These Shirts Were Happenstance
“I wanted to not care where I was going that/any day; a girl who’d interrupt her routine for a brush with honesty.”
Grease Bats: Top, Bottom Or Switch?
“You’re working yourself up into an identity crisis!”
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Quiet Ann Is in Love on “Claws,” Niska Is Still Here and Queer on “Humans”
Plus updates on Queen Sugar, Younger, The Young & the Restless, General Hospital, and Critical Role.
Lesbian and Bisexual Superhero Cheat Sheet: How to Get Caught Up on CW DC TV Before Batwoman Arrives
Alex and Sara and Anissa and Nyssa and Betty McRae, oh my!
The Comment Awards Are Riding Into the Sunset
“Come for the lesbian hotel, stay for the euthanasia.”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What’s The Gayest Song Of Summer 2018?
You’re walking down a city street with your headphones turned all the way up, swaying to the beat, so lost in the rhythms that you forget that you’re on your way to work. That’s summer, in a nutshell: you living your best life, with a great song to accompany it. But that begs the question: what’s the song that’s soundtracking your life in the summer of 20GAYTeen?
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 47, July 2018
“I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BEING INTENSELY EMOTIONAL OR BAD WITH BOUNDARIES SOUNDS FAKE”
TV Team Roundtable: Seeing Our Baby Gay Selves in Our Favorite Baby TV Gays
“I felt connected to her on a deep level — she is the only girl I’ve written an entire zine about — but wasn’t ready to really engage with it.”
Cravings
“Zoey and I tried to feed our cravings for simple American cuisine, but despite our clever substitutions and meticulous adjustments and innovative ingredients from the bazaar, nothing tasted quite right. Not bad, just not what we’d been looking for.”
“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” Is the Mommiest Movie of the Summer
The Mamma Mia! Cinematic Universe is the new Marvel Cinematic Universe—spread the word.
I Watched Lesbian Movie “Liz in September” and You’ve Gotta Be Kidding Me
In which I hope this is actually just an hour and half long PSA for heatstroke.
The Top 30 Dykes on Bikes on TV and in Movies
Bicycles on TV mean independence, coming of age, letting go, transformation! Motorcycles on TV mean bad bois! So it’s no surprise that lesbian and bisexual TV characters are on bikes all the time.
Pop Culture Fix: King Princess and Amandla Stenberg Are One Helluva Gay Power Couple and Other Stories
Topics include King Princess in Billboard Magazine, Nicole Maines talking about being a trans superhero, Riverdale astrology, Hannah Gadsby, Lena Waithe’s new Showtime deal, Syd the Kid and more!
“The Bold Type” Episode 208 Recap: Always Read Your Contracts!
Kat says she’s queer out loud twice! Jacqueline and Jane are in love! (Just kidding!) ((Am I?))
No Filter: Evan Rachel Wood Playing PJ Harvey Songs on an Acoustic Guitar is My Actual Sexuality Now
Also, Hayley Kiyoko is throwing a solo dance party and Tegan Quin met a dinosaur.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #52: Queer Enough
“We’re queer because we know and say that we are — not because we satisfy a series of credentials.”
8 Fascinating Facts About Bisexual Legend Colette That You Should Know Before Keira Knightly’s Biopic
From the producers who brought you Carol and the studio that brought you Disobedience and the actor who brought you undisputed lesbian coming-of-age story Bend It Like Beckham comes a new film about the French writer/bisexual icon Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette.
What’s the Lesbian Equivalent of “He’s Tall”?
It’s been established that Straight Women Are Not Okay, and this is just another drop in the ocean.
What Does It Mean To Be a Switch in Lesbian Sex?
Today we’re using our sex survey data to talk about switches and also about those of you who identified as NONE OF THE ABOVE. Which is fine!
For My Own Pleasure: Hiring a Sex Worker as a Queer Woman
“She kisses me. I hold on to her arms lightly, not wanting to hurt her, not wanting to weird her out, make her uncomfortable. She’s here for me: I’d hired her for exactly that, and she agreed to it, and she’s here.”