Meet Your New Batwoman — Bisexual Actress Javicia Leslie!
I texted Autostraddle Deputy Editor Carmen Phillips as soon as I saw the news and she said, “Here’s your official quote: LET’S FUCKING GO!!!!!!”
Glennon Doyle’s “Untamed”: A Gay Love Story About a Grown-Ass Woman Who Does What the F*ck She Wants
“There. She. Is.” Glennon wrote in her new memoir, Untamed, when she recalled the moment Abby Wambach entered her life. I assumed that would be the central conflict of Untamed. And in some ways it is — but not the ways I expected.
“Shirley” Dominates the Viewer in This Queer Psychodrama Fictionalization of Shirley Jackson
How the fictionalized film on the horror writer Shirley Jackson bends the line of reality.
No Filter: Due To a Technical Error This Post Contains Nine (9) Copies Of the Same Picture of Mercedes Mason
Mercedes Mason flexes (heh) a new quarantine hobby, and Rahne Jones is making me reconsider hats!
My Top 10 Favorite LGBTQ Films: Riese, Who Appreciates Teen Angst, Suburban Ennui and Angelina Jolie
Includes Angelina Jolie two ways, a lot of coming-of-age, and Blake Lively’s 500-piece suit.
Pop Culture Fix: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan’s Dinosaur Movie Will Wow You With The Power of Lesbian Touch
How Janelle Monáe built a character we don’t often see on TV, the history of The Baby-Sitter’s Club Phone, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Gemma Arterton are girlfriends in Summerland, and more!
You Need Help: Why Can’t I Break Up With Them?
You owe it to yourself and your partner to be honest.
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Also.Also.Also: What Do You Mean Dog Years Aren’t Real??
The WNBA’s new Social Justice Council, China’s drag queens, Kristen Arnett on Dorothy Allison — and did a certain celesbian intellectual elope with her girlfriend? 👀
How to Actually Accept Help from People Who Love You: An Excerpt from “The Art of Showing Up”
When someone I know is dealing with a difficult situation, I typically feel extremely “Put me in, coach!!!” But when I am the one in a difficult spot? Well, then, thanks so much for offering but I’m perfectly fine to handle this on my own!!! The fact is, asking for/accepting help is incredibly difficult for a lot of us—even those of us who know, logically, that no one can get through life alone.
11 Newish TV Shows With New Lesbian and Bisexual Characters
We’ve got a lesbian taxidermist in Run, a fish cop in Hightown, Janelle Monae in a rowboat and so much more.
Rosalie Knecht’s Vera Kelly Is Not A Mystery, But Is a Gay Noir Must-Read
There’s another kind of revolution happening within this sequel, and that’s where Knecht really blows the doors off the noir genre.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Palm Power Extreme
The Magic Wand isn’t without critique. I have been yearning for a sleeker toy, something waterproof, a wand that doesn’t hurt my wrists and at times I want intensity without the rumble. This is why I was intrigued by the PalmPower Extreme!
HBO Max’s “Love Life” Made Me Believe Love Isn’t a Lie and Also There’s a Lesbian
So often, when you’re single, especially if you’ve been single for a long time, people will give you the same empty platitudes. You just haven’t met the right person yet, you’ll find love when you’re not looking for it, you have to love yourself before anyone else can love you, etc. But this show takes those sentiments and clicks a new lens into place over them.
Netflix’s “The Baby-Sitters Club” Invites You to Say Hello to Your Friends All Over Again
Netflix’s BSC adaptation is, to my surprise and delight, a faithful recreation of Stoneybrook and its resident squad of tween entrepreneurs with essential 2020 updates to Ann M. Martin’s easter candy-colored world.
Pop Culture Fix: Tessa Thompson Is Determined to Make Marvel’s Cinematic Universe Gayer
Also: Legends of Tomorrow season 6 will cause Avalance angst, PLL’s Alison and Emily are back together off-screen apparently, spend the day with Laverne Cox, and more!
Sunday Funday Is Keeping Marsha P. Johnson Close
Happy Sunday! There is SO much good news this week including a queer disco playlist, sorority news, Black art, Ecuadorian drag, political Pride in Paris and even more!!!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Can Wait To Make Out For As Long As It Takes
A Massachusetts city has officially recognized polyamorous relationships; playing Animal Crossing with a buttplug; why “clean” is not a good metaphor for talking about STI status; and more.
The Dyke Kitchen: Strawberry Pie For Repeat Juneteenth
On this July 4th weekend, the only appropriate celebration of freedom is a repeat of Juneteenth. I’ve always had a festive and carefree association with strawberries, plus everyone’s bomb-ass strawberry Juneteenth desserts inspired me to make this cream cheese strawberry pie with a coconut cookie crust.
The Lakeview Crew #5: Thoughts on “Asians For Black Lives”
Aiden contemplates what it means to identify with the phrase “Asians for Black Lives.”