Community & Culture

Celebrate the small and large ways lesbian visibility builds community and protects rights

A curated look at 18 LGBTQ+ Tauruses whose calm force, creativity, and persistence have left lasting cultural marks

A concise queer-friendly roadmap to Taurus season (April 19–May 19), highlighting major transits like Uranus entering Gemini and how to stay rested and intentional.

Jon Kortajarena, the Spanish model, has reportedly become a father; friends say he is happy as he balances career commitments and newfound parenthood

Honey Dijon shares how survival, staying true to herself, and deliberate financial choices shaped her career and community work

A celebrating look at Autostraddle’s ad-free, 220-page issue #02, its contributors, and the creative ambition behind the project

Grindr’s invite became social currency, promising a Georgetown evening that pulled together journalists, policymakers and LGBTQ+ leaders

Autostraddle’s issue #02 gathers over 65 queer creators into a 220-page ad-free magazine that blends profiles, essays, visuals, and extras

Remember Joey Lawrence from Blossom? this piece revisits a Season 4 episode that gave viewers a surprising moment of allyship and why that still matters.

DJ Armana Khan opened up on Privacy Please about exchanging flirty DMs with a man who later was identified as a January 6 rioter, and she did not end contact immediately

Join a walking tour that uncovers how pigeons teach us about gender, history, and humane coexistence

Margaret Cho describes repeated requests to appear on Celebrity Apprentice and an approach from Michael Cohen to join Donald Trump’s 2016 effort

A concise overview of how two of women’s sports’ most visible athletes met, built a life and then parted ways

Philz Coffee backtracked on a plan to remove Pride flags after employee-led protests, a Change.org petition and talks with San Francisco Pride leaders

A Dayton television drag host who has connected generations says a new proposal could silence community gatherings

A roommate joke led to a reworking of Cats into a Harlem ballroom show that blends the original score with voguing, houses, and a commitment to honoring queer lineage

Discover why older men are appealing in queer spaces and learn clear steps to meet and build healthy relationships across generations

A reading guide for queer readers who prefer uncanny, questioning stories that probe reality, possibility, and community

A curated tour of Autostraddle’s second print magazine issue, from intimate interviews and food essays to poetry and fiction

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A short guide to queer reads that pair ghosts, trauma, and odd narrators to unsettle and console

Travel can recalibrate online attention and ease exclusion for queer men of color

Jacob Tierney candidly recounts his HIV diagnosis, near-fatal health complications and why he prioritizes openness in his work

A fresh take on Quentin Lee’s Ethan Mao and the filmmaker’s CinemASIANamerica series that revisits bold queer Asian-American stories

A candid plea against a Happiest Season sequel from inside the queer community