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8 Feel-Good, Comfort Reads Featuring Lesbians of Color

Here are eight light-hearted books featuring queer women (mostly lesbian) characters of color. Some are YA, some are romance, and one is science fiction/fantasy. All are fluffy gay goodness!

Casey —

Mar 8, 2018

30 days of carol

carol

movie features

30 Days of Carol: Day Three — Carol Quotes To Describe How I Feel About My Neighbor’s Guitar Playing

“On what grounds?”

Erin —

Mar 7, 2018

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technology

geekery

9 Ways Being a Junior Developer Is Like Being a Baby Gay

You’re almost too gay to write a function.

Dera —

Mar 6, 2018

Brandi Carlile

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music

7 New Releases from Queer and Trans Musicians to Add to Your Spring Playlists

I drive my car for my job right now, and listen to music in the car constantly. As such, I’m always on the lookut for new tunes by queer and…

Abbie Jones —

Mar 1, 2018

black panther

Lists/Top 10s

geekery

20 Afrofuturist Songs, Books and Artists to Help with Your “Black Panther” Withdrawal

Let’s fill that Black Panther-shaped hole in your heart.

A. Tony Jerome —

Mar 1, 2018

Lists/Top 10s

olympics

sports

5 Other Olympic Sports We Could Add Lyrical Music to, Just a Thought

Okay, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5, but with skiing and shooting. Think about it.

Laura Mandanas —

Feb 16, 2018

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Carmen Maria Machado

book lists

8 Books to Read If You Loved Carmen Maria Machado’s “Her Body and Other Parties”

Here are eight queer short story collections that embody the same kind of creepy, “bodies as horror,” fabulist, dark fairy tale feel that Machado’s book does.

Casey —

Feb 13, 2018

autostraddle behind the scenes

lesbian lexicon

straddleverse

30 Search Terms That Led People to Autostraddle on Tuesday, February 6, 2018

18. “sea hag costume”

Laneia —

Feb 7, 2018

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queer musicians

music

Your New Favorite Music By Queer and Trans Artists To Check Out This Month

Here are five just-released albums/EPs/singles you should check out if you like queer women, gay boys, trans women, and the wonderful music that they make.

Abbie Jones —

Feb 1, 2018

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