Tales of the City leans into some tropes, flips others on their head, makes plenty of jokes at its own expense, and — above all — believes in the power of LGBTQ people who come together to make their own family. 

“Blood does not family make. Those are relatives. Family are those with whom you share your good, bad, and ugly, and still love one another in the end. Those are the ones you select.”

Over 30,000 votes later! Here are your winners and our critic’s picks!

Our TV critics smashed their heads together to deliver our picks for the years’ 25 best shows with queer, lesbian, bisexual and trans women characters as well as each of our individual top 15s. So much TV you’ve gotta see in here!

“I wanted to be single so I could explore my sexuality. Instead I was exploring other people’s.”

As “Orange is the New Black” wraps up its seven-season run, our TV team weighs in on the show’s legacy — the good and the bad.

Aidy Bryant’s Annie is young, pretty and fat. Her best friend Fran is also fat – and a British black lesbian. And if you’re a fat babe, you’ll find things to both like and cringe about in this show.

Lena wore a pinstripe suit and Alex spends some time with her in the lab.

Parents love to lie, but Detective Betty is ON IT.

John Hughes meets Wes Craven in Riverdale’s fun but surprisingly emotional ’80s tribute.

It’s the end of the world and our girls have to work together to take down a serpent of a man.

What if kissing instead of stabbing?

Waverly and Nicole run into a familiar face while trying to get the ring off Waverly’s finger, while Wynonna is stuck in one of Bulshar’s twisted games.

We can finally settle it: Anissa Pierce is a top! Here’s some hot lesbian sex, tinged with a bit of angst and sadness, coming your way!

Another Lost Girl alumna arrives in Purgatory, Waverly learns something new about her ring, and Nicole gets possessed by a fire witch.

Carmen and Riese talk about the entirety of Season Six of “Orange is the New Black,” which they thought they were going to hate at first but then it actually turned out pretty okay.

Shane McCutcheon self-sabotages, Emily Fields co-depends, Cheryl Blossom is scared to commit — and a team of real live functional adult queer women are here to help.

Do you know who’s a perfect human? Eddy is a perfect human! This is my hill and I’m willing to die on it.

Plus updates on: Imposters, Into the Badlands, Timeless, Westworld, Grey’s Anatomy, and Coronation Street!

The team mourns the loss of Dolls, plus we learn more about Nicole’s backstory and the mysterious stranger who came in with the pink fog.