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Book Features

The Bisexual Character in My YA Novel Isn’t “Perfect” — Which Is Perfect

Being bi is Gen’s favorite thing about herself. It’s as freeing for her as it’s become for me.

Gabe Dunn September 18, 2017 14 Comments
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A+ Roundtable: What Makes You Good In Bed?

“I’m a Scorpio, this is kind of what we… do.”

the team September 18, 2017 31 Comments
Book Lists

10 South Asian LGBTQ Books That Changed My Life

From fiction to anthologies and histories to graphic novels, the last ten years have shown that telling our own stories is essential to building a community and garnering the strength to live an authentic life.

Priya September 18, 2017 7 Comments
Queer Fashion

PHOTOESSAY: Building a R/Evolution With DapperQ at New York Fashion Week

This year dapperQ took over the Brooklyn Museum with hundreds of queers to host the largest representation of LGBTQ designers and celebration of our bodies at New York Fashion Week.

Molly September 18, 2017 5 Comments
TV News & Trailers

2017 Emmys Liveblog and Open Thread

Join Natalie, Carmen Phillips, and Heather as they liveblog the queerest Emmys ever.

Heather Hogan September 17, 2017 81 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Buying Big Gay Diamonds For Her New Girlfriend

Hennessey Carolina has a girlfriend, Hari Nef has a new Lifetime series, queer looks from New York Fashion Week, and DIAMONDS!

Ari September 17, 2017 1 Comment
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Sunday Is Faithless and True

Examining relationships with your brain as well as your gut, why public queer porn screenings are powerful, why you have bad dates from apps, what makes a partner more likely to cheat on you and more.

Ryan Yates September 17, 2017 1 Comment
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3 A.M.: Game Plan

3 A.M. is back! Mae is freaking out about Ruth’s note. What’s her game plan?

Pam September 17, 2017 4 Comments
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VIDEO! Getting In Bed with Kristin: AMA

We got in bed! You asked me questions! I answered them! Sam was there! IT WAS GREAT!

Kristin September 16, 2017 1 Comment
Webcomics

Some Things: Bad Processor

“What if we just watch Buffy instead?”

Cameron September 16, 2017 9 Comments
AF+

Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #15

“This is only tangentially related to your question, but I think about the same girl nearly every time I put on mascara.”

The Editors September 16, 2017 42 Comments
Recipes

Femme Brûlée: Lemon Tart with Lavender Shortbread Crust

If this tart were a couple it’d be the one that everyone loves to have around because they’re funny and sociable and attractive so they’re the life of the party but not because they have to be the center of attention, it just happens naturally.

Reneice Charles September 16, 2017 19 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: We Are Not American Horror Story’s Michigan Lesbian After All

Mariah and Tessa smooched on The Young and the Restless, Maggie found love in an Irish place on Younger, and Ryan Murphy is still Ryan Murphy.

Heather Hogan September 15, 2017 21 Comments
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The Comment Awards Are Wearing Discovery Flannel

DO NOT use genitalia as a champagne flute.

Darcy September 15, 2017 36 Comments
TV News & Trailers

Autostraddle’s Very Scientific and Unbiased 2017 Emmy Predictions

Vote for your favorites and then join us for our Emmys liveblog on Sunday night!

the team September 15, 2017 27 Comments
Straddleverse

Friday Open Thread: New College Year’s Resolutions

How has college been treating you so far? And if you’re not in college how does September feel to you? Is it just like any other time of year?

Siobhan September 15, 2017 90 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #246: To Be A Work-in-Progress Is Nearly Unacceptable

Topics include Taylor Swift, Dylan Roof, where your Forever 21 shirts get made, Colin Kaepernick, reading Jane Eyre while black, Milk Bar, the sorrow and shame of the accidental killer, and more.

Riese September 15, 2017 18 Comments
Playlists

Playlist: End Of The World

Let’s unwind and imagine that everything is fine for 47 minutes with this End Of The World Playlist.

Kai September 15, 2017 11 Comments
Food and Drink Travel

Liquor On Vacation: Where the Whiskey Comes From

On this small island, there are eight Scotch whisky distilleries. I visited three of them, all within a couple miles of each other: Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig. Here’s what I learned.

A.E. Osworth September 14, 2017 13 Comments
Relationships

How To Move in With a Partner and Still Like Each Other After

Sure, it’s nice to have an extra person to help you carry boxes, but who will carry all of these feelings?

Adrian September 14, 2017 4 Comments
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