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Book Lists Movie Lists TV Lists

22 Fictional Books From Movies and TV Shows We Would Really Like to Actually Read

Anybody got a copy of “Station Eleven” or um, “The Wrong Side of the Bed; Corruption, Cover-Ups and a Crisis of Culture on America’s #1 Morning Show”?

Riese March 23, 2022 18 Comments
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Gender

What Trans Visibility Could Mean for Trans People, and Everyone Else

Visibility can be a trap in many ways because we never got to set the terms by which we are viewed.

Emma Ambrose March 23, 2022 3 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: You Can Wear Whatever You Want to Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe’s Lesbian Wedding

Also! Che Diaz and the City will be back for a second season, why Amber Benson declined a Buffy comeback, and more Disney characters who were meant to be gay.

Heather Hogan March 23, 2022 9 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: I’m Emotional About This Photo of Melissa King and Michelle Yeoh

Plus, it’s a double Keke Palmer week on No Filter.

Christina Tucker March 23, 2022 4 Comments
Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Black woman with dark skin, round glass, and shoulder length dreadlocks, is in a red blazer as she sits alone at a desk in front of Congress.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Next Stop the First Black Woman to Sit On the Supreme Court

Disney employees walked out today, Sue Bird on her time playing in russia, and Marilyn Manson always told us what he was.

Carmen Phillips March 22, 2022 2 Comments
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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves — Generation Q

Which of the 16 participants in the Gen Q region will move onto the field of 32? You decide — starting now!

Natalie March 22, 2022 21 Comments
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Politics + Activism

I’m Trans and I’m Not Leaving Texas

I’m not running away from this fight.

KB Brookins March 22, 2022 9 Comments
My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi
LGBT Book Reviews

“My Volcano” Is an Abnormal, Bizarre, Exhilarating Novel About a Volcano Suddenly Emerging in Central Park

My Volcano is an abnormal, bizarre, sometimes frustratingly opaque novel — but it’s also one of the most exhilarating ones I’ve read in years.

Abbie Jones March 22, 2022
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Relationships

You Need Help: My Girlfriend Has No Queer Friends, Is That a Problem?

This is very clearly your problem, not your girlfriend’s problem, and resolving it will be your work, not hers.

Abbie Jones March 22, 2022 25 Comments
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AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

The Autostraddle Senior Team Hang on Our A+ Pop-Up Discord is NOW!

Help us close out our 13th Birthday celebration and the pop-up discord server with our senior team!

Nico March 21, 2022
TV Show Recaps

“Killing Eve” 404 Recap: Eve and Hélène Share a Bath, Some Soup, and Spit

Villanelle and Carolyn have some fun in Havana! Pam outmaneuvers Konstantin! Hélène and Eve are basically dating now if you ask me!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 21, 2022 16 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Meet The TikTok Twins Playing Tegan and Sara on Their New TV Show

Also! What really happened to Netflix’s Baby-Sitter’s Club, the final Derry Girls trailer, and Stacey Abrams on Star Trek (finally!).

Heather Hogan March 21, 2022 10 Comments
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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