I’m talking about stories where the trans character’s transness isn’t the focus — where they’re allowed to be the worst behaved one or simply hot and getting laid or just really fucking good at their job.

I guess it’s possible I’m “unwell,” but catch me hand washing silk caftans in the river or whatever — my wife Lottie needs her outfits! 

You have 48 hours to cast your ballot in the Opposites Attract Region. We’ll return next week with one final first round of voting in the Friends to Lovers region.

When I first saw the Yellowjackets pilot, I was so sure there was something going on between Shauna and Jackie.

A roundtable between four queer black writers about THEE show of the summer that united exceptional storytelling, with blackness and queerness and southernness, in ways we’ve never seen before.

The episodes of Riverdale most often made fun of online are actually some of the finest installments of the series.

Plus the Sci-Fi/Fantasy better halves you’re sending to the Autostraddle Sweet 16!

In honor of Bottoms, here are top queer cheerleader moments from film/TV.

People want to believe that friendships are forever but Jill and Bethenny are striking examples that sometimes all you can do is wish each other the best and move on.

“I can be very unchecked in my opinions. And I don’t regret it. I’ve told casting directors in the room that parts are problematic or that projects shouldn’t get made.”

In the first essay in Scarlet Screens, we look at the “University” episode of the Sopranos, where Ralphie murders Tracee. We explore the labor conditions at the Bada Bing Club, Tony’s “humanity,” and how violence against sex workers is used as plot point.

“I spoke about gender identity, sexuality, and my past with journalists and people in Hollywood who just didn’t understand the language I was using. It was a culture shock for me.” — Daniel Sea

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

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

What if kissing instead of stabbing?

Never before have my distaste for a show and love for its cast been so at odds.

Buffy is a queer rite of passage. Everybody’s got a Buffy story. These are some of ours.

We talked to One Day at a Time writers, Becky Mann and Michelle Badillo, about gay representation on TV, how Autostraddle came to be in the script, their queer TV roots, what kind of LGBT stories are missing from TV and what’s in store for Elena in a potential next season.

Autostraddle walks you through the entire history of trans female characters on American television from 1965-2015.

If we had a Time-Turner, this list would be 1,000 stories long.