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A crowd gathers outside on a cloudy day. In the middle are large flags, one of Poland and the other of Ukraine.
Politics + Activism

How to Conjugate: Being Nonbinary in Poland

As the visibility of Polish nonbinary people increases, and the political situation becomes more hostile, we continue to find new ways of resisting.

Katarzyna Nowacka April 27, 2022 6 Comments
Hayley Kiyoko sings at a mic at the Teen Vogue Summit & Block Party
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Hayley Kiyoko’s New Single Drops Soon and I’m READY

Plus, Keke Palmer was on Sesame Street and more updates on what LGBTQ+ celebs have been up to the past week.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 27, 2022 6 Comments
Mattea Roach is on Jeopardy in a grey sweater dress and black turtleneck. She has glasses and brunette hair in a low ponytail. The stage behind her is Navy Blue. She is smiling.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Jeopardy Once Again Has a Lesbian Overloard, and This Time It’s Mattea Roach

Is it just a rule that lesbians run Jeopardy now? Also Black lesbian hikers, how Russia pushed the WNBA to a crossroads, and so many more lesbian (and lesbian-adjacent) going on’s for this Lesbian Day of Visibility.

Carmen Phillips April 26, 2022 9 Comments
In a collage against a pink background, left to right in the back row: Cheryl Dunye playing with her hat, Vanessa Friedman hugging friends, Audre Lorde in black and white, and Natalie Diaz smirking at the camera. Front row, left to right: Shelli Nicole as a little girl on picture day, Heather Hogan smiling in a tie, Malinda Lo looking directly into camera with an intense gaze, and Kayla Kumari taking a selfie with her phone. All of these photos are highlighted with background shadows in the color of the lesbian pride flag.
Community

Lesbian Visibility Week 2022: Where We Look For Lesbianspiration

This for Lesbian Visibility Day, we are talking about the people we look to for LESBIANSPIRATION. Did you thank a lesbian for changing your life today?

the team April 26, 2022 13 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Gentleman Jack” Is Back With Facts and Figures (Scissoring and Shenanigans)

Ask and you shall receive: We’re recapping Gentleman Jack’s second season, just for you!

Heather Hogan April 26, 2022 19 Comments
Young woman sitting at a table using mobile phone.
Gender

You Need Help: I’m a Trans Woman Looking For Affirming Lesbian Content

The point is this: it sucks that we still have to struggle with inclusion in lesbian community, your feelings are valid, and I hope you’ll be OK whether or not you can find enough trans lesbian-specific content online. Now, with all of that bluster out of the way, here are some recommendations.

Abbie Jones April 26, 2022 13 Comments
In the bottom right corner of the image, there is a black line drawing of two women with 1950s hairstyles whispering to each other against a pink background. In the upper left corner, there is a speech bubble. Inside the speech bubble, there is an image of black fabric restraints attached to long, black straps.
Sex Toys

Anonymous Sex Toy Review: Sportsheets Under the Bed Restraint System

No matter how much she begged, pleaded and yanked on the straps, she was securely held in place and entirely at my mercy.

Guest April 26, 2022
the cast of better things against a gold backdrop
TV Reviews

Saying Goodbye to “Better Things,” A Five-Season Balm Against Cynicism

It will remind you why the world is worth saving and why life is worth living.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 26, 2022 6 Comments
In a still from Hulu's crush, Rowan Blanchard's Paige is smiling while facing right of camera, she is making Auli'i Cravalho's AJ blush. The lighting is shades of blue and purple. Paige is in a red dress with brunette hair half up in a pony tail. AJ is in a black and white striped shirt with brunette wavy hair in a messy bob.
Movie Features

Auli’i Cravalho on Coming Out on TikTok, Midnight Heartfelt Queer Convos, and Hulu’s “Crush”

“Laying down next to a pretty girl in moonlight and talking about our feelings, like… it’s just movie magic.”

Analyssa April 25, 2022 3 Comments
The album cover of You Can't Fuck The Internet features Amelia Jackie in red lipstick being spoonfed liquid
Music

You Can’t Fuck the Internet but You Can Try: An Interview With Queer Folk Singer-Songwriter Amelia Jackie

As I listen through Amelia Jackie’s queer folk album, again and again, I feel a fullness that is not unlike eating your favorite comfort food.

danijanae April 25, 2022 6 Comments
Budd Lightyear standing in front of a waving lesbian flag and saluting
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: The Buzz Lightyear Movie Gets its Lesbian Kiss Back From Sad, Strange Little Disney

Also! Gentleman Jack is back tonight on HBO, how Selena became a queer Latinx classic, Beanie Feldstein’s Funny Girl opens on Broadway, and more!

Heather Hogan April 25, 2022 3 Comments
A mirror image of two open doors, and behind them each an open door, and behind each of those open doors, another. The effect of the image is relatively sinister.
AF+

A+ Roundtable: Our Worst Roommate Experiences

“The day I moved in she put one of those HRC equal sign stickers on the fridge lol. So performative!”

the team April 25, 2022 24 Comments
drawings of Tuulikki Pietilä & Tove Jansson, Nicey Nash & Jessica Betts, Dorothy Arzner & Marion Morgan. Drawings by Ren Strapp
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Sponsored

16 Lesbian Power Couples We Love From the 19th Century to the Present Day

The only thing better than one extraordinarily accomplished queer woman is two of them, in love!

Riese April 25, 2022 20 Comments
The cover of Flung Out of Space: Patricia Highsmith stares out a window with her cat while smoking a cigarette.
LGBT Book Reviews

“Flung Out of Space” Grapples With Patricia Highsmith’s Misanthropic Lesbian Life

Patricia Highsmith liked three things: women, writing, and cigarettes.

Heather Hogan April 25, 2022 14 Comments
The following albums are featured: Baduizm by Erykah Badu, Love Deluxe by Sade, Brown Sugar by D’Angelo, Janet by Janet Jackson, I’m Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton by Toni Braxton, and The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
Music Quizzes

Quiz: Which 90s R&B Album Are You?

I find myself turning to 90s R&B when I’m really in my feelings. Like deep in my feelings.

danijanae April 24, 2022 18 Comments
The books She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen, Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin, Girl Crushed by Katie Heaney, and Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan are arranged between a soccer field, a track field, a basketball hoop, and a baseball diamond.
Book Lists Sports

Unleash Your Inner Jock With These 10 Sporty Gay Romance and YA Books

Sports! They make us gay, and we can’t get enough of reading about them!

Sally April 24, 2022 69 Comments
Drag Race Season 14 Finale: Lady Camden and Willow Pill stand on stage in their final lip sync looks as RuPaul's head floats above them on a big screen.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1416 Recap: Shoutout to Kornbread’s Ankle

Vegas + Reality TV Finale + RuPaul = insanity.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 23, 2022 9 Comments
In a two panel hand drawn comic, Baopu walks outside in a mask and also rides a train in a mask.
Webcomics

Baopu #98: A Day In Life

Sometimes the creative process involves lots of time on public transportation, plenty of snacks and the radio.

Yao Xiao April 23, 2022 7 Comments
GRACE PARK, CAMERON ESPOSITO
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Uh Oh, These “A Million Little Things” Lesbos Are U-Hauling Already!

Plus updates on Charmed, Top Chef, All American, All American: Homecoming, and NCIS: Hawai’i!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
April 22, 2022 5 Comments
Graphic by Autostraddle, Image of woman being held by shirtless men by David Pomponio/FilmMagic for Paul Wilmot Communications. Graphic contains collage of images related to Abercrombie including a denim mini-skirt, polo shirt, A&F Quarterly
Queer Fashion

Obsessed: Abercrombie and Fitch’s Bleak “American Dream” and Its Very Bizarre Quarterly Magalog

Inspired by Netflix’s “White Hot: Abercrombie & Fitch,” a journey into the brand’s appalling history, the super-weird A&F Quarterly (and its lesbian wedding!), the Look Policy handbook, an apparent comeback and more.

Riese April 22, 2022 20 Comments
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