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celebrities (vapid fluff)

Scream! Because Hayden Panettiere Is Bisexual!

“Now that I know that this book is coming out, and that I’ve chosen to share it with the world,…

Riese

5 Hours

Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You, All Us Saints, and The Lesbian Bar Chronicles

BOOK FEATURES

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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7 Hours

THEATER

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Taking the audience on a dynamic, interactive journey through time and space, this performance invites…

Noor Aldayeh

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May 5, 2026

MOVIE FEATURES

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

The film dives into familiar terrain to anyone queer with a Latin family, from capitalism…

Juan Barquin

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May 4, 2026

book features

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Great sci-fi and hybrid nonfiction are coming your way this month. Plus a whole lot more.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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7 Hours

theater

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Taking the audience on a dynamic, interactive journey through time and space, this performance invites its viewers to reflect on the complexities of the human experience, what it means to…

Noor Aldayeh

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May 5, 2026

movie features

‘Tropical Park’ Paints a Real Portrait of Queer Miami

The film dives into familiar terrain to anyone queer with a Latin family, from capitalism and public transit to familial obligation and gender/sexuality.

Juan Barquin

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May 4, 2026

The Latest

Scream! Because Hayden Panettiere Is Bisexual!

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

5 Hours

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026

Literature

7 Hours

No Filter: Tommy Dorfman Sat Next To a Transphobe on a Plane and Eviscerated Him

Celebrities (vapid Fluff)

8 Hours

Finding Truth, Power, and Humor in the Intergalactic Bathhouse of ‘Syrian Soap’

Theater

May 5, 2026

Lola Tung To Star in Kelley O’Hara’s Sapphic Soccer Film

News

May 4, 2026

A person with long brown hair in a white shirt is in a bed with white sheets. They hold a black phone and look concerned.

first person

Asshole, Autistic and Other A-Words of My Love Life

Something was deeply wrong with me, something shameful. Turns out, the truth is more complicated.

Amy Lee Lillard

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Oct 18, 2021

A collage of all the possible books you'll be recommended in this quiz!

quizzes

QUIZ: Which Queer Spooky Book Should You Read This October?

Whether you want to be scared out of your wits by a haunted house story, disturbed by body horror, feel warm and fuzzy about witches falling in love, or vicariously…

Casey

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Oct 17, 2021

nsfw sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Fingering With Any Nails They Want

Fingering with long nails is not only possible but also encouraged and so is healing from past relationships.

Ryan

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Oct 17, 2021

A feature image that reads "You've gotten us over Halfway There!" it has a starry background and clouds with stars

straddleverse

So! How Is The Autostraddle Fundraiser Going?

Let’s talk about it!

Nico

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Oct 16, 2021

An empty classroom, which includes wooden desks, a green chalkboard, a clock and a podium at the front of the room.

first person

Well, That’s Mortifying: That Time I Didn’t Know About Roger Clemens

The class erupted in wide-eyed giggles and guffaws and I continued smiling at the front of the room, confident and certain that I’d made a very smooth move.

Vanessa

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Oct 16, 2021

Lauren from New Amsterdam on the phone saying "I can't stand being away from you."

tv show recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: New Amsterdam Keeps Saying Love Is Not a Lie But THAT’S Also a Lie!

Also! Updates on Rosewell, New Mexico and Nancy Drew and American Horror Story and Work in Progress!

The TV Team

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Oct 15, 2021

Bradley and Laura cuddled up on the couch

tv show recaps

The Morning Show: We Are Having So Much (Gay) Fun!

“I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN!” Bradley yells from the floor where she is sitting (gay) and eating a plate of waffles.

Christina Tucker

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Oct 15, 2021

Marcela Robledo hugs Ana María Otálora who hugs Silvia Varón in red lighting.

movie reviews

Newfest 2021: Ruth Caudeli’s “Leading Ladies” Takes Dyke Drama Seriously

The various plots of Leading Ladies — with their backstabbing, cheating, and litigious consequences — would fit right in on The L Word. And yet they couldn’t feel more different.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Oct 15, 2021