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We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart
LGBT Book Reviews

“We Do What We Do In the Dark” Is More Than a Lesbian Age Gap Romance

When we’re young, we relate to older people who are themselves young. We read maturity where it is not deserved.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 3, 2022 8 Comments
A dewy rose that looks like a vagina and the text: The Principles of Pleasure
Lesbian Sex TV Reviews

Netflix’s “The Principles of Pleasure” Invites Us Out of Shame and Into the Light

Pleasure can be sexual, but it also doesn’t have to be. I think I could have a healthier relationship with sex and my body by defining what pleasure means for me, without the influence of sex and attraction.

Em Win May 2, 2022 7 Comments
Drew Gregory, Rhys Ernst, Rain Valdez, and Eva Reign on a panel about trans representation in rom-coms for Newfest, BAM, and Autostraddle
Movie Features

Queering the Canon: Where Are All The Trans Rom-Coms?

It’s time trans people get to showcase our desires, in all their variety, in all their complexity, in all their possibility.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 2, 2022 3 Comments
The cover of Casey McQuiston's I Kissed Shara Wheeler. A green background with a blonde girl holding a pink envelope with lipstick kisses on it.
LGBT Book Reviews

“I Kissed Shara Wheeler” Is Another Swoony Queer Romance From Casey McQuiston

If you loved Red, White & Royal Blue or One Last Stop, you’re going to be over the gay moon about McQuiston’s latest novel.

Heather Hogan May 2, 2022 12 Comments
A stylized photo of Nicole smiling with their bare garden soil behind them, with vector art of different vegetables dancing around their face
House & Garden

Nine Vegetables Procrastinating Queers Can Still Grow from Seed in May!

Hey there, my procrastinating yet effervescent gay friend. I’m so glad you’re here and that you’re contemplating the possibility of growing at least one vegetable. I’m here to tell you it is not too late to plant some seeds right now in May!

Nico May 2, 2022 50 Comments
The books Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler; Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole; Stud Like Her by Fiona Zedde; and Get It Right by Skye Kilaen
Book Lists

Eight Romance Books Featuring Butches, Studs, and Masc of Center Characters

These are mostly contemporary romances, with themes and tropes such as second chance relationships, sports, reality TV, fake relationships, online dating, ghosting, age gaps, and more!

Casey May 2, 2022 18 Comments
Two women kiss in front of a green field in Lovestruck High
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lovestruck High Looks Like Glee’s Gayest Fever Dream

Legends of Tomorrow has been cancelled too, Jen Richards is your new favorite vampire, is Auli’i Cravalho Hollywood’s new bisexual queen, and more.

Heather Hogan May 2, 2022 2 Comments
JoJo Siwa and Kylie Prew in Disneyworld, via twitter
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

BREAKING: JoJo Siwa Confirms She’s Back Together With Kylie Prew, We Love To See It

JoJo Siwa has confirmed that she has unlocked the “getting back together with your ex-girlfriend” level of lesbianism by reuniting with Kylie Prew.

Riese May 1, 2022 12 Comments
may 2022 streaming collage: Girls 5Eva, The Wilds, Kick Like Tayla, Lovestruck High, The Circle. Bottom row: Hacks, Conversations With Friends, Couples Therapy, Welcome to Eden, Legendary
Movie Lists TV Lists

What’s New and Gay To Stream in May 2022

May 2022 is bringing us a new queer-inclusive dating show, Season 4 of the Circle, the return of The Wilds and Girls5Eva and Hacks, “Conversations With Friends,” and more!

Riese May 1, 2022 4 Comments
Photo 1: A woman looks confused. Photo 2: A woman sings into a karaoke mic. Photo 3: A couple holds a rainbow flag. Photo 4: A woman looks at her phone. Photo 5: A woman holds a martini. Photo 6: A woman looks at her phone, confused. Photo 7: A woman wags her finger. Photo 8: A group of friends are out to brunch.
Quizzes

Quiz: Decorate a House and I’ll Tell You Your Toxic Trait

If there’s two things I love, it’s interior design and chaos.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 1, 2022 32 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for May 2022

May is a high-octane car chase that gets caught in a time loop. Are you ready?

Corina Dross May 1, 2022 2 Comments
There are two rows of four AS team members in this collage. Top from left to right, Nicole a white genderqueer human with glasses holds up a glass bowl of wild violets, Heather a white soft butch woman with short gray hair and black glasses holds up three orange roses and raises an eyebrow winningly, Carmen a Black woman with curly hair glasses and hoop earrings who is also wearing a cute bandanna tied in a bow at the top of her head is holding up a bouquet of small pink flowers and smiling with her eyes over them, and Tracy and Mia who are our Yikes tech team hold up a bouquet of spring flowers - Tracy has short black hair and a nose piercing and is asian, Mia is wearing a beanie and has a gray bob. On the bottom left to right, Vanessa a white woman with long brown hair wearing sunglasses and a pink outfit is posing near a bounty of pink blossoms on a tree her head raised in a blissful expression, Dani a Black woman with curly Black hair and large vintage inspired glasses gazes at the viewer with lips slightly parted while holden a bouquet of flowers in various shades of yellow that also match her gold top, Casey a white woman holds her baby who is smiling softly while Casey smiles broadly in front of a single red tulip, and Shelli a Black woman with long black hair and a nose piercing smiles playfully over a single white rose.
AF+

The Autostraddle Insider Issue 91: April 2022

“Have you tried butter on toast though?… it’s pretty good.”

The Editors April 30, 2022 38 Comments
Two mini snails are placed in front of metal walkers on a set with purple concrete (they are walking on the concrete) and miniature trees and a pink sky.
Pets & Animals

These Miniature Snails Are the Small Pocket of Joy You Really Need

I have a thesis about why snails are queer culture, but it comes down to this: there’s a snail in this post that will sleep on a perfectly recreated mini-bed made out of a Belgian waffle. Either you’re into that or you’re not (and you should be).

Carmen Phillips April 30, 2022 6 Comments
Fishwife & Fly By Jing's smoked salmon with sichuan chili crisp
Food and Drink

I Tried Instagram’s Latest Favorite Tinned Fish Product and It’s a Perfect Weekend Treat

Welcome to Fish Party, a new series about tinned fish, friendship, and dyke domesticity. First up: a review of the hot and salty Fishwife x Fly By Jing collab!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 30, 2022 2 Comments
Batwoman cancelled after season three on the CW, in this still sophie, ryan, and renee standing together ready to fight
TV News & Trailers

Batwoman Cancelled After Three Seasons, a Devastating Blow to Anyone Cheering for a Black Lesbian Superhero

She was OUR Batwoman, and we’ll never forget who “our” is.

Carmen Phillips April 29, 2022 35 Comments
Janelle Monae wearing a black and white shirt looking up to the sky wearing sunglasses. Janelle Monáe's Art
Identity

Janelle Monáe’s Art Was The Musical Manifestation of My Truest Self

Growing up, I looked to Monae as a Black femme musician whose art and existence challenged traditional definitions of Black womanhood.

Amari Gaiter April 29, 2022 2 Comments
Lourdes and Naomi hold hands and dance it out at the warehouse party.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “Naomi” Knows We’ve All Been in Love With Our Best Friends

Plus updates on All American, New Amsterdam, A Million Little Things, and Legacies!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
April 29, 2022 12 Comments
girl in a pool float
Book Features

Things I Read That I Loved #326: It Was 1997 and Everything Seemed Mostly Okay.

Topics include Barnes & Noble, Black Excellence according to Bel-Air, a dog’s purpose, #vanlife, a nurse imposter, the pursuit of hotness, Los Angeles, Starbucks, the real reason for a recent spike in traffic accidents and more!

Riese April 29, 2022 4 Comments
A still from Anaïs In Love
Movie News & Trailers

Watch An Exclusive Clip From Queer French Rom-Com, “Anaïs In Love”

“Anaïs In Love” comes out today and it has one of the steamiest beach scenes ever.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 29, 2022 17 Comments
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Remembering the Girls Who Wore Abercrombie & Fitch

“old & queer!!! i am also all caps excited! but typing lowercase for aesthetic!!”

Darcy April 29, 2022 8 Comments
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