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a pair of hands arranging a bouquet of flowers in closeup

comedy

Lez Try It: Flower Arranging á la “Imagine Me and You”

there’s a lot of talk in the film about what different flowers mean, as Luce is repeatedly confronted by emotionally unstable customers demanding the perfect flowers for very specific occasions.…

Seth Rubin —

Dec 9, 2020

Text reads: "Getting It: A Guide to Hot, Healthy Hookups and Shame-Free Sex"

lgbt book reviews

Allison Moon’s “Getting It” Is the Casual Sex Guide You Didn’t Know You Needed

Allison Moon’s Getting It: A Guide to Hot, Healthy Hookups and Shame-Free Sex is about more than scissoring strangers — it’s about cultivating self-awareness and sexual self-esteem. Hookup culture might…

Ro White —

Dec 9, 2020

da brat

no filter

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Da Brat Rings in the Holidays as Santress and Mrs. Claus!

Janet Mock and the cast of “Pose” out for an iconic girls’ night out, Chef Melissa King carefree in a pile of leaves, and Janelle Monáe is a Saturday knight.

Christina Tucker —

Dec 9, 2020

link roundup

pop culture fix

A collage of Aisha Tyler and Charlize Theron

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Aisha Tyler and Charlize Theron Want to Play Lesbian Wives in a “Die Hard” Remake

Queen Latifah’s got a new thriller coming to Netflix, the Glee cast honors Naya Rivera with a holiday fundraiser, Jules’ Eurphoria special episode is on the way, and you absolutely…

Heather Hogan —

Dec 9, 2020

#cancelyourgays

also.also.also

A still from the series "One Day at a Time" in which Elena Alvarez falls into the arms of her mother Penelope and cries.

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: “One Day at a Time” Officially Cancelled, We’ll Be Crying Into Our Cafecitos Forever

Water is joining gold and oil in being traded on Wall Street, so that’s bad. Also: an all-Muslim girls’ basketball team is kicking ass and an ad hoc awards show…

Carmen Phillips —

Dec 8, 2020

derry girls

great british bake off

television

The Derry Girls on Great British Bake Off Is the Only Good Thing to Happen in 2020

“See, in Ireland, we love slime. It’s traditional that we have slime for the New Year. So, please don’t dis the culture of my people.”

Heather Hogan —

Dec 8, 2020

13 Days of A+

community

Announcing 13 Days of A+! We’re Unwrapping Some Super-Secret Member Gifts This Month

Starting December 13 and going through December 25, you can check back every day for a new Autostraddle Plus treat. From two new installments of S L I C K,…

Nico —

Dec 8, 2020

Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian

fat positivity

literature

Eight Fat Positive Queer Books Featuring Queer Fat Characters in All Their Glory

Eight great fat positive queer books featuring queer fat characters in all their glory: teen superheroes, fashionista bloggers, bisexual nannies, lesbian home economists, self-deprecating humorists, wannabe K-Pop stars, and more!

Casey —

Dec 8, 2020