Celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day With This Lesbian Playlist, Lesbians
Spend your Lesbian Visibility Day with some tunes by lesbians who make music and also acknowledge themselves as lesbians!
Lesbian Visibility Day Roundtable: Carrying History, Worshipping Women, F*cking Up the Patriarchy
“For me, lesbian completely casts aside the idea of men. It puts me and the people I love ahead of the patriarchy. It relieves me of even pretending that I give a shit what any of them have ever thought. It thankfully gives me space to center women (and other people who aren’t men), which is all I’ve ever wanted to do.”
Laura Aguilar, Groundbreaking Lesbian Chicana Photographer, Dies at 58
Aguilar was a pioneer in sharing the faces and experiences of various Latina lesbians in the 90s, when there was very little representation. Aguilar’s art gives the marginalized and subcultures within subcultures — poor, fat, woman, lesbian, Latina — a place to be held and seen.
You Should Play “NieR: Automata” if You Like Hot Androids, Cute Robots, or Nude Somebodies
The combat has a frenetic arcade-iness that makes me a little giddy even as I’m being chewed up by the robot dog that was for some reason built under the metallic skirts of the robot diva that was for some reason deemed an essential part of the robot invasion force.
Janelle Monáe Is Queer: Star Comes Out in Rolling Stone as Bisexual/Pansexual “Free-Ass Motherf*cker”
“Being a queer black woman in America,” Monáe tells Brittany Spanos, her interviewer, “someone who has been in relationships with both men and women — I consider myself to be a free-ass motherfucker.’”
“Riverdale” Episode 219 Recap: Something Wicked This Way Comes Back
Entire town of Riverdale, r u ok? Worried about u.
Lez Liberty Lit: Forget Books
A history of twentieth century women critics, why “being nice” is a scam, queer books for teens, Independent Bookstore Day and more.
Pop Culture Fix: Here’s Your First Look at Gina Rodriguez Making Eyes at Stephanie Beatriz on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Plus: Lauren Morelli and Ellen page are teaming up for a reboot of a beloved LGBTQ mini-series; a trailer for Pimp; Sense8 news; The Bold Type’s second season is getting gayer; and Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, and Olivia Colman are making a movie about a historical lesbian love triangle.
Beers, Droves of Queers and Scorecards Galore: My Queer Trivia Night Went Well
Were you too intimidated by our April meet-up theme to host a queer trivia night? You’re not alone! But maybe after reading this how-to from Autostraddle Staff Writer Raquel you’ll feel brave enough to host one in the future!
The “Riverdale” Musical Episode Just Got a Whole Lot Gayer With This Deleted Choni Scene
I also like to imagine that Toni helped Cheryl mix the fake blood for her stunt at the end, because that seems like a sweet thing for a girlfriend to do.
“Black on Both Sides” Disrupts Black and Trans History as You Know It
Blackness and transness interconnect in this radical history of not just black and trans people, but also where beliefs about black and trans people come from.
No Filter: Sarah Paulson Is Flying High
Also, Hayley Kiyoko may have literally invented the thirst trap and Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher got haircuts.
“Disobedience” Review: Urgent Kisses, God, and Lesbian Spitplay
“Sex with an ex is complicated business, even when it’s good. And Disobedience lives in that beautiful mess of a place. The spitting feels almost like a spiritual ritual.”
58 Ways You Beautiful Lunatics Described Yourselves When Signing Up for A-Camp X
“My purse is always full of sewing supplies and cheese snacks.”
“The Handmaid’s Tale” Season Two Gets Even Darker, Queerer, Curiouser and Curiouser
The Handmaid’s Tale returns for Season Two on April 25th and it’s still one of the best shows to ever grace the screen, blessed be the fruit.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 45, April 2018
“wait there are nipples on shutterstock??”
Drawn to Comics: Is Negasonic Teenage Warhead Really a Lesbian in Deadpool 2?
As you know, Brianna Hildebrand, the actor who plays Negasonic Teenage Warhead is queer herself, and she somehow looks even more gay in this second movie than she did in the first one, so everything is set up for the character to be gay.
Why Lesbian Shower Sex Is Like Dante’s Inferno (And How to Make It Suck Less)
Everything you need to know about how to have lesbian shower sex, including positions, tips, how to avoid falling into the ninth circle of Dante’s Inferno and more.
“Supergirl” Episode 315 Recap: Forgiveness? Can You Imagine?
Lena Luthor is back and science-ing all over the place, Alex and Kara help their Space Dad through a tough time.
TV Team Roundtable: Just Some “Jane the Virgin” Petramos True Believers Over Here
“Nothing the show will throw at me will ever doubt my faith in the foundation of their love. NOTHING!! So don’t even try it, Jane the Virgin. This is an official warning.”