Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Stitchers” Isn’t Giving Up on Camille And Amanda
Also: Maggie gets in more trouble in the bath on Younger, and The Fosters talks about trans sex and abortions without apologizing.
Friday Open Thread: Workout Motivation
Do you have an exercise routine? What do you do? Do you watch Youtube videos or follow an app or go to a gym? Do you have a workout buddy? What motivates you to keep going?
The Comment Awards Are Eating Your Waffles
GALENTINE’S DAY IS OURS NOW.
In Their Own Words: LGBTQ Asia Responds to Taiwan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Taiwan’s ruling made me curious about how the news was being received by LGBTQ people across Asia. Did they too face cultural and institutional oppression against their gender and sexuality, or were their countries more accepting? Would the ruling have any impact on their livelihoods? Is Taiwan an inspiration for their leaders to consider marriage equality or LGBTQ rights overall, or will it not matter as much? I set out to find out by reaching out to LGBTQ activists in 42 Asian countries.
Things I Read That I Love #243: You Feel Like This Woman Is Crawling Towards You
Topics include The New Hollywood, Oakland losing its artist communities, LaCroix, colorism, content marketing, queers in the country, Liz Smith, the family secrets that emerge from DNA testing and A TURKEY THAT LIVED ON MY STREET.
Queen Sugar’s Second Season Gives Black Women The Freedom To Not Be Superwomen
“I am struck that in its second season Queen Sugar has broken open the myth, often accepted as truth, that black women must endure all of their community’s burdens.”
15 Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels You Can Judge by the Covers
“A delicate theme, treated honestly and candidly.”
Take Our New Updated Autostraddle House of Style Survey!
Are you more Annie Clark or Lena Waithe? Petite or extra tall? An online shopper or strictly IRL? We’re planning a thing possibly maybe and need your help!
If You Ever Wanted To Play “NBA Jam” Dressed Like a Wizard, “Pyre” Is The Game For You
Each party member has different strengths (like big, powerful demon dreamboat Jodariel can wreck opponents but is very slow, or sweet; nervous doggo Rukey is fast as heck but not great on defense).
Kristen Stewart Talks Love, Fame And Grilled Cheese With Harper’s Bazaar
“Some people know that they like grilled cheese and they’ll eat it every day for the rest of their lives. I want to try everything. If I have grilled cheese once I’m like, ‘That was cool, what’s next?'”
Lez Liberty Lit: Never Be The Same
Language and oppression, new trans books, organizing your shelves, zine culture and more.
Top 8 TV Moms To U-Haul With Right Now
There comes a time in every queer lady’s life where you start identifying way more with the mother figures in all your new and old favorite shows. Coincidentally, that also happens to be when you start noticing how crush-worthy they’ve been all along.
Pop Culture Fix: There’s an Animated Gay Short Film in Here That Will Soothe Your Exhausted Heart
Also: A trailer for Transparent’s fourth season, a promise of more Arrested Development (for real), confirmation CBS knows they’ve got a white man problem, news about Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs and their forthcoming COMIC BOOK, and more!
Trump’s White House Turns Its Laser Focus to Solving “Reverse Racism” in Higher Ed
In the middle of a truly banner week for the White House, it seems one of their priorities is… opposing affirmative action programs at universities.
Confessions of An Undocumented African Immigrant
“I couldn’t afford to go home, but it was common knowledge among the many international students that, technically, one could remain in the country beyond the visa validity period as long as you were still enrolled in school. So I did.”
Here’s Who Got #NationalGirlfriendDay Right On Twitter
Straight people are at it again.
Foolish Child #28: Foolish Yoga
“Mommy, why are you lying on the floor like that?”
“The Bold Type” Episode 105 Recap: Spinning Out
“This lesbian shit is intense!”
No Filter: It’s Tegan And Sara, Your Nerdy Dads On Vacation
Also, Jasika Nicole reviews “Girls Trip,” Cara Delevingne jumpstarts her life of crime and Queen Latifah is up to her usual (completely heterosexual) hijinks.
Fine and Dandy: Accessories That Make the Outfit for the Dapper Crowd
Buying whole new outfits is hard, and expensive — so here are some of the sharpest ties, socks, pocket squares, and other little touches in stores right now.