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Politics + Activism

Our Time to Shyne: WeHo’s First Woman of Color Councilwoman, Sepi Shyne, as Interviewed by Her Wife

Sepi Shyne is the first out LGBTQ+ Iranian-American elected anywhere in the world, the first woman of color ever elected to the City Council and cements the first female majority in West Hollywood history; her wife asked her the hard-hitting questions about her race and plans for the future.

Ashlei Shyne November 12, 2020 5 Comments
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First Person

Wild, Fat, Queer and Black: How I Became Free In The Mountains And Never Left

If you have ever met a mountain, you know that can’t nobody really own a mountain because they are too majestic, too strong, too beautiful to be tamed or owned. So I guess mountains are kinda like Black folk.

shea wesley martin November 12, 2020 32 Comments
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First Person

The Angsty Buddhist: Chronic Pain & Trying Not To Be A White Yoga Lady

I’ve been told I should try to reclaim my ancestral healing practices, and this is something I would like to do. When I try to learn about Chinese things, it feels performed. I wonder if me learning qigong is any better than white lady yoga.

L November 12, 2020 9 Comments
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Politics + Activism

Black Women Organizers Deserve More Than Just Your Flowers and Thank Yous

Black women didn’t save this democracy for you and we don’t need your “Thank Yous.” We need you to follow the example that Black women have set for more than the last 200 years: Roll up your sleeves and get to work. Here’s a few concrete places where you can start.

Carmen Phillips November 11, 2020 7 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Gossip Girl’s New Boss Promises “Many Queer Characters” in the Reboot, XOXO

Oh my glob, the Bubbline episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands; Selena Gomez will play trailblazing gay mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado; A New York Christmas Wedding features a queer couple; very interesting bisexual Doctor Who rumors; and more!

Heather Hogan November 11, 2020 6 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Ashley Benson Recommends Really Leaning Into the Mesh

Kate Moennig declared that “badass things happen in Philadelphia!” Also, Indya Moore with that Ivy Park drop, Stacy London birthday kisses, and Janet Mock is now and forever will be the H.B.I.C.

Christina Tucker November 11, 2020 2 Comments
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Dating

In Pandemic Times, I’m Having a Digital Victorian Gay Romance

COVID-19 turned our relationship long-distance. We’re getting through it with Jane Austen and love letters.

Shelly Jay Shore November 11, 2020 10 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Stevie Nicks Mashed “Edge of Seventeen” With Miley Cyrus’ “Midnight Sky,” Proving She’s Eternal

Scientists warn that the climate crisis could kill off great tits, how to break it to your family if you’re not comfortable risking coronavirus to come home for the holidays, and a fundraiser to save the 15 U.S. lesbian bars left standing.

Carmen Phillips November 10, 2020 2 Comments
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Movie Features

I Visited the “Happiest Season” Set to Chat With Kristen Stewart and Clea DuVall About Their Holigay Rom-Com

In February, I found myself sitting in a folding chair in a country club just outside of Pittsburgh, directly across from Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis.

Heather Hogan November 10, 2020 58 Comments
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TV Reviews

“We Are Who We Are” Doesn’t Do Labels

Are they dating, are they in love, are they having sex, are they best friends? It’s one of We Are Who We Are ‘s queerest pleasures that it’s not about definition.

Kamala Puligandla November 10, 2020 6 Comments
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Movie Reviews

“Heavenly Creatures” Is a Queer Adolescent Nightmare

The girls are so scared of the realities they’ve been given that their fantasy — murder and all — feels like the only choice. They don’t know yet that there’s a whole world of creative queer people out there.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 10, 2020 8 Comments
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Breakups Dating

You Need Help: Was I Ghosted Or Am I Their Backup?

The pandemic has made ghosting easier for those who might otherwise act like mortals.

Ro White November 10, 2020 4 Comments
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First Person Gender

I Stopped Tweezing in Quarantine and Realized I’m Nonbinary

On the 24th day of quarantine, I turned on all of the lamps in my room and took off all my clothes. Then I stood in front of the mirror and stared.

Rae Nieves November 10, 2020 25 Comments
Politics + Activism

Donald Trump Is a Loser: We Celebrate, and Then We Get to Work

Yes, this specific nightmare is ending. But we are nowhere near achieving our actual dreams.

Riese November 9, 2020 6 Comments
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Movie News & Trailers

Kristen Stewart’s “Happiest Season” Trailer Makes the Yuletide Gayer Than Ever

Baby, all I want for Christmas is this moooooviiieeee.

Heather Hogan November 9, 2020 33 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: This New Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Lena Headey Movie Sure Does Not Look Straight

Gunpowder Milkshake? Gotta be gay. Also, Jamie Murray claims Myka Bering, Ashley Nicole Black claims the Stacey Abrams biopic, and I claim Batwoman season two as the best thing on TV.

Heather Hogan November 9, 2020 4 Comments
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AF+ Money + Work

An Abundance of Librarians, Both “Sexy” and Unspecified: 544 Jobs A+ Members Have!

From nursing (THANK YOU!) to forestry to operating a particle accelerator, our A+ members reported working over 500 different jobs in the 2020 Autostraddle Reader Survey.

Nico November 9, 2020 54 Comments
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan kiss in Ammonite.
Movie Reviews

“Ammonite” Review: Saoirse Ronan and Gay Fossils Can’t Salvage This Drab Affair

It’s less that Winslet feels like Ronan’s mother and more that she feels like Ronan’s dull aunt she sees once a year at Christmas.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 9, 2020 35 Comments
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Health

Period Pain, A Roundtable: On Cramps, Endometriosis, and Everything In Between

“Knowing what’s up doesn’t totally make it better, but it helps.”

the team November 9, 2020 30 Comments
Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 512: Loyal and True

Riese: One boob out. I love the one boob out.
Carly: One boob out is incredible.

Riese November 9, 2020 1 Comment
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