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NSFW

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Not All Things to All People

Don’t text or try to get back together with your ex; it’s okay to say no to Zoom hangouts; and stop sneaking out for lockdown sex.

Ryan Yates —

Apr 12, 2020

straddleverse

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Join the AS Editors for a Virtual Slumber Party!

Spin the Bottle does NOT fulfill social distancing guidelines but everything else is on the table; let’s get our Disney Princess sleeping bags out and get this STARTED.

The Editors —

Apr 11, 2020

Dispatches from the Country Culture War

rural

culture

This Queer Ink Maker Is Using Alchemy to Turn Pain and Chaos Into Art

“Ink revolutionized our way of speaking, the ideas of the dead are recorded in ink, the dead speak through ink, it just had this really mystical element to it.”

Lauren Parker —

Apr 11, 2020

dessert

recipes

The Dyke Kitchen: What Nice Cookies You Have

My kitchen process is a lot like collaging. I like to ask myself, “If I were at a party in my fridge, who would I want to pull into an…

Kamala Puligandla —

Apr 11, 2020

Saturday Morning Cartoons

the lakeview crew

webcomics

The Lakeview Crew #3: Full Moon

Celeste reconnects with the energy of the universe during quarantine.

Emma Rust —

Apr 11, 2020

autostraddle book club

octavia butler

book features

Read a F*cking Book Club: Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower” Offers Persistence, Painstaking Reality

We finished reading “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler. At its core, the book is about embracing truth and change, which is especially true now — when our world…

Ari —

Apr 10, 2020

extra extra

voting

politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: Let’s Look at What Freedom Means During Times of Crisis

This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at a variety of human rights and governance issues which have existed for a long time. Some of these problems are being exacerbated…

the team —

Apr 10, 2020

batwoman

tv reviews

Batwoman Is the Gayest Non-The L Word Thing on TV so Far This Year

A tangled web of exes who still love you and also have chemistry with each other is truly the gayest possible thing.

Heather Hogan —

Apr 10, 2020

Why Are So Many Trans Mascs Pups?

When a couple trans masc friends are into pup play, it’s a coincidence. When half of the trans men I know are into it, it’s a pattern. I began to mentally set up a bulletin board with red string to solve one question: why are so many trans mascs pups?