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First Person

MISSED CONNECTION: I’m Sorry I Went to the Gym Instead of Letting You Fuck Me in My Twin Bed

Maybe I would have been something you’d be good at.

Vanessa June 4, 2021 13 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Going for a Double Double

“Would absolutely watch this movie directed by Celine Sciamma.”

Darcy June 4, 2021 15 Comments
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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #36: How Do You Become the Mean Femme Top of Your Dreams?

The Autostraddle team offers advice on a relationship crisis, dealing with the fact that your ex has moved on quickly, a friend who is less interested in rekindling the friendship than you are, commitment and marriage and more!

the team June 4, 2021 10 Comments
Mae (Mae Martin) and George (Charlotte Ritchie) cuddle in bed.
TV Reviews

“Feel Good” Season Two Confronts Trauma and Finds Messy Queer Romance

While Feel Good season two is certainly not lacking in laugh-out-loud moments or Mae Martin’s endless charm, it’s also a very heavy experience.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 4, 2021 5 Comments
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TV Lists

The 10 Best Fictional Pets Who Started Some Shit

Hey remember when Cruella de Vil’s mom got absolutely bodied by some ravenous Dalmatians and fell over the edge of a cliff and died???

Heather Hogan June 3, 2021 5 Comments
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Book Features

Kristen Arnett on “With Teeth,” Lesbian Motherhood, and Sagittarius Chaos

“I want to read stories about dykes not acting right. I want to read about people being messy. So I want to write about that too.”

Drew Burnett Gregory June 3, 2021 5 Comments
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Dating Music

It’s Your Anniversary: Craig David’s 7 Days Is Really About Lesbian Dating

“I’m sure Mr. David didn’t set out to write a Black lesbian dating anthem but this is where we are — where I am — in regard to this timeless banger.”

danijanae June 3, 2021 4 Comments
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Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Counterfactual Realities

How memory works, BOOK IT nostalgia, why pleasure should never be guilty and more.

Ryan Yates June 3, 2021 1 Comment
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TV Feature

I Still Can’t Believe They Did Marley Rose So Dirty on Glee

I’m here to bitch about the one thing I feel like not enough people speak up about when listing things Glee did wrong, like how they continued to let Matthew Morrison rap or how Finn outed Santana: The way they treated Sweet Marley Rose.

Valerie Anne June 3, 2021 16 Comments
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TV Feature

“Clarice” Proves There’s No Such Thing As a Progressive Procedural

The Silence of the Lambs was right. Trans women and law enforcement are enemies. All it got wrong was the villain.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 3, 2021 10 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: JoJo Siwa Does Not Want to Be Perceived Kissing Boys

Plus, Stephanie Beatriz is pregnant, Atypical released a teaser, Busy Phillips is proud of her queer kid, Dance Moms star Zackery Torres is trans and more!

Valerie Anne June 2, 2021 1 Comment
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LGBT Pride Webcomics

Foolish Child #97: Kink at Pride

“Pride in June in central California means it’s guaranteed to be 105+ degrees Fahrenheit. I, too, would show my bare ass if I felt like being outside in that kind of heat.”

Dickens June 2, 2021 13 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Trust Falls” Fail Early on in the Bold Type’s Final Season

“It’s their parting conversation that makes the show’s intention clear: Kat is standing there, telling Eva that her beliefs are causing her actual harm — with Aisha Dee’s eyes brimming with tears — and the camera waits for Eva, as if her reaction is the one that matters most.”

Natalie June 2, 2021 7 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Laverne Cox and Trace Lysette Said “Its Time for the Twerkulator”

Happy Birthday, Laverne Cox! Also, King Princess wants to be your gender queer Marky Mark, Hayley Kiyoko is stealing your aesthetic, and who else does dramatic shit like Gigi Gorgeous?

Christina Tucker June 2, 2021 4 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Sci-Fi Stars Celebrate June 1st by Coming Out All Over the Interwebs, Happy Pride

Kaylee Bryant came out as queer and Krys Marshall came out as pansexual! Gays for everyone! Also: queer mechanics, trans jocks, eavesdropping on $5,000 anti-racist dinner parties, and the secret power of menopause.

Carmen Phillips June 1, 2021 5 Comments
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The L Word: Generation Q TV News & Trailers

Two L Word Generation Q Season 2 Teasers Are Here and Full of Sex, Hair and Hands

Two L Word Generation Q Season 2 Teasers have finally dropped! We’ve got hands on backs and heads going down and facial wounds and bras coming off and A LOT OF THEORIES

Riese June 1, 2021 22 Comments
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TV Lists

June 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got a queer Muslim punk rocker, new episodes of Feel Good and Genera+ion, FINALLY a Sapphic storyline on Elite and so much more streaming in Pride month.

Riese June 1, 2021 13 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Pose” Episode 306 Recap: I Swear

I’m so excited to recap what is easily, my favourite episode of Pose so far.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu June 1, 2021 7 Comments
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Queer Horoscopes for June 2021: Buckle Up

Sit down, take a deep breath, and remember you don’t need to brace yourself for worst-case scenario in response to this month’s dramatic astrology.

Corina Dross June 1, 2021 4 Comments
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AF+

The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 80, May 2021

Remember Tila Tequila?

Carmen Phillips May 31, 2021 21 Comments
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