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The cover of Melissa Brooder's Milk Fed: An orange background with an abstract pink breast on the front.
LGBT Book Reviews

The Audacity of Melissa Broder’s MILK FED

Broder’s coming-of age-tale MILK FED is at turns funny, poignant, and squirm-in-your-seat sexy.

Kate Gorton March 17, 2021 13 Comments
Actress Javicia Leslie is in a taupe brown sweatshirt with her her hair in a loose curly ponytail. She is holding a guitar and looking at the camera with her eyes low.
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Don’t Mind Me, Just Adding “Have Batwoman Sing Me to Sleep” to My Vision Board

Let’s start placing our bets on how many deeply gay bops and ballads we’re gonna get on this Demi Lovato album? Also: Jamie Clayton, Hari Nef, and Kate Moennig’s dog always knows how to find the camera.

Christina Tucker March 17, 2021 4 Comments
Elliot Page is on the cover of Time magazine. He is in a black sweater and blue jeans, leaning against a white wall. In the accompanying photo, Elliot is a white tee and blue jeans, leaning back in a chair.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Elliot Page Embraced Being Trans in Quarantine, Highly Relatable Content

What we mean when we say “Don’t Forget Breonna Taylor,” how to properly hold your keys in your hand when you’re walking home alone at night, and surprise! surprise! the Vatican remains homophobic as always.

Carmen Phillips March 16, 2021 9 Comments
A still from High Art. Syd lies in bed with disheveled covers.
Movie Reviews

On “High Art” and Being Young and Gay

Age gap relationships have always been and will likely always be a part of queer culture.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 16, 2021 13 Comments
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Straddleverse

You Made the Seemingly Impossible Possible: Thank You from the Senior Team

You are better than magic, you are real, and without you none of this would be possible.

The Editors March 16, 2021 20 Comments
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Gender

You Need Help: How Do I Navigate Femme Invisibility Without Changing Who I Am?

“You mention that you don’t want to shout that you are a lesbian from the rooftops, and of course, there are places that would be unsafe to do that — but you might consider the possibility that there are more opportunities to do so than you think.”

Christina Tucker March 16, 2021 10 Comments
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Straddleverse

Get Over 50% Off All Our Fundraising Perks To Celebrate Meeting Our Goal!

For one 24 hour period only, we are having a huge sale so that you can get more of these perks at a reduced, celebratory rate!

Nico March 16, 2021 9 Comments
Straddleverse

Are These Queer Word Magnet Expansion Packs The Coolest Things We’ve Ever Sold?

Did you know that Daniel Lavery, Emily m danforth, Esmé Wang, Gabrielle Korn, Grace Lavery, Kamala Puligandla, Leah Johnson and Roxane Gay gave us a list of their favorite words and we turned those words into magnets and now you can own them????

Riese March 16, 2021 1 Comment
Dascha Polanco, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Stephanie Beatriz walk across the street in the In The Heights Trailer
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Stephanie Beatriz and Daphne Rubin-Vega are Confirmed Girlfriends in “In The Heights”

The Grammys were extra gay this year, and Beyonce became the most Grammy-winning woman in history. Russian Doll is coming back for season two. And The Wilds’ Mia Healey would like to see more lesbians on teevee please.

Heather Hogan March 15, 2021 9 Comments
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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Fill Out Your Canon vs. Fanon Brackets Now!

As I filled out my first bracket this morning, I thought: “there has never been a more unpredictable tournament.”

Natalie March 15, 2021 24 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 207 Recap: The Corner of Memory Lane and Ocean Avenue

Ryan and Alice confront their pasts, Mary DRIVES THE BATMOBILE, and Sophie’s arms got something to say about it.

Nic March 15, 2021 9 Comments
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Straddleverse

At One Point, It Saved My Sanity

This is more than a workplace where they’ll notify HR and we’ll all be polite about my pronouns.

Nico March 15, 2021 23 Comments
Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 604: Leaving Los Angeles With Thomas Beatie!

Thomas: I remember hearing that there was a trans character named Max, and that he gave birth and that possibly he was inspired by my actions.
Riese: A hundred percent, he was inspired by you.
Carly: A thousand percent.

Riese March 15, 2021 4 Comments
a sunlit photo portrait of Minnie Bruce Pratt and Leslie Feinberg looking at the camera, juxtaposed with the cover of Minnie Bruce Pratt's book MAGNIFIED
Book Features

Labors of Love and Loss: An Interview with Minnie Bruce Pratt on the Occasion of “Magnified,” Her Latest Poetry Collection

In Magnified, Minnie Bruce Pratt meditates on “the eternal time of death, the short intense time of work, and the focused, magnified time of the intimacy” shared with her beloved, the late trans lesbian activist Leslie Feinberg.

Sarah Heying March 15, 2021 11 Comments
A person in a white tank top and a person in a striped shirt hold each other in bed. The person in the striped shirt kisses the other person's forehead.
Quizzes

QUIZ: What’s Your Attachment Style?

The idea that we can all work towards secure attachment regardless of past experiences feels hopeful, and perhaps that’s why queer people, who seem to love analyzing relationships, have found attachment theory so useful.

Ro White March 14, 2021 18 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is A New Moon

When orgasms lead to headaches, what’s up with dating right now, this weekend’s new moon and more.

Ryan Yates March 14, 2021 1 Comment
Scene from Wynonna Earp: Waverly holds her sister's hand as she looks at her with love, Wynonna smiles softly and a bit sadly down at their clasped hands.
TV Show Recaps

“Wynonna Earp” Episode 408 Recap: If U Seek Amon

It’s Halloween in Purgatory and Waverly and Wynonna don’t remember their own names.

Valerie Anne March 13, 2021 6 Comments
Denali is in an orange wig and a one shoulder sparkly brown dress with a large brown bow. She is on the runway of RuPaul's Drag Race with sparkly purple lights behind her.
TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1310 Recap: A Reminder That RuPaul Fracks

Shoutout to the faggy trans guys and the dykey trans girls of the world and our beautifully complicated genders.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 13, 2021 7 Comments
In a still from Grey's Anatomy, Carina Deluca is wearing a mask and being held by her girlfriend Maya Bishop, who is in scrubs and also a mask. They both look distraught and worried as they stare off to the left of the camera.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Is It Even the Return of Shondaland without Crying through Your Shirt?

Unexpected grief comes for Carina and Maya in the Shondaverse. Meanwhile, updates on All American, S.W.A.T., Nancy Drew, and Legacies.

The TV Team March 12, 2021 7 Comments
A still of a moment from Jayli Wolf's "Child of the Government" video, in which the artist stands facing a tree in a field wearing a flowing white nightgown.
Music

Anishinaabe/Cree Artist Jayli Wolf on What Her New Single Says About the Sixties Scoop

Jayli Wolf talks about the video for her new single “Child of the Government” drawing from her family’s experiences of the Sixties Scoop, as well as how her bisexual identity impacts her relationships and career.

Jackie Lipson March 12, 2021
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