Lez Liberty Lit: The Word of the Year
“They” is the word of the year! Plus: when languages die, when bookstores unionize, when Hilton Als writes on Joan Didion and more.
What We Love and Hate About Dating Scorpios
“As a Scorpio that has dated other Scorpios, I can state definitively that we are excellent at sex and secrets and not always great at other parts of relationships.”
Pop Culture Fix: Hallmark Accidentally Started a Lesbian Christmas Movie Avalanche
That Hallmark debacle made for some good tweets and content, Mia Kirshner says Jenny Schecter’s not dead (but there’s a podcast you need to listen to if you want to know more), return dates for Sabrina and Grace & Frankie, Disney+’s new Star Wars series will reportedly have a lesbian character, and more!
Summer of 1990
I remember it all because for that one hour of that one day in that horribly long summer, I could see part of myself reflected in someone else and I felt less alone.
Christmas at the Coterie: “Good Trouble” Celebrates the Holigays with Stef and Lena
While the return of Stef and Lena Adams Foster to our TV screens was always going to be a cause for celebration around here, their presence — and the presence of six (!!) other LGBT characters — on Good Trouble’s two hour holiday special seemed particularly poignant in the wake of Hallmark’s bigotry.
Queer Your Ears: The 50 Best Albums Of The 2010s By Queer & Trans Musicians
The 2010s was an incredibly gay decade in music. Queer and trans musicians gained more visibility and success than ever before over the last 10 years! Here are the best 50 albums of the decade, according to me.
Welcome Our New Autostraddle Deputy Editor, Kamala Puligandla!
I just want a gay utopia, okay?
Foolish Child #61: Cousin Penny
Oh boy!
No Filter: Bella Thorne Knows Her Boobs are Big, Thanks!
Janelle Monáe loves being black, Cara Delevingne loves “flowers” and Amber Heard and I take a new, startling turn together!
Queered & Careered: 5 Ways You Can Use Tarot at Work
Just because, let’s be honest: your workplace could use some queer witchy energy.
The 50 Best Lesbian, Queer, and Bisexual Movies of the Decade
The fact is most of the films about us — and especially the films by us — do not get the attention they deserve. But nobody is better equipped to tell our stories than we are.
The 12 Queer Sex Positions Of Christmas
Try these positions to add some spice (ooh, is that nutmeg?) to your sex life this December.
Queer Your Ears: The 20 Best Lesbian Love Songs Of 2019
Valentine’s Day is coming up in only two months! This is my holiday gift to those of you who struggle with gifts: make her a Spotify playlist! And guess what, I’ve already done most of the work for you.
How To Be The Estranged Gay Kid This Holiday Season
Because you’re gay — and maybe a host of other reasons — you and your family don’t speak. Get through it by exclusively listening to music from your parents’ era and try not to have a meltdown.
17 Very Good Queer Meme Instagram Accounts to Follow
Good queer memes will make you smile and laugh and cry and accept the mortifying ordeal of being known.
8 Cute Queer Holiday Romances to Snuggle up with this Holigay Season
More than one book involves lesbians falling in love while bonding over a cute festive pet.
You Need Help: How To Be A Trans Lesbian
Make sure to be kind and generous to yourself, give yourself plenty of time to process all of these important feelings, and don’t rush it!
The “To L and Back” L Word®: Generation Q Podcast Event Was So Much Fun
You all looked GREAT!
“To L and Back” Gen Q Podcast Episode 102
“Do we discuss issues of representation around trans lesbians, trans sex, and Latinx families? Yes. Do we discuss high-waisted pants and threesomes? Also yes.”
80 of the Best Queer, Lesbian and Bisexual Books of the Decade
It sure has been a decade! Mainstream publishing has become much more open to queer stories, especially perhaps in YA, and the drive and determination of indie and queer publishing projects has meant that less saleable work that is sometimes more resonant to our lives has been able to make it to our shelves. Here are some of the brightest highlights!