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Original Shenny Fan Fiction: “This Is What I Want”

It’s 2017, and married power lesbians Jenny Schecter and Shane McCutcheon face some tough stuff only days before Carmen De La Pica Morales is coming in for a weekend visit that turns out a whole lot cooler than anybody could’ve predicted.

Riese April 1, 2018 37 Comments
The L Word

Laneia’s Team Pick: WATCH IT AGAIN “Shane and Jenny – Forever (Shenny)”

Grab your Dos Equis because it’s time to binge-watch your fave video!

Laneia April 1, 2018 27 Comments
The L Word

21 Shenny Icons

icons below the cut :)

Sarah April 1, 2018 46 Comments
Webcomics

Some Things: Fair Warning

We all have things we’d go back and tell ourselves.

Cameron March 31, 2018 12 Comments
Gender

Trans Day of Visibility Roundtable: Letters to the Trans People Who Shaped Us

“You make me proud to be Mexican, proud to be fat, proud to be queer and proud to be trans. You make me proud to be myself. I love you and thank you.”

the team March 31, 2018 8 Comments
Gender Politics + Activism

Not Just Murder Victims: A Plea on Trans Day of Visibility

“If we are going to mourn our lost trans siblings, family and community members publicly, we need to do right by our community and contextualize their deaths with accuracy and intention.”

Abbie Jones March 31, 2018 32 Comments
Movie Features

30 Days of Carol: Day 27 – The Plot of Every Carol Character’s Movie Based on Their Poster

“A psycho-sexual tragedy about an agoraphobic ghost’s dream to confront her sexless marriage.”

Erin March 31, 2018 19 Comments
Geekery

TDOV Spotlight: Annie Mok’s “They Say That I’m A Witch”

“Traveling back in time to school days, and getting to confront one’s bully, hit me viscerally. I found myself going through the game over and over.”

Abbie Jones March 31, 2018 2 Comments
Recipes

Femme Brûlée: Stovetop Cherry Apple Crisp

I want no baker left behind, so today’s recipe is another oven-free gem! It’s a cherry-apple crisp made entirely on the stovetop in one skillet.

Reneice Charles March 31, 2018 5 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Of Course The “Grey’s Anatomy” Spin-Off Has a Bisexual Firefighter!

Station 19 is gay out of the gate, Star buries a gay in a completely heartbreaking way, Legends of Tomorrow unleashes an army of Avas, Nyssa is back(!) on Arrow, and Once Upon a Time is going out with a lesbian bang!

Heather Hogan March 30, 2018 15 Comments
Music

5 New Releases From Queer and Trans Artists To Ready You For Spring

New music for flirting or lonely lesbian nights. Your call!

Abbie Jones March 30, 2018 5 Comments
Sports

The 2018 Women’s NCAA Basketball Final Four Starts Tonight!

It’s UCONN, Notre Dame, Mississippi State and Louisville! Who you got?

Natalie March 30, 2018 5 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Brag About Your Besties!

Let’s fill this thread with nostalgia and love in a full on appreciation fest.

Reneice Charles March 30, 2018 79 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Shipping Paris and Cara

I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (hoooo), I am for REALLL.

Darcy March 30, 2018 26 Comments
Music

You Can and Should Put On Hayley Kiyoko’s Extremely Gay Debut Album, “Expectations,” Today

Celebrate Good Friday with Lesbian Jesus Hayley Kiyoko by buying or streaming “Expectations” right now!

Mey March 30, 2018 15 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #260: “Fuck” Can Hammer Home A Feeling

Topics include Tiffany Haddish, Lena Waithe, swear words in poetry, pain patients suffering due to crackdowns against opioid addicts, Disney/MGM Studios Backlot Tour, Cambridge Analytica, Hollywood child molesters, why the subway is late and so much more!

Riese March 30, 2018 2 Comments
Food Lists Movie Features

30 Days of Carol: Day 26 – The Food from Carol, But Make it Vegan

Someone has figured out how to make vegan poached eggs???

Erin March 30, 2018 30 Comments
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness — Best First Kiss: Sweet 16

It doesn’t get any easier in the Sweet 16.

Natalie March 29, 2018 43 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Riverdale” Epsiode 217 Recap: Movie Kiss

Sometimes, you just gotta kiss your gal pal in front of everyone at gay conversion camp.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 29, 2018 9 Comments
Geekery

6 Video Games For Springtime’s Short Attention Spans

Hi hello and welcome to springtime, when the weather has no predictable pattern and neither does my attention span. Here are some games I’ve picked up for five minutes or thirty minutes or maybe even an entire hour at a time lately.

dufrau March 29, 2018 8 Comments
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