12+ hour ago  (653+ words) At the beginning of their introduction to Homosexual Intifada, the new anthology of queer Palestinian writing they co-edited alongside writer Hannah Moushabeck, George Abraham writes: “Contextualized within this interconnected settler genocidal regime, it is unsurprising to witness a rise of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (157+ 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,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (667+ words) Yet, even with this stress, Ro and Liam have managed to find their own kind of joy in their remote little world, a bliss that is precious and at times inexplicable. That is, until a sudden unexpected crisis threatens to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (397+ words) Among the many cases taken up by the Supreme Court this week were two on the issue of trans athletes participating in women’s and girl’s school sports. The court indeed chose to uphold state bans on trans athletes, likely paving…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (70+ words) Pack your bags! Your gay group chat is going on vacation! Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya has written 1191 articles for us. Autostraddle has been doing independent queer journalism for 16+ years, and we rely on ad revenue to pay our gay team and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (188+ words) Early in the memoir, Belc writes, This question and the conflicts described here help create the central interrogations and tensions of the memoir. Belc and his wife have overcome significant obstacles to become parents, settle into that queer parenthood, and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (104+ words) While editing Homosexual Intifada, the first queer Palestinian anthology to be published in the US, we had no shortage of established prolific writers to approach. To celebrate liberation for all this pride month and beyond, here is a list of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1915+ words) It’s been two long years, but we’re finally back at The Masseria™ with the release of I Kissed a Girl season 2! There’s always a level of comfort and anticipation when a reality show returns after its first outing; the production…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1670+ words) I commented on the post to say that calling an event body positive, welcoming, supportive, safe, and diverse couldn’t possibly be true when many disabled queer people couldn’t even set foot in the building. This event was not in some…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (133+ words) Early into I Love Boosters (2026), Boots Riley’s latest zany, anti-capitalist cartoon for adults, populist booster heroine and fashion forward philanthropist Corvette (Keke Palmer), finds herself entranced by a gorgeous male model (Lakeith Stanfield) with bedroom eyes and a mysterious accent....