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‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

9 Hours

BOOK LISTS

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

XO, Kitty. (L to R) Gia Kim as Yuri Han, Anna Cathcart as Kitty Song Covey in episode 305 of XO, Kitty.

TV REVIEWS

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed…

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

BOOK LISTS

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re…

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

book lists

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Queer books good enough to eat.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Apr 27, 2026

tv reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Season 3 Treats Its Queer Love Letter Like a Fever Dream

“In any circumstance, this treatment of a queer couple would be bothersome, but when juxtaposed with this universe’s own lore, it’s dispiriting.”

Natalie

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Apr 23, 2026

book lists

Read These Books To Better Understand the Origins of Trans Exclusionary Sports Policies

One of our most important tools in fighting against systemic oppression is understanding why we’re here, how we got here, and what we can do about it.

Stef Rubino

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Apr 22, 2026

The Latest

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

Literature

9 Hours

‘Do I Count As Bi?’

Identity

12 Hours

Two New Books in LGBTQ+ Film Studies Remake the Field

Literature

16 Hours

Cynthia Erivo Ran a Marathon Faster Than It Takes To Watch Both ‘Wicked’ Movies

News

Apr 27, 2026

20 Delicious Queer Novels Featuring Food To Devour

Literature

Apr 27, 2026

The books Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler; Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole; Stud Like Her by Fiona Zedde; and Get It Right by Skye Kilaen

book lists

Eight Romance Books Featuring Butches, Studs, and Masc of Center Characters

These are mostly contemporary romances, with themes and tropes such as second chance relationships, sports, reality TV, fake relationships, online dating, ghosting, age gaps, and more!

Casey

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May 2, 2022

Two women kiss in front of a green field in Lovestruck High

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lovestruck High Looks Like Glee’s Gayest Fever Dream

Legends of Tomorrow has been cancelled too, Jen Richards is your new favorite vampire, is Auli’i Cravalho Hollywood’s new bisexual queen, and more.

Heather Hogan

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May 2, 2022

JoJo Siwa and Kylie Prew in Disneyworld, via twitter

celebrities (vapid fluff)

BREAKING: JoJo Siwa Confirms She’s Back Together With Kylie Prew, We Love To See It

JoJo Siwa has confirmed that she has unlocked the “getting back together with your ex-girlfriend” level of lesbianism by reuniting with Kylie Prew.

Riese

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May 1, 2022

may 2022 streaming collage: Girls 5Eva, The Wilds, Kick Like Tayla, Lovestruck High, The Circle. Bottom row: Hacks, Conversations With Friends, Couples Therapy, Welcome to Eden, Legendary

tv lists

What’s New and Gay To Stream in May 2022

May 2022 is bringing us a new queer-inclusive dating show, Season 4 of the Circle, the return of The Wilds and Girls5Eva and Hacks, “Conversations With Friends,” and more!

Riese

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May 1, 2022

Photo 1: A woman looks confused. Photo 2: A woman sings into a karaoke mic. Photo 3: A couple holds a rainbow flag. Photo 4: A woman looks at her phone. Photo 5: A woman holds a martini. Photo 6: A woman looks at her phone, confused. Photo 7: A woman wags her finger. Photo 8: A group of friends are out to brunch.

quizzes

Quiz: Decorate a House and I’ll Tell You Your Toxic Trait

If there’s two things I love, it’s interior design and chaos.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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May 1, 2022

A stylized graphic featuring a grid of the 12 astrological signs in a light lavender against a swirled muted navy blue background.

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for May 2022

May is a high-octane car chase that gets caught in a time loop. Are you ready?

Corina Dross

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May 1, 2022

There are two rows of four AS team members in this collage. Top from left to right, Nicole a white genderqueer human with glasses holds up a glass bowl of wild violets, Heather a white soft butch woman with short gray hair and black glasses holds up three orange roses and raises an eyebrow winningly, Carmen a Black woman with curly hair glasses and hoop earrings who is also wearing a cute bandanna tied in a bow at the top of her head is holding up a bouquet of small pink flowers and smiling with her eyes over them, and Tracy and Mia who are our Yikes tech team hold up a bouquet of spring flowers - Tracy has short black hair and a nose piercing and is asian, Mia is wearing a beanie and has a gray bob. On the bottom left to right, Vanessa a white woman with long brown hair wearing sunglasses and a pink outfit is posing near a bounty of pink blossoms on a tree her head raised in a blissful expression, Dani a Black woman with curly Black hair and large vintage inspired glasses gazes at the viewer with lips slightly parted while holden a bouquet of flowers in various shades of yellow that also match her gold top, Casey a white woman holds her baby who is smiling softly while Casey smiles broadly in front of a single red tulip, and Shelli a Black woman with long black hair and a nose piercing smiles playfully over a single white rose.

af+

The Autostraddle Insider Issue 91: April 2022

“Have you tried butter on toast though?… it’s pretty good.”

The Editors

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Apr 30, 2022

Two mini snails are placed in front of metal walkers on a set with purple concrete (they are walking on the concrete) and miniature trees and a pink sky.

pets & animals

These Miniature Snails Are the Small Pocket of Joy You Really Need

I have a thesis about why snails are queer culture, but it comes down to this: there’s a snail in this post that will sleep on a perfectly recreated mini-bed…

Carmen Phillips

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Apr 30, 2022