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Mariah Brown, “Sister Wives” Daughter Comes Out in Emotional and Powerful Episode

Brown called a family meeting, and after a few tense moments where she said “You guys are freaking out, which is making me freak out,” she came out by saying…

Mey —

Jan 4, 2017

great british bake off

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tv feature

Goodbye Forever, Great British Bake Off

Christmas Day sees the last episodes of the Bake Off as we know it; let’s see it off into the dark night together.

Heather Davidson —

Dec 21, 2016

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megan marx

tv news & trailers

Two Women On ‘The Bachelor’ Started Dating and I Am Finally Vindicated

Oh, and I would’ve waited another 20 seasons and 14 years. If I had to haunt this mortal plane to finally witness the moment when the women on The Bachelor…

Erin —

Oct 26, 2016

get baked with autostraddle

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food and drink

Soggy Bottoms: Rough Puff Pastry Is Like Classic Puff Pastry, But Easier

This is ROUGH PUFF (ruff puff? rough pough?) and it’s a lot less precise than “regular puff,” and therefore it’s easier for the first-timer. Like you. Like us.

Maddie —

Apr 21, 2016

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This Is A Coming Out Post

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Geordie Shore’s Marnie Is Bisexual, Charlotte And Chloe Hook Up On Camera

If this show is anything like Jersey Shore, this house is in serious need of a dedicated smush room.

Stef —

Apr 3, 2016

get baked with autostraddle

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food and drink

Soggy Bottoms: How I Mastered The Fine Art of Making English Muffins

Six weeks and ten batches after my initial muffin-making attempt, I have developed a reasonably passable English muffin recipe that would probably land somewhere around the middle of the pack…

Maddie —

Mar 14, 2016

men

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television

What if “The Bachelor” Is The Illuminati’s Most Vocal Mouthpiece: A Visual Guide

“Expound the value of systematic deception, use high-sounding slogans and phrases and advocate lavish promises [or roses] to the masses even though they cannot be kept.”

Erin —

Mar 7, 2016

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tv reviews

True Life: I’m Genderqueer and I Watched MTV’s “True Life: I’m Genderqueer”

“My heart did a flip because I remember the sudden shift where my body went from stranger to home, and now I was watching this shift happen to someone else.…

Archie —

Nov 17, 2015

cissexism

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gender

I’m Not Happy About My Appearance In Ch4’s “Girls To Men” Trans Docuseries

Most trans stories on TV are forced into narrow, misguided and often inaccurate narratives. Here’s something you need to know about Channel 4’s “Girls to Men,” which airs tonight.

CJ —

Oct 13, 2015

family

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tv reviews

ABC Family Brings the Real-Life “Transparent” with “Becoming Us” (And That’s Not a Great Thing)

I found myself crying halfway through the first episode — not because the show was touching my heart, but because I couldn’t believe how Carly was being talked about by…

Mey —

May 18, 2015

kim kardashian

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gender

Bruce Jenner Is Transgender: Let’s Talk About The Coming Out Interview

“For all intents and purposes, I’m a woman.”

Mey —

Apr 25, 2015

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trans media representation

tv reviews

Discovery Life’s Trans Docuseries “New Girls On The Block” is Flawed, But Not Beyond Redemption

Discovery Life will premiere a new documentary series on April 11th about a circle of trans women friends, but the producers dip into cliche a little too much.

Mari Brighe —

Apr 8, 2015