The whole plot of Lightyear revolves around Buzz comparing his life to that of his queer, Black best friend and realizing that family and community is what he truly desires.
Interview with My Fiancee: Beth
“Give me a human, I’ll keep it alive. Give me a plant, it’ll last a week.”
Pop Culture Fix: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore to Fall in Love Carol-Style in “May December”
Plus also: Meg Stalter is creating a Christian lesbian comedy, E.R. Fightmaster showed out at the Connecticut Sun Pride game, and Janelle Monae invites SCOTUS to go fuck itself at the BET Awards.
Welcome Autostraddle’s Newest Writers!
Say hello to the 14 (yes, you heard that right!) new writers who are helping to make Autostraddle brighter and sharper.
In Their Debut Romance, Akwaeke Emezi Writes a Kind of Love I Recognize
The friendship central to You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is as important as the romance.
This Episode of “Real Housewives of New York” Was Performative Pride Allyship at Its Finest
“March Madness”, as completely unhinged and dated as it is, also reveals something far more depressing and contemporary: Nothing has really changed.
14 Boy Band Songs That Would Be Better If They Were Sapphic
Professing your eternal love to someone who has literally never expressed romantic interest? Must be sapphic.
Quiz: Which ’90s Nickelodeon Heroine Are You?
For this quiz, you’re headed to sleepaway camp!
Autostraddle’s WNBA Fantasy League Proves You Cannot Win Without The Gays
“How do I pick Candace Parker for all five starting line up spots?” — Autostraddle Editor in Chief Carmen Phillips
The Comment Awards Are Barely Balancing on this Skateboard
“The DIY, ‘we’re making and taking our space’ vibe was intensely creative. I see Autostraddle as right in line with that history.”
The Best Straight Movies of the Past 10 Years
A dazzling portrait of a white heterosexual girl’s coming-of-age, Lady Bird gave us a straight character anyone can root for.
Boobs on Your Tube: Our Lesbian Moms Are Back for “The Chi” Season 5
Plus updates on For All Mankind and Roswell, New Mexico. If you’re looking for a safe place to land to talk about queer TV after a devastating news week, you’ve come to the right place.
Things I Read That I Loved #327: Every Misunderstood Youth Must Be In Want of a Publisher.
Topics include Child Protective Services, wrongful convictions, abortion, OXO kitchen products, safety town, getitng cancelled in high school, Joel Kim Booster, MTV Books and more!
Medication Abortion 101
Here is everything I know about medication abortion so that you can access the care you need, share it with a friend, or save it for that just-in-case moment.
89 Abortion Funds That You Can Give To Immediately
Today is the fucking day to give to an abortion fund.
We Will Protect Each Other: A Queer Feelings Atrium After the Fall of Roe
I don’t have more eloquent words at the moment. One thing I know for certain, we will protect each other. We’re here for each other.
This Pride, I Want To Be Left Alone
A too rarely understood or acknowledged privilege, especially when so much LGBTQ+ discourse is about the power and importance of visibility, is the pleasure of invisibility.