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.
“Pose” Episode 306 Recap: I Swear
I’m so excited to recap what is easily, my favourite episode of Pose so far.
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.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 80, May 2021
Remember Tila Tequila?
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!
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.”
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.
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
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.
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.
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.)
Nutshell Studies in Quarantine: Part Two, Spring 2020
Witness the heroic tale of Frida versus the grocery deliveries.
What Is The Meaning of This Dianna Agron Gay Smooching Instagram Photo?!
TELL ME!!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kehlani’s Virtual Concert Was My Queer Full Circle Moment
It wasn’t just a concert, but a gift for their younger self — wrapped in a melodic embodiment of empathy and present-day wiseness.
The 50 Lesbian and Bisexual TV and Film Characters With the Dyke-iest Swagger
Dykey swagger is something you either have or you don’t, it’s something you either know or you don’t. It’s not really definable; it just is.
I Still Can’t Believe a Sixty Second Scene from “The OC” is My Gay Root
When Marissa asks Alex if she ever misses her parents, Alex’s answer comes quickly: “Sometimes. But my friends are my family you know?”