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Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Sweet 16

As usual, you’ve got 48 hours to cast your ballots in the Sweet 16. Remember, this year, you can vote four times over the voting period!

Natalie March 25, 2023 5 Comments
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Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Round of 32

It’s time to cast your ballots to see which of these 32 couples will advance to the Trope-y Wives Sweet 16!

Natalie March 23, 2023 12 Comments
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TV Feature

GLAAD Report Confirms Cancellations Are Killing The Vibe For LGBTQ+ TV Characters

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Riese March 21, 2023 4 Comments
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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!

Natalie March 20, 2023 14 Comments
The 16 couples in the Opposites Attract round of March Madness with a trophy on top!
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Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Opposites Attract

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.

Natalie March 18, 2023 10 Comments
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We heard, on good authority that the A League of Their Own team is still fighting for more episodes. Share your stories and help us help Amazon understand the fullness of the series’ impact.

Heather Hogan March 15, 2023 48 Comments
The 16 couples in the Enemies to Lovers round of March Madness with a trophy on top!
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Enemies to Lovers

Is there anything gayer than enemies to lovers, when you really think about it?

Natalie March 15, 2023 3 Comments
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I’ll Watch Anything About Women Bullying Men

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.

Heather Hogan March 14, 2023 14 Comments
All 16 couples from the Forbidden Fruit region, kissing, and a white trophy on top of them.
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Forbidden Fruit

It’s time to vote, you gays!

Natalie March 13, 2023 3 Comments
A black banner with orange text that reads: The 5th annual Autostraddle March Madness 2023. Trope-y Wives.
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Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Fill Out Your Trope-y Wives Brackets Now!

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.

Natalie March 10, 2023 9 Comments
group of contestants and suitors from "Love Trip: Paris"(Freeform/Adeline Lulo)
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Reality Show “Love Trip: Paris” Ends With a Lesbian Knuckle Tattoo and Intact Relationships

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!

Riese March 10, 2023 3 Comments
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Francesca Farago Only Stayed On “Perfect Match” ‘Cause They Let Her Date a Woman

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Riese February 25, 2023 4 Comments
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“Perfect Match”‘s Francesca Farago Pulled Out a Woman’s Tampon With Her Teeth and We’re Obsessed

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.

Riese February 16, 2023 8 Comments
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Harlem’s Jerrie Johnson and Meagan Good on Making the Queer Best Friend More Than a Trope

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Sa'iyda Shabazz February 5, 2023 7 Comments
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Lesbian Weddings TV Feature

Lesbian Weddings on TV: From Carol and Susan to Bette and Tina

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Riese January 20, 2023 31 Comments
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Until this week, the only thing I knew about the TV show Yellowstone is that Republicans f*cking love it.

Heather Hogan December 27, 2022 39 Comments
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Lesbian Weddings TV Feature

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My understanding of my queerness has evolved significantly since the first lesbian brides appeared on Say Yes to the Dress.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 19, 2022 6 Comments
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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.

Lily Alvarado December 14, 2022 11 Comments
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