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Laverne Cox and Trace Lysette dance together in bathing suits in a shallow pool and in front of a crisp blue sky
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
Kaylee Bryant is in shorts and sticking out her tongue while waving a rainbow flag. Next to her Krys Marshall is getting married.
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
Three-way graphic: first of Mae and George in bed in "Feel Good," the middle of Ayesha in "Lady Parts" and the two characters at the heart of a sapphic romance on "Elite"
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
MJ Rodriguez and Indya Moore in white wedding day outfits
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
A stylized graphic featuring a grid of the 12 astrological signs in a light lavender against a swirled muted navy blue background.
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
Feature image of the themed collage, explained inside the post!
AF+

The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 80, May 2021

Remember Tila Tequila?

Carmen Phillips May 31, 2021 21 Comments
Blue's Clues featured a queer nonbinary disabled dolphin using a wheelchair, and their partner
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Blue’s Clues’ Pride Episode Features a Queer Nonbinary Disabled Dolphin in Love and More!

Why is the new Gossip Girl trailer so creepy, the full cast for that new Netflix queer vampire drama, Danai Gurira’s Okoye will headline her own Disney+ series, and more!

Heather Hogan May 31, 2021 8 Comments
AF+

Editor’s Notes: On AAPI Heritage Month 2021

To exist as a queer/trans Asian/Pacific Islander means to put your stakes in the ground and to say, “I am all of these identities, and I exist, so therefore these identities are me. They must be.”

himani May 31, 2021 6 Comments
xoai lounges on a white blanket looking blissful in a white dress, long black hair cascading over one shoulder. in the background are a series of portraits of her face in a state of tossing and movement, all in a green hue.
First Person

The Right to Breathe

I think of the moment I was born, how I must not have cared at all how loud I screamed. I needed to breathe. I needed everyone to know I was here.

xoai pham May 31, 2021 5 Comments
In a diagonal collage, Daniela Sea is at age 7 in the woods, then staring as Max in the L Word, and finally a recent photo that is a close up of their face being held in their hands.
The L Word TV Feature

Daniel Sea On “The L Word,” Gender Identity, and Imagining Queer Liberation

“I spoke about gender identity, sexuality, and my past with journalists and people in Hollywood who just didn’t understand the language I was using. It was a culture shock for me.” — Daniel Sea

Drew Burnett Gregory May 31, 2021 62 Comments
Podcasts The L Word

To L and Back Podcast Interrogation Tapes Episode and Guess What We’re Going Live Tomorrow

That’s right, we’ve got a BONUS EPISODE for you today and are gonna be doing a LIVE episode tomorrow! We are soothing the pain of departure, like how Jenny fell into a pool.

Riese May 31, 2021 7 Comments
Feature image collage of all the possible results
Quizzes

Quiz: What to Call the Person You’re… You Know…

The anxious-avoidant’s guide to whether you’re hanging out, sleeping together, seeing each other, involved, going on dates together, or — gulp — dating.

Ryan Yates May 30, 2021 9 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Hedonistic AF

The collective summer horniness is for dating as well as orgies — but here’s how to go swinging, just in case. (Spoiler alert: it’s not on Twitter.)

Ryan Yates May 30, 2021 3 Comments
In a three-panel black and white comic, Frida's girlfriend looks down at her phone and informs Frida that the groceries have been delivered. Friday masks up to get the groceries from the front door.
Webcomics

Nutshell Studies in Quarantine: Part Two, Spring 2020

Witness the heroic tale of Frida versus the grocery deliveries.

Yumi Yamaguchi May 29, 2021 3 Comments
Dianna Agron smooches Megalyn Echikunwoke on the mouth
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

What Is The Meaning of This Dianna Agron Gay Smooching Instagram Photo?!

TELL ME!!!!

Heather Hogan May 28, 2021 44 Comments
Maria and Kristen awaait word from the judges about their dishes, this week on "Top Chef."
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Welcome to the Gayest Episode of Top Chef… Maybe Ever

Lady gays abound on this week’s episode of Top Chef! Plus updates on: the season finale of This Is Us, Nancy Drew, Charmed, All Rise, and All American. Also, the trailer for the new gay Gossip Girl is here, you know you love us, XOXO.

The TV Team May 28, 2021 12 Comments
A woman in professional dress looks unsettled while wearing a disposable paper mask over her nose and mouth.
News

Extra! Extra!: What Do We Make of the US’s Latest CDC Masking Guidance?

This week we look at the latest horrifying anti-trans legislation passed in Tennessee, the ongoing failures of America’s criminal justice system one year after George Floyd’s murder, the latest round of violence in Gaza, disparities in vaccine access and more.

the team May 28, 2021 7 Comments
Dove Cameron is bisexual and on the cover of Gay Times magazine, wearing a white tank top and shimmery make up. She is also in two other photos, both covered in sparkles.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Disney Darling Dove Cameron Opens Up About Being Bisexual

It’s pretty refreshing to see Dove Cameron be so open about being bisexual while she’s still very top of mind for tiny humans who now have a queer role model to look up to.

Valerie Anne May 28, 2021 7 Comments
Two women wearing underwear embrace sleepily underneath the covers in bed.
Sex

How to Have Gay Sex for the First Time: A Workshop with Luna Matatas

From owning your erotic imagination to navigating your anatomy and someone else’s, here’s your intro to having gay sex for the first time.

The Editors May 28, 2021 4 Comments
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