Grease Bats: Homophobic Inheritance
“You’d think after someone dies you wouldn’t have to deal with their bullshit anymore… yet her hatred perseveres!”
Queen Latifah Is [Maybe] Marrying a Woman and [Allegedly] Having a Baby, Our Work Here Is [Almost] Done
Reports suggest that Queen Latifah’s very good friend Eboni Nichols is not only pregnant, the pair are engaged.
Boobs on Your Tube: Shay Mitchell Joins the Dead Lesbian Society, XOXO Gossip Girl
Also: God Friended Me is heckin’ gay, HTGAWM celebrates Spirit Day with purple and more hints of an Annalise/Tegan hook-up, Bre-Z is so good on All American, and just a little misandry on The Purge.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Are You Doing For Halloween?
Spooky season is upon us!
The Comment Awards Have a Pocket Full of Punshine
“We call them junderpants.”
Do The Monster Mash: Binder Halloween Costumes with GC2B
gc2b grabbed some fabulous models and used their binders to create Halloween costumes on a budget using items you can find at a craft store, your local Halloween pop-up, and your own closet! This is for every queer who’s ever wanted to prance or parade around in their binder in public without putting a shirt over it.
10 Books on Voting, Elections and Government to Get You Ready for the Midterms
Informed citizens unite!
33 Queer Women and Non-Binary People On Their Early Masturbation Experiences
“oops and it was because i was attracted to barbie’s sister skipper”
A+ Sex Diary: Tender Pervert
In this sex diary: sleepy sexting, long-distance travel, midnight fisting, lots of messes and more.
“Riverdale” Episode 302 Recap: The Parent Pact
Archie stars in a middling, trope-filled prison movie, but at least the season’s murder mystery is heating up. Also, I’m still worried about Betty!
13 Mind-Expanding Nonfiction Books to Read for LGBTQ History Month
Pick up one of these 13 books about LGBTQ history and learn about your queer and trans ancestors!
Having Too Many: How Queer Family Helps Heal My Relationship to Food
She has boxes of recipe cards; mostly I know their stories and not their flavors. She needs to know what I cook for dinner regularly; she eats a dinner of nibbles and stolen bites. She tells me that sugar is toxic and will cause irreparable harm to my body; she sends me a box of Christmas cookies. Scrumptious little crystals that can tear at my blood vessels from the inside.
“Black Lightning” Episode 202 Recap: Anissa Pierce is Looking Very Shane Today
Anissa wants Zoe to sing her a song. Naked. In Heels. Of course.
Pop Culture Fix: Melissa McCarthy Is Your Fave Cranky Lesbian Con Artist in “Will You Ever Forgive Me?” and Other Stories
Stories include The Bi Life reality dating show, the final season of Orange is the New Black, new lesbians on God Friended Me, Practical Magic, Lena Waithe’s new show about sneaker culture, Kristen Stewart in an outfit, Riverdale’s flashback episode, Jen Richards in Tales of the City, “Her Body and Other Parties” getting a show at FX, Transparent: The Musical, Melissa McCarthy playing lez in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and so much more!
27 X-Files Monsters of the Week, Ranked by Gayness
We’ve discussed the arguably gay women of The X-Files, and obviously Dana Scully at length. But it’s time to answer a different pressing question: how gay are the monsters of the week?
No Filter: Hayley Kiyoko and Ruby Rose Initiate Taylor Swift Into the Club
Also, Kehlani is pregnant (and adorable) and Sarah Paulson wants to know what all the top Hollywood stars smell like.
Straight People Watch: Fall 2018
Siri, play “The Despair in a Man’s Eyes (Ft. Woman’s Euphoric Denial)” at full volume.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #58: Envy
…I know. I know. Jealousy is a toxic and entirely unfavorable emotion.
We Ruined Our Days and Our Relationships With New Astrology App “The Pattern!” and You Can Too
If you’ve enjoyed the way Co-Star describes hypothetical or even existing relationships between yourself and your friends, but you don’t feel like you’ve emotionally devastated yourself enough lately, you’re going to love The Pattern, a new app for masochistic astrology enthusiasts.
Mary Lambert Is Brutally Vulnerable in Her New Poetry Book, “Shame Is An Ocean I Swim Across”
Mary Lambert talked to Autostraddle about vulnerability, the impossibility of separating the art from the artist, and her incredible new book of poems.