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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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transphobia

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: Why We Can’t Look Away from HB 1217 and Other Legislative Attacks Targeting Trans Youth

“As always, the slew of anti-trans legislation is about sending a clear signal about who is and is not welcome in society, about whose life does and does not carry…

the team —

Mar 12, 2021

march madness

af+

A+ Members: Help Us Seed Our March Madness Brackets With Your Favorite Fictional Couples!

After the year we’ve had, we deserve the joy of debating which lesbian couple is better and who should’ve been seeded where. So we’re bringing back March Madness this year……

Natalie —

Mar 12, 2021

autostraddle fundraising

We've So Got This! A progress bar reads $204,293.98 of $220,000 raised

community

$204k So Far with 70% of Gifts at $50 or Less!? You’re Really Impressive!

This one’s for the people who love a little data on a Friday!

Nico —

Mar 12, 2021

coming out a little later

cynthia nixon

3-way graphic of women who came out later in life, sometimes known as "late in life lesbians": Carlease Burke, Maria Bello and Jenna Lyons

celebrities (vapid fluff)

14 Famous Queer Ladies Who Got Gayer a Little Later In Life

“I’m finding, especially with women, a couple of different kinds of gays. I’ve met people who say, “I knew I was gay my whole life, and I lived this lie,…

Riese —

Mar 12, 2021

hey did you see that comment friday

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community

The Comment Awards Are Going On A Celebrity Dream Date

“IS THIS MAGIC? WHERE DID YOU FIND MY JOURNALS???”

Darcy —

Mar 12, 2021

also.also.also

link roundup

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society + culture

Also.Also.Also: The Best Boxer Briefs, as Ranked by Your Girlfriend

Mississippi became the first state to sign this year’s sweep of anti-trans bills into law (and some more readings about what’s coming next), misogynoir nearly killed Meghan Markle, and making…

Carmen Phillips —

Mar 11, 2021

riverdale

Riverdale Recaps: Season 1-5

Cheryl and Toni face off in their various

television

“Riverdale” Episode 507 Recap: Cheryl and Toni Are Frenemy-Exes Now, and it Rules

Frightening at times and hilarious at others, it’s another chaotic but great episode of Riverdale that absolutely justifies the time-jump this season.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 11, 2021

NSFW

Queer Erotica