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TV Lists

13 TV Shows With Lesbian and Bisexual Female Characters Who Are Getting It Right

When it comes to their queer female characters, these shows are hitting it out of the park.

Riese April 5, 2016 87 Comments
Sex

Bottoms Up: Kinky Safer Sex As A Single Sub

I got my first STI as a newly single sub with no idea how to practice kinky safer sex. Turns out safer sex is everyone’s responsibility.

Ari April 5, 2016 22 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics: The 10 Best DC and Marvel Comics Featuring Women Superheroes

The top ten DC and Marvel comics — just in my opinion.

Mey April 5, 2016 36 Comments
LGBT History

Kitty Genovese’s Murder: Everything You Know About The “38 Bystanders” Is Wrong

The alleged behavior of witnesses to the 1963 murder of Kitty Genovese, a lesbian barmaid who lived in Queens with her girlfriend, inspired the concept of “the bystander effect.” The only problem is that the story of the 38 apathetic bystanders isn’t even remotely true.

Riese April 4, 2016 26 Comments
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Campership Alert: Win a Full Tuition Campership and Swimwear from Outplay!

Outplay is sending a camper to A-Camp — enter to win a Campership PLUS a swimsuit for the pool party!

A.E. Osworth April 4, 2016 28 Comments
House & Garden

Helping You Help Yourself #24

Finding out if you’re being paid fairly, doing your laundry right, how to board the Enterprise, and a warning that your dumb cat is going to knock over your dumb coffee.

Rachel April 4, 2016 33 Comments
Book Lists

30 Book Titles That Sound As Gay As “Tipping The Velvet” But Mostly Aren’t

“4. Passionate Vegetarian – Crescent Dragonwagon”

Erin April 4, 2016 42 Comments
Community Music

Damn The Man: Autostraddle’s International Meet Me At The Record Store Day Is Back!

Come for the Bowie reissues, stay for the Rockabye Baby covers of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Also, meet-ups!

Stef April 4, 2016 12 Comments
TV Reviews

Syfy’s “Wynonna Earp” Is The Love Child Of “Jessica Jones” And “Lost Girl”

All the camp and Canadian-ness of Lost Girl, all the angst and antagonism of Jessica Jones.

Heather Hogan April 4, 2016 33 Comments
Food Lists

5 Snacks You Can Wear on Your Face (Or 5 Face Masks You Can Eat!)

Tzatziki on your face, huh? We live in a world where it’s been made clear there are no rules and I intended to live as such. And that’s great because tzatziki is my favorite dip that goes with pretty much everything savory. When I die bury me inside a dill leaf store!

Erin April 4, 2016 22 Comments
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Geordie Shore’s Marnie Is Bisexual, Charlotte And Chloe Hook Up On Camera

If this show is anything like Jersey Shore, this house is in serious need of a dedicated smush room.

Stef April 3, 2016 23 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Coming Out and Taking Over

Jennifer Azzi and Kezia Dugdale are gay, an amazing man is helping animals be better at selfies, there’s gay marriages and gay adoptions happening around the world, everyone’s exacting sweet revenge on the beast that is North Carolina’s HB2, and more!

Carmen April 3, 2016 11 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Smells Like The Sea

Why your close your eyes when you kiss someone, safe sex toy materials, a tournament of (good) literary sex writing and more.

Ryan Yates April 3, 2016 23 Comments
Geekery

4 Apps for Airplanes and other Kinds of Boredom Survival

Whether you need to be soothed, entertained, or soothed AND entertained, here are a few apps to make you happy while you’re flying without a data connection.

A.E. Osworth April 2, 2016 34 Comments
Webcomics

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Symbiosis

Symbiosis isn’t always a good thing.

Cameron April 2, 2016 18 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “The 100” Buries Lexa and Maybe Itself

We buried one lesbian TV character last night while two more got killed.

Karly April 1, 2016 146 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Just Wants Clean Towels

We’ve got Kristen Stewart saving lives, sweatpants, lasagna, the most amazing info-graphic of the millennium and so much more!

Bren April 1, 2016 10 Comments
Comedy

Autostraddle’s Spring 2016 Queer TV Preview: So Many Sams, So Little Time

What will we be watching? Who will die first?

The Editors April 1, 2016 38 Comments
Straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Send Love, Share Love

Send love, share love, get in here with your awesome moments big and small!

Ryan Yates April 1, 2016 216 Comments
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for April 2016

I hope y’all out there are ready for a change — this is an eventful month! With some fiery Aries energy and a few aspects to Uranus this month (planet of revolution, upheaval, and queerness), you’ll have a few chances to let go of whatever’s been holding you back, and start fresh.

Corina Dross April 1, 2016 13 Comments
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