Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Friends to Lovers
The last first round of voting is now open! Choose which gal pals are moving on to the Round of 32!
The last first round of voting is now open! Choose which gal pals are moving on to the Round of 32!
You have 48 hours to cast your ballot in the Opposites Attract Region. We’ll return next week with one final first round of voting in the Friends to Lovers region.
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Is there anything gayer than enemies to lovers, when you really think about it?
I watch women bully men in stories the way I watch dragons fly in stories: with awe and longing, a fractured dream, an out-of-grasp fantasy — because real life’s not like that.
It’s time to vote, you gays!
Just remember to get your picks in ASAP. The bracket challenge will close on Monday, March 13, just before voting in the first region begins.
Three queers went to Paris to find love in Freeform’s “Love Trip: Paris” — and amid all the hot air balloon rides, dance classes and pottery excursions, some of them actually succeeded!
“This binary is so new and so American and so beneficial to the patriarchy and white supremacy.”
“I knew who was there, men-wise, and I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can waste anyone’s time by continuing to match with these men that I know I’m not going to get along with.'”
Netflix’s Perfect Match might be focused on opposite-sex relationships, but there’s still room for bisexual swimwear entrepreneur Francesca to touch her own hair and share a really important lesbian sex story.
“I feel like I give main character energy, so there’s no way that I was going to be anything else.”
The history of lesbian weddings on TV: parents refusing to attend, wild ’90s hats, untimely deaths, a weed brownie rave on the Eiffel Tower, an impromptu prison wedding, the union of two solo gems and so much more.
Until this week, the only thing I knew about the TV show Yellowstone is that Republicans f*cking love it.
My understanding of my queerness has evolved significantly since the first lesbian brides appeared on Say Yes to the Dress.
Seeing Norma’s and Quinni’s nuanced portrayals of autistic queer teen girls heals the confused, scared, and incredibly lonely autistic queer teen girl I once was. And I’m so damn happy so many others are also feeling the same way.
“My wish was for Max’s present to reflect more of a life like mine. I don’t hang out with mostly cis people, I don’t hang out with mostly white people. Diverse is such a weird word but my community is mixed and diverse in all sorts of ways. That’s my queer community.”
Love remains not a lie here in 2022!
You ever heard of Max Chapman?
Sometimes the celebrities our community drools over leave me feeling confused, but Aubrey Plaza??? Correct correct correct.