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The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time

The best lesbian movie make outs are more than just a kiss.

Drew Burnett Gregory

Mar 3, 2025

MOVIE LISTS

Two Lesbian Critics Rank Every Stephen King Film Adaptation

Autostraddle’s King Dykes are back to tell you where The Monkey ranks among 49 other…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Feb 21, 2025

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FIRST PERSON

A Queer Coming of Age in Five Makeouts

Partying as a teenager is hard in New York City, where very few people have…

Pallas Gutierrez

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Jan 30, 2025

Cruel Intentions kiss between Cecile and Kathryn

ISSUES

My First Makeout Was Reenacting the Kissing Scene From ‘Cruel Intentions’

At 17, my lack of kissing was a sensitive subject for me. It wasn’t for…

Sa’iyda Shabazz

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Jan 16, 2025

LGBT HISTORY

Making Out, Making Change: The History of Queer Kiss-Ins

For nearly 50 years, queer activists kissed each other as a form of protest.

Stef Rubino

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Jan 13, 2025

movie lists

Two Lesbian Critics Rank Every Stephen King Film Adaptation

Autostraddle’s King Dykes are back to tell you where The Monkey ranks among 49 other Stephen King adaptations.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 21, 2025

first person

A Queer Coming of Age in Five Makeouts

Partying as a teenager is hard in New York City, where very few people have houses and almost everyone has nosy neighbors.

Pallas Gutierrez —

Jan 30, 2025

issues

My First Makeout Was Reenacting the Kissing Scene From ‘Cruel Intentions’

At 17, my lack of kissing was a sensitive subject for me. It wasn’t for lack of trying.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jan 16, 2025

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issues

Anatomy of a Power Lesbian

I don’t think there was a specific cultural inception, but rather a percolation of various feminist ideals that bubbled over during the 1980s, the decade that female masculinity went mainstream.

Sally —

Nov 14, 2019

disability

queering disability

issues

Small Waves

I don’t think anyone looks at the introverted, disabled woman, and thinks she’s powerful. But my family chose to. They are the reason that I can pushback against the stereotypes…

Abbey —

Nov 13, 2019

the power issue

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

I Want Co-Star to Tell Me What to Do

Astrology was too complicated. I decided to place my trust in Co–Star.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Nov 12, 2019

the power issue

issues

The Power of Change

“I told myself that moving was not going to actually fix my life, that living in a different state didn’t mean that my personality was going to change. It wouldn’t…

Christina Tucker —

Nov 11, 2019

the power issue

issues

When Walking It Off Stops Working

This was the way we found power over pain: Move.

Marissa H —

Nov 6, 2019

the travel issue

issues

Are You My Home?

The tears came only after I thought about how cowardly I felt for denying my sexuality in order to fit in better, for how hurt and betrayed I felt that…

Ashley-Devon W. —

Sep 26, 2019

the travel issue

issues

Asbury Park’s Queer Community, Post Ruins

When I do hear Springsteen’s “4th of July, Asbury Park,” I won’t long for something I never had because I was born too late. I’ll let the song wash over…

Natalie —

Sep 23, 2019

the travel issue

transgender

issues

Fear & Freedom: Traveling While Trans

Considering the discomfort my friends and loved ones experience when we travel together, or when I share what I think are unremarkable experiences of microaggressions or discrimination, has helped me…

Abbie Jones —

Sep 19, 2019

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The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time

The best lesbian movie make outs are more than just a kiss.

Drew Burnett Gregory

movie lists

Horror Is So Gay

Two Lesbian Critics Rank Every Stephen King Film Adaptation

Autostraddle’s King Dykes are back to tell you where The Monkey ranks among 49 other Stephen King adaptations.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 21, 2025

make out month

A Queer Coming of Age in Five Makeouts

Partying as a teenager is hard in New York City, where very few people have houses and almost everyone has nosy neighbors.

Pallas Gutierrez —

Jan 30, 2025

make out month

My First Makeout Was Reenacting the Kissing Scene From ‘Cruel Intentions’

At 17, my lack of kissing was a sensitive subject for me. It wasn’t for lack of trying.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jan 16, 2025

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make out month

Making Out, Making Change: The History of Queer Kiss-Ins

For nearly 50 years, queer activists kissed each other as a form of protest.

Stef Rubino —

Jan 13, 2025

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The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time

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Two Lesbian Critics Rank Every Stephen King Film Adaptation

FIRST PERSON

A Queer Coming of Age in Five Makeouts

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My First Makeout Was Reenacting the Kissing Scene From ‘Cruel Intentions’

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Making Out, Making Change: The History of Queer Kiss-Ins

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Two Lesbian Critics Rank Every Stephen King Film Adaptation

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A Queer Coming of Age in Five Makeouts

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