book features Author Meryl Wilsner on Writing MILFs, Age Gaps, and Twisting Tropes “We never learned to write books, we only learn how to write the book that we’re writing.” Christina Tucker — Oct 11, 2022
halloween 10 Gay Halloween Costumes for Your Dog Halloween: I actually think it might be the gayest night of the year. Darcy — Oct 11, 2022
lgbt book reviews “The Family Outing” Is a Vivid Memoir of Neglect, Secrets, and the Power of Family Over the course of five years, Jessi Hempel came out as a lesbian; her dad then came out as gay, her sister as bisexual, and her brother as trans. Darcy — Oct 7, 2022
af+ Into the A+ Advice Box #69: What If You Have a Stalker? Supporting a partner with an HIV diagnosis, dating anxiety, dressing while pregnant, and more! the team — Oct 7, 2022
book features Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya on Writing a Lesbian Horror Protagonist Who Has Been to Therapy Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya’s debut book — Helen House, a queer horror novelette — comes out October 18. Nico — Oct 6, 2022
literature Rainbow Reading: We Fell in Love (With Some Rad New Books) in October When someone declared on Twitter “october is an inherently gay month” — they were right. Yashwina — Oct 6, 2022
queer fashion Lizzo’s Yitty Set Changed My Life, It’s Worth an Internet Fight to the Death Yitty has helped me spend less time looking in the mirror and more time doing what I actually want to do, which is be hot and gay in public. Em Win — Oct 5, 2022
lgbt book reviews Cecilia Gentili’s “Faltas” Is One of the Best Memoirs I’ve Ever Read Faltas: Letters to Everyone in My Hometown Who Isn’t My Rapist is an exciting and, at times, breathtaking addition to the canon of works about “messy trans lives.” Stef Rubino — Oct 5, 2022
lgbt book reviews “It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre Because we’re so frequently othered, many LGBTQ+ people find ourselves in horror film monsters. Abbie Jones — Oct 4, 2022
af+ Sarah Thankam Mathews Chatted With Us About Collectivism, Spreadsheets, Queer Sex Scenes and More! “I really wanted the movement of the novel to start with an I and end with a We.” Nico — Oct 4, 2022
lgbt book reviews Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly Lo’s newest offering is beautifully composed, often feeling like a peek into your best friend’s hot (queer) girl summer. shea wesley martin — Oct 4, 2022
lgbt book reviews Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s “The Future Is Disabled” Should Be Required Reading After reading The Future is Disabled, I feel more hopeful, and I think you will, too. Katie — Oct 3, 2022
