Results for: queer parenting
-
The Best Queer Movies of 2020
We got superhero movies! Teen comedies! Christmas movies! Oscar bait! Musicals!!!!
-
Growing Up With “Mucho Mucho Amor”: How Walter Mercado Defined My Life
I grew up in a conservative family so I never really knew the words to describe who I was but when I saw Walter Mercado in his finery and elegance, I knew I was like him.
-
Feeding the Poor to Honour the Dead With Hecate’s Deipnon
Given that we’re living in the midst of a global pandemic – with a wave of crushing poverty that could, and should, have been prevented – honouring the goddess who cares for the wronged and forgotten dead, who punishes evil doers and feeds the disenfranchised, feels particularly appropriate this year.
-
Queer Arabs Taking Up Space: An Interview With Zaina Arafat
Zaina Arafat’s You Exist Too Much is the bi Arab romance novel l didn’t know I needed. We chat about the book, first-gen traumas, sexual ambiguity and Arab parents.
-
Oscars 2021: Two Queers Discuss The Very Pandemic 93rd Academy Awards
Drew and Riese discuss this years slate of Oscar films, except FYI Drew did NOT watch “Mank,” and Riese did watch “Mank,” and it wasn’t fun, so!
-
“To L and Back” Podcast Episode 210: Last Call
“Imagine if I was dating Desiree Akhavan, and I was like, “You know what I’m going to do? Steal my ex from Rosie O’Donnell.” No! How thrilling! My ex is with Rosie O’Donnell and we get to all hang out and I’m dating Desiree Akhavan? That’d be amazing.”
-
You Need Help: Why Do I Keep Crushing on Straight White Guys?
The dynamic between white men and Asian partners is uncomfortable. There’s always a worry that they’re interested in what you represent, not who you are.
-
“Batwoman” Episode 207 Recap: The Corner of Memory Lane and Ocean Avenue
Ryan and Alice confront their pasts, Mary DRIVES THE BATMOBILE, and Sophie’s arms got something to say about it.
-
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 76, January 2021
That’s actually the cutest thing i’ve seen since that video last week of the puppy falling asleep on the goose.
-
Boobs on Your Tube: Shondaland Has Returned! Captain Bisexual and Dr. Orgasm Would Like Your Tears!
After an almost six-month hiatus, “Boobs On Your Tube” is BAAACK! With a recap of the “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19” crossover event destined to make you weep into your pillow, lesbian teenage rebellion in Doc Martens on “This Is Us,” and the best casting news ever for Thunder Grace fans on “Black Lightning”!
-
Mal Blum on Writing Music for “Trinkets,” Queer Representation, and the Trans Narratives of Bruce Springsteen
“Whether it’s the gay internet or a show like ‘Trinkets’ it makes it easier to be like maybe I’m not the one that’s wrong. Maybe everyone around me is wrong.”
-
Can You Make Stuffing Into an Edible?! Join Us TODAY for an A+ Holigay Cooking AMA!
“Not to brag, but I *did* win a cornbread contest once (deep in the southern U.S, no less!) with my dad’s recipe.” Join us in the comments section from 7am-10am PST, 2pm-5pm PST and anywhere in between to chat all things holigay baking, cooking and yes, eating.
-
Here’s Your Roadmap to Finding Your Authentic Sexual Self
Guides often suggest a masturbation practice, getting to know your own unique fantasies, or even challenging yourself to watch porn. But there’s no one perfect method; here’s a bit of a different approach!
-
HBO Max’s British Dramedy “Pure” Is the First Time I’ve Seen My OCD On-Screen
By pairing a visceral portrayal with thorough descriptions of OCD, “Pure” becomes a teaching tool as well as a delightful dramedy. It’s also just a really good and gay story about a 20-something trying to figure out how to be a good person.
-
The Labyrinth Closet
We’re always coming out. As an: anime fanatic, manga-collecting Pokémon plushie hoarder; as a giddy, youthful ray of sunshine and not just the dense, American Dream-deprived immigrant, prompted over-thinker — I realize I am more than any of these individual rooms at all times.
-
In “SFSX,” Tina Horn Builds a Purity-Obsessed Sci-Fi Vision of our Dystopian Present
Autostraddle recently spoke with Tina Horn via video call to chat about the first volume of SFSX, her myriad influences, building community around art, the sex worker rights’ movement, and incels.
-
Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian and Bisexual TV Episodes of 2020
“Even once the surprise of it has been lost, I find myself returning to it time and again in my memory. A truly perfect moment of acting, of cinematography, of television. Easily the best of the year.”
-
Shocking Revelation: WNBA Players Don’t Exist to Earn the Approval of Men
This is a column dedicated to all gay WNBA content all the time — and yes, that includes queer thirst. And boy, is there a lot of thirst to be had when it comes to W players. But apparently, not everyone got the memo.
-
The Price I Pay For(ever) My Culture
Being a first-gen, Indigenous, queer, Samoan girl in diaspora almost cost me my Samoan culture. But one day, I’m going to be the queer Samoan elder who looks my grandchildren in their faces, and says: I was afraid the entire time that I was fighting for the world you deserve, but I did it anyway.
-
As a Queer South Asian, “Never Have I Ever” Been So Let Down
The reason I didn’t like “Never Have I Ever” wasn’t because I didn’t feel seen. It’s because Mindy Kaling and I are clearly looking at the same world, but Kaling is expecting me to overlook all of its pain.