Trapped At Birth
Breaking out of what we’re born into.
Pop Culture Fix: Hulu’s Lindy West Show “Shrill” Gives Lead a Hot Lesbian Best Friend and Other Thrills
Topics include why I’m stoked for “Shrill,” Netflix’s queer-inclusive new reality show Dating Around, season three of One Day at a Time, The Walking Dead’s new lesbian couple, the Party of Five reboot and so much more!
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #64: Brrrr
It’s official. This cold is bumming me out.
“Russian Doll” Is the Darkest, Funniest, Most Comforting Show of 2019 So Far
The night of her 36th birthday, charismatic, caustic Nadia is killed in a chance accident, only to find that the evening has reset itself, looping endlessly. The premise is a puzzle, yet there’s no urge after watching Russian Doll to dissect or theorize; that’s not the point. The point is something else.
“Good Trouble” Episode 105 Recap: Parental Guidance Suggested
Things don’t go as planned when Stef and Lena visit their adult daughters for the first time — but they go exactly how Callie and Mariana need them to.
No Filter: Kiersey Clemons and Her New Girlfriend Have the Most 21st Century Meet-Cute
Also, you’re going to watch this Samira Wiley video on a loop all day and King Princess gets a routine dental cleaning.
“Black Lightning” Episode 212 Recap: Double Dutch and Heartbreak
Sometimes you need to take your cute superhero girlfriend out for a movie and stroll through the park. And then sometimes, you have to leave her.
The 25 Best Lesbian and Bisexual Dates in TV History
How about a little Valentine’s Day inspiration from your favorite fictional couples?
Our Father, Who Art
You see, my father was going to Heaven. He was raised an Orthodox Jew, the only child of Victor and Dorothy, but becoming Catholic, this was the way forward for him. He would be saved.
For Your Consideration: Revisiting The Books You Loved in Middle School
You’d be surprised the kind of memories that can be sparked by a simple phrase or even by the look and feel of a book.
Ex Confessions: A Real-World Guide to Sleeping With Your Ex
This is probably not a good idea. BUT! The body wants what it wants and it’s okay for us to make mistakes sometimes and gosh darnit, if we’re going to do this thing we might as well do it as consciously as we can.
The Rumors Were Enough: Josephine Baker, Frida Kahlo, Their Romance and Me
Maybe Josephine Baker and Frida Kahlo were actually lovers? Maybe they weren’t. What always mattered most was the idea that they even could.
“Steven Universe” Saves the World by Facing Trauma, Abuse and Mental Illness With Hope and Heart
“I don’t need you to respect me, I respect me. I don’t need you to love me, I love me.”
68 LGBT YA Books to Get Excited for in 2019
Can you even believe this list has 68 (!!) upcoming 2019 queer YA books? WOW. No matter what kind of LGBT YA you’re into, there is something on this list for you.
Monday Roundtable: What’s Your Age Again?
“I used to lie about my age to get deals off the kids’ menu. Like, why would we pay an extra five dollars when we all know I’m about to get chicken tenders and it’s only an appetizer if I’m over twelve??”
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Into One Night Stands
How to have a good one night stand, the shift to yes means yes, queer erotica and more.
Sunday Funday Is Celebrating the Black Queer TV Takeover
Plus: Queer food culture, Generation Z knows so many nonbinary people, King Princess on our secret history, Pride at Disneyland Paris, and New Jersey becomes the second state to require LGBT-inclusive materials in schools.
Femme Brûlée: Not My Aunt’s Sweet Potato Pie
Given that it’s Black History Month and we’re doing a lot of talk about celebration here since Autostraddle is turning ten, I thought it was only fitting to share a recipe for this pie that’s such a tradition in Black American celebrations.
Baopu #56: Best Friends
What do best friends do together?
Boobs on Your Tube: “Charmed” Gets Real With Its Witchy Lesbian Lovebirds
Plus: Gal pals smooching on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, near queer makeouts on Siren, soft butches in space, Chelsea Handler channeling Bette Porter, and a very sad Shondaland elevator.