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Quiz: What’s Your Lesbian Role in a Blizzard?
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (107+ words) Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya is the managing editor of Autostraddle and a lesbian writer of essays, fiction, and pop culture criticism living in Orlando. She is the former managing editor of TriQuarterly, and her short stories appear in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern,…...
21 Queer Documentaries to Stream In The UK (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5)
2+ week, 2+ day ago (805+ words) 1979 " 1999 // 5 episodes A groundbreaking documentary series spanning 20 years from the late 70s through to the end of the 90s, following the life and transition of Julia Grant. Fascinating but also a terrifying portrait of the transphobia she faced. 2015 // 10 episodes Ten mini-episodes cover a…...
A 'School Spirits' Queer Ship Has Officially Set Sail
2+ week, 3+ day ago (230+ words) This review will have spoilers for the gay goings-on of episodes 304 and 305 of School Spirits. Friends, I am happy to report that a long-awaited School Spirits ship has finally set sail. And finally, all that hoping and wishing has come…...
Another Study Confirms Trans Women Have No Advantage in Sports. I Hope We Can Move Beyond Conversations About "Fairness"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (785+ words) This week, yet another study on trans people's performance in sports and athletic competitions was released, this time by the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study confirms findings from several other studies performed over the last few years that…...
Which Lesbian Hand Accessory Are You?
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (176+ words) Hello hi, and welcome to the Sunday quiz! What did you do this weekend? How did you participate in the nationwide general strike on Friday? Tell me in the comments. Let's chat, let's catch up. Let's do this goofy ass…...
Why Has ‘Heated Rivalry’ Launched So Much Heated Discourse?
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (754+ words) In some ways, writing about Heated Rivalry already feels overdetermined. So many underlying factors " histories, cultural biases, power structures " make these questions complex to resolve. Conversations about the show are shaped by pre-existing forces that seemingly "determine" the outcome of…...
Answer These Probing Questions and I’ll Tell You Exactly How You’re Ruining Lesbian Game Night
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (125+ words) Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya has written 1140 articles for us. Want access to all our articles and an Ad-Free reading experience? Learn more NOT A MEMBER? SUPPORT QUEER JOURNALISM Did You Like This? Autostraddle & ForThem valiantly aim to produce top-tier media and…...
What We Can Learn From Lesbian Nuns
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (567+ words) In 1985, the small feminist press Naiad published a compilation of testimonies by 51 women who were, or had been, brides of Christ " and who were also really gay. Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence has largely been forgotten. Today, it is available in…...
‘My Partner Wants To Sleep With a Cis Man Without Me’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (272+ words) Context: my partner and I have been together for years, recently engaged. I'm trans (they/them, on t) and she's cis. Still, it sounds to me like you want to let your partner pursue sexual exploration in her way. It's heartwarming…...
So You Want To Dress Like Shane and Ilya in Heated Rivalry
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (258+ words) Remember, it is somewhere between 2008 and 2017 and you are in Canada! It's cold as hell, and you gotta stay warm between practice and events and blow jobs in hotel rooms! As for Shane and his love of a preppy linen?...