“It Came From the Closet” Gave Me New Appreciation for the Horror Genre
Because we’re so frequently othered, many LGBTQ+ people find ourselves in horror film monsters.
Sarah Thankam Mathews Chatted With Us About Collectivism, Spreadsheets, Queer Sex Scenes and More!
“I really wanted the movement of the novel to start with an I and end with a We.”
Elm Street Was a Nightmare Before Freddy Made It One
Elm Street was just another part of a society — our society, where people are taught to care very little for each other.
Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly
Lo’s newest offering is beautifully composed, often feeling like a peek into your best friend’s hot (queer) girl summer.
Pop Culture Fix: Here’s Your First Peep at Krysten Ritter in “Orphan Black: Echoes”
Also! Wakanda forever! Queer horror! More queer horror! Anna Silk and Rachel Skarsten are making a Lost Girl podcast! And more (queer horror)!
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s “The Future Is Disabled” Should Be Required Reading
After reading The Future is Disabled, I feel more hopeful, and I think you will, too.
Empty Magic: Dinner
When you’ve reached the bottom of anything, you create a hollow.
Revisiting the Scary Movie Sleepover
Horror movies are for the depressed and anxious gays.
Horror Is So Gay
Welcome to Horror Is So Gay, a series of essays, lists, and fearsome explorations of queer and trans horror, running throughout the month of October.
Quiz: Which Sweeps Week Lesbian Kiss Are You?
A legacy of the Nielsen TV ratings system, sweeps were a couple of weeks a year when TV shows brought out sensational content, like women kissing, to reel in viewers.
Gender Nonconformity Has Always Existed
Trans activist and historian Kit Heyam’s new book Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender examines gender nonconformity throughout history.
What’s New and Gay To Stream in October 2022
We’ve got new seasons of Derry Girls and One of Us Is Lying, an Aisha Dee horror film set at a lesbian bachelorette weekend, queer ’90s teens in Tegan and Sara’s “High School” and more!
AM/PM: Skincare For The New Mama & All Day Minimalist
I’m exhausted — but even a tired and hot new mama needs a bit of a skincare routine.
Satellite of Love: Queer Horoscopes for October 2022
The quality of light, the crispness of the air, the sweet, fallen apple smell of the earth — my mind feels lighter and clearer in this time of year.
Reine #39: Carabiner – A Love Letter
I’m in love with function, utility, and cool clangy sound effects.
Nostalgia Is Quite Simply Not Enough to Light Hocus Pocus 2’s Black Flame Candle
“That line is written for someone who knows what it sounds like for their knees to creak, who has pondered the liquid gold that is Vitamin C serums (coincidentally, another gag in the film). There is no other way.”
The Comment Awards Are Trying to Tell Us Something
“When I was eleven, I made my computer password ‘bisexual.’ …Cue to my mom needing it for something!”
The Autostraddle Insider Issue 96: September 2022
“Is “Puzzle Box” central to Hellraiser?”
Boobs on Your Tube: Kate and Lucy Go Public With Their Love on “NCIS: Hawai’i”
Plus updates on 9-1-1, New Amsterdam, Vampire Academy, and Monarch.
Life Is Not a Novel
I’ve always had a very active daydream life.