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Kristen Stewart wears a black tee over dark jeans and a black hat while posing with her fiancee Dylan Meyer who has long blonde hair and thick rimmed glasses
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

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Yes, Niecy Nash got Jessica Betts a PUPPY named MICHAEL for their anniversary!!

Christina Tucker August 31, 2022 3 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: In News Surprising Zero Asexuals, Many Asexuals Do In Fact Masturbate

Living in messy clutter is what’s in for fall, reflecting on Serena Williams’ last tournament and the legacy of a GOAT, and for the love of God, please stop asking asexuals if they masturbate.

Carmen Phillips August 30, 2022 5 Comments
AD on the practice court in New York. Text: Never Knocked Down, The AD Story
Sports

Queer Nonbinary WNBA Star AD Durr’s Long Covid Documentary Is a Must-Watch

“Identity is so much bigger than just basketball. If I can get through Long Covid, I can get through anything in life.”

Heather Hogan August 30, 2022 10 Comments
First Person

The Names We Call Each Other

On specific language, families, mispronunciations, and revisiting Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake.”

P August 30, 2022 5 Comments
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AF+

A+ Roundtable: Our Writing Routines

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the team August 30, 2022 3 Comments
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Breakups

You Need Help: I Can’t Get My Exes Out of My Head

We don’t need to be friends with our exes. One more time for emphasis. We don’t need to be friends with our exes.

KaeLyn August 30, 2022 7 Comments
Diary of a Misfit by Casey Parks
LGBT Book Reviews

In “Diary of a Misfit,” Casey Parks Creates Records of Lives Left Out of History

What is most compelling about Diary of a Misfit is how brilliantly organized it is. All at once, we get a biography, a memoir, a family history, and the active history of a place that most people are unfamiliar with.

Stef Rubino August 30, 2022 2 Comments
Allison and Patty stand in the dark holding takeout cups
TV Reviews

Kevin Can F**k Himself Season 2 Is Even Gayer and More Subversive

Allison and Patty’s relationship deepens as the second season progresses; the more Allison allows herself to trust and rely on Patty, the less of a hold Kevin has on her.

Heather Hogan August 29, 2022 4 Comments
two queer women one who is Black with her hair in a top puff and one who is white with a shaved side and long brown hair laugh together over coffee and computers
Straddleverse

HEY GAY! Take the 2022 Autostraddle Reader Survey!

You get to talk about yourself, a fascinating topic.

Nico August 29, 2022 16 Comments
Cate Blanchett having a quick queer kiss / Cate Blanchett directing an orchestra in TAR
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Cate Blanchett Is a Lesbian Mommi With Control Issues in “Tár” Trailer

Candace Parker and Sue Bird set more WNBA records in the playoffs, Janelle Monáe in Knives Out, Blackpink star Jennie’s new potentially bisexual HBO character, and more!

Heather Hogan August 29, 2022 13 Comments
A field of wildflowers
LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Naija Lit: “We Are Flowers” Documents the Beauty and Resilience of Nigeria’s Queer Community

We Are Flowers, a Queer Nigerian anthology, is defiant and audacious. It has no choice but to be.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu August 29, 2022 3 Comments
Lupe, Max, Jo, Carson (top row). On the bottoom row: Greta and Jess
Quizzes TV Feature

Which Gay League Of Their Own Character Should Be Your Girlfriend?

Which of the many gay gals populating Prime Video’s “League of Their Own” is your intended soulmate? There’s only one way to find out: THIS QUIZ!

Riese August 28, 2022 34 Comments
Em Win throwing up a peace sign with text that reads: "Watched Loki for the first time last night and now I'm questioning my whole sexuality." An image of Loki. A google search history showing questions like "when did the tesseract first come to earth." Planets, stars, an astronaut reclining, and a playlist called Sci-Fi Cowboy Summer.
First Person Geekery

My Sci-Fi Girl Summer, Explained

It was a lot like coming out later in life, but this time instead of going to a bunch of lesbian parties and hooking up with strangers, I’m staying up until 4 a.m. Googling shit like “how is Loki still alive.”

Em Win August 28, 2022 6 Comments
A black pixelated black screen of the video game GayBlade that says "Stevie Cannot Carry a Condom," it also has colors of turquoise blue and pink
Geekery

Dungeons and Drag Queens Abound in “Gayblade,” a 90s Game You Can Play for Free

Instead of getting shields for defense, you get condoms or aprons. And instead of swords and other classic weapons, there’s mace, hair dryers, or press-on nails to fight with.

Julie Gentile August 27, 2022 7 Comments
A tweet from the official Popeye's Twitter wishes people a Happy Nonbinary Pride Day and it's superimposed over the Nonbinary Pride Flag with a cartoon popeye and a cartoon frog, behind the tweet are cartoon lines, as if Popeye punched the tweet into the air.
Culture

You’ve Heard of Cat Twitter, But Have You Heard of Nonbinary Popeye Twitter?

Popeye wasn’t just a salty sailor punching people. Strength was fluid, gender was fluid and the spinach flowed freely.

Nico August 27, 2022 12 Comments
Megan thee stallion Yung Miami interview: Megan Thee Stallion and Yung Miami laugh together, Meg's in a black and white stripped body suit that covers to her toes, and Yung Miami is in a red dress
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

Megan Thee Stallion Talks Marathon Lesbian Sex, Flirts With City Girl’s Yung Miami (Real Hot Girl Shit)

“It’s definitely giving top, you know that.” — Megan Thee Stallion, a bi legend among us.

Carmen Phillips August 26, 2022 10 Comments
Only Murders in the Building: Mabel and Alice "face off"
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne Attend a Killer Reveal Party on “Only Murders in the Building”

Also! Updates on The Chi and Roswell, New Mexico!

Natalie and Valerie Anne
August 26, 2022 1 Comment
In bed, Alice stares hopelessly at the ceiling while Sumi goes down on her. Alice is wearing a
TV Show Recaps

“Good Trouble” Episode 417 Recap: Pulling a Callie

Mariana goes full Callie (and not in a good way), while Alice and Sumi try to put their sex workshop skills to the test.

Natalie August 26, 2022 3 Comments
Photo 1: Dani Janae shows off a new set of press-on nails in a close-up selfie. Photo 2: Dani Janae's hands are adorned with press-on nails and are spread on her stomach while she wears a yellow dress. Photo 3: A close-up of pink and white ombre press-on nails worn by Dani Janae.
Beauty

Wearing Press-On Nails Makes Me Feel Like a Powerful Femme Dyke

Being femme is being unafraid. Unafraid of shape, of texture, of color.

danijanae August 26, 2022 6 Comments
Three identical posters in stamped style from the 1970s says "Stopped Forced Sterilization" in both English and in Spanish, above images of women of different ages and sizes.
LGBT History Politics + Activism

I’m Sick of White Women Centering Themselves in the Struggle For Reproductive Justice

Whiteness needs to be decentered from the fight for reproductive justice. History is a powerful tool for transformation and rethinking – I want to share the history of mass sterilization and reproductive genocide of Puerto Rican women between the 1930s to 1970s.

Lily Alvarado August 26, 2022 9 Comments
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