The Comment Awards Longs for Mt. Feelings
This week we’ve got floral metaphors, zucchini feelings, both pro and con, haikus and so much more!
Wonder Woman Is Obviously Queer, Deal With It
Greg Rucka, the man behind Batwoman and Renee Montoya, says categorically that Wonder Woman is (and always has been) queer.
Anonymous Sex Toy Review: The Bouncer Dildo
Using the Bouncer dildo is like fucking with kegel balls you can actually feel.
Lez Liberty Lit: Take A Break When You Need One
Feminist coloring books, favorite bi+ books of 2016 (so far), publishing algorithms, when sometimes you read less than other times and more.
Sometimes We Have Fun Online: More Internet Haikus
Grandparents getting catfished, subtweeting, Brangelina memes and more!
Queer Latinx Love is Resistance: A Collection of Vignettes
“There’s nothing more I want to remember than every moment and sensation we shared. Our grinding hips at Queer Cumbia, feeling your drunken sweat drip onto my freshly implanted tits. The way we sloppily made out and smeared our red and burgundy lips all over our mouths, noses, forehead, and neck.”
Pop Culture Fix: Madonna’s Got Rosie’s Back And Don’t You Forget It
Also: Sarah Paulson says this season of AHS is the weirdest (because it’s not weird). Amandla Stenberg will star in the Darkest Minds trilogy. The new animated film Storks has a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it lesbian couple. And more Pop Culture news!
Meet The First Four Women Who Moderated Presidential Debates
What does a female moderator actually do to shift discourse? What impact have they had? It turns out, looking at their stories and experiences, that gender still permeates the debates — and their ability to have an impact on the conversation.
No Filter: Brittani Nichols Didn’t Understand The Assignment
Also, Holland Taylor built a shrine to her girlfriend, Gaby Dunn joins the bisexual government and Annie Clark doesn’t have time to talk to you.
Foolish Child #6: State of Emergency
“What’s the hardest thing about your job as a 911 dispatcher?”
The First Presidential Debate: Of Deleted Tweets and Being Blamed for Everything That’s Ever Happened
Welp! That debate happened! Only two more to go.
View From the Top: Dominant Fantasy vs. Dominant Reality
I have to be willing to reveal the messy, intimate parts of my life to have this authority exchange really work 24/7. Otherwise, it just isn’t sustainable.
The Best Episode of Netflix Series “Easy” Is Also Its Gayest, Duh
“Vegan Cinderella” ends on a bright note, entering the small canon of TV love stories between queer women that get a happy ending.
18+ Weirdo-Approved Unique Tourist Spots In The East North Central Midwest
Sure you know about the Field Museum and the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame but did you know about the Mars Cheese Castle or the Dungeons & Dragons Memorial Park? If you’re a weirdo and you’re traveling through Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan or Indiana any time soon, this post is for you!
Margarita With a Straw Comes to Netflix, (Almost) Delivers the Disabled Queer Character We Need
I had my doubts – because honestly, consuming media as a disabled person is an exercise in disappointment. So I was cautious when Margarita finally popped up on Netflix. Could it be? Was it really that good?
Drawn to Comics: Announcing the 3rd Annual Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Award Winners
Your votes are in and you’ve chosen your favorite comics in seventeen different categories celebrating not just the best in comics, but also the best in positive representation for queer women and non-binary people and feminist themes, for the Autostraddle Comic and Sequential Art Awards.
Birth of The Nintendo Generation
It was the end of my innocence when I realized that being Black or being Queer in this country could get you killed. This was the time before Hurricane Katrina, before 9/11, before Ferguson. Before. Before. Before.
Introducing “Our Pulse”: Autostraddle’s Queer Latina Essay Series
In honor of celebrating Latinxs during Hispanic Heritage Month, Autostraddle curated a collection of essays by lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans Latina and Latinx writers to showcase our experiences, our pulse.
Top Nine Trans Characters Played by Trans Actors on Transparent
If you’re looking for trans actors playing trans characters, the absolute best place on TV to look is Jill Soloway’s show for Amazon Prime, Transparent.
8 Books Featuring Lesbian May/December Romance To Curl Up With Tonight
Did you love Susan Choi’s My Education, about a sexy student/professor love affair? Here are eight more books you won’t want to miss.