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Baopu is against a yellow background with three different objects covering their face: a raincloud, an actual covid mask, and a group of flamboyant feathers
Webcomics

Baopu #94: Which 2022 Mask Are You?

New year, new mood, new mask!

Yao Xiao January 8, 2022 7 Comments
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Beauty Shopping

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?

Carmen Phillips January 7, 2022 25 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

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.

Natalie January 7, 2022 3 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Together in the Gay Wilderness

“The requirements for these merit badges are… different than I remember.”

Darcy January 7, 2022 11 Comments
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AF+

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!

the team January 7, 2022 33 Comments
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Book Lists

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!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 7, 2022 45 Comments
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Society + Culture

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.

Carmen Phillips January 6, 2022 13 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“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.

Heather Hogan January 6, 2022 9 Comments
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Crafts & DIY Projects

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.

Heather Hogan January 6, 2022 7 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Yaz Finally Confesses Her Feelings for The Doctor in “Eve of the Daleks”

“Is it that obvious?” YAZ. YES, IT’S THAT OBVIOUS.

Heather Hogan January 6, 2022 22 Comments
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First Person LGBT Book Reviews

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.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 6, 2022 12 Comments
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TV Reviews

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.

Jessica Vazquez January 5, 2022 9 Comments
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Dating

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.

Analyssa January 5, 2022 10 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Let’s Fight About Aubrey Plaza’s Best/Worst Movies!

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Heather Hogan January 5, 2022 14 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

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.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 5, 2022 6 Comments
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Society + Culture

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??)

Carmen Phillips January 4, 2022 9 Comments
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Lesbian Sex

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.

Ro White January 4, 2022 10 Comments
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Movie Lists

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.

Yashwina January 4, 2022 29 Comments
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Friendship

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.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 4, 2022 7 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

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?

meg January 4, 2022 4 Comments
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