How Coretta Scott King Leveraged MLK’s Legacy to Fight for Gay Rights
On this Martin Luther King Day, Autostraddle remembers the activist legacy of Coretta Scott King and her fight for gay rights.
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Latinx Butches Lit Up Television in 2018
I considered titling this “Latinx Butches 2018: Welcome To The Thirst Trap,” but that didn’t seem very professional, you know?
Hippie Pants Make Me Feel Pretty — and Guilty
“I wear Spiritual Awakening Pants, because I look good in them and sometimes I crave that feeling. I feel guilty while I do it, like I’m legitimising the remnants of colonialism that I see in the patterns of elephants.”
Stories About Beyoncé That Are Really About the First Girl I Ever Loved
“I never could explain why my heart pounded when her soft hands reached out for mine. Why it felt like I was the only girl in the world, singing with her at the top of my lungs. The way my eyes would nervously glance down at her chest in that purple lace bra and white tank top. Until I could.”
Holigay Gift Guide: Support These Indie POC Designers 2k18!
We’ve got it all! From makeup and skincare products, to statement tees and accessories! I’m confident that you’ll find more than a few items to give someone that you love.
“Widows” Review: Viola Davis Kicks Ass, Takes Back What the Patriarchy Stole
These women aren’t ultimately just stealing the money. They’re stealing back the ability to control their own lives. To get in at least one solid kick against the rancid, putrid system that forced their backs against the wall in the first place.
Your Girlfriend’s Family Is Racist and You Should Probably Get the Hell Out of There
“How much do I need to engage with my serious girlfriend’s racist immediate family members? She is close with them, and I’ve spent time with them in the past, but put simply I no longer have the energy or inclination to do so, even though I love my gf.”
Tanya Saracho Made “Vida” With, For and About Latinxs — And She’s Not Apologizing
Vida’s queer showrunner Tanya Saracho talks to Autostraddle one-on-one about the politics of building a Latinx LGBT writers room, Beyoncé, and why Vida is going to be your new spring obsession!
Vida’s Non-Binary Latinx Actor Ser Anzoategui Already Knows Their Show Will Be Your New Favorite
Vida’s out non-binary actor Ser Anzoategui gave Autostraddle an one-on-one interview about the show, the importance of queer Latinx representation in front of and behind the camera, and even sang a little Selena for the heck of it. You want this!
Black History Month Roundtable: Imagining Our Bright, Bold Black Queer Futures
In the second and final part of our Black History Month Roundtable series, we’re ready to look forward. We’re asking, what are our hopes for black queer futures?
Black History Month Roundtable: What Does Queering Black History Mean To You?
“For me, queering Black History Month is about making sure that future generations don’t feel the same pressure to choose between their blackness and their sexuality that I once did. It’s about leaving space to be all of yourself, at once.”
11 Black Experience Movies to Watch on Your Martin Luther King Jr. Day Off
These films are beautiful and poignant — though at times painful and heart-wrenching — testaments to Black Lives and just how much they matter, not just today, but always.
A Black, Queer Reflection on Martin Luther King and the Unfinished Project of Freedom
The work of civil rights history is queer and feminist. It’s also a hard, rough, incomplete project.
“Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart: Lorraine Hansberry” Is the Documentary We All Need and Deserve in 2018
She inspired a Nina Simone song. She was clocked by the Feds. She wore pearl earrings. She gave a generation of Black actors the roles that would define their careers.
10 Times Black Women Slayed in 2017
Despite the world working as hard as ever to prevent us from doing so, black women — especially queer black women — did a whole lot of slaying in 2017.
The 12 Best Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Latinx Pop Culture Moments of 2017
Whether you’re Mexican, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Cuban, Panamanian or Argentinian, there were great examples of queer Latinidad for you.
Spike Lee’s Queer-ish Remake of “She’s Gotta Have It” Would Have Been Better Without Spike Lee
Autostraddle Staff Writers Carmen and Alaina in a conversation about the TV series, the legacy of Spike Lee’s work, black female representation on film, polyamory, and pansexuality.
Black Queer Teenage Detective Comic “Goldie Vance” Is Gonna Be a Movie!
Kerry Washington will produce, and Rashida Jones will adapt and direct this into a franchise of movies.
Disney Pixar’s “Coco” Showed Me My Mexican Self On Screen Like Never Before
Everyone in the film is Mexican. Everything in the film is Mexican. Everyone and everything is me.
“195 Lewis” Is a Love Letter to Black, Queer Brooklyn
What I can say, with the utmost love, is that this series feels like Brooklyn. It feels like the Brooklyn that raised me and protected me as a young woman. It feels like Sisterhood. It’s funny and smart and bright and challenging.