Baopu #94: Which 2022 Mask Are You?
New year, new mood, new mask!
New Year’s Resolutions Feel Impossible, but Fuck It These Nail Polishes Are Not
What if, instead of adding more pressure to be always be Better during a time that is already patently The Worst(TM) we just stared out of a window with empty heads and freshly painted nails?
Boobs on Your Tube: Quiet Ann’s Sealing Deals With Smooches on “Claws”
Plus updates on S.W.A.T., NCIS: Hawai’i, and Sue Bird’s retirement status.
The Comment Awards Are Together in the Gay Wilderness
“The requirements for these merit badges are… different than I remember.”
Into the A+ Advice Box #51: “Bed Death,” Opening Up Relationships and DIY Haircuts
In which our A+ members get advice from the AS Team on a recent mental health diagnosis, insecurity about a girlfriend’s bisexuality, climate grief, cutting your own hair, some stellar showering advice, and more!
Short Fiction Playlist: Five Queer Short Stories To Get Lost in This Weekend
Find strangeness, horror, spit, and surreality in these five queer short stories available online. And let me know if you want to see more short fiction recs on Autostraddle!
Also.Also.Also: May We Drink the Tears of the “Horny Older Men” Who’ve Been Heartbroken Over Elvira’s Coming Out
Elvira said that old straight men have taken her coming out the hardest, unlocking the trauma of childhood toys, and what happens when “girl power” meets sobriety.
“And Just Like That” Miranda *and* Charlotte are Fantasizing About Che Diaz
Miranda doesn’t know if she’s gay, or if it’s just menopause. Or, you know, her compulsive personality.
Show Me Your 2022 Vision Board!
Grappling with life’s big questions — in the middle of a never-ending pandemic — is a lot less intimidating when you’re cutting out photos of Viola Davis at the same time.
Yaz Finally Confesses Her Feelings for The Doctor in “Eve of the Daleks”
“Is it that obvious?” YAZ. YES, IT’S THAT OBVIOUS.
Slow Takes: Casey Plett’s “A Dream of a Woman” and Forgiveness as a Love Story
Often I find myself pushing so hard against the image of trans loneliness that I don’t allow myself to acknowledge the truths that lie within. This book acknowledged them for me. It hurt. I’m grateful.
How “Hightown” Season 2 Failed Jackie Quiñones
There are plenty of people out there still rooting for Jackie Quiñones; it’d be nice if it felt like the ones crafting her story were among them.
Be the Queer Rom-Com Lead You Want To See in the World
Indulge in coziness, quirk it up, and create a soundtrack for your life. Here are some fool-proof tips for feeling like the star of your own personal rom-com.
Pop Culture Fix: Let’s Fight About Aubrey Plaza’s Best/Worst Movies!
Jasmin Savoy Brown and Liv Hewson will host Netflix’s The Gay Agenda, Doctor Strange 2 merch hints at America Chavez’s gayness, are Euphoria’s cool teens okay, and more!
No Filter: Wishing You a Very Gay and Glittery 2022 From the Betts, the Yellowjackets Cast, and More
It is an honor and a privilege to shepherd in Candace Parker’s No Filter debut.
Also.Also.Also: Have You Considered That Mindful Masturbation Is the Key to a Good New Year?
New Kehlani dating rumors, queer farmers working to build community in rural spaces, and the Latinx roots of punk music. (Also not to be dramatic, but is this how American democracy ends??)
Sex Tips for When You’re Stranded in the Canadian Wilderness Post-Plane Crash With No Rescue Team in Sight
Do you really want to be that person who survived a plane crash and then died from putting a literal stick up their ass? No, you don’t.
You Can’t Convince Me These Early Hollywood Tomboys Weren’t Gay
In honor of formative crush Connie Allenbury, I present to you: An Incomplete List of Hot Tomboy Characters of Early 20th Century Hollywood Who Either Were Or Should Have Been Gay.
You Need Help: How Do I Get My Friend Out of Her Toxic Relationship?
It can be really hard to watch a friend in a relationship that doesn’t seem good for them. At the same time, this situation isn’t entirely yours to fix or even diagnose for that matter.
2022 Is the Year of the Lovers — Here’s What That Means
As we move into 2022, you have some important and necessary choices to make. What are you going to invest in? What do you care about?