A Virginia Beach judge ruled a lesbian parent has the right to custody of her non-biological child, California’s got a lot of LGBT-friendly laws going into effect this year, more “religious freedom” bills in Georgia, Creating Change un-invites ICE from speaking at the conference, and more!

LGBT protection laws are gaining steam in Kentucky and Indiana, some otters are in a hammock right now, Portgual’s inching toward gay adoption, Seoul’s national university just elected a lesbian President, and this tortoise in here is WEARING HER SON AS A HAT.

Masculine-of-center and tomboy representation on television has always been lacking, but it’s getting better. Let’s talk about our favorite TV tomboys and what TomboyX gear they’re most likely to have on.

Here’s a link roundup of things you should read about the Paris and Beirut terror attacks and the aftermath, and a short news fix with LGBT news and racial justice news.

A rundown of everything that happened at the University of Missouri and the #ConcernedStudent1950 movement, the Mississippi Supreme Court issues its first gay divorce, the Nebraska Health and Human Services will list the names of same-sex spouses on birth certificates and more news!

Can we talk about Season 2 of The Fosters? Because I feel like we need to talk about it.

The 100 is so unbelievably gay now, Billie Jean King shines on Fresh Off the Boat, and How to Get Away With Murder gets even more convoluted.

Carol and Tangerine snagged nine Independent Sprit Award nominations, Pretty Little Liars gives hints about the time jump, Rosie arrives on Empire, and Sarah Paulson thinks love is a bitch.

“We built a movement by telling each other our lives and thoughts about the way life should be. We cut against the grain and re-thought almost everything. “

Ruby Rose and Caitlyn Jenner got some love from the glossies, Ukrainian lawmakers voted for gay rights, Dallas went where Houston didn’t for trans folks, Starbucks wants to be a safe space, Obama wants more LGBT equality, and more good news!

Maggie and Lauren are falling hard on Younger, Lexa returns to The 100, The X-Files tells a trans story, and Legends of Tomorrow and Black Sails are back!

The Fun Home star returned to her roots at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in New York City on August 31st to perform a one-woman cabaret show following a rural lesbian through her tomboy childhood, an engagement (to a man!), her first stint as an actress in New York, another marriage (to a woman!), and her ever-tense relationship with her Colorado cowboy father.

“It was like throwing a tennis ball at a wall and expecting it to bounce back but against all odds it gets stuck in the bricks.”

A Barbie ad that stirs my heart, new dress code policies in Puerto Rico that keep LGBT kids safe and happy, Staceyann Chin’s tiny but badass feminist daughter, good news for trans Girl Guides, and MORE!

The good, the bad, the ugly, and the revolutionarily boring queer TV storylines of the year.

Yvonne gets super-real about dealing with a very difficult situation, Aja talks toners, Cee takes a kitten on an airplane, and Laneia, Riese, Rachel and Heather say other things in response to things you said to us and well I don’t know I just think this is a really good one.

Annalise can’t stop dreaming about little Wes-shaped babies on HTGAWM, Meredith faces ANOTHER traumatic disaster on Grey’s Anatomy, and Clarke and Lexa begin their post-fealty lives.

Scream is super queer, Complications keeps surprising me (in a good way), and Vee returns to The Fosters.

MTV cut Ruby Rose’s genderfluid comment rom the U.S. version of the EMAs, Sylvia Rivera is in the National Portrait Gallery now, Laverne Cox will star in a Rocky Horror remake, Pretty Little Liars really wants you to watch the time-jump, and I really want you to watch Supergirl.

Stef and Lena finally decide to go to therapy on The Fosters, Gretchen kicks another guy in the nuts on Complications, and a lesbian bites it on Scream.