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18 across / 4 letters / hint: "___ It Like Beckham" (2002 movie that was totally more gay in the experience of it than in actuality)
AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Is Extra Tall (So Maybe Solve This One on a Computer)

My girlfriend dumped me because of my obsession with pasta.

Kate Hawkins April 20, 2024 1 Comment
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TV Show Recaps

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1616: RuPaul Tries to Meet the Moment

With an increase in anti-trans and anti-drag legislation, a rise in anti-trans violence, and the possibility of a second Trump presidential term, there is an added weight on RuPaul’s now-worldwide phenomenon

Drew Burnett Gregory April 19, 2024 3 Comments
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Food Lists

240 Weed Edible Cannabis Recipes For 420 Because F*ck It, Let’s Get High

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Carmen and Riese
April 19, 2024 38 Comments
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Theater

Jinkx Monsoon Is Filled With Rage — and a Lot of Hope

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Drew Burnett Gregory April 19, 2024 3 Comments
under the bridge collage
TV Reviews

‘Under the Bridge,’ a True Crime Drama With Queer Leads, Wants More for Its Girls and the Genre

Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough deliver magnificent performances as the queer leads of a ’90s-set true crime drama that is less concerned with scandal or mystery than it is with empathy and curiosity.

Riese April 19, 2024 3 Comments
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AF+ Friendship

How Do I Re-Friend-Zone My Friend After the Worst Sex of My Life?

Advice on how to stay friends when the friend you hooked up with wants more, flagging with carabiners, and whether it’s okay if your wife is your only IRL friend.

the team April 19, 2024 1 Comment
Baby Reindeer trans: a close up of Nava Mau awash in red lighting as Teri in Baby Reindeer
TV Reviews

Will ‘Baby Reindeer’ Welcome a New Era of Complex Television?

We cannot fight stigmas around transness, queerness, and surviving abuse by reducing the complexities of life into rules and checklists.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 19, 2024 2 Comments
7 across / 5 letters / hint: Bluestockings Cooperative or City Lights
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Holds a Grudge

My landlord told me we need to talk about the heating bill.

Darby Ratliff April 19, 2024
a collage of 11 autostraddle staff and writers in gray and green with text that reads The Autostraddle Insider #109
AF+

AS Insider #109 April ’24: All the ‘Rejected’ April Fool’s Day Headlines

“Straight Couples Who Aren’t Fucking Are Appropriating Lesbian Bed Death Culture”

The Editors April 18, 2024 5 Comments
estrogen, toilet, a hand with a wedding ring, eyes, and a woman's body
Gender

4 Moments During My Transition When Womanhood ‘Clicked’ for Me

1. When targeted ads began spooning wedding crap onto my feed.

Summer Tao April 18, 2024 3 Comments
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The Scene

Texas’ DIY Parties Are Creating Spaces for Lesbians From Scratch

I wear a leather vest for a shirt, a black cowboy hat, and pearls for added flair. The party is in a discreet, always-changing location, available only by word-of-mouth invite.

Gabrielle Grace Hogan April 18, 2024 3 Comments
The Call Is Coming From Inside the House by Allyson McOuat
LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Feminist Essay Collection Explores Horrors of Motherhood

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Casey April 18, 2024 4 Comments
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First Person

Untethered: How Do You Know You’re Living Where You Want To Be?

This dissolution of home presents a lot of choices — how I’ll spend my time — who I’ll visit, when, for what holidays if any.

Nico April 18, 2024 3 Comments
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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
Maddie Rowan in the documentary Girls State
Movie Reviews

‘Girls State’ Documentary Reveals Limitations of a Mock Government

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 17, 2024 1 Comment
Is Monogamy cool again? Three black and white images of a queer couple embracing against a lime green backdrop that says Hot Hot Hot
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
1 down / 5 letters / hint: Wanton-leaver-of-gloves-at-department-stores Aird (portrayed by Cate Blanchett)
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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