Queer Eye’s “Black Girl Magic” Is the Blackest, Gayest, Most Moving TV Episode of 2019
Jess’ Blackness is tended to, built back up as the positive it is. I don’t think we have ever seen anything like this — but I certainly hope we see it again.
Monday Roundtable: Birthmarks
Some of us have birthmarks! How neat. Here are our stories about ours.
Sister Duo REYNA Is Bringing You Queer Pop Perfection from the Midwest
Milwaukee based REYNA (Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos) has some perfectly crafted queer pop you’ll love, and they’re gearing up for their biggest year yet.
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is a Self-Cleaning Oven
Don’t dry shampoo a vagina, a gender-neutral vibrator, why to schedule sex and more.
Sunday Funday Dreams of Being an Old Fat Pot-Smoking Dyke
Get hashtag inspired by pot-smoking lesbians, LGBT conferences changing lives, Robyn concerts and more!
Reaching Out for My Queer Muslim Community to Hold Me After Christchurch
In times like these, when people don’t understand us and decide that this means we shouldn’t live at all, we need to connect with the people that do understand, even if just a little bit, even if peripherally.
Femme Brûlée: Blueberry Baked Brie
Ideally with a nice baguette, apple slices, or a really sturdy cracker like the ones from Trader Joe’s with all the nuts and grains and dried fruit and stuff.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: My Two Lesbian Ants SUPER SPECIAL
The ants are thrilled to be visiting Autostraddle this morning!
Boobs on Your Tube: This Lesbian Love Triangle on “Charmed” Is For Real
Plus: Ladies smoochin’ on Siren and Legacies; Coop deserves a damn break on All American; daytime TV updates on General Hospital and The Young and the Restless; and we welcome back The Good Fight.
Bisexual YouTube Superwoman Lilly Singh Is Replacing Carson Daly on NBC’s Late Night TV
An openly bisexual woman of color on one of the Big 4’s late night schedule? That’s a big forkin’ deal!
The Comment Awards Are Full Of Love
“I found Autostraddle while googling ‘how do you know if you should leave your girlfriend?’ And reader, I did leave her. And then I went to an Autostraddle meet-up and met the lady knight of my wildest dreams.”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I Need Help, Tell Me All About Your Skin Care Routine!
I have to be very honest with you – I am not a Skin Care Gay…yet!
Getting in Bed With Kristin: Grief, Anxiety, and the Practicalities of Breakups
End your week with a little bit of love and advice!
Be Part of Autostraddle’s Trans Day of Visibility Gallery!
Get your pictures to me by March 28!
Ultimate ’90s MRI: A Fertility Playlist
“Musicals? Too weird. My favorite indie band? Too pretentious. Tegan and Sara? Too gay. C’mon, Jennifer, get it together!”
Things I Read That I Love #285: A Person Who Refuses To Try Something Better Is a Person Who Will Never Make Something Good
Topics include rats, being awake during surgery, defining disability, aerial skiing, a deranged mayor in late-90s Connecticut, Luke Perry, college admissions, Fox News, Outdoor Voices and so much more!
“Shameless” Racked Up 15+ Queer Women Characters While You Were Getting High
Valerie and Riese chat about “Shameless,” the Showtime dramedy we weren’t watching for the gay lady parts and then suddenly there were a lot of gay lady parts. Did we like them? Find out!
“One Day at a Time” Is Cancelled at Netflix, But the Love of the Alvarez Family Lives On
Feel your feelings and then keep fighting. Elena Alvarez couldn’t have said it better herself.
Announcing “To L and Back,” an L Word Podcast from Autostraddle.com
We’re absolutely thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of “To L and Back,” a new podcast about “The L Word.”
Home Births and Body Horror
By the time I was ten, I’d attended three home births.