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Brittany Howard What Now: Howard stands in a yellow field with mountains and a blue sky behind her wearing white sunglasses and a colorful dress.
Music

Brittany Howard’s Sophomore Solo Album “What Now” Is a Risky Triumph

From a fuming response to a relationship gone bad to a sexy, queer club banger, Brittany Howard’s “What Now” is an eclectic must-listen.

Stef Rubino February 15, 2024 8 Comments
A collaged image of a close up hand with an engagement ring, repeated three times, in colors of brick read and blush.
Breakups

So, Why Did You Break off Your Engaygement?

“My ex fiancé slept with her best friend (who was going to be the best man at our wedding).” 39 queer people on why they broke off their engagement.

Carmen Phillips February 15, 2024 3 Comments
Couple to Throuple 104-106 feature; Maximo and Ash in the confessional
TV Show Recaps

Bless the “Couple to Throuple” Gods — A Hot Nonbinary Couple Has Arrived

My heart is racing. I am opening Feeld as I type this. SZA was right.

Gabe Dunn February 15, 2024 7 Comments
Vigil season two feature image - Suranne Jones stands with a beat up face gripping a jail door.
TV Reviews

Suranne Jones Excels In “Vigil” Season Two — But Its Romance (and Politics) Fall Flat

I love that Suranne Jones is being typecast as a woman who doesn’t suffer fools gladly.

Natalie February 15, 2024 5 Comments
How You Get the Girl
LGBT Book Reviews

Sapphic Basketball Romance “How You Get the Girl” Is a Slam Dunk

Imagine you are coaching a girl’s basketball team and the retired WNBA player you used to crush on shows up as the foster parent of one of your team members and you’re both queer?!?! Like?!

Sa'iyda Shabazz February 15, 2024 5 Comments
A silhouette of a pregnant girl in colors of peach, lavender, brick red, and dark turquoise, all in front of a black background.
Breakups

18 Queer Divorce Horror Stories

“We moved across the country for her job while I was pregnant. Turns out she was really having an affair.”

Nico February 14, 2024 7 Comments
Kristen stewart on the cover of Rolling Stone
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Kristen Stewart Blesses Us With the Super-Gay, Hyper-Sexualized Cover Story Of Her Own Wet Dreams

Kristen Stewart does chin-ups, wears merely a jock strap and talks to Rolling Stone about playing the dykey character you want to f*ck, spicing up her SNL monologue, getting pregnant with Dylan Meyer, her gender presentation, wanting to be ‘normal and hot’ as a pre-teen and so much more. Really, TRULY, so much more!

Riese February 14, 2024 3 Comments
The author (a black woman with short hair) and her wife (a white butch with brown hair) pose against a yellow and green wall on their wedding day with their son.
Lesbian Weddings

My Wife and I Eloped, but I Still Want a Big Wedding One Day

It feels amazing to call Beth my wife. The thought of not being able to marry her because I was too hung up on the perfect wedding, scared me.

Sa'iyda Shabazz February 14, 2024 11 Comments
screenshot from moon girl and devil dinosaur of lunella leaping in the hair excitedly and casey looking on with joy
TV Reviews

Marvel’s “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” Has Queer Characters and Literal Black Girl Magic

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur has casual queer characters and voice cast that includes Isabella Gomez, Indya Moore, Asia Kate Dillon, Maya Hawke, Alison Brie, and Robin Thede!

Nic February 14, 2024 5 Comments
A collage against a pastel rainbow background of Cynthia Nixon holding her cat outside in the snow
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Cynthia Nixon and Her Pussycat Take a Snow Day

Also Kehlani’s face card never declines.

Christina Tucker February 14, 2024 1 Comment
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Breakups

Well, It Seemed Like a Pretty Good Idea at the Time

That was pre-Covid, pre-remote work. pre-‘postponed’ wedding.

Sarah DeVore February 14, 2024 2 Comments
The 'Godzilla Valentine's Day Special' #1 cover art, by Dani Pendergast and M. Smith, is in shades of black, blue, and blush pink. In one cover a sapphic couple make heart eyes with each other while Godzilla is in the background. In the second cover a brunette femme has heart shaped sunglasses and we can see Godzilla in the reflection.
LGBT Book Reviews

The Godzilla Valentine’s Day Comic Book Special Is a Sweet Sapphic Story of Love and Compromise

Written by trans lesbian comic book writer Zoe Tunnell, the Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special tells the story of Piper, a queer woman who decides to become a kaiju researcher after surviving an attack on Godzilla. It’s sapphic and gay as hell and I love it.

Latonya Pennington February 14, 2024 3 Comments
The Autostraddle logo (AS) has been situated inside a tiny crossword grid to the left, and colorful crossword-like puzzle is to the right near a pen, all on a bright yellow background
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Sapphic AF

What do you call a penguin in the White House?

Emet Ozar February 14, 2024 1 Comment
Ali Krieger on a podcast
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Ali Krieger Just Doubled Her Dating Pool and Is Ready To Dive In

On an episode of “Kickin’ It,” Ali Krieger indicated that she’s open to dating again, and she “might be opening up to 100% of the population, not just 50.”

Riese February 13, 2024 6 Comments
A vintage photo of two women in 1980s party dresses eating cake, the banner on top says "Good Riddance"
Breakups Food and Drink

Plan a Divorce Party for Your Bestie

Sure, a divorce is a rupture, but it’s also a rebirth, and I think that’s worth celebrating! We celebrate so many other life transitions: new jobs, graduations, houses… why not a divorce?

ashni February 13, 2024 1 Comment
Be Gay Do Crime collection: cut out letters like from a ransom note spell out be gay do crime pulled from the IG announcement
Book Features

Dzanc Books Announces “Be Gay, Do Crime” A Short Fiction Collection Featuring Your Queer Faves

This anthology of stories exploring chaotic queer characters breaking the law includes work from Priya Guns, Sam Cohen, our very own Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, and more!

Drew Burnett Gregory February 13, 2024 2 Comments
an aerial shot of two lesbians in bed, one with long dyed red hair and one with short hair with red streaks
Lesbian Sex

How To Make Sexual Consent Sexy

Many people (myself included) love clear and direct communication. But not all of us lean into that style of sex. Thankfully, we can fold check-ins into sex without separating people from what they find fun.

Summer Tao February 13, 2024 2 Comments
Tami Taylor from Friday Night Lights, Athena Grant from 911, and Iris West from the Flash, all in dark sunset overlayed colors
TV Feature

These Fictional Straight Women Should Divorce Their Husbands (And Marry Me)

“Tami Taylor put on those aviator sunglasses and I was like, girl you need me. She flipped her hair to the side and I was like, girl you need me. Her y’all drawl? Girl. You. Need. Me.”

The TV Team February 13, 2024 8 Comments
A woman in a painting from the late 1800s lays forlorn on a coach in a dark red and blush toned color palette
Gender Relationships

You Need Help: You Should Divorce Your Transphobic Wife

Your wife fell in love with you and built a life with you and you’re a woman. You didn’t become a woman. You didn’t trick her into being queer — her own feelings did that.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 13, 2024 11 Comments
a collage of three stills, one from the first wives club, one from kramer vs kramer, and one from waiting to exhale, all showcasing divorcees looking fashionable and foxy
Queer Fashion Style

Your Guide to Divorcee-Core Style

The vibe we’re going for here is Angela Bassett lighting her ex husband’s belongings on fire in a driveway.

Christina Tucker February 12, 2024
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