documentaries

documentaries

lesbian history

movie reviews

“Regarding Susan Sontag”: A Style Guide for the Young, Queer, and Whipsmart

Nancy Kates’ new documentary, now airing on HBO, is a portrait of the queer woman who made knowledge sexy.

fonseca —

Dec 10, 2014

Daily Fix

documentaries

the l word

Please Go Watch “The L Word Mississippi: Hate The Sin”

I have to come to expect that kind of technicolor Sapphic unreality in all of my Chaiken programming, which is exactly why I did not expect L Word Mississippi: Hate…

Kate —

Aug 23, 2014

documentaries

grown-ups

movie reviews

Movie Review: In “Breastmilk,” Women’s Bodies Are Still Not Their Own

So much of our cultural rhetoric around breastfeeding is tied to a sense of what women should be doing rather than what they would like to or are even able…

Kaitlyn —

Aug 5, 2014

brittani's video party

documentaries

pop culture fix

Brittani’s Video Party: “Gold Stars” are the New Black

A new webseries, behind-the-scenes footage from an OITNB photo shoot, the trailer for a moving documentary, and a quick comedy sketch are single and ready to mingle at the pre-V-Day…

Brittani —

Feb 13, 2014

brittney griner

documentaries

sports

‘Journey of a Gay Athlete’ with Brittney Griner Premieres this Weekend

“World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete” focuses on out athletes Brittney Griner, American soccer player, Robbie Rogers, and New Zealand Olympic speed skater, Blake Skjellerup and is on…

Brittani —

Jan 10, 2014

documentaries

team pick

sports

Team Pick: “No Look Pass” Now on iTunes

No Look Pass, a documentary about Emily Tay living a double life at Harvard University and striving to play professional basketball in Germany while coming out as a lesbian, is…

Brittani —

Jan 3, 2014

britney spears

documentaries

music

“I Am Britney Jean” Is The Christmas Present I Always Wanted

“For some reason this movie really wants us to know that sometimes Britney and Jamie Lynn have wrestling matches and Jamie Lynn always wins.  Picture that for a minute.  Now…

Stef —

Dec 24, 2013

documentaries

feminism

geekery

“Wonder Women!” Is An Awesome Documentary About Women, Power and Diana Prince

Finally, some fantastic cultural analysis about women in power and women in patriotic spandex leotards saving the day.

Hansen —

May 9, 2013

audre lorde

documentaries

the scene

You Should Go: Audre Lorde, Stand Tall Wine and Open Mic in Miami

Hey Miami, wondering what you should be doing tonight? It involves Audre Lorde, open mic, and Stand Tall, Autostraddle’s very favorite (lesbian-owned!) wine company. And if that’s not enough to…

Vanessa —

Mar 27, 2013

body image

documentaries

movie reviews

Aquaporko!, or I Was a Teenage Synchronized Swimmer

“While these women joined Aquaporko to find a group of like-minded people to swim with, they stayed because they loved being surrounded by strong women who loved them unconditionally.”

Dina —

Mar 7, 2013

Daily Fix

documentaries

movie reviews

Watch and Walk Away Angry: Ward v. Ward, A Documentary on Lesbian’s Custody Battle

Who is more fit to raise a child: a convicted murderer or a lesbian mom?

Gabrielle Korn —

Dec 4, 2012

documentaries

event

the scene

You Should Go: Subjectified Screening in Brooklyn

Subjectified is a documentary that gives women a space to speak openly and honestly about sex, and if you’re free this Wednesday you should go see it.

Vanessa —

Dec 4, 2012