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2020 election

the speakeasy

A three-fold collage with photos of LaTosha Brown of the Black Voters Matters Fund, Stacey Abrams of Fair Fight, and Nsé Ufot of New Georgia Project.

news

Black Women Organizers Deserve More Than Just Your Flowers and Thank Yous

Black women didn’t save this democracy for you and we don’t need your “Thank Yous.” We need you to follow the example that Black women have set for more than…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 11, 2020

gossip girl

link roundup

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Gossip Girl’s New Boss Promises “Many Queer Characters” in the Reboot, XOXO

Oh my glob, the Bubbline episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands; Selena Gomez will play trailblazing gay mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado; A New York Christmas Wedding features a queer couple; very…

Heather Hogan —

Nov 11, 2020

ashley benson

no filter

celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Ashley Benson Recommends Really Leaning Into the Mesh

Kate Moennig declared that “badass things happen in Philadelphia!” Also, Indya Moore with that Ivy Park drop, Stacy London birthday kisses, and Janet Mock is now and forever will be…

Christina Tucker —

Nov 11, 2020

personal essay

quarantine

A woman in Victorian period dress sits writing a letter with a fountain pen

love + sex

In Pandemic Times, I’m Having a Digital Victorian Gay Romance

COVID-19 turned our relationship long-distance. We’re getting through it with Jane Austen and love letters.

Shelly Jay Shore —

Nov 11, 2020

also.also.also

link roundup

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: Stevie Nicks Mashed “Edge of Seventeen” With Miley Cyrus’ “Midnight Sky,” Proving She’s Eternal

Scientists warn that the climate crisis could kill off great tits, how to break it to your family if you’re not comfortable risking coronavirus to come home for the holidays,…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 10, 2020

clea duvall

happiest season

film

I Visited the “Happiest Season” Set to Chat With Kristen Stewart and Clea DuVall About Their Holigay Rom-Com

In February, I found myself sitting in a folding chair in a country club just outside of Pittsburgh, directly across from Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis.

Heather Hogan —

Nov 10, 2020

hbo max

two teens in beanies and jackets, press their foreheads together

television

“We Are Who We Are” Doesn’t Do Labels

Are they dating, are they in love, are they having sex, are they best friends? It’s one of We Are Who We Are ‘s queerest pleasures that it’s not about…

Kamala Puligandla —

Nov 10, 2020

lost movie reviews from the Autostraddle archives

film

“Heavenly Creatures” Is a Queer Adolescent Nightmare

The girls are so scared of the realities they’ve been given that their fantasy — murder and all — feels like the only choice. They don’t know yet that there’s…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Nov 10, 2020