Outfest 2019: “Jules of Light and Dark” Gets Lost in Its Own Complexity
This is a movie about lonely queers. And it’s a movie about queers who sometimes make baffling choices.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: It’s Flash Friday For Our Fundraiser, Let’s Talk About PERKS
If someone said to you, “Hey, we’re having a Flash Friday Sale for our Fundraiser, can you offer up a weird and quirky thing that is specific to you?”, what would you offer?
Bette and Tina’s Daughter Has Been Cast on “The L Word: Generation Q,” We Hope They Also Cast a Therapist for Her
My predictions for Angelica are that she’s straight because her lesbian moms are bonkers, all her friends are queer because it’s 2019, and Shane gives her some weed.
The Comment Awards Are Lettering In Joy
YOU LETTERED IN BEING THIRSTY I LOVE IT I LOVE YOU!
Queer Sex Coven: How to Cast Spells with Your Hair Color, NBD
Can blue hair help you chill out?
Into the A+ Advice Box #8: Coming Out to Your Kid, Casual Hookups Galore, and So Much More!
This Month: Proper protocol for casual sex with strangers, combating internalized fatphobia, lots of trans feelings, and how to apologize when its 100% your fault. Plus, what to do when it’s time to divorce him and come out already!
“Pose” Episode 206 Recap: What’s Love Got To Do With It? (Or Ghosts?)
Pray Tell has a health scare and gets a visit from an old pal.
Outfest 2019: “Bit” Is a Trans Teen Vampire Romp About Lesbian Separatism
Anyone who watches Supergirl knows just how talented Nicole Maines is and she carries this movie with ease. She’s so casually present on screen and she absolutely kills a one-liner.
Pop Culture Fix: Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie Is Looking for Her Queen (Will it Be Captain Marvel?)
Taylour Paige will play Viola Davis’ love interest, Hunter Schafer charms the socks off late night, Jasika Nicole is a series regular on The Good Doctor, Janelle Monáe is replacing Julia Roberts in Amazon’s Homecoming, and more!
We Did It! We Raised $90K! Now We’re Thinking Bigger!
We hadn’t planned anything beyond our original goal, but your belief in us has taught us a new kind of hope. Today, we’re introducing a fundraising stretch goal of $25,000 intended to help bring our senior staff salaries to a more manageable place.
“Good Trouble” Episode 206 Recap: Twenty-Fine
Focusing on the chosen family that’s been built at the Coterie allows the show to be serious, sincere, sexy and fun, all at once — and always results in some of Good Trouble’s best episodes.
20 Lesbian and Bisexual Comedy Movies, Ranked
Our team weighs in on some of the funniest and least funny love and friendship stories in lesbian cinematic history, from Saving Face to Life Partners and so many more!
MTV’s “Are You the One?” Proves Nobody Knows How to Date
Acknowledge and communicate your desires!
No Filter: Stephanie Beatriz Riding a Musical Seal is My Summer Mood
Also, King Princess’ FaceApp results, Jasika Nicole’s style icon and everybody’s at The Con.
Hallelujah, “L Word: Generation Q” Has Cast a Trans Actress: Sophie Giannamore Joins Cast
Today, it was announced that four more souls have donated their lives to the cause of “The L Word: Generation Q”: bi actress Olivia Thirlby, Lex Scott Davis, lesbian comic Fortune Feimster and trans actress Sophie Giannamore.
How I Claimed Being Thirsty as a Personal Lifestyle and Learned to Live My Dreams
The more I allowed myself to want, the more I realized I wanted. The more I leaned in to my desires, the clearer they became.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO! Carly Lancaster’s Secret Is Out on “Ambitions”
Can love between two children of warring families bring peace? That’s the question being posed on OWN’s new soapy drama, Ambitions — only this time, the couple at the center of our story are two women.
Queer Tarotscopes: Leo Season Speaks to the Wildness We Carry Within
Whether you’re craving powerful forward motion or instead long to daydream in the brilliant sunshine, Leo season wants us to celebrate who we are and embrace the transformations we’re experiencing, rejoicing in the powerful growth that makes us bigger, stronger, even more incredible than we already are.
For Your Consideration: Donating to Autostraddle
For the past five-ish years, I have worked in the hellish, uncertain landscape known as the media industry. I have written for well over a dozen publications. None have made me feel more valued for my work than Autostraddle.
Thirsty Classics: “Je Tu Il Elle” Shows That Sad Gays Are Horny Too
I have absolutely no idea if Chantal Akerman would be delighted or horrified that I’ve written about her 1974 film in a way that, if successful, will lead you to 1) seek out the mental healthcare that you need, and 2) masturbate.