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lgbt book reviews

“The Lesbian South” Carries Lesbian History, Ideology and Gossip into the Present

Along with the Civil Rights Movement, the blues, and the Moon Pie, we also have the American South to thank for a 50-plus year bounty of lesbian literature.

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Jan 3, 2019

movie features

Desiree Akhavan on Sex Scenes, Spectatorship, and Shooting ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’: The Autostraddle Interview

Behind every great indie film is a great woman. Or, as “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” shows, an entourage of them. Autostraddle spoke with director Desiree Akhavan about making the…

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Feb 26, 2018

movie reviews

“Bad Reputation” Review: Joan Jett’s Sexuality is Everywhere in Her New Documentary

Bad Reputation reminds us that people with a knack for keeping their cool during trying times aren’t apathetic. Sometimes, they’re exactly what we — and our headphones — need.

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Jan 29, 2018

movie reviews

“Lizzie” Review: Kristen Stewart and Chloë Sevigny Have Hot Barn Sex, Axe-Murder a Man Together

Misery loves company. We know where this tale inevitably leads, but some pleasure precedes the axe.

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Jan 22, 2018

movie reviews

“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.

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Jan 15, 2018

movie reviews

“Whitney: Can I Be Me”: An Intimate, Heartbreaking Portrait of Houston’s Life and Long-Rumored Bisexuality

“While Can I Be Me speculates that Houston was bisexual, no one seems willing to define her connection to Crawford as anything other than a solid friendship.”

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Aug 31, 2017

film

“AWOL” Tackles Rural Poverty in a Brillant Lesbian Love Story

It’s too easy to note that small places are slow at addressing issues of gender and sexuality while not exploring why. This is the answer to the why (and it’s…

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Aug 25, 2016

movie news & trailers

Patricia Highsmith’s Lesbian Pulp Classic “The Price of Salt” Is Coming To A Theater Near-ish You In 2015

The Price of Salt is the first lesbian pulp to be made into a movie, and one with a multi-million dollar budget.

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Jan 7, 2015

lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Book: Liz Prince’s “Tomboy”

Liz Prince’s new graphic memoir Tomboy is a smart and outright cute exploration of girlhood by a girl who didn’t ‘fit’ but survived to tell the tale.

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Jan 2, 2015

movie reviews

“Regarding Susan Sontag”: A Style Guide for the Young, Queer, and Whipsmart

Nancy Kates’ new documentary, now airing on HBO, is a portrait of the queer woman who made knowledge sexy.

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Dec 10, 2014

music

The Curious Case of Alex Parks, the Celesbian Who Briefly Was

Chasing the UK’s once-promising lesbian pop star around the the place she’s least likely to be found: the internet.

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Dec 8, 2014

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: ‘G.R.I.T.S.’ Is So Much More Than Food

This shiny new collection of queer Southern poetry and stories is guaranteed to stick to your ribs.

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Jul 14, 2014