It’s honest. It’s as honest a conversation between two queer Black women as I’ve ever seen on television. No white gaze to filter. No straightness to wade through.

When it comes to boundaries, our strengths are our weaknesses and our weaknesses are our strengths. (Also let us talk about Raven Symoné’s chaotic gay TikTok, shall we?)

Mental health was a major theme this year lyrically, as were some of the topics that can never be approached too many times — being gay, being in love, breaking up, struggling with identity, struggling with adulthood, struggling with self-sabotage.

“I am so certain that this episode will have polarized us the most of any episode we’ve done yet. I’m certain of it.”

We have 26 whole questions on all things gender! From parenting to transition to clothing to inclusion and exclusion in queer spaces, and more!

What do you do with your facial hair, how do you make friends in your 30’s, where is your motivation these days, how do you cope with your wife breaking things off, with an unhealthy friendship, with changes in your sexuality? The team answers these questions and so many more!

Should you forgive an abusive parent? What should you do with a conflict between your ex girlfriend and a friend? And more!

Wine, sex, violence, and music in the woods! The Yellowjackets go full Bacchanalia in the series’ trippy, psychosexual horror episode “Doomcoming.”

“We were just kissing ON THE MOUTH and you wanna know if we are SISTERS?!”

Plus updates on the latest episode of American Horror Stories, The Republic of Sarah, the second season finale of Betty, and it’s Halloween on Motherland: Fort Salem.

The wedding was a bust but we sure do have a lot to talk about! Come on in and join our dear friends for the most fight-packed episode in L Word history!

Autostraddle Managing Editor Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya’s debut book — Helen House, a queer horror novelette — comes out October 18.

The team gets into whether there’s something wrong with you if you’re not dating (no there is not), lube and Octavia Butler recommendations, taking care of your pit hair, not knowing why she broke up with you, and more!

Finally, feminist sci-fi that doesn’t shy away from exploring the abuse and lasting trauma of coercive control.

A+ members get their personal advice questions answered by Autostraddle writers, twice a month in the A+ Advice Box! This week Autostraddle team answers A+ member questions about biphobia, struggling to text friends back, dealing with gender feelings and weight gain, tips for hot strap-on sex, finding that perfect masc-of-center scent and more!

Nicole you could run a PI office just for tracking down and interpreting the astrology of famous queers. Think about it.

Body fat is central to how we perceive gender. So what does that mean if you’re a trans person?

Symone was my favorite because she’s a Capricorn. Now she’s my favorite for so much more.

One thing you have in common with every contestant on the classic CBS reality television competition program Survivor is that you are not pregnant.

Plus updates on grown-ish, Raising Kanan, and iCarly.