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A vintage television set sitting on top of a stool in a warm-toned room with the text LITTLE BLUE showing on a static-y screen
Literature

“Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)” Is a Queer Trans Eulogy to Love and Television

“When I say it’s comforting I mean it’s comforting in the omg this is so painful and beautiful and I love art and I love being trans and I want to die and aghhafsdghslakjnci sort of way.”

Drew Burnett Gregory June 9, 2021 5 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Can Janelle Monáe Be My Moodboard? How Do I Get This Whole Vibe Delivered to Myself?

Stacy London’s lil summer freckles, Amandla Stenberg teaches business, and I actually got sad the other day because I remembered that Gillian Anderson had a girlfriend in college and that girlfriend was not me.

Christina Tucker June 9, 2021 10 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Get Ready for Our Alien Overlords, I Hope They’re Hot

115 queer authors share the books that changed their lives, queer farmers, dealing with post-pandemic FOMO, and… why are we all talking about U.F.O.s right now?

Carmen Phillips June 8, 2021 6 Comments
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Relationships

#PolyamoryProblems: Advice for Newbies with Too Many Feelings

For some polyam newbies, big feelings can make you feel out of control. Dating experienced people can be a gift, but it could also mean that you defer to your partner’s word instead of advocating for your needs. Find out why you should never stand for someone telling you that having feelings means you’re not really polyamorous.

DaemonumX June 8, 2021 3 Comments
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Friendship

You Need Help: Why Is My Coworker/ Friend/ Crush Pulling Away?

Are you wanting to repair the friendship as it currently stands? Or are you wanting to see if your friend wants more than friendship? Those are very different things!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 8, 2021 4 Comments
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AF+

Editor’s Note: On ‘How To Survive A Post(?)-COVID World’

Regardless of how “post”-COVID our individual worlds might feel as restrictions are lifted, we are all still living through the trauma of a global pandemic.

Ro White June 8, 2021 5 Comments
Beneath a grid made to look like a Zoom screen, a dark-haired person sleeps in bed. A dog sits on the floor and looks up at the person. The Zoom screen windows read, "Vertigo. Migraines. Dizziness. Depressive episodes. Anxiety. Headaches. Sudden weakness. Brain fog. Joint pain. Fear. Frequent naps. Failed class. No answers. Dog. Falling behind."
Health

Remote Learning Is Over, But I’m Still Disabled

When the university I attend announced a return to face-to-face classes, I felt afraid.

Gabriela Ramos Tavárez June 8, 2021 14 Comments
Literature

COVER REVEAL: Check Out the Smokin’ Cover of Grace Lavery’s Much-Anticipated “Please Miss”

Carmen Maria Machado calls it “hilarious and sexy and terrifying in its brilliance,” while Michelle Tea says it’s a “daring, perverse, mind-blowing, intellectual, hilarious, outrageous, inspired work of art that somehow is touchingly sincere while giving no fucks whatsoever.” Check out the cover revealed exclusively on Autostraddle!

Rachel June 8, 2021 5 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Sarah Paulson, Gillian Anderson, Mj Rodriguez and Cynthia Erivo Want to Do a Road Trip Movie and We Also Want This

Also, the first 8 minutes of In the Heights, Clea Duvall created a not-for-kids cartoon, and more!

Valerie Anne June 7, 2021 3 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 605 Recap: Once Upon a Legend

Astra struggles in the human world and ends up in an animated pickle. Also: Sara Lance becomes an Earper.

Valerie Anne June 7, 2021 7 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 215 Recap: The Blame Game

“As Black people, we often don’t have the luxury of choosing our battles, because non-Black people sure as hell don’t choose which of us to attack. We’re not a monolith, but we do and will fight as one”

Nic June 7, 2021 5 Comments
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Literature Sponsored

Cruising for Rivendell: What Draws Queer People to High Fantasy?

“I think people who are seekers can just really want something so badly to be real… but then you’re almost willing to do anything to make it real.”

Rachel June 7, 2021 2 Comments
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TV Feature

Mae Martin on “Feel Good,” Labels, and Getting Kicked Off Hinge

“When I read the interviews I’m like this doesn’t sound funny at all. But I swear it is. Just watch the show.”

Drew Burnett Gregory June 7, 2021 16 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Plan B” Review: Natalie Morales Directs a High-Stakes Teen Sex Comedy with Humor and Horror

I can see how some viewers might be turned off by a character’s queerness being turned into a plot twist, but I can assure you it’s not intended as a punchline.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya June 7, 2021 4 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Animal With Queer Tendencies Are You?

Alright, time to find out which queer animal best represents your whole vibe!

Ro White June 6, 2021 26 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Knows What They’re Looking for on Here

If privacy is a requirement for intimate romance, what’s with live tweeting long-distance love confessions? Plus how to @ that person you ghosted months ago but kinda want to see again.

Ryan Yates June 6, 2021 6 Comments
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Webcomics

Nutshell Studies of Quarantine: Part Three, Summer 2020

Frida seeks relief as anxiety takes hold while watching the never-ending despair of the 2020 news cycle.

Yumi Yamaguchi June 5, 2021 4 Comments
Maya and Carina kiss at their wedding reception.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Fire House Wedding Bells Send “Station 19” into Summer Hiatus

Plus updates on the season finale of Nancy Drew, Top Chef, New Amsterdam, The Bold Type, and.. did y’all see Cynthia Erivo’s gay new music video?

The TV Team June 4, 2021 15 Comments
A collage of Leah Johnson side-by-side with her books. "Rise to the Sun" and "You Should See Me in a Crown"
Book Features

Leah Johnson Is the Toni Morrison of Queer YA, It’s Time We Get Real About That Fact

“I just want people to know that at the core of every book I write, I want to center black girls in their wholeness and show that you can be flawed. You can be scared. You can be beautiful.”

Carmen Phillips June 4, 2021 4 Comments
Illustrated cover of Leah Johnson's new novel, Rise to the Sun, features two Black girls holding each other and smiling against a red background.
Book Features

EXCLUSIVE Excerpt: Meet Toni, One of the Main Characters in Leah Johnson’s Latest Novel “Rise to the Sun”

Leah Johnson’s new novel “Rise to the Sun” follows two Black queer girls falling in love at a music festival — here’s an exclusive excerpt!

Leah Johnson June 4, 2021 5 Comments
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