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Euphoria recap: Zendaya as Rue looks high as she glances up her face lit by a fire, the rest of her surrounded with darkness.
TV Show Recaps

“Euphoria” Episode 201 Recap: Literally Heartbreaking

It doesn’t matter how many swooping camera moves you do if you’re not swooping over something worthwhile — Rules is what’s worthwhile.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 10, 2022 6 Comments
Tai and Van kissing in episode 109 of Yellowjackets
TV Show Recaps

“Yellowjackets” Episode 109 Recap: Let’s Have a Bacchanal

Wine, sex, violence, and music in the woods! The Yellowjackets go full Bacchanalia in the series’ trippy, psychosexual horror episode “Doomcoming.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 10, 2022 90 Comments
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TV Reviews

“Search Party” Concludes With Its Gayest Season Yet

There is two-girls-kiss gay but there’s also have-the-best-guest-stars gay and for me that’s just as important.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 10, 2022 7 Comments
Quizzes

QUIZ: Which Kristen Stewart Movie Character Are You?

Kristen Stewart has been in a lot of movies, but what about you? Which Kristen Stewart movies are you in??

Riese January 9, 2022 38 Comments
A collage of the seven books featured in the list
Book Lists

7 Brilliant Books About Chaotic Queers

When I think about “good” queer representation, I think about bad. I think about bad behavior, bad relationships, bad choices, bad words.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 9, 2022 35 Comments
Drag Race Recap: Kerri Colby walks into the work room wearing a trans flag inspired dress.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1401 Recap: Surprise! Centering Trans Queens Results In Good Drag!

Four out of these first seven queens are trans with two trans women! AND they’re the four immediate standouts.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 8, 2022 18 Comments
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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
Ann pulls Cherry into a kiss at the Underground, this week on Claws.
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
A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"
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

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Carmen Phillips January 6, 2022 13 Comments
Miranda looks at her phone and smiles
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
Heather's vision board
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
A collage of the cover for Casey Plett's A Dream Of A Woman
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
Jackie and Leslie hold hands
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
A collage of stills from Bend It Like Beckham, Imagine Me & You, and Saving Face
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
Aubrey Plaza attends the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Pier on February 08, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Pop Culture Fix

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

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