A+ Roundtable: Our Tops, Our Bottoms, Our Switches, Ourselves
*Law and Order sound* these are our stories — Autostraddle staffers share how they personally identify (or don’t!) and why.
Stewing
“I still learned how to make bad things last, make my words sweet when my heart was sour, make anything a weapon, even food.”
NEW MERCH ALERT: Summer Looks Unlocked With Our New Femme + Make Me Feel Tees
It’s summer! The time for smooching and ice cream cones and new t-shirts!
For Your Consideration: Openly Scrolling Through Someone’s Entire Instagram Feed
Let them know you’re looking!
Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #20
“Sally? Sally, are you here? Are you selling those shirts?”
“The Miseducation of Cameron Post” Is a Hopeful, Hilarious, Heartbreaking Lesbian Coming-of-Age Story
“There’s no male gaze in this movie, none whatsoever. Desiree Akhavan is a queer woman and her screenplay co-writer Cecilia Frugiuele is a queer woman too. It matters.”
I Made You the Romcom Trailer Cut of “Carol” No One’s Been Waiting for
You’ve never heard “you made me buy boat tickets!” quite like this before!
“Wynonna Earp” Episode 303 Recap: The World Doesn’t End, It Just Feels Like It Does
The team mourns the loss of Dolls, plus we learn more about Nicole’s backstory and the mysterious stranger who came in with the pink fog.
Monday Roundtable: Our Childhood Disobedience, Revisited
“I like to think I’ve put my talking-back skills to great use as an adult who enjoys proving points and getting the last word and being right.”
Sunday Funday is Celebrating Pride in Tiny Towns in the South
It’s finally Pride month for southern states! Plus Cuba’s conversations about same-sex marriage, queer folks running for office, a queer Muslim’s journey with unlearning authority, House of Kens, and more! Happy Sunday!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Getting Down With Dysphoria
Getting down when you have gender dysphoria, how sex positivity shouldn’t mean pressure to have sex, new research that says sex makes you feel like life has meaning and more.
Femme Brûlée: No Bake Summer Fruit Tart
Sometimes it’s too damn hot to even think about turning on the oven.
Baopu #49: A Little Love Everyday
Remembering a little bit of love everyday: It’s the only way I can prepare for this journey.
Boobs On Your Tube: “Younger” Finally Blesses Maggie With a Real Lesbian Love Story!
Also: Quiet Ann’s heart is shattered on Claws, Ackley Bridge is a little bit sweet and a little bit scary, Remy and Nova finally broke up on Queen Sugar, and updates on your favorite daytime TV!
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Were You Ever Bad At Being Bad?
Let’s talk about the rules you broke, you little rebel you.
The Comment Awards Are Behaving Very Badly
If ‘Cuddle Top’ is not already a thing, I will make it one.
VIDEO: Lesbionic “Lizzie” Trailer Drops, Features Kristen Stewart and Chloë Sevigny Loving Each Other and Patricide
You’ve heard about Kristen Stewart and Chloë Sevigny’s new Lizzie Borden movie, but now you can see the horror and the trauma with your very own eyes!
Things I Read That I Love #269: How A Gimmick Had Tumbled Into a Real Desire
Topics include Goop, Sex and the City, Les Moonves, a waterslide tragedy, IRL livestreaming, lesbian cruising, Six Feet Under, Benihana, rough sex and more!
I Used to Break Into Houses
“I craved that isolation, that feeling of utter aching loneliness that I found inside houses where I did not belong.”
“Duck Butter” Review: Good Lesbian Sex, Average Lesbian Mumblecore
Whether or not Alia Shawkat’s indie lesbian film lands with you in any real emotional way will probably depend on whether or not the characters grate on you.