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Pets & Animals Queer Fashion

The Real Stars of New York Fashion Week Were These Dogs and Cats and Pigs

They’re beauty and they’re grace, they’re puppers from outer space!

Heather Hogan February 13, 2020 27 Comments
Politics + Activism

Warren Leads Autostraddle’s Politics Survey, Sanders Is Second and Everyone Else Is Far Far Away

Who do the LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people who took our Politics Survey plan on voting for in the Democratic Primary?

himani February 13, 2020 11 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Riverdale” Episode 413 Recap: Stonewall Prep as Theater of Horrors

Mishel Prada is back as Hermosa and shares a dance with Cheryl and Toni.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 13, 2020 1 Comment
Issues

Always In The Middle: On Being Biracial & Bisexual

Perhaps my identity oscillates at times but in a world that attempts to force me to choose one side of a binary, I remain firmly in the middle.

Kirthan Aujlay February 13, 2020 8 Comments
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Literature

Lez Liberty Lit Is Locating Queer Desire

Finding queer desire in literature, why it can feel uncomfortable to read queer romance, two lesbian poets writing under the same pseudonym and more.

Ryan Yates February 13, 2020
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Keep Powering Each Other Up

Missy Elliott joins a new Cinderella adaptation, Batwoman casts a Nocturna (oh no!), Will & Grace cannot get bisexuality right, the cast of Pose is rightly honored again, and I hope you treated yourself to this Laura Dern song.

Heather Hogan February 12, 2020 5 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 503 Recap: My Favorite Murderer

Sara and Ava try to stop an Encore from killing people in 2004 while the team tries to change the outcome of a bloody prom in 1989.

Valerie Anne February 12, 2020 9 Comments
TV Lists

What Are Your Five TV Shows To Get To Know You?

The Autostraddle TV Team takes on Twitter’s “Five TV Shows to Get to Know Me” meme. Yes, our relationships with television are perfectly fine and healthy THANKS.

The TV Team February 12, 2020 47 Comments
Movie Features

Céline Sciamma on “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” The Lesbian Gaze, and Queer TV That Gives Her Hope

“What is a happy ending with a lesbian love story? Eternal possession? We want a frozen image of two people getting married?”

Drew Burnett Gregory February 12, 2020 22 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Isa Mazzei’s “Camgirl” Explores Performance, Privilege, Kink and Contradictions

“Cam” screenwriter Isa Mazzei’s new memoir is an accessible and honest portrayal of one woman’s stint in the online sex industry.

Annie Rose Malamet February 12, 2020 4 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger Win An Oscar For Best Outfits and Also, Tacos and Plants

Plus, Ashley Benson really knows how to lounge, and Kate Moennig shares an iconic throwback photo.

Christina Tucker February 12, 2020 6 Comments
Webcomics

Foolish Child #65: Valentine’s Day

Depends on what the “V” stands for…

Dickens February 12, 2020 3 Comments
Sex

You Need Help: Is It Possible to Repair a Relationship After a Consent Misstep?

“I’m worried the relationship is ruined before it even really got started. What should I do? Do I have to break up with her, or is there a way to work through this?”

Christina Tesoro February 11, 2020 6 Comments
Money + Work

Queered & Careered: 12 Ways to Cope at Work When You’re Just Not Feeling It

For those days when you wake up for work and a repeated round of “fuck this” is going through your head.

Tiara Dee February 11, 2020 9 Comments
Queer Fashion

Basic Butch Style: The Perfect Coffee Date

I’m a big fan of coffee dates. When I think of my favorite coffee shops, my mind conjures up warmth and texture. Taking inspiration from that feeling, I put together two outfits, paying special attention to texture and flow.

Holly February 11, 2020 2 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Zaya Wade Is Trans and Loved: Dwyane Wade Shares 12-Year-Old’s Coming Out with Ellen

“I want to be referenced as she and her. I would love for you guys to call me Zaya.” Proud parent Dwayne Wade shares Zaya’s story. Sending our love to the family today!

Natalie February 11, 2020 13 Comments
Queer Fashion Sex Toys

Frisky Business: Talking with Independent Queer Harness Designer Emma Alamo

The babe behind the buckles is Emma Alamo — a queer creator, a recovering alcoholic, a proud power bottom and business owner with serious hustle. Emma welcomed me into her studio and talked about social media, body image and building a career selling bondage gear.

Ro White February 11, 2020 2 Comments
Movie Reviews

“Birds of Prey” Is the Chaotic Sparkly Queer Misandrist Comic Book Movie of My Dreams

With two on-screen queer women characters, “Birds of Prey” is an irate, sparkle laden, middle finger in the air to a society that otherwise cowers to the angry whims of men. Who the hell wouldn’t sign up for that?

Carmen Phillips February 11, 2020 6 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Coyote Mommi Maria Bello Is Engayged to Superstar Chef Girlfriend Dominique Crenn

Maria Bello, best known to Autostraddle readers for playing Coyote Mommi Lil Lovell in the 2000 lesbian cinematic masterpiece Coyote Ugly, showed up at Elton John’s Oscar party last night with longtime girlfriend Dominique Crenn in tow and announced that they were no longer able to fight the moonlight.

Heather Hogan February 10, 2020 6 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Janelle Monáe Reclaimed Flower Crowns as Queer Culture at the Oscars Last Night

Black femmes won Oscars weekend, starring: Janet Mock, Janelle Monáe, Angelica Ross, Billy Porter, and MJ Rodriguez! Also, links about why we still don’t believe survivors, moms starting a housing rights revolution, and more.

Carmen Phillips February 10, 2020 4 Comments
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