interview

interview

LGBT history

lesbian dating apps

PERSONALS App Brings an Old School Dyke Dating Format Into a Hot New Future, Thanks Instagram

Your favorite queer Instagram dating account has changed its name to be more inclusive, is creating an app just for you, and is hosting a party in NYC to kickoff…

A. Tony Jerome —

Jun 12, 2018

hearts beat loud

interview

movie features

Kiersey Clemons’ Heart Beats Loud for Young Black Queer Women: The Autostraddle Interview

Kiersey Clemons talks to us about sliding into those Instagram DMs; her undying love for old school Disney channel; being an out queer black actress in Hollywood; and of course…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 11, 2018

facebook watch

Hayley Kiyoko

tv feature

Talking to Hayley Kiyoko About Her Twisty New TV Show “Five Points”

“Honestly, I never really get cast as a lead. When they offered me the role, I was like, are you sure?”

Riese —

Jun 6, 2018

interview

latinx

tv feature

Tanya Saracho Made “Vida” With, For and About Latinxs — And She’s Not Apologizing

Vida’s queer showrunner Tanya Saracho talks to Autostraddle one-on-one about the politics of building a Latinx LGBT writers room, Beyoncé, and why Vida is going to be your new spring…

Carmen Phillips —

May 3, 2018

interview

latinx

tv feature

Vida’s Non-Binary Latinx Actor Ser Anzoategui Already Knows Their Show Will Be Your New Favorite

Vida’s out non-binary actor Ser Anzoategui gave Autostraddle an one-on-one interview about the show, the importance of queer Latinx representation in front of and behind the camera, and even sang…

Carmen Phillips —

Apr 30, 2018

30 days of carol

interview

movie features

30 Days of Carol: Day Four – Meet the Hero Who Contributed to Carol’s Oscar Nod

And she has a Carol wall.

Erin —

Mar 8, 2018

daniel mallory ortberg

interview

lgbt book reviews

Mal Ortberg’s Creepy New Book Is Coming Out and Mal Is Too

If The Merry Spinster seems almost fixated on gender, it’s because Ortberg began participating in gender therapy and exploring identity while writing it, and “It turns out I’m trans!”

Adrian —

Feb 28, 2018

Desiree Akhavan

emily m. danforth

movie features

Desiree Akhavan on Sex Scenes, Spectatorship, and Shooting ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’: The Autostraddle Interview

Behind every great indie film is a great woman. Or, as “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” shows, an entourage of them. Autostraddle spoke with director Desiree Akhavan about making the…

fonseca —

Feb 26, 2018

Carmen Maria Machado

interview

book features

Queers at the End of the World: An Interview with Queer Feminist Fabulist Carmen Maria Machado

Talking about Kristen Stewart, gems, lesbian tropes, Girl Scout crushes, swine flu, the apocalypse and more with award-winning queer writer Carmen Maria Machado.

Aisha —

Feb 19, 2018

interview

wonder woman

movie features

Angela Robinson on Her Queer, Kinky Wonder Woman Origin Story and the Power of the Female Gaze

Also, of course: Who really killed Jenny Schecter?

Chelsea —

Feb 8, 2018

bisexuality

interview

politics + activism

“The Alternative Is Awful”: Sexual Justice Pioneer Carol Queen on Why Sexual Justice Needs to Evolve

“Sexual justice has to adapt. The alternative is awful.”

Creatrix Tiara —

Dec 27, 2017

Cameron Esposito

interview

comedy

Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher are Building a New World: The Autostraddle Interview

Heather Hogan chatted with Cameron and Rhea about touring as a married couple, their #1 selling comedy album, and what’s next in their plan for global domination.

Heather Hogan —

Dec 20, 2017