Dating Download: Three Lesbians Try Hinge, Try Not to Get Unhinged
“It’s like, I’m hot, you’re hot, pick something on my profile to talk to me about!”
Happy Birthday Autostraddle! Get Ready for Our Annual “Ask Us Anything” on March 9!
You can ask us about so many topics: including but not limited to Tarot, gender, budgeting, dating, movies, pop culture, sports, D&D, sobriety and MORE!
A+ Members! A Question: What Advice Would You Give Your Tween Self?
Birthdays are a great (terrible?) time for self-reflection — and what better occasion to mentally travel through time back to being a tween than Autostraddle’s 12th birthday which is on March 9?!
“Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar” Is a Bananapants Brain Vacation and You Deserve It
It’s like spending 90 minutes inside a fever dream a Kristin Wiig ’80s sketch character might have if she got high inside some kind of Mars Cheese Castle/Dylan’s Candy Bar co-op. And I loved it.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Osé 2
The Osé got a makeover and is now the The Osé 2 – a dual-stimulating vibrator meant to “mimic the best kinds of human touch.”
Pop Culture Fix: Aspirational Exes St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein are Making a Comedy About Themselves
Styling Billie Holiday, styling lesbian scammers, every queer moment on The Simpsons, Cynthia Erivo joins the new anthology series from GLOW’s creators, and more!
No Filter: Generation Q Is Really Coming Back! We Did Not Dream It!
Nostalgia for mid aughts Black girl excellence, we too would like to thank Dior for this Gillian Anderson look, and oh to be the floor that Janet Mock is lying on.
EXCLUSIVE: A+ Members, Read a Generous Excerpt of Arkady Martine’s “A Desolation Called Peace” Here!
We’re delighted to be able to share an exclusive EXTENDED excerpt of A Desolation Called Peace in honor of its launch.
Also.Also.Also: Jenna Lyons on Coming Out at 43, “It Was All New and I Didn’t Have Any Guideposts.”
This co-op is tackling homelessness with its own house for QTPOC, the history of anti-Asian violence in America, and Dolly Parton got the vaccine…. soon, so can you!
You Need Help: How Do I Break Up During a Pandemic?
My advice for folks who KNOW that they want to break up with their partner is almost always the same: Break up with your partner!
In The Owl House, Luz and Amity Capture the Singular Queer Experience of a Surprise First Crush
Luz and Amity don’t just represent a possibility, or offer recognition. In them, I see a reflection of exactly who I used to be.
This Weekend Only! We’re Bringing Back the A+ Members Discord Server!
Last time we thought a few dozen people might show up, and actually nearly 500 people showed up, so! Let’s go again!
Autostraddle’s 12th Birthday Member Drive, Membership Giveaway, and A+ AMA!
We’re going to be 12, we’re fundraising and we are celebrating your life-affirming, mind-blowing support with a giveaway, AMA and more!
“Dickinson” Season 2 Is an Ode to Emily and Sue
Dickinson puts queerness back in the narrative.
“Batwoman” Episode 206 Recap: Forehead Kisses and Other Kryptonite
Angelique and Ryan get closer, Sophie gets a new nickname, and Ryan’s Kryptonite wound is OUT OF CONTROL.
#PolyamoryProblems: How To Deal With Jealousy
This month, jealousy rears its pesky head for one polyamory veteran. Find out how to normalize jealousy, decode your feelings, and reframe jealousy as a gift to point you towards exploration and growth.
The Drop: “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” Is Big on Trauma, Slight on Queerness
“I fully understand they have to paint a picture of the times, and deep racial trauma and pain were a part of those times, but I found myself wondering why we need another gut-wrenching Black story on film.”
March 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream
We’ve got Josie Totah in a movie about ‘zines vs. misogyny, Anna Camp as a terminally ill lesbian, HBO’s buzzy “high schoolers explore their sexuality” series “Genera+ion”, a dystopian dating app drama, the bad lesbian dinosaur movie and so much more!
Pop Culture Fix: Queer Celebs Celebrate the Golden Globes With Wife Smoochin’, Pizza, and Puppies
Jodie Foster kisses her wife on live TV, trailers for Shrill and The Handmaid’s Tale, Kate McKinnon flirts awkwardly, and more on Joss Whedon’s toxicity.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 603: LMFAO With Rhea Butcher!
Riese: I guess if you marry Jodie Foster, you don’t have to do anything anymore.
Rhea: You don’t have to.
Carly: Nooooooo
Riese: I mean, you win!
Rhea: Yeah!
Riese: You win!
Rhea: I mean, you really do! That is it. That’s bingo, right there. “See you guys!”
Carly: You did it!
Rhea: “Later!!”
Carly: You did it.
Rhea: “I’m going to do my thing now. It’s only whatever I want, from here on out!”