Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Managing Editor

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya is the managing editor of Autostraddle and a lesbian writer of essays, fiction, and pop culture criticism living in Orlando. She is the former managing editor of TriQuarterly, and her short stories appear in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Joyland, Catapult, The Offing, The Rumpus, Cake Zine, and more. Some of her pop culture writing can be found at The A.V. Club, Vulture, The Cut, and others. When she is not writing, editing, or reading, she is probably playing tennis. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram and learn more about her work on her website.

Recent AF+ Articles by This Author

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Love + Sex

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All Articles by this Author on Autostraddle

thanksgiving

Gay Things To Look at On Your Phone When Avoiding Family At Thanksgiving

Why engage with the horrors of X or Meta when there are 15 years of queer content RIGHT HERE for you to immerse yourself in?!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 28, 2024

house & garden

A List of Small Things You’ll Never Regret Doing

Easy and free (or inexpensive) things to do that’ll make you feel like a whole new person.

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Nov 28, 2024

Bravo Dyke

real housewives

tv show recaps

Jenna Lyons Opens Up About Her Abortion on ‘Real Housewives of New York’

She also shares she’s absolutely allowed to have a crush on castmate Racquel.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 27, 2024

regular

you need help

"Oh my god I cant explain how dull 70% of our text conversations are."

relationships

‘I Love My Girlfriend but Sometimes She Annoys Me’

“I feel bad because obviously she’s texting me because she wants to talk to me, but I don’t like texting and I don’t want to constantly have such empty conversations.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 26, 2024

Wicked

movie news & trailers

Everyone Agrees: Glinda Might Be a Little Bit in the Closet

Two out of two Glindas agree that Glinda might be a little bit in the closet.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 25, 2024

lily gladstone

The Wedding Banquet

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Kelly Marie Tran Comes Out, Will Star in VERY Queer Romcom With Lily Gladstone

Tran and Gladstone co-star in the upcoming even more queer remake of the already very queer The Wedding Banquet.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 25, 2024

personality quiz

quizzes

Quiz: What Premature Commitment Should You Make This Cuffing Season?

Find out what ill-advised BIG step to take with your person who you maybe haven’t even defined the relationship with.

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Nov 24, 2024

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene

selma blair and sarah michelle gellar kiss in Cruel Intentions

movie features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Cruel Intentions Is the Horniest Movie of All Time

Cruel Intentions is an interesting movie in that it doesn’t have a ton of EXPLICIT queerness and yet it probably plays a significant role in more queer awakenings than most…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 23, 2024

sobriety