As another year comes to a close it is time to look back on our accomplishments, like for example “the most popular posts of the year”! These were the posts that got the most eyeballs in 2022.
30. Quiz: Which Yellowjackets Character Are You?, by Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
29. 31 Christmas Movies With Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer or Trans Characters, by Riese Bernard
37 Christmas Movies With Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer or Trans Characters
28. Hold Onto Your Butts, “Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous” Finally Got Gay, by Heather Hogan
Hold Onto Your Butts, “Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous” Finally Got Gay
27. Vabbing, the New Trend Where You Use Your Own Vaginal Fluids as Perfume, by Ro White
Vabbing, the New Trend Where You Use Your Own Vaginal Fluids as Perfume
26. The “Gentleman Jack” Season 2 Trailer Is Lesbian Fire, by Heather
25. “Gentleman Jack” Season 2 Is The Gayest Thing I’ve Ever Seen, by Heather
“Gentleman Jack” Season 2 Is The Gayest Thing I’ve Ever Seen
24. The L Word Generation Q 301 Recap: Last Year I Gave You My Heart, by Riese
The L Word Generation Q 301 Recap: Last Year I Gave You My Heart
23. January 2022: Here’s What’s New and Gay on Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu, by Riese
22. Quiz: Which 90s Movie Made You Gay?, by Riese
21. Fletcher’s Song About Becky With The Good T-Shirt, Explained, by Riese
Fletcher’s Song About Becky With The Good T-Shirt, Explained
20. 36 Queer-Owned Businesses Selling LGBT T-Shirts To Support This Pride Season, by Riese
36 LGBTQ-Owned Businesses Selling LGBT T-Shirts To Support This Pride Season
19. Muffing 101, by Tobi Hill-Meyer
18. Play This Autostraddle-Themed Spinoff of Wordle for a Good, Gay Time, by Sally
Play This Autostraddle-Themed Spinoff of Wordle for a Good, Gay Time
17. Pixar’s “Lightyear” Is So Much Queerer Than Just That Hyper-Scrutinized Lesbian Kiss, by Em Win
Pixar’s “Lightyear” Is So Much Queerer Than Just That Hyper-Scrutinized Lesbian Kiss
16. The L Word Generation Q Episode 302 Recap: Los Angeles Traffic Jam, by Riese
The L Word Generation Q Episode 302 Recap: Los Angeles Traffic Jam
15. 37 Lesbian, Queer & Bisexual (LGBTQ+) Amazon Prime Video Original TV Shows, by Riese
40 Lesbian, Queer & Bisexual (LGBTQ+) Amazon Prime Video Original TV Shows
14. Generation Q’s Arienne Mandi (Dani!) Is Gaying Up Hallmark Movies Now, by Heather
Pop Culture Fix: Generation Q’s Arienne Mandi (Dani!) Is Gaying Up Hallmark Movies Now
13. Quiz: Which Classic Bath and Body Works Scent Are You?, by Dani Janae
12. What I Wish People Knew About Eating Disorders, as a Queer Person Who Had One, by Ro
What I Wish People Knew About Eating Disorders, as a Queer Person Who Had One
11. What in the Lesbian Heck Is This? “The Princess Diaries 3″ Feat. Zendaya?, by Heather
What in the Lesbian Heck Is This? “The Princess Diaries 3” Feat. Zendaya?
10. Obsessed: Spiritual Guru and Alleged Arcturian Alien Teal Swan, by Riese
Obsessed: Spiritual Guru and Alleged Arcturian Alien Teal Swan
9. The Football Gays to Watch Out for in the 2022 Women’s Euros, by Sally
The Football Gays to Watch Out for in the 2022 Women’s Euros
8. Quiz: Which “League Of Their Own” Character Are You?, by Riese
7. Jodie Comer’s New TV Series Sounds Very Gay and Killing Eve-y, by Heather
Pop Culture Fix: Jodie Comer’s New TV Series Sounds Very Gay and Killing Eve-y
6. 60 Best Queer and Lesbian Netflix TV Shows, by Riese
5. Forget Astrology — Here’s What a Person’s Go-To McDonalds Sandwich Order Says About Them, by Niko Stratis
https://develop.autostraddle.com/forget-astrology-heres-what-a-persons-go-to-mcdonalds-sandwich-order-says-about-them/
4. Quiz: Which Stardew Valley Character Should You Marry?, by Darcy
3. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time, by Drew Gregory
2. The L Word Generation Q Season 3: Everything We Know, by Riese
The headline on this post changes every time I add new information to it, but this running list of new info about The L Word Generation Q’s Third Season remains a hit every time.
1. Very Special Gay Episode: In 1986, Golden Girls Created the Most Enduring Lesbian Joke on Television, by Carmen Phillips
Very Special Gay Episode: In 1986, Golden Girls Created the Most Enduring Lesbian Joke on Television
What an amazing list.
As someone who runs an international website, I find this list so familiarly frustrating. People love listicles, as we call them, and the pieces we put our souls into rarely get the uniques or views we hope for. For example, all the ALOTO content you did… Omniture and the other metrics systems sure know how to break an editor’s heart. I’m curious how many page views the top story got. Like, what do you consider a good bar for that? All that being said, success isn’t measurable sometimes. If a story we do on a human interest topic touches just a few people in a positive way, then it’s worth assigning it.
I’m astonished that me very frequently referring back to the Jojo Siwa investigative journalism posts (so that I can ensure other gay people have the latest and most correct information) wasn’t enough to propel at least one of those posts onto this list.
As someone who runs an international website, I find this list so familiarly frustrating. People love listicles, as we call them, and the pieces we put our souls into rarely get the uniques or views we hope for. For example, all the ALOTO content you did… Omniture and the other metrics systems sure know how to break an editor’s heart. I’m curious how many page views the top story got. Like, what do you consider a good bar for that? All that being said, success isn’t measurable sometimes. If a story we do on a human interest topic touches just a few people in a positive way, then it’s worth assigning it.
Yeah I feel you hard!
The ALOTO content at least did really well! There’s a whole world of posts that performed incredibly well but didn’t make the Top 30.
More depressing, honestly, is all the journalism and news reporting and personal essays that barely earned a thousand or two thousand views. People pour their entire hearts and selves into personal essays and the numbers rarely reflect that effort.
mostly what’s reflected here is what got picked up by Google Discover, because that’s what propels our stats beyond just our own network.
The #1 post on this list got 405,505 views in 2022, and everything in the top 6 got over 100k views.
Wow this is not what I’d have expected. Would be interested in a stat like repeat views or something or time spent or most comments!
the internet! what a place!
i love that burgerology is on here and i also love being reminded of how many lesbians playing stardew valley wanted to marry shane???????
Impressive! Interesting post, thank you for your work. My find of 2022 is Pangea Translation Service. It’s a miracle for my work!