FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What’s Your Type??
Happy Friday I have a crush on an actor! Let’s talk about it!!
The Comment Awards Are Weak in the Knees
“Of course Kristen would be scissors.”
On Loving My White Mother
In which a debate over body hair pushes a white mother and her brown daughter to the limits of mutual understanding.
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Playlist: My 2018 Brand Is Basically Just Eartha Kitt in the “I Wanna Be Evil” Video
It’s 2018, we’re sick of this, and we’re hungry for blood.
Pop Culture Fix: Tig Says Lesbian Masterpiece One Mississippi‘s Season 3 Was Gonna Be “Quite The Force” and Other Stories
Tig’s statement on the unfair no-good terrible cancellation of the wonderful One Mississippi, a new Heathers trailer continues to confound, Bellevue features a trans actress playing a murdered trans girl, Lena Waithe is gonna be on “This Is Us,”omg Black Lightning, the story of Steven Universe and so much more!
In a Movie Full of Tops, Who has the Most Top Energy in the “Ocean’s 8” Trailer?
“This is a pant-suited Cate Blanchett in the kind of natural leg spread that would make a young Jodi Foster seethe with envy.”
Cristy C. Road’s “Next World Tarot” Boldly Defines a New Generation of Saints
Cristy C Road’s intersectional tarot deck, enchanted with resistance, survival and spirituality, is no longer a dream of the future.
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.
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.