Cheating Is Not Abuse
Consensual sex between adults should never be treated as a crime. It might be a horrible betrayal; it’s still not abuse.
I’m Watching Xena: Warrior Princess for the First Time, and My Wife Is What Makes It Special
I love getting to see this show through her eyes; I don’t think I’d enjoy it half as much if I was watching it on my own without her as a guide.
New ‘Top Chef’ Season 21 Host Kristen Kish Has Us Hungry AND Thirsty
There’s something about the way she looks into the camera, both smirking and glaring at the same time, that makes me want to watch Top Chef until the end of time … but also turn off the TV immediately because it is TEW MUCH.
Let’s Celebrate Gay Books! Congrats to the 2024 Lambda Literary Award Finalists!
Here are all the Lambda Literary Award finalists that Autostraddle wrote about this year.
Baby, Please!! ‘A Simple Favor 2’ Confirmed to Start Filming With Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick Returning
I have excellent news for any gay person reading this who still gets a shiver when Blake Lively calls you “baby” — the “A Simple Favor” sequel is OFFICIALLY HAPPENING!
Pop Culture Fix: Fletcher Has Been Signing a Lot of Boobs on Tour
Fletcher talks latest album, tour, and chaos; Reneé Rapp doesn’t want you to forget she’s a LESBIAN; the cult classic D.E.B.S. turns 20, and more sapphic pop culture treats!
Autostraddle March Madness 2024: “The Kids Are Alright” Round One — Thesbians
Santana Lopez and Brittany S. Pierce, Everything Sucks’ Kate and Emaline, All American’s Coop, and Heartstopper’s Elle to name a few. This round features some of the most celebrated queer characters on television, and they need your vote!
Let’s Go Day Drinking With Kristen Stewart (and Seth Meyers, I Guess)
Kristen Stewart takes shots, does a costume change, gives Seth a lesbian makeover, and declares herself a lesbian icon.
No Filter: According to Towa Bird, It’s the Year of the Sapphic Sweater Vest
Also, Kate Moennig is in gardening queer mode and more queer IG moments.
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and the History of Female Bodybuilding Reveal Society’s Fear of ‘Monstrous’ Women
In Love Lies Bleeding, the two main female characters exist outside of the dominant cultural ideas of what makes a woman and what makes a man, not just in their bodies and in their actions, but also in their queerness.
Uncommon Pairings: Wines That Go Beyond Grapes
I was taught that wine is fermented grape juice, but that’s way too narrow in my opinion! In fact, some of the most exciting things in the wine world are happening on the fringes of that definition.
Mini Crossword Apologizes to Cameron Diaz for the Omission
What did one monocle say to the other monocle?
‘Rent’ (The Film) Is Best Performed Live (By You)
Rent will never be a perfect movie. And it never needs to be. Because Rent is best enjoyed singing it loudly at the top of your lungs, dancing until you break a sweat, and the collapsing exhausted against your couch with your best friends.
The LGBTQ+ NYC Artists Archive Project Aims to Preserve the Unpreservable
“Archiving performance is a theoretical notion. How can you archive something ephemeral that happened in the past?”
I Want My Queer Representation To Be Messy — Even When it Comes to Real People
To believe in love means to believe in its failures and missteps, too.
Marsha Warfield Takes Her Place in the Parthenon of Black Queer Women on Television
“When you’re standing on the mountain, and been climbing it as long as I have, you can look back and say, ‘no baby, we’ve come a long way.'” I had the pleasure of talking to Ms. Warfield ahead of her triumphant return as Roz in tonight’s Night Court season finale.
You Need Help: How Do I Get More Comfortable With Dirty Talk?
We learn so much about how people act during sex from TV and movies, and those people always seem to know exactly when to moan or how to say the right thing during sex. Of course they do — it’s been written for them!
Jump Into Pen-and-Paper Roleplaying With These Free and Simple Systems
Here’s a bunch of easy-to-learn roleplaying systems that are still packed with love and detail. They’re also better than cheap. They’re free.
Pop Culture Fix: Lily Gladstone and Archie Panjabi to Star in Murder Mystery “Under the Bridge,” Gays Rejoice
Lily Gladstone and Archie Panjabi will star in a new show by the creators of Little Fires Everywhere, Reneé Rapp is going to Sesame Street, Fletcher is still being messy on main, Mad Max: Furiosa will premiere at Cannes, and more pop culture news!
“At Her Service” Is a Sweet Sapphic Romance With Crucial Lesbian Kickball Representation
Amy Spalding’s second book in the “Out in Hollywood” series centers on Max, a wee masc lesbian in Hollywood roped into a self-actualization scheme by her influencer roommate and most importantly to me, playing a lot of lesbian kickball.