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I Can’t Believe ‘Hacks’ Has Me This Emotional About a Fictional 1970s Sitcom

What’s the right ratio between jokes and story in a show like Hacks? “Who’s Making Dinner?” contends with that question…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

May 1, 2026

collage of movies you can stream in the UK

MOVIE LISTS

10 Gay Films You Can Stream Free in the UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4)

From familiar classics to unfamiliar new discoveries, here’s what you could be watching on the…

Sally

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Apr 29, 2026

LGBT BOOK REVIEWS

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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Apr 28, 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

movie lists

10 Gay Films You Can Stream Free in the UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4)

From familiar classics to unfamiliar new discoveries, here’s what you could be watching on the BBC, ITV or Channel 4 right this minute!

Sally

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Apr 29, 2026

lgbt book reviews

‘Fat Swim’ and the Work of Having a Body

We are peeking into Philly neighborhoods, into their windows.

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Apr 28, 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

The Latest

Quiz: Which Lesbian Arts and Crafts Are You?

Games

May 3, 2026

Things I Read That I Love #351: Girl Interrupted, The Best Free Bread, Small Pets

Literature

May 2, 2026

I Can’t Believe ‘Hacks’ Has Me This Emotional About a Fictional 1970s Sitcom

Television

May 1, 2026

May 2026: What’s New, Gay and Streaming on Netflix, Paramount+ and HBO Max

Film

May 1, 2026

My Girlfriend Won’t Give Me Her Money

Af+

May 1, 2026

The feature image for our Ask Us Anything Announcement Post! The whole thing has an early high school vibe. In script-like handwriting at the top it says "Ask Us Anything!" followed by "At our 13th birthday AMA. There are photos of each of our team members who are participating inside of polaroid-esque photo frames. These team members are, from left to right: Shelli Nicole, Meg, Casey, Heather, Kayla, Nicole, Carmen, Riese, Vanessa, Laneia, Dani, Em, and Drew. There are also doodles of a heart, an eye, and a ghost!

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Our 13th Birthday A+ AMA is NOW!!! Ask Us Anything!

We’re experts in money stuff, sports, queer TV, dating, monogamy and marriage, mom stuff but like tired, and more! A+ members can ask us anything today!

the team

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Mar 8, 2022

Single woman in a swing on the beach at sunset reaches out to the empty swing beside her, seems sad

dating

You Need Help: I Hate Not Having a Girlfriend

Why do you want a girlfriend? Why do you dislike being single? I’m serious! I want you to ask yourself these questions and come up with as many answers as…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 8, 2022

A feature displaying exciting handwritten looking text that reads "13th birthday Sale! A+ members can take 20% off the Autostraddle store" The feature is in our 13th birthday doodle and notebook paper style, with little abstract drawings and gem stone stickers in the background. Two images of perks are displayed in polaroid frames. On the left is our new Caligula Inn tee featuring an African Grey parrot with a blood red tale and then text that reads "The Caligula Inn Est. 1996" On the right are our fisting socks, with white outlines of various hand positions on a black sock.

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A+ Members Can Get 20% Off The Autostraddle Store

That means 20% off pre-orders of our new, buzz-worthy tee!

Nico

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Mar 8, 2022

A trail cuts through the Mojave Desert at sunrise. A Joshua Tree is visible on the left and desert shrubs are visible on either side.

first person

Fault Lines

She was in the middle of a long divorce, and I had pulverized myself to fit into the life of a secret girlfriend.

Alayna Becker

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Mar 7, 2022

Natasha Lyonne in a black suit pointing, with a priest looking on in the background

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Russian Doll Is Back, Sweet Birthday Babies!

Also, Kristen Stewart wants you to clap, your But I’m a Cheerleader character based on your sign, Star Trek’s hottest lesbian couple, and more!

Heather Hogan

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Mar 7, 2022

Feature image for "On Our Chests A+ Roundtable" It has a background of a bunch of doodles that look straight out of a 13-year-old's notebook. There are 2 illustrations, one of a woman playing tennis whose skeleton is visible and one of a woman wearing a bra and smiling softly

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A+ Roundtable: On Our Chests

The AS team gets our feelings about our chests…off our chests!

the team

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Mar 7, 2022

Notebook paper with hand drawn doodles on it and gem stickers and the words FASHION EMERGENCY!!!! And "dear diary, I can't decide what vest I want to wear today"

queer fashion

The Most Baffling Fashion Choices I Made When I Was 13

I’ve rounded up some of the most, uhhh, creative? style choices I made at 13 and reimagined them as fashion spreads in a clearly VERY high budget teen magazine of…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 7, 2022