No offense, Timothee Chalamet. It’s just that non-binary icon Gonzo wore it better.

It’s modern gay lore that if you were once a star on the Disney Channel, you’re gay now. And for this National Coming Out Day, we wanted to know the truth.

Some of the best gay covers from new artists and also your faves including Tracy Chapman, Brandy Carlile, Tayla Parks, Me’Shell NdegéOcello, kd Lang, Joan Jett, Halsey and Santana Lopez.

From houseplants to spice girls to Generation Q, these were the 20 most popular posts of 2019.

48. identifying what episode of The Nanny it is based on C.C. Babcock’s hair

As a queer person, it’s a relief to watch work like this. It gives us permission to just be free, to just be queer, to just be ourselves. That’s what great queer cinema can accomplish.

It’s been a wild year for gay pop culture, and a great year for some very well dressed queers — enjoy it with this very subjective but deeply felt top 11 of 2018, as based on an internal Autostraddle staff survey. 

“EVEN THE STRAIGHTS CAN SEE IT.”

Let’s fill that Black Panther-shaped hole in your heart.

I drive my car for my job right now, and listen to music in the car constantly. As such, I’m always on the lookut for new tunes by queer and trans artists to make the drives less mind-numbing. My struggle is your gain!

Most of this is written by bisexual people, some is written by allies of ours on topics related to bisexual representation or experience, some is written by super amazing famous people like Roxane Gay or our interview with Mara Wilson; all of it is great.

“Jessica Williams would be the type of friend that would tell me to my face that my shirt is open and everyone can see my bra as plainly and swiftly as telling someone her drink order.”

There were some moments of anti-racist creativity that were so sublime, I’d like to take a moment to honor them. These are the top ten moments of radical art or artful activism that I encountered in my own little world this year.

Do you ever wonder how Ellen Page likes her eggs cooked? What Laverne Cox got up to last night? Whether or not Sara Quin’s old cat is jealous of her new cat? Do you ever wonder how much merch Autostraddle staffers wear, really?

There is so much LGBTQ American awesomeness in this post that we can hardly believe it exists (there’s a PLAYLIST, even!), but that doesn’t mean we don’t need some more American feelings from you.

You got to understand, it’s a she thing.

A DJ battle on a mountain top.

It’s gonna be your year. Go get it, tiger.

No not that kind.

A little dose of audio xanax.