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Breakups

The Best Breakup Advice You’ll Ever Get

“The world is supposed to feel as though it is ending and you are supposed to know only in the most dormant recesses of the backmost corner of your soul that it will not be like this forever.”

Riese April 18, 2024 104 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Are Turning Our Favorite Lesbian Soccer Romance Novel Into a TV Show

Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are adapting beloved lesbian sports romance novel “Cleat Cute” into a TV show and we want it now. Also in today’s pop culture fix: Hacks’ Season Three trailer, a new doc about queer comedy, Bridgerton’s lesbian romps and more!

Riese April 17, 2024 3 Comments
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Movie Reviews

‘Girls State’ Documentary Reveals Limitations of a Mock Government

Maddie Rowan, a queer teen from the documentary, speaks to Autostraddle about growing up queer in Missouri and what it was like to be at the camp when the Roe v. Wade decision leaked.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 17, 2024 1 Comment
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Relationships

Is Monogamy Cool Again?

Is the era of polyamory over? Are more queer people returning to monogamy? Or is it just a shift in the cultural conversation?

Gabe Dunn April 17, 2024 20 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Reneé Rapp and Towa Bird Perform Together in Front of Giant Scissors

Also, I’m still not over that Victoria Monét Coachella performance.

Christina Tucker April 17, 2024 4 Comments
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Geekery

Dice Sets Ranked by How Much My Girlfriend Wants To Eat Them

My girlfriend Lucy lives with the neurodivergent urge to put small, colorful things in her mouth.

Summer Tao April 17, 2024 8 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword ‘Accidentally’ Leaves Gloves Everywhere

I just applied for a job down at the diner.

Kate Hawkins April 17, 2024
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Sports

Top (Get It?) Moments From Inside the WNBA Draft

Monday night I had the honor of sitting amongst basketball legends at the 2024 WNBA Draft. The gayest thing in the room? The crowd! Seated in front of me was a group of lesbians that included multiple ex-girlfriends attending together.

Tina Sieben April 16, 2024 3 Comments
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Music

Mark My Words, Billie Eilish’s New Queer Sex Song Is Gonna Be the Song of the Summer

“I could eat that girl for lunch / Yeah, she dances on my tongue.” I know it’s a little premature to declare an early contender for song of the summer but…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 16, 2024
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Culture

Dev Doee Is the Star We’ve Been Waiting For

“This might sound cocky, but I’ve gotten to a place where I know I’m good. What really matters to me now is talking to other baby Black queens.”

Eva Reign April 16, 2024
Everytime You Hear That Song by Jenna Voris. Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings. Sizzle Reel by Carlyn Greenwald.
Book Lists

Sapphic Romance Books To Give Your Heart a Spring Refresh

If you’re looking for something that evokes spring, whether literally or figuratively, this list of YA and Adult Romance has you covered.

Sa'iyda Shabazz April 16, 2024 1 Comment
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Breakups

How Do I Learn To Trust Again After My Two-Month Situationship Ended Abruptly?

“I’m a cis queer woman in my mid-twenties, and I’m mourning yet another 2-3 month-long relationship that ended unexpectedly, and this time it’s messing with me in the way the others haven’t.”

Em Win April 16, 2024 9 Comments
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Music

10 Gayest Joni Mitchell Songs Ranked by Lesbian Longing

Is there a Joni Mitchell album that wasn’t born from some heartbreaking or devastating experience?

Stef Rubino April 16, 2024 8 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

‘Bluey’ Hinted That Lesbian Cartoon Dogs Could Theoretically Exist, Bigots are Mad

Homophobes are angry about a children’s cartoon being inclusive again, Maya Hawke’s Anxiety is a hit in Inside Out 2, there is a new lesbian musical on Broadway (this is not a drill!!), Station 19’s Danielle Savre and Stefania Spampinato talked with NBC about #Marina, and more!

Valerie Anne April 15, 2024 4 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Music

Reneé Rapp Transports Coachella Crowd to 2004 With Original ‘L Word’ Cast Introduction

Reneé Rapp had her fans talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting, f*cking, crying, drinking, riding, winning, losing, cheating, kissing, thinking, dreaming at Coachella.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 15, 2024 1 Comment
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Movie Lists

The Best Lesbian Movies With Less Than 20% on Rotten Tomatoes

I’m here to talk about the films that might not be masterpieces, but are still deserving of a second look — even if that second look is with a group of friends and several bottles of wine.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 15, 2024 9 Comments
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Knocks ‘Em Back

I found a wooden shoe in my toilet today.

Darby Ratliff April 15, 2024 1 Comment
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Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

What Mistake That’s Def Your Fault Should You Blame on Mercury in Retrograde, Based on Your Sign

Mercury went retrograde starting April 1 and won’t be stationary until April 25. Combine this with the recent eclipse season for extra chaos, and extra retrograde and returning-to-unfinished-business energy.

Nico April 14, 2024
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Quizzes

Quiz: Who is Your Queer Celebrity BFF?

Are you ready for a life of laughter with Kate McKinnon? A chill day on the porch with Rosie O’Donnell? Perhaps you’re looking for someone loyal ’til the end, like Megan Thee Stallion. Well, let’s find out !

Riese April 14, 2024 11 Comments
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Queer Pregnancy Sports

Brittney and Cherelle Griner Are Having a Baby!

CUTENESS ALERT! Baby Griner is due in July.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 13, 2024 1 Comment
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