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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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How To Choose Between Two Paths Using the Tarot

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netflix

television

Netflix’s The One: A Lesbian Love Triangle Gets Lost in a Murder Mystery

Is love a lie or the ultimate truth? The One balks at exploring that fascinating question and cops out with a cliched murder storyline.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 30, 2021

#blacklivesmatter

intimate partner violence

The Roots of Anti-Violence: New York is set against a green background.

politics + activism

The State of Trans Lives in the Birthplace of the American LGBTQ Movement

Despite New York’s progressive reputation, it ranks among the top states for anti-trans violence. What are the factors that contribute to the plight of trans New Yorkers?

xoai pham —

Mar 30, 2021

#blacklivesmatter

intimate partner violence

The Roots of Anti-Trans Violence against a pink and yellow background.

politics + activism

The Barriers that Keep Trans People From Thriving in Texas

The Lone Star state has repeatedly attempted to take life-saving resources away from trans people.

Crimson Jordan —

Mar 30, 2021

trans women

you need help

Two people curled up in bed lean into each other smiling as one reads a book and the other scrolls on their phone

relationships

You Need Help: How Do I Be a Good Partner to My Trans Girlfriend?

Being too eager or too worried about saying the right thing can be just as alienating as disapproval.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Mar 30, 2021

march madness

television

Autostraddle March Madness: Canon vs. Fanon – Sci-Fi/Fantasy

So many gays in superhero suits and space!

Natalie —

Mar 29, 2021

link roundup

pop culture fix

Demi Lovato is pansexual on the red carpet in a leopard print dress and large hoop earrings.

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Demi Lovato Is Feeling Pretty Good About “Pansexual” as a Label

Demi Lovato is pansexual, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird keep making headlines (and commercials), Chyler Leigh is coming back to Grey’s Anatomy, Lil Nas X is dancing with the devil,…

Heather Hogan —

Mar 29, 2021

batwoman

batwoman recap

television

“Batwoman” Episode 209 Recap: New Rules

I promised myself I wouldn’t spend this entire recap yelling, “BLACK WOMEN THOUGH!!” but in this scene (and another later), we get three Black women sharing screentime, and two of…

Nic —

Mar 29, 2021

l word season six

podcast

2-part graphic of tasha and alice and then bette and tina

the l word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 605: Litmus Test with Shannon de Zeeuw

Riese: So then we cut to Dylan’s condo or wherever. Carly: Wherever Dylan lives. Shannon: Her corporate housing. Riese: Yeah, her corporate — Dylan has her tea because she’s like,…

Riese —

Mar 29, 2021