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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: New Research Suggests Men Don’t Know What They’re Talking About, Women Are Fine Without Them

Plus: Springtime Mary Oliver from the Atlantic archives, ButchCamp, grandparents are getting more gay-friendly, the stuntwomen of the MCU, teenage lesbians trolling homophobic politicians, and oh so much more.

Heather Hogan April 29, 2019 8 Comments
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Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 104: Longing

Did you know that the Autostraddle.com post for each episode of To L and Back contains a VERY useful index of ideas and trivia referenced in the episode? Because it does!

Riese April 29, 2019 17 Comments
Breakups Hair

How To Change Your Hair Dramatically After a Breakup

Seize control of your image! Be hot as a form of revenge! Do it for you! Just feel good about something in a time when it’s so easy to feel bad about everything!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 29, 2019 17 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Stans This Lesbian Couple Who Met Touring With Beyoncé

Plus: #LesbianVisibilityDay tweets you may have missed, more confirmation on Star Trek’s gayness, Roxane Gay’s new magazine, a post-Bar/Bat Mitzvah educational program for non-binary Jewish youth, and more!

Ari April 28, 2019 4 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Warming Up The Bluetooth Vibrator

Sex-toy hacking is probably overblown. Plus how to be together in a relationship, what makes a good sub and more.

Ryan Yates April 28, 2019 3 Comments
Recipes

Femme Brûlée: Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

This recipe is perfect for this time of year when summer is approaching and a decadent treat is in order but the rising temperatures might already have you pushing the breaks on using the oven.

Reneice Charles April 27, 2019 8 Comments
Webcomics

Baopu #59: Memory Train Making Local Stops

“I have a habit of searching for memories in the future.”

Yao Xiao April 27, 2019 8 Comments
Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” Special Episode: A Delightful Interview With Guinevere Turner

“I was always saying like: I want more drugs, I want more trans people and I want dildos!”

Riese April 26, 2019 17 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Cameron Esposito Almost Breaks Rosa’s Heart on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

Plus: Petra woos JR some more, a season wrap-up on Madam Secretary, a witchy revelation on Charmed, Hen saves the day on 9-1-1, and a polyamorous bisexual surprise (in a good way!) on S.W.A.T.!

The TV Team April 26, 2019 15 Comments
Sex

Queer Sex Coven: F*ck a Candle, Find Your Perfect Partner

Are you lonely? Horny? Stop being a muggle and act like the witch that you are. Have sex with a candle to summon your perfect partner.

Sophie Saint Thomas April 26, 2019 13 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What’s Your Karaoke Song?

Does anyone want to do some backup vocals for me on “Since U Been Gone”?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 26, 2019 64 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Dating Their Doppelgängers

“Call me by my/your name.”

Darcy April 26, 2019 12 Comments
Friendship

Getting in Bed With Kristin: Making Friends, Making Dates, Making Podcasts

Plus: Sam in a basket!

Kristin April 26, 2019 4 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #288: They Emerged To Twist Thirst From A Cloying Wish Into Full-Bodied Desire

Topics include Ramona Quimby, female thirst, dentistry, Christian Moms who make money selling printables on their blogs, murderabilia, women outside, the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and more!

Riese April 26, 2019 12 Comments
Culture

Lesbian Visibility Day 2019 Roundtable: Celebrating Our History and Our Future

“Society does not respect women, but that’s the whole thing about lesbianism. Women are literally the whole thing. Women are my foundation”

the team April 26, 2019 39 Comments
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Taylor Swift Didn’t Come Out But She Sure Did Make a Gay Music Video

Rainbows, a thousand women in suits and ties, unicorns, cats on cats on cats.

Heather Hogan April 25, 2019 55 Comments
TV Reviews

Let’s Talk About Star Trek Discovery: Hot Women in Space

Riese and Kayla talk about that Season Two finale, pros/cons re: Discovery in general, our hopes for the future, Tig Notaro in space, Three Hot Mommies and more pressing Star Trek processing.

Riese April 25, 2019 36 Comments
Music

Queer Your Ears April 2019: New Releases from Queer & Trans Artists

It’s a great time to be queer and/or trans music fan! There was SO MUCH incredible music to cover this month.

Abbie Jones April 25, 2019 14 Comments
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Literature

Lez Liberty Lit Is Under, and Lost

Carmen Maria Machado, writers’ roles in addressing climate change, why you don’t need to publish a book by 30, a liberated Cinderella, and more!

Ryan Yates April 25, 2019 1 Comment
Book Lists

8 Crime Books Featuring Women Loving Women & Other Queer People

These awesome eight crime books, including mysteries, thrillers, and true crime, all feature queer women!

Casey April 25, 2019 16 Comments
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