The Speakeasy

janelle monae

music

Janelle Monáe’s “Lipstick Lover” Music Video Has Fully Melted Our Brains

This queer Black feminist sex positive pool party has shattered everything inside me.

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May 11, 2023

The L Word Generation Q Season Two

tv roundtable

the l word: generation q

On Blackness and “The L Word: Generation Q”

Black queer people are in this community. Trans queer people are in this community. And we deserve to get lost in a good time, too. We deserve fun, messy, sexy…

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Oct 14, 2021

lena waithe

master of none

tv feature

“Master of None” Roundtable: Sparks of Queer Black Brilliance in an Unsatisfying Story

“All around I wanted something sweeter. We so rarely see two BLACK women loving each other I was hoping it would be triumphant. I get that love and relationships are…

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May 27, 2021

the speakeasy

society + culture

What Do We Mean When We Say BIPOC?: A Roundtable

Nine queers of color on understanding and grappling with BIPOC — the acronym that, in so many ways, has come to define this summer.

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Aug 17, 2020

Asian American

netflix

movie features

Six Queer Asian Artists on “The Half of It” and the Future of Queer Asian Cinema

Alice Wu’s “The Half of It” has been for out less than a week, and it’s already become a classic. We brought together some of Autostraddle’s queer and trans Asian…

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May 6, 2020

qpoc

speakeasy

community

This Checks Out Is Our New QTPOC Newsletter: Let Us Slide Into Your DMs

You can now sign up for This Checks Out, our bi-weekly newsletter curated by Carmen and Kamala that features work by queer people of color FOR queer people of color…

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Mar 16, 2020

the speakeasy

tv roundtable

the l word: generation q

Nine Queer Writers of Color on “Generation Q” and The L Word’s Legacy of Whiteness

The L Word: Generation Q featured 12 new queer characters of color in its first season, but media conversations about the show have largely remained driven by white points of…

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Jan 28, 2020

martin luther king day

the resistance

politics + activism

Martin Luther King Day Roundtable: What’s In Your Black Justice Toolkit?

Black justice is not the sole responsibility of only black people. We’re asking: What does black liberation look like for you, and what are you prepared to do to get…

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Jan 20, 2020

#affiliatemarketing

holiday gift guide

lgbtq+ businesses

Holigay Gift Guide: Support These POC Indie Designers in 2019!

Whatever your feelings about consumerism and capitalism, we think that you’ll agree — it would be great if some of those funds found their way into people of color owned…

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Nov 29, 2019

empire

feelings atrium

politics + activism

Four Black Queer Writers in Conversation About Jussie Smollett and Holding Up Space for Each Other

This piece was co-written by Natalie, Reneice, Alexis, and Carmen. We’re four of the black members of The Speakeasy, Autostraddle’s collective for its writers of color.

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Feb 26, 2019

gal pal week

Lists/Top 10s

friendship

The Speakeasy Presents the Magic of These Revolutionary QTPOC Friendships

Our QTPOC besties are vital to our existence so we wanted to create a list filled with our stories to celebrate just how magical they are.

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Aug 6, 2015

community

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community

The QTPOC Speakeasy Salon: What About Your Friends?

Drop into the Speakeasy Salon for advice on love, to show off your fresh shape-up, or to just trade some jokes with your people. And if you missed your appointment,…

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Jun 17, 2015