The Magic School Bus’ Ms. Frizzle Is A Queer Legacy
“Some stray comments and seemingly-satirical articles suggest that the show championed witchcraft, which, in the 1990s, was not the compliment that it is today.”
Gayme Night: Build Community And Practice Resisting With These Two Tabletop Games
Ring in the Trumpian dystopia with two games about corrupt government run by billionaires!
The Comment Awards Are, Like, So Gay, Dude
Throw over your men and come to the Comment Awards!
“Almost Adults” Is a Cute Lesbian Movie to Add to the Very Short List of Actually Good Lesbian Movies
Almost Adults isn’t perfect, but there’s a lot to love about a film that sidesteps so many traditional lesbian movie tropes. (Including: No one dies!)
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Snow Days And Spring Dreams
LET’S HANG OUT. Warning: this post contains a puppy in a birthday hat.
Things I Read That I Love #221: I Should Very Gladly Have Portrayed Myself Here Entire and Wholly Naked
Topics include Anna Nicole Smith, the DeVos family, Stephen King’s IT, Will & Grace, MURDER, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, miniatures, people who remember everything and more!
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Ramona Strap-On Harness
The leather Ramona strap-on harness feels extremely sexy in a way that nylon and spandex harnesses never do.
Valentine’s Day Cards For Queer Women
Got a crush? Let Bette from The L Word, Tracy Chapman, K-Stew, and The Home Depot take it from here.
Aesthetic Rising: Your Astrological Fashion Forecast Featuring Aquarius
Whatever you’re already doing, keep it going. Those dumpsters aren’t going to light themselves.
Playlist: Black Queer Music History, Pt. 2 (1930s-1960s)
It was hard enough to be black during this time, let alone black and queer, but these musicians did it and they made awesome music!
Fool’s Journey: Wands Show Us That Actions Speak Louder Than Words
These are the fiery cards of activism, of turning words into actions, of living your dreams…and of burnout.
Poly Pocket: Queer, Poly, Living On A Boat
“Boats have also been incredibly healing for me and have really helped me create better relationships in all parts of my life. They make me work harder to maintain my friendships, be better at communication, and generally just better at existing around all different kinds of people.”
Pop Culture Fix: Kate McKinnon Is Making All Your Childhood Dreams Come True
Kate McKinnon visited Sesame Street and is taking over Magic School Bus, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West are getting their own movie, Evan Rachel Wood opens up about realizing she’s bisexual, Jasika Nicole gets her own Adventure Time character (with very gal pal undertones) and more, more, more pop culture news.
“The Fosters” Episode 412 Recap: Everything Is Awful
Jesús skateboards around his own imagination while he’s in a coma; yet, somehow, Callie still has the worst luck!
No Filter: What’s With The Ring, Kate Moennig?
Brittani Nichols fights the forces of evil, Annie Clark needs more mushrooms and El Sanchez lives even mas.
In Which We Go To Ixtapa With Olivia Travel, Give Ourselves To The Sea
In November, Team Autostraddle went on their very first Olivia Travel vacation and it was really awesome and this is their story.
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #15: Flight Risk
In the event of disability during air travel…
Take A Beat To Bask In The Glory of Women Scientists And STEM News
Tiny clay succulents, actual living scientists, space craft grazing Jupiter’s rings, and more.
Drawn to Comics: “Kim Reaper” Is The Cute, Queer Comic You Need Right Now
Kim Reaper is a queer bright spot in this demoralizing world. It features cute art, cuter characters, funny jokes and a compelling story about death, college and romance.
Gay Your Makeup: An Easy, Breezy, Everyday Androgynous Look
This look will make people think: I can’t believe it’s makeup (and not just naturally good skin)!