1+ hour, 12+ min ago (311+ 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, Joyland, Catapult, The Offing, The Rumpus, Cake Zine, and more. Some of her pop culture writing can be found at The AV Club, Vulture, The Cut, and others. When she is not writing, editing, or reading, she is probably playing tennis. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram and learn more about her work on her website. I put out a call, and you answered! Last week, I asked for some quiz theme suggestions, and commenter Ky sent some great ones, including this! What's Your Fate in a Sapphic Christmas Movie? They even got extra credit by suggesting some…...

23+ hour, 46+ min ago (207+ words) And in her quest to learn more about the hive in order to undo it, Carol makes an important discovery: They're all drinking some mystery liquid out of milk cartons. My second thought was:Soylent Green. In what clocks in at #77 on AFI's 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of all Time list, the twist of the 1973 film is succinctly conveyed with the line: "Soylent Green is people!" Yes, the wafers are made from human remains. There are several indicators thatPluribusis headed toward the same twist. Soylent, one of the more mainstream "meal replacement" (it's not) drink that was once popular among tech bros, literally lifted its name from Soylent Greenand the novel the film was loosely based on, seemingly without any real sense of humor about the naming decision. Yep, they named their company and product after fictional cannibal crackers, and we…...

1+ day, 11+ min ago (303+ words) HELLO and welcome to the 342nd installment of Things I Read That I Love, wherein I share with you some of the longer-form journalism/essays I've read recently so that you can know more about longterm stewing! This "column" is less queer focused than the rest of the site because when something is queer focused, I put it on the rest of the site. Here is where the other things are. The title of this feature is inspired by the title of Emily Gould's tumblr, Things I Ate That I Love. Stew Kids on the Block john devore // taste cooking // september 2025 "What is perpetual stew? It's a way of cooking and a metaphor for life. A recipe and a frame of mind. The first rule: perpetual stew wastes not. The second: perpetual stew never sleeps." The Missing Kayaker jamie thompson // the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago (380+ words) My future wife and I are getting into wedding planning and have arrived at a crossroads: I want to invite my ex, she does not want my ex invited. Context: my ex is friends with alllll of my friends. Also, we are still friends. I started dating my future wife about a week after my ex and I broke up. She did not take it well at the time, could not let go, it was hard for all of us. My future wife says people do not invite exes to their weddings. I disagree! Back me up? Summer: What an impasse. For what it's worth, I'm best friends with one of my exes and I've always made that clear to new partners. When my current girlfriend and I discussed marriage, we both had an understanding that if we were to…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago (366+ words) The last time I saw my grandmother, she kept asking, "Is the other Frances your sister?" My grandfather had noticed the changes to my shape in the months before his death, too, remarking every time I saw him that I looked fit. We would talk about the tomatoes and garlic I was growing in my small garden plot, how I still had not grown any tomatoes as fragrant or flavorful as his. A compliment he repeated was, "Farming looks good on you, Fran." Grandpa, similarly gentle, complimented my hair when I came home from college with it boyishly short. He taught me to clean a fish when I was seven, an important skill for his oldest grandchild to have regardless of birth sex. My mother's mother and father's father both seemed to accept that their grandchildren did not need to…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago (207+ words) feature image of Chrishell and G Flip via Chrishell's Instagram Hello and how are you? I hope ready for another installment of No Filter, the column where I tell you what our favorite queer celebrities got up to this week! Let's rock and roll! Absolutely stunning! Granted I am a sucker for any and all water shoots, but still! Can we all spend Friday nights like Laurie? I'm sorry it will never not make me laugh when Lena does posts like this sans Cynthia?? Not to be a cheeseball but this is actually quite sweet! Niecy: history maker and legend! We knew this, but thank you for confirming! Still just loving them! I am also loving that Chrishell had to clear up the meaning of "mom and dad" for her ostensibly mostly straight audience. That's Jinkx "Booked and Busy" Monsoon…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago (688+ words) 1. Compression Boots ($500)2. Wilson Vest ($54)3. Wilson Tennis Pants ($98)4. Preeti Mistry Dal Blend, Burlap and Barrel ($12)5.Smart Sleep Wakeup Light ($149)6. East Fork Every Day Bowl 4-pack ($141) Michigan Big Logo Hoodie ($49)Glass Prep Mixing Bowls ($45)Bombas Gripper Slippers ($48)Zojirushi Water Bottle ($36.76)Williams Sonoma Goldtouch Pro Nonstick Bakeware Ultimate Set of 6 ($139.95)Yoto Player ($109.99) I guess this year what I want is a lot of "Dad who doesn't get out much because his child is always sick" stuff. For starters, Michigan hoodie (my wife thinks I have enough hoodies but sadly" she is wrong) for those chilly 6 a.m. morning walks where I'm wearing a baby and walking this lunatic dog who lives in my house. I think I'm ready for a better water bottle, particularly because I keep dropping my current water bottle on the ground. 1. Powerball Ticket ($2)2. For Them Trad Boxer ($28)3. Loop Earplugs ($48)4. Smart Projector…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago (541+ words) Tears, obviously. You're only human. You don't tell anyone else, not yet. Tonight the news is just for you. You sleep in the same bed as your now-ex. You're only human. You finally tell your family. You don't know why you sat on the news for a few days. You're not ashamed, necessarily, but you're nervous to admit that this attempt at Forever Love did not last. Your parents ask if you want to come home, and you do. Your sister holds your hand the entire train ride. You remember love is still present in your life. You join a sapphic sports league. It turns out that as a sporty dyke, you love being in community with other sporty dykes. As a bonus, most of them are hot. You begin to look forward to your Sundays, doing a full face…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago (405+ words) I am a 50 year old woman who has exclusively dated men for the last 30 years. I dated a girl in highschool but it was a different (and very homophobic) time. The relationship ended very publicly and humilatingly and ultimately tragically for both of us. I have had sex with a few women since but publicly I only have only had relationships with men. Mostly due to lingering fear and shame. Thanks, To Shy to Have Asked Sooner Rest assured: You are far from the first person to worry about relative lack of queer sexual experience. You're not alone! So lucky for you, we have a whole archive of advice pieces about how to navigate such situations, including: I feel pretty confident that if you do disclose your inexperience, no one will hold your age against you. Coming out in your…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago (829+ words) Romcom season is officially upon us, and while the genre has historically relied on heteronormative tropes, a new wave of queer romance films and books are challenging that standard. While reading them is a pleasure, writing and marketing those books comes with a unique challenge. Autostraddle: Casey, what drew you to Rose's book? There are some characters in both of your works that don't always do the right thing. Characters that aren't always on their best behavior. Are you ever afraid of writing that way, that maybe you are giving people ammo?" RD: No. Because a lot of queer people aren't nice and are messy. I think there might be some people who would read Best Woman and be like, "this is a bad look for us" or "this is bad representation" but some trans people suck, and I want…...