Lez Liberty Lit: Backwards Books
A proposed New York prison book ban, asexuality in fiction, working from home, paper planners, spine-in books and more.
Day in the Life: On Tour With Australian Songwriter Alex Lahey
I met up with singer-songwriter Alex Lahey while on tour at her San Diego show.
“One Mississippi” Got Cancelled and I’m Going to Set My Television on Fire
AMAZON CANCELLED “ONE MISSISSIPPI” AND “I LOVE DICK” WHICH IS A PERSONAL ATTACK AGAINST ME AND ALSO BUTCH LESBIAN VISIBILITY
“Black Lightning” Episode 101 Recap: Are You Ready for a Black Lesbian Superhero?
She’s ready to win over my heart, and I am very ready to let her.
No Filter: Heather Matarazzo Got Engaged To Another Heather
Samira Wiley, Lauren Morelli and Cara Delevingne are all having a real time with their eyelashes this week.
The Best Plus-Size Pants/Suits Are on Sale and You’ll Want Every Color
Pair with a cigar (actual smoking not necessary) and some slick butch swagger.
Here, Try These Semi-Sweet Morsels of Queerish TV Info From the 2018 TCAs I’ve Prepared For You
We got the scoop on 2 Dope Queens, Pose, The Handmaid’s Tale, Heathers, Sweetbitter, Living Biblically, Roseanne, Vida and Life Sentence — all shows bringing queer women to your teevee screen very soon.
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Playlist: My 2018 Brand Is Tumblr in 2010
Love a good spiral backward!
Demi Lovato Playing “Who’d You Rather” on “Ellen” Is F*cking Delightful
Also, Demi Lovato wants Kristen Stewart to call her.
“Supergirl” Episode 310 Recap: We’ll Make It, I Swear
Supergirl is down for the count, so Alex and the DEO have to figure out how to stop Reign without her.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 42, January 2018
i don’t claim most of the dude bro lesbians in nyc who used to be shitty to me at the bar cause i have long hair
BUT YOU KNOW I AM NOT EVEN THAT MAD ABOUT THEM I HOPE THEY GREW UP AND GOT BETTER
The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Included a Major Moment for Feminists and LGBT Black Women
With Angela Robinson, Lena Waithe, and Laverne Cox donning the stage, three of the six women represented were out queer and trans black women. In the middle of this already big moment, these three women broke another glass ceiling.
Drawn to Comics: Kelly Thompson’s “Hawkeye Vol. 1: Anchor Points” is the Perfect Feminist Comic to Pair with “America”
By focusing on Kate Bishop instead of Clint Barton, that means we get a tonal and moral shift to one focused on women and girlhood and feminism. And it means we get a kickass, fun and thoughtful comic about one of the best young superheroes in the Marvel Universe.
Liquor In The Winter: A Cardamom-Orange Martini
Going out with friends or my wife or just, like, leaving my apartment at all? Out of the question! Nope nope nope! This month, folks came to me instead of freezing our butts off in a cold bar somewhere and I made them Cardamom-Orange Martinis.
Read a F*cking Book Club: We’re Reading “When They Call You A Terrorist”!
We’re gonna read Patrisse Khan-Cullors’ new memoir and it’s gonna be great!
Starz’s “Vida” Promises Next-Level Queer Latinx TV and We Can’t Wait
TCA wraps up this week but we’ve already picked the show we’re most excited about: Starz’s”Vida” has a Queer Latina showrunner, a writers room that’s 100% Latinx and 50% queer, an all-POC mostly-female directing team, and so many queer and gender non-conforming characters!
11 Black Experience Movies to Watch on Your Martin Luther King Jr. Day Off
These films are beautiful and poignant — though at times painful and heart-wrenching — testaments to Black Lives and just how much they matter, not just today, but always.
Monday Roundtable: Very Superstitious, Writing’s on the Wall
Do you pick up pennies for good luck? Does part of you still think stepping on a crack will break your mother’s back? Did you know that apparently “to kill an albatross is to cause bad luck to the ship and all upon it”? Bummer!
“Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart: Lorraine Hansberry” Is the Documentary We All Need and Deserve in 2018
She inspired a Nina Simone song. She was clocked by the Feds. She wore pearl earrings. She gave a generation of Black actors the roles that would define their careers.
Playlist: My 2018 Brand Is for Wealthy Divorceés When Martha’s Vineyard Isn’t Enough
Scene: French countryside in winter. I am wrapped in a floor length faux fur coat and earmuff. My new diamond earrings and rings sparkle in the brisk sunshine. From afar, I watch the children playing with their au pair in a grassy knoll.