Fan service and character development and sex sex sex, oh my!

The Crisis concludes with some Sara-centric shenanigans and the return of Alex and Dreamer.

Tell me! What are your most cherished, funny, awkward gay stories from before you knew you were gay?

Also there’s a tiny bit of Shay Mitchell being an amazing bitchy/obsessive lesbian socialite.

Jefferson finally realizes Anissa needs some freedom, Jennifer’s ex-boyfriend is getting creepier, and Black Lightning’s gotta figure out how to do better with its women villains.

Even now, almost a decade after The L Word’s final season, with LGBTQ+ representation at unprecedented heights, we still hold Jenny Schecter up as our ultimate villain. Her name is a curse, a swear, a shortcut for derision. She is a model of bad behavior.

“You can’t ask me that. Well, you can ask me. But I can’t tell you.”

Plus: Margaret Cho on an extra queer episode of High Maintenance, Clea DuVall on Broad City, Mel Vera is back on her bullshit on Charmed, S.W.A.T. gets real gay, a sapphic Mermaid triple spoon on Siren, a peek at Ellen Page in Umbrella Academy, and more!

Playing gay made Bex Taylor-Klaus realize they’re gay, news about Vida season two, Chelsea Handler’s playing a “power lesbian” on Will & Grace, Grace Choi is back, Megan Rapinoe is better than ever, Anne Lister is coming to TV again, and so much more!

Your annual report on how much closer we are to finding out that everyone is gay!

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives…

“top 10 things you shouldn’t say to your girlfriend”

It sure has been a decade! Mainstream publishing has become much more open to queer stories, especially perhaps in YA, and the drive and determination of indie and queer publishing projects has meant that less saleable work that is sometimes more resonant to our lives has been able to make it to our shelves. Here are some of the brightest highlights!

Here’s how we handle TV that lets us down, the shows we think successfully turned it around, and our ultimate dealbreakers.

It’s Christmas in Purgatory and Waverly and Nicole sure like dressing up for each other! Jingle all the way, if you know what I mean.

It’s not perfect, and last week’s episode on Kat’s identity really missed the mark, but there’s a lot to love about this queer, feminist show.

Here are 50 of the best books from this year that are by and about women, feminism or gender and related intersectional issues. There seem to be strong recurring themes of dystopia, anger, and navigating violent structures of power. What a coincidence! 

Why does gay male sex turn you on if you’re a lesbian and is it okay? Plus, conflicting ideas about isolating & dating during quarantine, cheering up your partner over long distance, parents and mental health and Covid-19, SO MANY mixed signals from your ex wife who’s in another relationship and…should you fuck your boss?!?!?! Things are a mess out there, but at least we have each other and 26 questions from readers like you!

“I hadn’t yet come to terms with being a lesbian, so I also spent a lot of time making excuses not to have sex.”

Plus a queer Hocus Pocus (book) sequel, noise about TV cancellations and renewals, a trailer for Arrested Development’s fifth season, Kiersey Clemons’ new movie, and more!