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Autostraddle TV Awards

Text: 2020 Autostraddle Gay Emmys Winners. Photos of: Vida, The L Word, How to Get Away With Murder, Pose, Supergirl, and Killing Eve.

television

Announcing the Winners of the Third Annual Autostraddle TV Awards!

Who snagged top honors at the most important television awards show in the entire world and also in the entire history of the planet?!?!?!?!?!?!

Riese —

Sep 18, 2020

bi week 2020

bisexuality

Two Black women face each other as if mid-conversation against a field of shapes and lines in the bi+ flag colors; in the upper left hand corner, a text box reads AUTOSTRADDLE BI+ WEEK 2020.

television

I Couldn’t Find the BIPOC Queer Comedy Series I Wanted, So I Made It Myself

Donzell and I had so much fun shooting this sketch that I turned to him and said, “I want to write a series of bizarre and inappropriate situations that our…

Ashlei Shyne —

Sep 18, 2020

black lives matter

mutual aid

Protesters project a list of demands onto the wall of the Portland Police Bureau's downtown headquarters as Mayor Ted Wheeler attempts to dialog with members of the crowd on July 22

politics + activism

Portland’s Black Lives Matter Protests Prove the Power of Mutual Aid

Donald Trump has described Portland’s Black Lives Matter protesters as “sick and deranged anarchists and agitators.” But after more than 100 nights of collaboration, protesters describe the crowd as “the…

Tuck Woodstock —

Sep 18, 2020

hey did you see that comment friday

A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"

community

The Comment Awards Know The REAL Secret of Bear Mountain

“‘Tank Girl’ prepared me for living in queer punk houses & having no running water. Lori Petty forever.”

Darcy —

Sep 18, 2020

advice

into the af+ advice box

Dr. Noelle Akopian a character from Crazy Ex Girlfriend and a therapist, clutches her throat and looks aghast.

af+

Into the A+ Advice Box #19: Credit Card Debt, Potentially Moving with a New Partner, and More!

Stating your needs around masturbation in a relationship, moving on from an on-again-off-again relationship, your dad hasn’t worked through his homophobia, and more!

the team —

Sep 18, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

LGBT homelessness

politics + activism

In the Face of Government Neglect, Trans Leaders Spearhead Housing Solutions

Housing initiatives in the South showcase the continued resilience and resourcefulness of trans communities, despite discriminatory proposed rules by the government.

Bailey —

Sep 17, 2020

interview

movie features

“The First Time”: Drew Burnett Gregory Made a Movie in Quarantine and it’s 15 Minutes of Pure Queer Bliss

The First Time is everything I’ve come to love about Drew’s writing over the last several years: smart hilarious, powerful, and deeply generous. And just heckin’ gay and trans.

Heather Hogan —

Sep 17, 2020

covid-19

judaism