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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for October 2020: What Was Planted in March That You’re Sowing Now?

Six months into the global pandemic, Libra energy is here to help us find balance in an unbalanced world.

By Corina Dross | October 1, 2020 | 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

The First 2020 Presidential Debate: Where Can We Go From Here?

“You can’t fundamentally change who this president is. He is a bully and an abuser. He is an unrepentant white supremacist. He lacks even a modicum of basic human decency.”

By Natalie | September 30, 2020 | 10 Comments
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A+

The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 72, September 2020

I did make out with my ex in the house here and there but the family was French and basically encouraged it and gave me wine every night.

By Kamala Puligandla | September 30, 2020 | 16 Comments
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Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher Is Even More Upsetting Than We Imagined!

Netflix’s Social Distance actually looks pretty good, Cynthia Nixon on that “sexy oyster-eating” scene, Duck Tales’ Penumbra is a lesbian, and let’s all agree to watch One Day at a Time on CBS!

By Heather Hogan | September 30, 2020 | 4 Comments
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House & Garden

What Is Cottagecore and Why Do Young Queer People Love It?

The cottagecore aesthetic is marked by flowy skirts, ceramic toad figurines and bucolic scenery. It’s a denial of hustle culture and a fetishization of coziness that became a hashtag, a lifestyle and, most notably, an escape.

By Ro White | September 30, 2020 | 16 Comments
In a two-panel drawn comic, Dickens and a friend sit together on a couch against a green background. The friend asks Dickens, "Can I ask you a highly personal question? Do you consider yourself gay? lesbian? queer?" In response, Dickens jokes "Oh, Thank Helena" in reference to the TV show Warehouse 13.
Webcomics

Foolish Child #81: Labels

“I don’t know. I can’t keep up with all the rules and definitions and the gatekeep-iness.”

By Dickens | September 30, 2020 | 2 Comments
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Sex Toys

Ten Maximalist Sex Toys to Add to Your (Toy) Box

Looking for big, bright, maximalist sex toys? You’ve come to the right place.

By Ryan Yates | September 30, 2020 | 5 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Kate Moennig Is Staggeringly Gay

Janelle Monáe in bumblebee cosplay, Sarah Paulson flips her wig (literally), and a video Niecy Nash dancing in a bodysuit that you’ve got to see for yourself.

By Christina Tucker | September 30, 2020 | 4 Comments
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First Person Lesbian Sex

14 Knuckles: Always A Fistee, Never A Fister

My acceptance of my own pain allows me to have the kind of sex that is rooted in the specificity of my body. I don’t love the idea that I’ll never fist, but I do love the idea that every act of sex I engage with is collaborative. Queerness reminds me that there is no standard way to fuck or live.

By Mat | September 30, 2020 | 9 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Get in, Witches! “The Craft” Sequel Trailer Is Here

Listen, it’s my belief that all witches are gay and that’s just a fact. “The Craft” witches are DEFINITELY all gay, if only because they inspired 25 years worth of gay girls! (Also: meet the lesbian who’s a closeted Trump voter, inside the movement to stop paying student loans, and why queer people get so many migraines.)

By Carmen Phillips | September 29, 2020 | 10 Comments
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TV Reviews

“Perry Mason” Has Lesbians, Tatiana Maslany, and Way Too Many Boring Men

I guess what I’m learning about myself is that I’m not quite cut out for these slow-moving, period piece crime dramas. I like my crime shows to be procedural — if there are eight episodes, I want eight crimes. And I like my women front and center, thank you very much.

By Valerie Anne | September 29, 2020 | 7 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Yes, “Loving Annabelle” Is Problematic — But it Was a Vital Film in My Own Queer Journey

There’s a reason forbidden romances like this spoke to me as a closeted person!

By Valerie Anne | September 29, 2020 | 15 Comments
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First Person Gender

When Other People Get to Give Away Their Binders

Getting top surgery with my butch identity is no longer some unattainable fantasy. Now the question firmly rests with me: do I want to go ahead with it or not?

By Shoshana Raphael | September 29, 2020 | 27 Comments
Dating

You Need Help: Why Do I Keep Crushing on Straight White Guys?

The dynamic between white men and Asian partners is uncomfortable. There’s always a worry that they’re interested in what you represent, not who you are.

By KaeLyn | September 29, 2020 | 7 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Leigh Finke’s “Queerfully and Wonderfully Made” Answers Crucial Questions for LGBTQ+ Christian Youth

“I wish I had these books when I was 15. I needed permission. I needed somebody to tell me, ‘You’re ok.’ If I had had one place to go, one book in my hand, known one person, I could have avoided a lot of trouble.”

By Adrian | September 29, 2020 | 6 Comments
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Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: Here’s Your First Look at Javicia Leslie in the Batwoman Suit

A new lesbian comedy from a Harley Quinn writer, Amber Ruffin stans Mary J. Blige in her first late night monologue, Ellen DeGeneres’ many chances, and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is a go.

By Heather Hogan | September 28, 2020 | 3 Comments
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A+ Television

Behind The Scenes of the Autostraddle TV Awards

Just a little data, discussion and analysis from the backstage area of the Autostraddle Gay Emmys!

By Riese | September 28, 2020 | 1 Comment
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Gender

Why Everything Transphobes Think About Detransition Is Wrong

Coverage of ‘detransitioners’ may claim it’s just asking questions, but it rarely asks the right ones.

By Eli Cugini | September 28, 2020 | 35 Comments
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Book Features

Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: September’s Afterimages

I am safe nowhere, the Black women in my family of origin and family of choice are safe nowhere. It’s a fact we’ve known but one that feels all the more threatening in the wake of continuing violent injustice for Black women.

By Jehan | September 28, 2020 | 2 Comments
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Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 508: “Lay Down The Law” with Ari Monts!

“My one note is, “God, I wish Tasha was a firefighter, so I didn’t have to feel conflicted about her.”

By Riese | September 28, 2020 | 1 Comment
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