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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Jul 23, 2025

Kayla is set in black and white against a colorful spacey background. She is a South Asian woman with long brown hair and glasses who is smiling. She has a couple of soft pieces of jewelry on, too.

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Do You Love Queer Books?

I want fewer queer books slipping through the cracks.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 4, 2022

against a colorful background, YOU DID IT!!! And in just five days?!?

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WHAT In the Queer Media Happened You All!?!??

No, this is UNHEARD OF.

Nico —

Nov 2, 2022

a collaged image of Kayla as Fright Dyke which means she has spooky makeup and fake blood on and spiderwebs in her hair as well as a black dress

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Fright Dyke Has a Message for the Final Gays

Are the lights on?

Fright Dyke —

Oct 31, 2022

a photo of Sally and her dog penelope. sally is a white woman with medium short brown hair wearing a flannel shirt. her eyes are closed because penelope is licking one of them. they are set against a spacey background

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This Is a Highly Serious Post

Who wouldn’t love to see the AS senior staff sit in a bathtub of cold legumes, just for the sheer hell of it?

Sally —

Oct 30, 2022

Sa'iyda looks at the viewer, smiling, in front of a colorful space themed background. Sa'iyda is a Black woman with short hair and glasses.

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Your Comments Showed Me I Wasn’t Alone

“Sharing my stories with that audience never felt right — I always felt like I was explaining, never that I was just telling my truth.”

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Oct 29, 2022

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How To Blow Up Your Life

I thought that by 35, I’d be married. I thought by 35, I’d have kids. I thought I’d be straight.

Carmen Phillips —

Oct 28, 2022

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The Comment Awards Are Releasing the Bees

“How is Bud Lite like having sex in a canoe?”

Darcy —

Oct 28, 2022

An illustrated city-scape against a marbled background with bright bold text over it that reads "Together We've Got This" and then in smaller text "The Autostraddle Fundraiser 2022." A few stars grace the image.

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STILL HERE AND QUEER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS — Queer Media Needs Your Help!

“This is the most urgent I have ever felt”

Nico —

Oct 27, 2022

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We Made a Queer and Trans Print Magazine You Can Hold in Your Gay Hands!

Do You Love Queer Books?

WHAT In the Queer Media Happened You All!?!??

Fright Dyke Has a Message for the Final Gays

This Is a Highly Serious Post

Your Comments Showed Me I Wasn’t Alone

How To Blow Up Your Life

The Comment Awards Are Releasing the Bees

STILL HERE AND QUEER AFTER ALL THESE YEARS — Queer Media Needs Your Help!

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