This Queer House, Vol 9: End of Year Mailbag
This month, we tackle reader-submitted questions and run through a step-by-step tutorial for rewiring a lamp.
Pop Culture Fix: Ryan Murphy’s New Show “Pose” Will Feature an Astonishing 50+ LGBT Characters
Plus: Jodie Whittaker takes over the TARDIS, Mary and Mel and Sue reunited for Christmas, some Steven Universe ballet, the new Grace & Frankie trailer, and more!
“The Alternative Is Awful”: Sexual Justice Pioneer Carol Queen on Why Sexual Justice Needs to Evolve
“Sexual justice has to adapt. The alternative is awful.”
10 Times Black Women Slayed in 2017
Despite the world working as hard as ever to prevent us from doing so, black women — especially queer black women — did a whole lot of slaying in 2017.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #37: Two Thousand Seventeen
“Happy New Year, tender queers…”
No Filter: Of Course Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli Had Matching Christmas Pajamas
Also, Jasika Nicole is lost in the woods and you’ll prooooobably want to know about Evan Rachel Wood’s new years resolution.
Notes From A Queer Engineer: SpaceX Satellite Launches and Librarians Saving the Internet
Morning showers or night showers, fun facts about reindeers, a map of gender diverse cultures and more links!
The 12 Best Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Latinx Pop Culture Moments of 2017
Whether you’re Mexican, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Cuban, Panamanian or Argentinian, there were great examples of queer Latinidad for you.
“Marvel’s Runaways” Episode 108 Recap: Off-The-Rails
Victor and Frank are at the bottom of this week’s power rankings.
Drawn to Comics: How to Support Your Favorite Queer Comics Creators This Holiday Season
There are over 80 queer and trans comics creators and illustrators to support on this list!
POST-HOLIDAY MERCH SALE: 20% Off Everything In the Autostraddle Store
You deserve it.
Monday Roundtable: Our Personal Perfect Perfect Moments in 2017
This year was marked with so much bad – it throws the beautiful and the light into starker relief.
Ariela Barer is Gay: “One Day at a Time” and “Runaways” Star Comes Out on Twitter, Happy Holigays Everybody
Barer tweeted, “Literally everything I do is to get back at the people who called me ugly & gay n middle school. They were right, but it was mean spirited!”
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Strategically Placing Mistletoe
Everyone is obsessed with how much sex everybody else is having, “the Procter & Gamble of sex toys,” OK Cupid is doing away with usernames, why you hate talking about sex with your parents and more!
Sunday Funday is Celebrating the Season with Fiona and the EqualiTeam!
The EqualiTeam is here to save the day, Fiona’s first Christmas, Bangladeshi hijra candidate Nadira Begum in it to win it, Laura Dern and LGBTQ star wars representation, queer teens saving 2017, Arizona continues to be shockingly cool, long queer lady nails a-ok, and more!
OPEN THREAD: Another Year, Another Christmakwanzakah
Can we just put on holiday themed pajamas, sit by the fire place, and open gifts together? The gift can be a conversation or a hug or a puppy, I’m not picky.
Femme Brûlée: Apple Pomegranate Crisp with Gingersnap Crumb Topping
This is absolutely one of my favorite recipes that I’ve created so far, both for it’s level of deliciousness and the fact that it’s super simple to make. It warmed my belly and my heart, and I hope it’ll do the same for yours.
Baopu #41: Feelings Make Me Strong
Feeling fragmented, feeling tired, feeling determined…
2017’s 18 Best Episodes of Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans TV
These were entire TV episodes that paid off queer storylines that had been building, or approached lesbian and bisexual and trans stuff in ways we’ve never really seen on-screen, or expanded queer storytelling into genres where it’d been lacking, or utilized new TV platforms in queer ways.
2017’s 14 Best Podcasts for Escaping the News and Politics
News and politics podcasts are important, but sometimes you just need to listen to something else.