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Literature

Lez Liberty Lit: Take Up Space In The World

The discourse around American Dirt, finding gay hope in The Bluest Eye, what it’d be like if books had smells and more.

Ryan Yates January 30, 2020 1 Comment
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 65, January 2020

“Sometimes with people my age it’s like are you gay or do you just live in a major city.”

Riese January 30, 2020 16 Comments
TV Feature TV Reviews

“Work in Progress” Is Too Much and So Am I

Throughout its eight episodes Work in Progress showed the value in being there for people even when it’s hard – and the importance of knowing when to walk away.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 30, 2020 19 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: We’re Getting a Fisting Emoji in 2020, Goddess Bless Us Everyone

Lesbian beachside weddings, how to delete what facebook knows about your life, queer people want their therapists to call them out, new 2020 emojis are more gender-inclusive than ever, and more news to close out your week!

Carmen Phillips January 30, 2020 20 Comments
TV Reviews

“Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina” Part Three Review: A Muddled Magical Mess

In the end, Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina delivers an exciting finale, but it isn’t enough to justify the disorder that precedes it, and it also feels like show repeating the same story it has done before.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya January 29, 2020 2 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q TV Lists

The Best and Worst Storylines of “L Word: Generation Q” Season One

Our TV Team weighs in on what we loved and didn’t love in “The L Word: Generation Q”‘s first season!

Riese January 29, 2020 14 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Pop Culture Fix: Tank Top Twins Mackenzie Davis and Kristen Stewart Will Fall in Love in “Happiest Season”

Also! Finally! An official still of Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya in Birds of Prey! Queen Latifah will play the lead in the Equalizer reboot, the first 99 seconds of season seven of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Lizzo’s flute should get its own Grammy, Bex Taylor-Klaus chats about their new lesbian character on Deputy, and more!

Heather Hogan January 29, 2020 9 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Megan Rapinoe Wears Glasses For Girls Who Make Passes

Also Amber Heard has a dog, Quinn Wilson is having a great night out, and Shane’s dog really needs a name!

Christina Tucker January 29, 2020 3 Comments
Webcomics

Foolish Child #63: Nightshift

And now, to sleep.

Dickens January 29, 2020 4 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q

Nine Queer Writers of Color on “Generation Q” and The L Word’s Legacy of Whiteness

The L Word: Generation Q featured 12 new queer characters of color in its first season, but media conversations about the show have largely remained driven by white points of view. So, we set out to change that.

The Speakeasy January 28, 2020 21 Comments
TV Reviews

Fortune Feimster’s “Sweet and Salty” Is a Love Letter to Lesbian Tomboys

Fortune Feimster’s long-overdue solo hour-long stand-up special is even gayer than you hoped it would be.

Heather Hogan January 28, 2020 9 Comments
Politics + Activism

Respect Your Elders: Tea With Two-Spirit African-American and Haudenosaunee Writer M. Carmen Lane

“Be curious in an intergenerational context, because it doesn’t matter how old you are — if you’re not curious about the other you’re gonna lose some learning, you’re gonna lose connection, and you’re gonna lose the nuance.”

Lou Barrett January 28, 2020 24 Comments
Politics + Activism

South Dakota’s HR 1057 Is a Dangerous Test Case for Blocking Trans Youth from Transition-Related Care

In South Dakota, we’re witnessing an alarming historical precedent: the first test of conservative legislation designed to block access to transition-related medical care, particularly puberty blockers, to trans kids and teens by criminalizing doctors who provide it to them.

Rachel January 28, 2020 2 Comments
TV Reviews

“She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” Is Queerness and Hope in a Dark World

Join Carmen Phillips, Valerie Anne, Heather Hogan, and special guest Meg Jones Wall to talk about the triumph, heartbreak, gayness, and empowerment of one of our all-time favorite animated series.

The TV Team January 28, 2020 11 Comments
Money + Work

Queered & Careered: In the Meantime (Or Things to Do While You’re Unemployed)

One of the most insidious effects of unemployment in a capitalist society is that we start to doubt our worth if we are not tied to a job. Our daily resilience IS productive and we deserve to celebrate ourselves, employed or not.

Tiara Dee January 28, 2020 5 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Demi Lovato Sang Her Damn Heart Out at the Grammys, Left Mine in Pieces

Brandi Carlile and Demi Lovato at the Grammys, Angelica Ross is the new face of Louis Vuitton, remembering Gigi Bryant, and more news to kick off the week.

Carmen Phillips January 27, 2020 18 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q

Our Favorite Sex Scenes and ‘Ships of “The L Word: Generation Q” Season One

The entire TV Team weighs in on the sex scenes and potential/actual relationships that warmed our hearts and thighs during Season One of “The L Word: Generation Q.”

Riese January 27, 2020 28 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Supergirl” Episode 511 Recap: All We Do is Win(n)

Alex and Kara are excited to see their old friend Winn and join forces to fight…well, Winn.

Valerie Anne January 27, 2020 11 Comments
Sports

Meet the Queer and Trans Women Taking Over Professional Wrestling

As a child, I loved watching wrestling. As I got older, however, the sport began to change, and the storylines became isolating. Fortunately, both fans and other wrestlers alike have made it clear that wrestling is no longer a business where bigotry is going to be tolerated.

BJ Colangelo January 27, 2020 11 Comments
Straddleverse

101 Extremely Niche and Special Things You’re an Expert On

48. identifying what episode of The Nanny it is based on C.C. Babcock’s hair

Laneia January 27, 2020 37 Comments
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