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Purple background with teal font that says "Autostraddle March Madness." Eight photos cropped into circles of eight characters in the poll: Ryan Wilder, Lilly Fortenberry, Grace Choi, Sophie Moore, Alex Danvers, Renee Montoya, Waverly Earp, Kelly Olsen

tv feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves — Sci-Fi/Fantasy

One TV Team member called this region “mean.” Another called it a “hate crime.”

Natalie

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Mar 25, 2022

On a couch at the Coterie, Malika regales Angelica with tales from her first day of work. They're sitting on opposite ends of the couch, staring at each other, each holding a glass of wine.

tv show recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 403 Recap: First Day and First Time

Big week for Malika: new job, first time with a girl! Bad week for Mariana: she is spinning out after Callie’s departure. Plus special guest star: Supergirl’s Nicole Maines!

Natalie

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Mar 24, 2022

A shapeless object that is pink and yellow in the background, with a pregnancy test in the foreground.

gender

I Wish I’d Medically Transitioned Before Giving Birth

Less than a year after giving birth, I decided to medically transition. I wish I’d done it sooner.

Sage Agee

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Mar 24, 2022

A stack of books with stars bursting out of it

literature

Rainbow Reading: It’s Queer Lit Awards Season!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya guest hosts Rainbow Reading this week, highlighting new LGBTQ+ book releases, events, book sales, and more!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 24, 2022

An illustration of a shapeless object in pink and yellow in the background, with a pair of binoculars in the foreground.

gender

What Trans Visibility Could Mean for Trans People, and Everyone Else

Visibility can be a trap in many ways because we never got to set the terms by which we are viewed.

Emma Ambrose

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Mar 23, 2022

TEXT: Autostraddle March Madness, in purple against a teal background. Pictures: Eight photos of Generation Q couples featured in the first round match-ups

tv feature

Autostraddle March Madness: Better Halves — Generation Q

Which of the 16 participants in the Gen Q region will move onto the field of 32? You decide — starting now!

Natalie

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Mar 22, 2022

lgbt book reviews

“My Volcano” Is an Abnormal, Bizarre, Exhilarating Novel About a Volcano Suddenly Emerging in Central Park

My Volcano is an abnormal, bizarre, sometimes frustratingly opaque novel — but it’s also one of the most exhilarating ones I’ve read in years.

Abbie Jones

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Mar 22, 2022

a woman sits in the foreground looking miserable and left out, while her girlfriend sits with two friends in the background, looking at her with dismay

relationships

You Need Help: My Girlfriend Has No Queer Friends, Is That a Problem?

This is very clearly your problem, not your girlfriend’s problem, and resolving it will be your work, not hers.

Abbie Jones

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Mar 22, 2022

Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera) from Glee wears a cheerleading uniform while rolling her eyes and pulling at a string of her pom-pom

tv feature

The Essay I Wrote About Santana Lopez When I Was 19 and Closeted, Annotated by My Present Self

Read the 700-word essay I wrote for a zine in college about queer representation on Glee even though at the time I identified as STRAIGHT.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Mar 21, 2022

Photo 1: King Princess performs onstage with a guitar. Photo 2: Amandla Stenberg stares at the camera in black and white. There's a broken heart between them.

music

Charting Celesbian Breakup Albums: “Cheap Queen” and “Valentine”

Queer celebrity breakup albums are just the next phase of evolution from reading into celebrity post-breakup tweets. Because after all, what is a breakup album if not just a really…

Analyssa

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Mar 21, 2022