Learning To Live After My Younger Brother Died
When I unexpectedly lost my little brother to cancer, I had to learn how to close out his unfinished business and live life again without him.
Pop Culture Fix: Cate Blanchett Said the Words “I’m a Lesbian” So That’s Fun?
Renewals for Stumptown and Elite, behind-the-scenes gay details of Janelle Monáe’s Homecoming, every queer woman in Hollywood still wants to be Batwoman, a cute gay Pixar short, and more!
The Price I Pay For(ever) My Culture
Being a first-gen, Indigenous, queer, Samoan girl in diaspora almost cost me my Samoan culture. But one day, I’m going to be the queer Samoan elder who looks my grandchildren in their faces, and says: I was afraid the entire time that I was fighting for the world you deserve, but I did it anyway.
60 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Summer 2020
Queer and feminist books, including, YA, non-fiction, memoir, romance, literary fiction, comics, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, and poetry, hitting bookshelves this summer!
13 Books Packed With Queer Joy to Block Out the World
We’re still smack dab in the middle of a global crisis. But as summer approaches, you might want to forget our reality and float away with something joyful *and* queer. This list has got you covered.
“The L Word” Episode 409 Podcast: Let’s Spend The Entire Day in Bed With Alice and Carmen Phillips!
In which we spend the day in bed with Alice, Helena, Tasha and Papi!
Top 10 Lesbian Chapsticks for Chapstick Lesbians
Don’t you want some chapstick to go with those socks?
Sunday Funday Is Screaming With Joy! “Tuca & Bertie” Is Coming Back to Our Screens!
Happy Sunday! We’ve got new music from Young M.A and Lady Gaga, new TV shows starring Janelle Monáe and old ones getting revived like “Tuca & Bertie”, and a reminder that lesbians will never give up our denim vests! Get in here for good news!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Learning New Skills
Why sex workers have always known Zoom is anti-sex, the post-pandemic future of porn, why now is a great time to learn to how to take nudes and more.
The Dyke Kitchen: Hot Tips For A Stir Fry
Stir frying is all about the drama: high heat, wildly fast stirring, the explosive sizzle that sets off my smoke alarm. To begin, I slip my apron over my head and put on some Whitney. There are few things I like better than singing “I Have Nothing” to some food I’m about to eat, and begging it to stay in my mouth if it dares.
Baopu #73: All The Silver Linings
I’ve become so sophisticated from maxing out on the benefits of staying home, there’s juuust one side effect.
Boobs on Your Tube: Here Goes Ruby Rose’s Last Performance as “Batwoman”
Plus updates on: Harley Quinn, In the Dark, S.W.A.T., The Good Fight, and Vagrant Queen.
Extra! Extra!: Is the Arc of the Universe Bending Toward Justice for Trans Inmates and LGBT Rights in Utah?
This week’s Extra! Extra! brings a mix of hopeful and sobering news about trans rights, the criminal justice system, violence against women and the climate catastrophes in the Bay of Bengal and in Michigan. Also, Natalie updates us on the latest Veepstakes 2020 news.
Friday Open Threads Are Back, Come On In & Say Hi
You said you missed the Friday Open Threads, so we’re bringing them back!
Into the A+ Advice Box #12: Bisexual Marriage Blues, Sexting as a Bottom, and More!
Why does gay male sex turn you on if you’re a lesbian and is it okay? Plus, conflicting ideas about isolating & dating during quarantine, cheering up your partner over long distance, parents and mental health and Covid-19, SO MANY mixed signals from your ex wife who’s in another relationship and…should you fuck your boss?!?!?! Things are a mess out there, but at least we have each other and 26 questions from readers like you!
Autostraddle Is Hosting Our Second Virtual Community Care Week On Instagram & You’re Invited!
Shelter In Our Place 2 launches on Monday and we can’t wait to see you there.
Season 2 of “Dead to Me” Is Flirting With You Via Natalie Morales
Natalie Morales swaggers into Season 2 of Dead to Me to queer things up for the better.
The Comment Awards Are Reading For Batwoman
“Wearing pants? In this economy?”
Coming Together, Staying Apart: What Taking Care and Taking Action Look Like on HIV/AIDS and COVID-19
Talking to survivors and caretakers of the HIV/AIDS epidemic about what we can learn from the past about our present.
S L I C K: Constellations #3 Bennett & Reina Turn Concrete to Sand
Bennett could barely feel the flogger’s tails on their back. It was all muffled, hitting the energetic wall that felt like concrete, not actually feeling it make contact with their skin. By the time Reina fell into a pattern, Bennett was starting to soften. The dense thud was working the concrete into clay, clay into sand, and Bennett was starting to feel again.