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Working Girls: Luxury Escort Charlie Levine on the Rise of Women Clients In Sex Work

“Women are so socialized — successfully or not — to be objects of desire, not subjects of desire, on a sexual marketplace.”

Riese —

May 15, 2025

featured

fullscreen

politics + activism

Queer Love Knows No Borders but Tell That to the U.S. Government

Whether leaving the U.S. or trying to get back, terrified or resigned, every queer person I spoke to in an international long distance relationship says they feel less at ease…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

May 8, 2025

featured

greatest hits

parenting & family

For Many Queer People, Cutting Off Family Is Hard but Vital

My wife, novelist Kristen Arnett, hasn’t had any real contact with her parents for about eight years.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 7, 2024

featured

greatest hits

first person

All Girls Want To Eat Each Other

Cannibals, like lesbians, are feared for their selective appetites.

Mallory —

Oct 14, 2024

best of

epic

movie lists

The 50 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time

We believe that the best lesbian movies rank among the very best movies, period.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jan 16, 2023

Ellen Degeneres

gossip

celebrities (vapid fluff)

16 Lesbian Couples Time Forgot

The annals of sapphic gossip are deep and full — here’s 16 sapphic couples and love triangles that will bring you back in time or perhaps trigger memories of times…

Riese —

Jun 27, 2024

greatest hits

how to be gay

breakups

The Best Breakup Advice You’ll Ever Get

“The world is supposed to feel as though it is ending and you are supposed to know only in the most dormant recesses of the backmost corner of your soul…

Riese —

Apr 18, 2024

#LGBTFansDeserveBetter

bisexual tv history

tv lists

All 235 Dead Lesbian and Bisexual Characters On TV, And How They Died

So many women who’ve suffered death by television and just-so-happened to also like other women.

Riese —

Feb 27, 2023

epic

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movie features

Race and Appropriation at the Academy Awards: A 95 Year History

We’ve got data and timelines and infographics and conversation on topics including: white actors getting Oscars for playing people of color, white savior narratives, actors of color who actually did…

Riese —

Mar 13, 2023

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kristen stewart

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Kristen Stewart Being So Gay: The Definitive Vapid Fluff Timeline

Now updated with 100% more Holy Shit KRISTEN STEWART IS ENGAGED content.

Stef —

Nov 2, 2021

greatest hits

how to be gay

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Your Completely Queer Guide To Horoscope Hookups

Welcome to the most in-depth amazing massive guide to queer-girl zodiac horoscope compatibility anywhere in the entire universe. “What’s your sign?” is a totally valid pick-up line, and don’t let…

Kate —

Mar 22, 2021

Autostraddle Reader Data

evergreen

sex

Lesbian Sex: Your 15 Favorite Ways To Have It

How do lesbians have sex? Well, we have an actual answer for you: here are the 15 sex acts we consider a regular part of our sex lives.

Riese —

Aug 15, 2023