In the Face of Government Neglect, Trans Leaders Spearhead Housing Solutions
Housing initiatives in the South showcase the continued resilience and resourcefulness of trans communities, despite discriminatory proposed rules by the government.
Pop Culture Fix: “Ammonite” Director Francis Lee Made Mary Anning a Lesbian to “Elevate” Her, Doesn’t Care What Straights Think
10 of the most stylish lesbian characters in cinema, Janelle Monáe on Antebellum and Chadwick Boseman, Brandi Carlile’s cover of Mad World is a real 2020 mood, Indya Moore’s NYFW debut, and more!
Also.Also.Also: A Python Laid 7 Eggs, Despite Not Having a Male Partner in Years. Let’s Go Lesbians!
Janelle Monáe’s “Turntables” now comes with a full music video, the radical queer publications of the 1970s, what do we do when the sky is Orange? And this is now officially a Naomi Osaka Stan Account.
Sunday Funday Will Not Be Throwing a Gender Reveal for Miss Major’s Baby!
Happy Sunday! Miss Major and Beck are having a baby, Lena Waithe has a cute LA office, queer women are finding their place in ballet, a recipe for strawberry and pecan scones to use up your sourdough daughters, and more!
Extra! Extra!: How Much Does Yet Another Trump Reveal Actually Reveal?
This week’s Extra! Extra! Offers more reflections on police brutality and delves into some damning news coming out of Trumpland. We also look at some LGBTQ+ news from around the world and dive into some of the not-so-great situations unfolding in Europe. And to close out, a look at the state of the Internet, climate change and the pandemic.
Also.Also.Also: Niecy Nash Describes Coming Out as “Going Into Myself.” Break Out the Kleenex!
Niecy Nash Says and Jessica Betts, Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman, and all your favorite grown-up gay love stories! Plus Canadian World Cup soccer star Quinn came out as transgender (congrats!!), and some ‘Pro-Sex, Anti-Fascist’ art to decorate your walls.
Pop Culture Fix: Janelle Monáe and Stacey Abrams Team Up to Try to Save Democracy
Also: Why is this Rebecca trailer so straight, Ellen says she’ll “talk about it” when she returns for season 18, Lizzo won big at the IHeartRadio Music Awards, Pose will begin filming season three in October!
Also.Also.Also: Sarah Paulson Starts Spooky Season With So Much Gay Longing in New “Ratched” Trailer
Netflix’s “Ratched” promises to make our Murder Me, Mommi nightmares into a very hot reality. Also, brand new music Janelle Monáe! And a deep dive on the history of protest in the WNBA.
LGBT Labor History Is All Our History
There’s more to tell about the dynamic of what queer and trans people have given to the labor movement and what it’s given to us than can be said here, but the resources below are a good start!
Sunday Funday and “Star Trek: Discovery” Knows the Future Isn’t Cis
Star Trek is finally officially trans! Plus virtual concerts by Brandi Carlile, women truckers for suffrage, Fawzia Mirza got married, “The Glorias” trailer is here, and more! Happy Sunday!
Extra! Extra!: In Which the Criminal Justice System Offers Justice for Who, Exactly?
This week’s Extra! Extra! brings us more news on abuses of power at all different levels of the criminal justice system. We also take another look at some of the situations we’ve been following in Belarus, Ethiopia, and the Uighur detention camps in China, and an update on the climate crisis and the pandemic.
A Candid Conversation About Queers in the Labor Movement with Longtime Union Activists Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb
In 1990, Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb released Pride At Work, a booklet on organizing for gay and lesbian rights in the workplace. They spoke with Autostraddle about their lives, this “naughty little pamphlet,” and the future of queer labor organizing. Plus, for the first time ever, the full 100-page pamphlet is being released online – right in this post!
Also.Also.Also: She’ll Be Making Passes at Janelle Monáe Wearing Glasses
It’s been a long, hard summer: here’s a photo of Janelle Monáe’s new haircut + glasses just because! Also: Monáe is starring in the new “Gloria” movie coming to Amazon and here’s a first look; we have Niecy Nash’s wedding video; and so many links to read to carry you into the (almost) long weekend!
Future Present: Temporary Autonomous Zones and the Rewiring of Public Space
What happens when IRL gigs are not what they once were? Demanding audience, abolition, and decolonization through Temporary Autonomous Zones.
Pop Culture Fix: Merry Christmas, Here’s Your First Look at Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis in Clea DuVall’s Holiday Rom-Com
The first photo of Ryan Murphy’s The Prom adaptation, where is Brandy’s Cinderella?, Lost Girl is coming to the CW, the WNBA made the NBA’s strike possible, and more!
Also.Also.Also: Lili Reinhart Still Proudly Bisexual, Thinks Bi-Erasure Is Bad for Our Brains (She’s Right)
Betty from Riverdale Remains a Bisexual Queen! Your favorite rapper Chika with an in-depth profile you’ve never seen from her before, Naomi Osaka bringing Black Lives Matter to the US Open, and how to *actually* get your vote counted in this hellscape of an election.
Pop Culture Fix: It’s Impossible to Care About “New Mutants” Lesbian Love Story When The Director Doesn’t Care About Racism
A new profile of our new Batwoman, Javicia Leslie; Amber Riley’s Naya Rivera tribute will break your heart all over again; last night’s VMAs were bizarre; Holland Taylor knows you think she’s an all-powerful figure; and more!
Sunday Funday Is Reading Through 120 Black-Owned Bookstores(!!) … and You Can, Too!
The world IS on fire, but there is good news! Like, Marsha P. Johnson monuments, live kitten cams, Black babies dressed in Black Panther costumes, J.Lo’s nonbinary nibling, and so much more ❤️
Queer Farmers Exist, and We’re Protecting the Land
When I attended the first Queer Farmer Convergence in 2018, I was hooked by the welcoming and joyous queer community. They have created an intentionally queer rural space.
Extra! Extra!: Making Sense of a Summer Shaped by Violence
The state-sanctioned violence continues, people protest peacefully and are attacked and even killed by law enforcement and vigilantes (who are also, more or less, supported by law enforcement). We also bring a brief update on the state of the US election after both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions wrapped up, an update on some of the situations we’ve been following in Lebanon and Russia and, finally, on the COVID-19 pandemic.