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Lesbian Sex

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!

Sa'iyda Shabazz March 26, 2024 5 Comments
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Geekery

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. 

Summer Tao March 26, 2024 3 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

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!

Valerie Anne March 25, 2024 6 Comments
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LGBT Book Reviews

“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.

Riese March 25, 2024 4 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

The Anjali Chakra x Sufi Malik Breakup and Cheating Confession, Explained

The couple who went viral for their photoshoot showing queer South Asian love have called off their wedding, citing infidelity.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 25, 2024 8 Comments
Euphoria season three delay: a close up of Zendaya as Rue crying.
TV News & Trailers

Will “Euphoria” Season Three Ever Happen? Show’s Future Uncertain With Another Delay

The question is not only whether Euphoria season three will happen. We also have to ask: should it?

Drew Burnett Gregory March 25, 2024 3 Comments
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Community

15 Tips for Creating Accessible Gatherings and Anti-Ableist Spaces

I want to live in a world where disabled people get to feel seen, validated, and valued as a whole person at all sorts of events. That will not happen unless abled people make the effort to learn, proactively plan, and communicate about accessibility.

Katie March 25, 2024 5 Comments
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TV Feature

26 of the 178 Types of Women According to Girls5eva’s Resident Lesbian Gloria

Highlights include Susan Saran-dom, Corn-Fed Xena, and simply: Tár.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 25, 2024 9 Comments
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Parenting & Family

Queer Mom Chronicles: Why Is It So Hard for Us To Take Time for Ourselves?

There have been many times when I’ve said that I’m going to make a stronger effort to take time for myself and that lasts for a couple weeks before I fall right back into the routine of ignoring my needs.

Sa'iyda Shabazz March 25, 2024 8 Comments
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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness 2024: “The Kids Are Alright” Round One — Rebels

Ellie from The Last of Us, Juliette and Calliope from First Kill, Rue and Jules from Euphoria, Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Tara, Pretty Little Liar’s Maya St. Germain, and more teen rebels who need your vote!

Natalie March 25, 2024 1 Comment
2 down / 5 letters / clue: Instrument central to the 2018 queer horror film "The Perfection"
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Rereading “Middlemarch”

Swords will never be obsolete.

Darby Ratliff March 25, 2024 4 Comments
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Quizzes

Quiz: What’s Your Lesbian Love Language?

Do you need a partner who can do a running joke with you, or someone who wants to run a production studio with you or perhaps someone who will run home to fix the fridge? There’s only one way to find out: THIS QUIZ!

Riese March 24, 2024 6 Comments
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Webcomics

Baopu #122: Traveling Grounds

“I used to feel like the only one.”

Yao Xiao March 23, 2024 2 Comments
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AF+ Puzzles

AF+ Crossword Sparks Joy

I tried to watch the orchestra on tv with my kids but we had to turn it off.

Darby Ratliff March 23, 2024 3 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1612 Recap: I’d Like to Buy a Bowel

Just like in sex, tops and bottoms can be relative.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 22, 2024 4 Comments
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TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness 2024: “The Kids Are Alright” Round One — Jocks

We have Van and Tai from Yellowjackets, Emily and Paige from Pretty Little Liars (you read that right, two different infamous queer couples, both competitors!) — along with Riverdale’s Cheryl Blossom, Atypical’s Izzy Taylor, and so many more queer jocks jockeying for your vote!

Natalie March 22, 2024 3 Comments
Mika Yasuda and Taryn Helm have sex in Season 20, episode 2 of Grey's Anatomy. This is a zoom in of their faces, looking at each other hotly.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: After Six Long Years, Grey’s Anatomy’s Taryn Helm Finally Got Laid

Everyone give a round of applause to former Intern Hellmouth for her gay come up of the century on! Also, have you ever seen Maya and Carina happier on Station 19? Did your cheeks not just burst? And all about Netflix’s newest show 3 Body Problem with Sea Shimooka being very hot.

Carmen Phillips and Nic
March 22, 2024 5 Comments
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Movie Features

Here’s Where You Can Watch the Movies That Inspired “Love Lies Bleeding”

This eclectic selection of five films makes perfect sense for anyone who has seen Love Lies Bleeding.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 22, 2024 1 Comment
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AF+

I Think My Girlfriend Is Drugging My Dog

In this week’s advice box, a relationship plagued by dog problems and possible dishonesty, how to support a partner convinced they’re worthless without a job, and safe sex for poly people.

the team March 22, 2024 10 Comments
Lesbian Sex

My Girlfriend and I Got High and Came Up With Role Plays for You To Try With Your Girlfriend

The scattered concepts we devised were a combination of erotic and nonsensical and now I have tasked myself with turning these notes into full scenes for your enjoyment.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 22, 2024 4 Comments
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