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Issues Money + Work

Fighting Capitalism While Wearing Fenty Lip Gloss

Black folks rarely get the opportunity to want an anti-capitalist society and want nice things.

Tanaka Maria February 10, 2023 7 Comments
Friday I'm In Love by Camryn Garrett features a young Black girl wearing a rainbow dress on its cover
LGBT Book Reviews

A Sweet Sixteen Becomes a Coming Out Party in Queer YA Novel “Friday I’m in Love”

The scene where Mahalia — the Black queer teen at the center of Camryn Garrett’s new novel — comes out to her mom is painful but honest.

Sa'iyda Shabazz February 10, 2023 3 Comments
a photo of shea, a Black nonbinary human with glasses and short hair wearing a long sleeved polo is superimposed on a houseplant filled background with an open notebook on top. on the notebook are the words "writing yourself home"
AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

Now A+ Members Can Take shea’s “Writing Yourself Home” Workshop at Your Own Pace

Writing Yourself Home is a special generative workshop for writers of all ages that honors the complexities of what constitutes “home.”

Nico and shea wesley martin
February 10, 2023 5 Comments
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Beauty

Put This On Your Face: Brows, Baby!

As a South Asian, and as a queer person, my relationship to my eyebrows (and hair in general, honestly) is a little complicated.

ashni February 10, 2023 3 Comments
A still from Your Place or Mine: Tig Notaro in a green vest and blue buttondown holds a to-go coffee cup next to Ashton Kutcher in a black sweater and black bomber also holding a to-go coffee cup
Movie Reviews

“Your Place or Mine” Fails To Explicitly Acknowledge Bit Butch Lesbian Character

As much as I’d love for Tig Notaro to be in all romantic comedies, I don’t want “butch best friend” to become the latest watered down LGBT character trope.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 10, 2023 8 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Made Pancakes

What do you call a snitching scientist?

Rachel February 10, 2023 7 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Demand for Lightly Used Dildos Higher Than Anticipated

Is there such a thing as too much serotonin? The latest rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation seemingly everywhere across America, and TikTok’s COO came out as nonbinary.

Carmen Phillips February 9, 2023 3 Comments
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TV Reviews

Quantum Leap’s Trans Girl Basketball Story Is Right on Time

A triumphant trans-affirming sports story written, directed, and acted by trans people.

Heather Hogan February 9, 2023 11 Comments
there is a creepy stone tunnel in the dark, barren woods. from it emerges a cut-out figure from a vintage valentine's day card. instead of a head there is a heart with a disturbingly realistic mouth as well as giant soul-piercing eyes. the rest of the figure is some kind of cutesy white girl in a blue dress holding a purse with a heart on it. the heart head also has a hat.
Astrology, Tarot & Witchcraft Valentine's Day

Your Zodiac Sign as a Creepy Vintage Valentine’s Day Card

Always. Always. Always compliment a Libra’s outfit. You don’t want to find out what happens if you forget.

Nico February 9, 2023 34 Comments
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TV Reviews

Harley Quinn’s Valentine’s Day Special Is Gloriously Horny Bisexual Chaos

It’s the Abbott Elementary/Ted Lasso/Harley Quinn crossover you never knew you needed!

Heather Hogan February 9, 2023 2 Comments
Movie Reviews

Horror Romance “Attachment” Has Mommy Issues, Jewish Folklore, and Hot Lesbian Sex

These two lovers bond over their shared mommy issues — and their shared interest in each other’s bodies.

Drew Burnett Gregory February 9, 2023 8 Comments
Chaos Agent by Lee Winter features a woman's face smelling a red flower
LGBT Book Reviews

“Chaos Agent” Has One of the Most Complicated, Heartbreaking Lesbian Romance Protagonists I’ve Ever Read

If everyone was defined by the worst things they’d ever done, then we’d never get a happy ending. And we deserve that, don’t we?

Christina Tucker February 9, 2023 3 Comments
Against a white and pink background covered in hearts, there are seven items: orange briefs covered in cactus print, a stack of pink tinned fish boxes, a brown box of truffles, a cell phone with audio erotica playing on it, a brown glass jar of bath salts with the bath salts exploding out of the top, a blue rose-shaped grinding toy, and a pink beverage in a short glass with rosemary and a slice of grapefruit on top.
Valentine's Day

9 Sensual Gifts You Can Get for Your Own Damn Self This Valentine’s Day

Whether you’re single or partnered, you’re allowed to get yourself the gift of a little Valentine’s Day treat.

Ro White February 9, 2023 4 Comments
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Puzzles

Word Search: We <3 the 90s

We’re trading CDs in the parking lot after lunch.

Darcy February 9, 2023 4 Comments
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TV Reviews

Apple TV+’s “Pinecone & Pony” Season 2 Is Wholesome Queer Content

Glads and Wren’s relationship is honestly revolutionary, even though the show’s not loud about it.

Heather Hogan February 8, 2023 1 Comment
Riese and Gretchen at the top of a hike, Riese is kissing Gretchen's cheek. Los Angeles is in the background.
AF+

Interview With My Girlfriend: Gretchen

We had a kickball game and I said, “if we win, we can talk about what this is. And if we lose, then we continue hooking up and we don’t have to talk about it.”

Riese February 8, 2023 38 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: ZOINKS! Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linda Cardellini’s Steamy Scooby Smooch

Quantum Leap’s trans episode, Tegan and Sara’s graphic memoir, Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman are coming to The Flash, and more!

Heather Hogan February 8, 2023 5 Comments
Queen Latifah on stage in a sparkly black jacket at the Grammys
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Queen Latifah’s Grammy Performance Was Very Moving (Hot) to Me

Also, the love story of Chrishell Stause and G Flip is surprisingly sweet.

Christina Tucker February 8, 2023 4 Comments
The cover of Endpapers, by Jennifer Savran Kelly. The book has a dark yellow background, and the title and author are collaged, interspersed with the collaged parts of a white person's face and the NYC skyline.
LGBT Book Reviews

“Endpapers” Is a Glimpse Into One Artist’s Fight To Be Themselves

Set against the authoritarian backdrops of the McCarthy era and George W. Bush’s post 9/11 America, “Endpapers” asks: What happens when we stop trying to force ourselves to be something we’re not?

Darcy February 8, 2023 4 Comments
The Autostraddle logo (AS) has been situated inside a tiny crossword grid to the left, and colorful crossword-like puzzle is the right near a pen, all on a bright yellow background
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Was Just Reading About Greek Columns

Did you hear the rumor about butter?

brooke February 8, 2023 10 Comments
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