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AF+

A+ Roundtable: The Keepsakes We Just Can’t Let Go Of

What keepsake do you hold onto that nobody else would understand?

the team March 21, 2022 5 Comments
Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera) from Glee wears a cheerleading uniform while rolling her eyes and pulling at a string of her pom-pom
TV Feature

The Essay I Wrote About Santana Lopez When I Was 19 and Closeted, Annotated by My Present Self

Read the 700-word essay I wrote for a zine in college about queer representation on Glee even though at the time I identified as STRAIGHT.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 21, 2022 16 Comments
Photo 1: King Princess performs onstage with a guitar. Photo 2: Amandla Stenberg stares at the camera in black and white. There's a broken heart between them.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Music

Charting Celesbian Breakup Albums: “Cheap Queen” and “Valentine”

Queer celebrity breakup albums are just the next phase of evolution from reading into celebrity post-breakup tweets. Because after all, what is a breakup album if not just a really long subtweet? 

Analyssa March 21, 2022 11 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Tarotscopes for Aries Season 2022: Which Dreams Are You Going to Protect?

Think of Aries season as an opportunity to get your shit together.

meg March 21, 2022 2 Comments
A hunting knife, a copy of Four-Legged Girl by DIANE Seuss, a journal with things written inside it, and a pile of clothes
Quizzes

Quiz: Which Misplaced Item in Dani Janae’s Bed Are You?

There are many things you’ll find in a femme’s bed.

danijanae March 20, 2022 19 Comments
Beef jerky against a blue background
Food Lists

It’s Time To Get Into Jerky

Sure, you know about beef jerky, but what about non-Slim Jim meat sticks, fish jerky, and gamey jerky options? Let’s talk about dehydrated snacks!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 20, 2022 14 Comments
YOU DID IT!!! 317 new members and $17,424 raised
Straddleverse

You Gave Us The Best 13th Birthday Gift We Could Ask For!

You got us WELL PAST OUR GOALS! Thank you, thank you! We hope you’re proud of what you’ve accomplished these past two weeks!

Nico March 19, 2022 2 Comments
A large discord icon sits in the center of an image featuring a number doodles along the 13th birthday theme. There are two stock photos within polaroid frames. One is of two queer individuals hanging out and having a coffee together. The other is of a teenager typing on a laptop while wearing converse sneakers. There is an A+ logo in the upper corner.
AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

Join Us on the 13th Birthday A+ Pop-Up Discord Server!

It’s finally time!

Nico March 19, 2022 1 Comment
Drag Race recap 1411: In the foreground Lady Camden with big pink hair and a pink star earring is out of focus, in the background Bosco in black leather clenches her fist while belting
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1411 Recap: I’m Horny but Daya Is Hornier

“Backstage, tipsy Daya says that she’s a lesbian for Camden right now.”

Drew Burnett Gregory March 19, 2022 5 Comments
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Webcomics

Reine #32: Different Fonts

Same person, different fonts. It’s just a side effect of queers having style I guess.

Ren Strapp March 19, 2022 7 Comments
On Grey's Anatomy, Amelia and Kai make out while being backlight against a yellow lamp
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Amelia and Hot Doctor Kai Had One of the Hottest Dates in Grey’s History

Plus updates on A Million Little Things, All American, Astrid and Lily Save the World, and Charmed!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
March 18, 2022 7 Comments
The #1 Overall Seeds for the Better Halves March Madness Tournament: Gigi and Dani, Casey and Izzie, Sue and Emily and Ryan and Sophie
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Fill Out Your Better Halves Brackets Now!

I’ve wondered how someone chooses between two halves of a ship, how do you pick your favorite?And that’s how we got to this year’s March Madness theme: Better Halves. Voting begins next week, but you can fill out your bracket now!

Natalie March 18, 2022 8 Comments
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Literature

Things I Read That I Loved #325: Like a Hippie Van Collided With a Paint Factory

Topics include TED Talks, murder, Morrissey, a horrific party limousine crash, infertility, the Atlanta Spa Shootings, Super Bowl Halftime Shows, a legendary Massachusetts roadside restaurant and more.

Riese March 18, 2022 2 Comments
Julia Lemigova is wearing a blue dress and holding her arms out in a shrug during a Real Housewives Of Miami testimonial
TV Reviews

Real Housewives of Miami Is a Strong Argument Against Having Straight Friends

Julia’s dynamic with Adriana doesn’t look much different from the myriad co-dependent and somewhat romantic friendship duos of other Housewives programs, but it’s treated differently because of Julia’s bisexuality.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 18, 2022 6 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Thirty Going on Thirteen

“Someday I’m gonna be a sexy spinster with a house full of ethically sourced dead ravens AND NO ONE CAN STOP ME!”

Darcy March 18, 2022 8 Comments
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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #56: IMPOSTER SYNDROME, SELF-SABOTAGE, and SELF-DOUBT

A lack of focus, the road not taken, fear of dating — the team tackles these topics and more!

the team March 18, 2022 22 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: I Still Can’t Stop Thinking About Brittney Griner

Jemele Hill on Brittney Griner (and ICYMI — updates on BG’s detention), how gullibility became our new normal, and are we wrong about introverts vs. extroverts?

Carmen Phillips March 17, 2022 7 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 402 Recap: It’s Where You Belong

Stef and Lena return… to help Callie make a huge, life-changing, show-changing decision.

Natalie March 17, 2022 6 Comments
There are quite a few things going on in this collage. First of all, there is a polaroid frame labeled "Nicole" with a photo of Nicole in it. Nicole, a white, genderqueer human with bleached hair is smiling. Across a piece of duct tape in the center an excerpt from the piece is written. It says "The people who have the power to keep queer media alive and maybe even thriving are already here. They're all around us." In the upper right corner also in a polaroid frame is a detailed doodle of an eye with the A+ logo in the center. On the bottom right are some pipes, a doodle of a pyramid, a scrap of paper torn from a book, another eye doodle and a skull and crossbones doodle. Up above is a torn piece of paper where you can see the excerpt "fell in love" and there it's underlined.
Straddleverse

No One Else Is Going to Look Out for Us

“‘You realize you’re taking away the jobs and the health insurance of five people at the start of a pandemic and you don’t have to, right?’ She looked at me with her blue eyes, hands clasped to her heart and told me, ‘I have to do this for me.'”

Nico March 17, 2022 19 Comments
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TV Reviews

CW’s “Two Sentence Horror Stories” Has Werewolves and Vampires and Lesbians, Oh My!

Of course the lesbian episode of this supernatural anthology series is also the werewolf and vampire episode AS IT SHOULD BE.

Valerie Anne March 17, 2022 7 Comments
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