• About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
  • Shop
  • Sign In
  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Baby Steps
    • Our Sex/Life
    • The Parlour
    • Go Long
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • S L I C K Erotica
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles

Life

  • LGBT History
  • Health
  • Travel
  • Money + Work
  • Geekery
  • Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft
  • Holigays
  • Parenting & Family
  • Pregnancy

Etc.

  • Special Issues
  • Webcomics
  • Lists/Top Tens
  • Greatest Hits
  • Ranked by Lesbianism
  • Epic Lists
  • Shopping
  • Podcasts

  • Support Us
    • Give to Autostraddle
    • Become an AF+ Member
    • AF+ Gift Membership
    • Buy Our Merch
  • Sign In
  • Home
  • AF+
    • All AF+ Posts
    • Into the AF+ Advice Box
    • AF+ Discount Marketplace
    • Baby Steps
    • Our Sex/Life
    • The Parlour
    • Go Long
    • AF+ Roundtables
    • Personal Essays
    • Interview With My Ex
    • Interview with My Significant Other
    • S L I C K Erotica
  • Television
    • All Television Posts
    • LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now
    • TV Show Recaps
    • TV Reviews
    • TV Lists
    • TV News & Trailers
    • TV Features
    • The L Word: Generation Q
    • Autostraddle TV Awards
    • To L and Back Podcast
    • Boobs On Your Tube
  • Film
    • All Film Posts
    • The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
    • The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema
    • Movie Lists
    • Movie Reviews
    • Movie Features
    • Movie News & Trailers
  • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)
    • Style
    • Music
    • Theater
    • Visual Art
    • Comedy
    • Sports
  • Love + Sex
    • All Love + Sex Posts
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Sex Toys
    • Lesbian Dating Apps
    • Friendship
    • Breakups
    • Relationships
    • Lesbian Weddings
    • Shibari 101
    • Tops & Bottoms
  • News
    • Politics + Activism
    • Society + Culture
    • Pop Culture Fix
  • Community
    • Culture
    • Straddleverse
    • The Autostraddle Yearbook
    • LGBTQ+ Businesses
    • LGBT Pride
    • Autostraddle Reader Data
  • Identity
    • First Person
    • Coming Out
    • Gender
    • The QTPOC Speakeasy
    • Disability
    • Bisexuality
  • Home
    • Crafts & DIY Projects
    • Food and Drink
    • House & Garden
    • Pets & Animals
  • Games
    • Quizzes
    • Puzzles
  • Shop
  • About
    • About Autostraddle
    • Meet The Team
    • Jobs
    • Advertise
    • Press
    • Events
    • Contact
    • Comment Policy
I Kissed a Girl: Priya, a South Asian South Welsh femme, and Naee, a masc Londoner from a Jamaican family, kiss
TV Reviews

I Watched New Reality Show ‘I Kissed a Girl’ and I Liked It

Ten women are matched into couples, and the first time they meet, they must greet each other tongue-first!

Sally August 30, 2024 11 Comments
3 down / 5 letters / "Love Lies Bleeding" excerpt, perhaps
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Is Curating a Wedding Playlist

What is the queer equivalent of the “Cha Cha Slide”??

Darby Ratliff August 30, 2024
Margaret Killjoy with The Sapling Cage
Book Features

Anarchist Author Margaret Killjoy Crafts Trans Worlds in the Woods

Margaret Killjoy is a master world-builder. Her first young adult book, The Sapling Cage, comes out next month.

Nico August 29, 2024 1 Comment
hands arranging flowers
First Person

The Gayest Thing I Ever Did Was Become a Florist

The art of floral design is beautifully queer-coded, and floristry is an art run and cultivated by the gays.

Korrin Wheeler August 29, 2024 3 Comments
Hayley Kiyoko
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Hayley Kiyoko Is Writing Another Book!

And more IG updates from Chappell Roan, Megan Thee Stallion, Keke Palmer, and more!

Christina Tucker August 28, 2024
collage of paralympians
Sports

28 LGBTQ+ Women and Trans People Competing in the 2024 Paralympics

The 2024 Paralympics in Tokyo kick off this week, and we’ve found all the queer and trans athletes to watch — including the first trans woman to compete and the married lesbian couple on the same wheelchair basketball team!

Natalie and Riese
August 28, 2024 3 Comments
THE CIRCLE reality show
First Person Issues

I’ve Always Loved Deception

As I begin my career as a therapist, I have to hide parts of myself.

Em Win August 28, 2024 5 Comments
2 down / 5 letters / Redheaded ogre voiced by Cameron Diaz
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Mini Crossword Has a Point

You’ll just have to solve the puzzle to find out what it is!

Kate Hawkins August 28, 2024
Julia Fox
Movie News & Trailers

Julia Fox Will Play a Pregnant Woman in an Age Gap Sapphic Romance in Upcoming Film Appropriately Titled ‘Perfect’

Fox will play a wealthy pregnant woman in a fraught relationship with a younger woman.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 27, 2024 2 Comments
7th annual autostraddle tv awards against a blue backdrop that has images of tvs and trophies
TV Feature

Vote Now in the 7th Annual Autostraddle TV Awards!

Fewer gay shows are being produced and the ones that do slip through are often canceled. But that makes it all the more important to celebrate the work that does get made!

The TV Team August 27, 2024
"Should I settle for dating someone even if it doesn't feel the same way it did before with my ex?"
Dating

‘I Haven’t Felt a Spark With Anyone Since My Ex’

“is it leading someone on to keep repeatedly seeing them and going on dates if I’m unsure about them?”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 27, 2024 2 Comments
Chappell Roan on stage with a green background
Pop Culture Fix

Chappell Roan Isn’t Alone in Wanting More Boundaries With Fans

Support for Chappell Roan’s discussion about fan boundaries, an upcoming “queer crime musical,” Drag Race’s Detox coming out as trans, and more!

Valerie Anne August 26, 2024 1 Comment
A group of queer smile as they bump into each other on a roller derby rink.
Sports

You Have Texas Queers To Thank for Roller Derby

“The adrenaline rush from the sport is addictive in nature, but it’s the community that keeps you coming back.”

Gabrielle Grace Hogan August 26, 2024 7 Comments
7 across / 5 letters / "But, baby, ___ flirting, a lover by my side/ Can't be a good, good girl, even if I tried" ("After Midnight" lyrics)
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Has Some Strong Opinions

And it’s not going to apologize for that.

Emet Ozar August 26, 2024 1 Comment
WHICH QUEER ACTION HEROINE ARE YOU?
Quizzes

Quiz: Which Queer Action Heroine Are You?

Finally, you can imagine yourself kicking ass in The Matrix or the MCU or in space or wherever you prefer to kick ass in this hypothetical situation where you’re a hot, queer, strong, and confident action hero.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 25, 2024 2 Comments
Justine and Glenn in AMC+'s Fifteen-Love
TV Reviews

Queer Tennis Thriller Series ‘Fifteen-Love’ Should Be Your Next Obsession

In these first two episodes, Fifteen-Love is masterful in its storytelling about abuse, power, trauma, and sports.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 24, 2024 3 Comments
1 across / 3 letters / One who might travel hours to see a Chappell Roan concert
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Obviously a Villain

Evil mastermind cruciverbalist seeks word-loving wicked henchpeople.

Darby Ratliff August 24, 2024
Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega make out in the video for "Taste"
Music

Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega Make Out, Do Knifeplay in ‘Taste’ Music Video

A gay music video that ends with an ex-boyfriend dying seems like a great way to begin a post-break up awakening.

Drew Burnett Gregory August 23, 2024 2 Comments
Hands are shown collaged over each other, insinuating monogamy on one hand and polyamory on the other.
AF+

I’m Monogamous, They’re Polyamorous, Can We Make It Work?

You don’t want to lose them or change them, but you sure do wish you could make them be monogamous! Also: advice on breaking the rejection cycle.

the team August 23, 2024
Theda Hammel leans her head on Qaher Harhash's shoulder in Stress Positions
Movie Reviews

‘Stress Positions’ Is a Queer Farce With Bite and Depth

Whether literally or figuratively, everyone in this film is better at writing than they are at living.

Drew Burnett Gregory August 23, 2024 4 Comments
← Previous Page 1 … 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 … 1,438 Next Page →

From the Archives

  • Fan Fiction Friday: Has Rainbow Rowell Legitimized Fan Fiction Once And For All?
  • Monday Roundtable: Introverts and Extroverts and Our Myers-Briggs Personality Types
  • The Femme Show Is Sexy Queer Visibility, and You Should Go

Latest Comments

  • run 3 The Best Theatre Films of 2024 Weren’t Musicals "It is possible that you are unaware that the most popular game at the moment is in run 3."

  • Rugby fan Every Out Queer Player in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup "Lol you missed heaps"

  • Megabet Ph We Loved boygenius Because of How They Loved Each Other "Play safely and enjoy smooth betting at Megabet Ph—join now!"

  • Legit OnlineCasino We Loved boygenius Because of How They Loved Each Other "Get big wins and legit payouts only at Legit OnlineCasino—try it today!"

Latest Posts

  • Meet the Two Out Queer Players in the US Open 2025 Women’s Singles Draw
  • Is Your Ex Stalking You on Zelle?
  • I Was Outed as Trans at Work
  • Online Censorship Disproportionately Impacts Queer Accounts
  • Under a Big Old Florida Tree

Our Network

  • Store
  • For Them

About Us

  • What is AS?
  • Meet The Team
  • Press
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Write for Us
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Copyright 2009 - 2025 The Excitant Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Comment Policy

Read ad-free: join AF MEDIA