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health

‘I Feel Incredibly Bad and Guilty After Masturbating’

Feeling bad about masturbation is a remarkably normal thing, especially for people who were immersed (drowned) in shame from the…

Summer Tao

Aug 5, 2025

Both/And, Extinction Capital of the World, and The Midnight Shift

BOOK LISTS

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025

There’s a lot of new hot queer horror headed your way this August. Plus, more…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 5, 2025

POP CULTURE FIX

Help I Can’t Stop Watching Clips of Cynthia Erivo as Black Lesbian Jesus

Cynthia Erivo was Jesus and Phillipa Soo sang her love songs at the Hollywood Bowl…

Valerie Anne

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Aug 4, 2025

BOOK FEATURES

78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

The desire to connect with other people like us has been the driving force of…

Riese

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Aug 4, 2025

book lists

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for August 2025

There’s a lot of new hot queer horror headed your way this August. Plus, more LGBTQ+ lit across all genres!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Aug 5, 2025

pop culture fix

Help I Can’t Stop Watching Clips of Cynthia Erivo as Black Lesbian Jesus

Cynthia Erivo was Jesus and Phillipa Soo sang her love songs at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend! Plus, more buried and unburied gays on TV, Doechii announces upcoming tour, Jinkx…

Valerie Anne —

Aug 4, 2025

book features

78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

The desire to connect with other people like us has been the driving force of queer media since the first lesbian print magazine ever launched in 1947. Here are just…

Riese —

Aug 4, 2025

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78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

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How To Choose Between Two Paths Using the Tarot

Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft

Aug 4, 2025

carly usdin

geekery

Carly Usdin’s “Avant-Guards” Is the Women’s Basketball Comic Book You’ve Been Waiting for Since Before You Knew You Were Gay

Welcome to the Georgia O’Keefe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics!

Heather Hogan —

Jan 25, 2019

lesbian travel

listling without commentary

travel

25 of Your Most Alarming Travel Nightmare Stories

You shared some very thrilling stories with us on our recent Queer Travel Survey. Here are highlights of your adventures!

Riese —

Jan 25, 2019

anti-discrimination laws

donald trump

politics + activism

Here’s Why Trump-Era Republicans Are Obsessed with Trying to Outlaw Trans People

In a post “love-wins” America, we’ve circled back to the underlying legal thinking of the 1950s. In the late 2010s and especially under Trump, gender and gender conformity are back…

Rachel —

Jan 24, 2019

riverdale

Riverdale Recaps: Season 1-5

tv show recaps

“Riverdale” Episode 310 Recap: Broke Betty

The dads of Riverdale are acting out.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 24, 2019

annual report

autostraddle behind the scenes

af+

2018 By the Numbers: An A+ Members Exclusive

It’s time for our very special members-only annual report!

Riese —

Jan 24, 2019

freeform

grown-ish

tv reviews

Kate Moennig Arrives on “grown-ish” to Stop the Next Generation of Shanes

“Are you out here Janelle Monae-ing in these streets?” is a real thing a real character said out loud on grown-ish last night.

Heather Hogan —

Jan 24, 2019

trans youth

transgender

parenting & family

Like the Other Kids

On top of how hard it is to be transgender in a cissexist world, it’s also really hard to be a child. It can be hard to have two moms…

Catherine Kelly —

Jan 24, 2019

disability

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

<em>Resistance and Hope</em> Dares Us to Go Beyond Activism 101

If you’re looking for easy answers that preserve your bubble, you won’t find them here. But that’s exactly why anyone who considers themselves an activist, an ally, or a member…

Carrie —

Jan 24, 2019