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First Person

Writer Elizabeth Wurtzel is Dead at 52: Her Life Was One Long Longing

“I think what she articulated for me that nobody else had done quite so well was that it was possible to be very smart, intellectually, while also feeling very stupid, emotionally.”

Riese January 7, 2020 8 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Fighting Facebook and Helping Koalas and More Actionable Items for Your Week

The United Methodist Church is expected to split over gay marriage, Puerto Rico’s earthquakes, LGBTQ youth in middle America, Julián Castro backs Elizabeth Warren, and more.

Natalie January 7, 2020 5 Comments
TV Feature

I Remain A “Catfish” Queer: On Love, The Midwest, and What We Think We Deserve

“Catfish has been serving diverse, bittersweet queer representation for almost a decade and it seems like nobody notices.”

Maddy January 7, 2020 11 Comments
First Person

There Are Some Ghosts I’m Still Waiting For

Someone once told me that if you’re Asian American, or mixed, or whatever, you have a grandmother poem in you that you need to write. This is mine.

Claire Oliver Haug January 7, 2020 9 Comments
AF+

100 Ways People Found Autostraddle Last Week: Sex Edition

“38. welcome to sex.com!”

Laneia January 7, 2020 50 Comments
Movie Reviews

Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” Gave Me Permission to Be Sad

The most remarkable thing about Gerwig’s film isn’t that it leaves room for queerness – it’s that it leaves room for sadness.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 7, 2020 21 Comments
LGBT Book Reviews

Jenn Shapland Names What Needs Naming in “My Autobiography of Carson McCullers”

It has taken over 50 years for us to get the full, queer truth about Carson McCullers’s life, and now I know why. We were waiting for Jenn Shapland.

Kate Gorton January 7, 2020 31 Comments
Movie News & Trailers

Netflix Promises at Least 4 Lesbian and Bisexual Movies This Year

A new movie from Saving Face writer/director Alice Wu! Ryan Murphy’s take on the Broadway musical The Prom! A whole new Rebecca adaptation!

Heather Hogan January 6, 2020 10 Comments
Television

Kate McKinnon’s Golden Globes Tribute to Ellen Highlights How Far We’ve Come and How Far We Have Left to Go

Did you know there are people who had no idea Kate McKinnon is even gay??

Heather Hogan January 6, 2020 26 Comments
Sex

You Need Help: My Partner Can’t Have an Orgasm

“Release yourself from responsibility. You are not the keeper of your partner’s orgasms. You’re a supporting character. Your partner should play the protagonist in their Great Orgasm Quest.”

Ro White January 6, 2020 8 Comments
Gender Music

Six Songs You Love That Are Actually About Being Trans

I’m not trying to win you over to my interpretation of the lyrics of any of these songs; but I am inviting you to explore the world within each of them. Looking at songs we love through a trans lens can teach us new things about our gender.

Amina Shareef Ali January 6, 2020 29 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q

“To L and Back” Gen Q Podcast 105

Can something be both sad and hot? Time and again The L Word proves the answer is yes!

Drew Burnett Gregory January 6, 2020 5 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q TV Show Recaps

The L Word Generation Q Episode 105 Recap: Labels

We’ve got some breakups and breakdowns and questionable drunken decisions and a THRIVING new throuple and a school play with a very small cast and also Quiara’s still in town and she’s got a big surprise for Shane!

Riese January 5, 2020 79 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Was Born For Chani Nicholas’ New Book

Chani Nicholas’ new book, the nonbinary babes to watch out for, trans folks in the MCU and more! Happy Sunday!!!

Ari January 5, 2020 3 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is The Busiest Dating App Day of the Year

Today – January 5th – is the busiest dating app day of the year. Plus: A vibrator is a CES finalist, don’t live with your ex, and how to set boundaries around rough sex.

Ryan Yates January 5, 2020 2 Comments
Recipes

Femme Brûlée: Cranberry-Orange Muffins

You can be channeling citrus sunshine and tart jammy cranberry brightness too with a small amount of effort and 30 minutes of your time. Happy New Year.

Reneice Charles January 4, 2020 8 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #68: My Hopes And Fears

Baopu shares hopes and fears, from keeping creativity to taking action, for the New Year.

Yao Xiao January 4, 2020 5 Comments
TV Reviews

“Marvel’s Runaways” Says Goodbye to Our Rainbow Lesbian Superhero and Her Goth Bisexual Witch Girlfriend

I had no idea how deeply into my heart these kids would burrow, nor did I know that within it I would find one of my favorite queer love stories of all time.

Valerie Anne January 3, 2020 9 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Reveling In Possibility

“IT’S HAPPENING!!! MY THREEWAY POLY PARENTING NIGHTMARE HAS BEGUN AND I AM A L I V E”

Darcy January 3, 2020 27 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #305: How Various Plaid Shirts Made Their Way Into My Closet

Topics include hangovers, ArtPrize, the George Foreman Grill, Patriotic Millionaires, The Talented Mr Ripley, 100 books that defined the decade, fair food, the year in pivoting to video and so much more!!

Riese January 3, 2020 9 Comments
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