Results for: work in progress
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13 Books About Gay Mayhem and “Bad” Queers To Read After Watching Bottoms
Bring on the literary GAYHEM.
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Baby Steps #5: Fixing the Window
“If I’d made it this far into the pregnancy without being forced to face the reality that has inspired many of my generation to forego reproduction altogether, I could do so no longer.”
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Is It Creepy That I’m So Much Older Than My Entire Queer Friend Group?
Advice for a 49-year-old who’s anxious that she may not be wanted in spaces and social circles where most people are younger than her.
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Netflix’s New Reality Competition Series “Surviving Paradise” Worked For Me — Eventually
The one thing that kept me hooked was the rivalry between nonbinary contestant Tabitha Sloane — the one openly queer contestant on the show — and Lellies Santiago.
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‘Halloween III’ Rules; Capitalism Sucks Ass
Halloween III stands as a prescient warning for what was coming as a result of the disastrous decisions of Ronald Reagan’s administration.
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Untethered: Turning Dancing, D&D, and Body Piercings Into Friendships
One of the things about not having spent significant time being single is that my friends have often been tangled up with partners.
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“Chaos Agent” Has One of the Most Complicated, Heartbreaking Lesbian Romance Protagonists I’ve Ever Read
If everyone was defined by the worst things they’d ever done, then we’d never get a happy ending. And we deserve that, don’t we?
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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for March 2025
New Torrey Peters! A debut novel from Emily St. James! Queer, Black poetry collections! March is gonna be a great month for LGBTQ literature.
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Uncommon Pairings: Putting Your Tongue To Work
Welcome to Uncommon Pairings, a new Autostraddle column about wine! Today, we’re learning how to taste.
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The Price of Perfectionism: Chronic Illness, Unemployment, and Starting Over
“I could start a Youtube channel or a blog about disability rights and monetize it. FUCK. I don’t know how to turn it off.”
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You Have Texas Queers To Thank for Roller Derby
“The adrenaline rush from the sport is addictive in nature, but it’s the community that keeps you coming back.”
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“To L And Back: Generation Q Edition” Podcast Episode 303: Quiz Show
“As someone who’s never actually been in a throuple, I do think that throuples could solve most problems on television.”
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A Refreshing Trans Memoir More Concerned by What Is Gained by Transition Than What Is Lost
The backlash against trans people in recent years has no doubt left many of us feeling as if there will never be relief from the constant antagonism and legislative damnation. Books can’t necessarily change the way our society is operating, but at the very least, they can give us a new way to look at and govern our own lives.
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A Queer Syllabus for the Writers and Actors Strike
As Hot Strike Summer rapidly turns into Hot Strike Fall — I’ve become deeply interested in the trend where the forefront of labor movements are vocally and visibly, well, gay as hell.
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Cynthia Nixon Joins Hunger Strike for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
More than a dozen activists and local lawmakers are hunger striking in Washington right now to call for President Biden and Congress commit to a permanent ceasefire, Cynthia Nixon is one of the them.
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Invisible Histories Won’t Let You Leave the Queer South Behind
Collectively, the states that make up the South are home to more Black people, more people of color, and more LGBTQ people than any other region of this country.
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“Blue Jean” Is a Painful and Hopeful Story of a Queer Teacher
There’s a reason teachers have long been a battleground for queer progress — in fiction and in real life.
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We Should Engage With LGBTQ History All Damn Year
OutWrite: The Speeches That Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture perfectly exemplifies the reasons why it’s so imperative to look back at history with the willingness to be impacted by whatever we learn.
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‘Rent’ (The Film) Is Best Performed Live (By You)
Rent will never be a perfect movie. And it never needs to be. Because Rent is best enjoyed singing it loudly at the top of your lungs, dancing until you break a sweat, and the collapsing exhausted against your couch with your best friends.
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Holigay Gift Guide: What To Buy the Muscle Masc in Your Life
I’m including some tighter budget items and more size-inclusive options as well, because I don’t think anyone should be kept from being their best self in the gym just because of finances or lack of available larger sizes.