Having a job, having a family, having feminist principles and having it all.

‘Should I fiddle on a f*cking roof for you?’

Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Queer Histories, a new book by cultural historian Diarmuid Hester, shows us what is possible when we consider space in this way.

“My connection with gay women is the through-line of my entire life. But my queer community, as a whole, is not reducible to sexual practice. It’s more attitudinal. It’s the way we look at the world and stand outside certain norms.”

She might have left the South, but she never forgot it, scorned it, or neglected it.

I wish I could give you a checklist of things to do and treatments to try; unfortunately, Long Covid is so many things, and it manifests differently in everyone. What I can do is give you a list of more efficient ways to seek answers, and some ideas about how to manage while you look for them.

Drew: Then Kehlani does a little Titanic, which means “putting a hand on the fogged-up glass”—
Riese: It means “causing a ship to hit an iceberg and then sink.”
Drew: Which… metaphorically? You could argue…

Today, the unionized staff of HarperCollins are going on strike, and if you care about queer books and the future of queer publishing, you should care about this.

“Whenever I wanted to post something supporting Black Lives Matter, talking about racial justice, or supporting LGBTQ rights she asked me why it was relevant.”

“Is “Puzzle Box” central to Hellraiser?”

I want you to hold this: Even though the world is kind of terrible, your life is precious and valuable, and you are loved.

It’s take your child to work day on Work in Progress, Raising Kanan is up to some hackneyed storytelling, and Angelica Ross is stealing every scene in American Horror Story (and also our hearts).

Our episode topic this week is Best Sex Ever so we are talking about… the best sex we’ve ever had! We’re joined by Autostraddle writer, poet, and journalist Dani Janae as we get into what makes good sex good.

The Hierophant urges us to let the things that we are sure of settle into our blood and our bones, even as we dream of the stars and the secrets that surround us. We keep moving forward, even as we find solid tethers to our past and allow there to be ambiguity in our future.

The news these last few weeks has been… a lot. This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the devastating anti-trans legislation just passed in Arkansas, the Chauvin trial, voter suppression, the pandemic that is not yet over even if we’re all pretending it is and more.

Rhea Butcher is back in an episode that explores racism in comedy, as Alice attends the CBTV diversity workshop.

Is it a “friend” coffee or a “date” coffee, unemployed and feeling unmoored, negotiating initiating intimacy in a relationship with two people on the asexual spectrum, you feel like your best friend is making questionable dating decisions, grooming your armpit hair, taking a break from therapy, you’ve never been in a long-term relationship, trying to exist outside of capitalism, possible pelvic floor concerns — and more!

Just a little data, discussion and analysis from the backstage area of the Autostraddle Gay Emmys!

As annoying as it is, probably, to hear it, you really have to lead with love. It’s not our responsibility to love people who hate us or wish us ill, but if those people are your friends or family, it is yours. If you genuinely care about your family and want them to be and do better, let that ground your conversation.

“What is a happy ending with a lesbian love story? Eternal possession? We want a frozen image of two people getting married?”