As I await the verdict of eighty-eight potential cancer-causing genes, I am buoyed by the legacy of LGBTQ+ people who came before and who helped bring empathy, and less stigmatization, to breast cancer and the gender-based shame that can come with it.

I know Candace Parker left the game better, and not just because she’s one hell of hooper. But because with her confidence, her playful cockiness, her swagger, her heart — she made room for all of us in it.

Be still my 90s kid heart, the Spice Girls reunited for Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday. Also: a queer reading of “The Tortured Poet’s Department,” a Little Miss Perfect musical, Chappell Roan on breaking “gay famous” barriers, and more!

SERIOUSLY HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THE MASTERY OF THIS ALBUM!?!?!?

In Love Lies Bleeding, the two main female characters exist outside of the dominant cultural ideas of what makes a woman and what makes a man, not just in their bodies and in their actions, but also in their queerness.

My only reference for genetic cancer testing was when Angelina Jolie was highly criticized publicly for the decision to do a double mastectomy to protect herself from her own genetic cancer risk. It’s absurd to recall this now.

I mean I don’t know what else was to tell you, Mean Girls is queer culture. It was decided by a jury of your peers.

Which Bachelorette star admitted she’d snagged a bachelorette of her own this August?

Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance started their sketch comedy “The Syd + TP Show” to become the faces of the league. We got together to talk about how that’s… worked out better than expected.

The phrase “lesbian vampire” might be one of the most titillating combinations of words in the English language.

A look at the history of queer Halloween celebrations and more LGBTQ+ culture and news.

Big lesbian sports weekend as Ali Krieger’s fans and team paid tribute to Krieger in her final regular-season game for the Gotham FC and Jonquel Jones dominated in Sunday’s Liberty vs Aces WNBA Championship game. Also: pop culture stories involving Joan Baez, Brandi Carlile, Rachel Maddow and more!

Give me an entire episode from the perspective of Caligula.

Karyn Kusama directs the devastating season two finale, “Storytelling.”

Keeley and Jack broke up in episode 308 of “Ted Lasso,” thus ending its first lesbian relationship with mid-aughts speed in a flurry of unexpected slut-shaming.

Plus, there are so many exciting queer Muslim voices getting published this year, and I’m here for it!

As usual, you’ve got 48 hours to cast your ballots in the Sweet 16. Remember, this year, you can vote four times over the voting period!

All the gay happenings from the SAG and NAACP Awards, famous sports gays getting married and having babies, the New Black Film Canon, and more!

Prime Video’s rom-com isn’t exactly My Best Friend’s Wedding — but there are plenty of familiar beats in Alison Brie and Kiersey Clemons’ new film.

Plus self-harm scars and dating, crushing hard on your married coworker, learning to celebrate yourself and more!