“Black people caring for each other or holding any sort of intimate space together is something that I rarely see on TV. With Black queer people and specifically. Black masculinity is politicized and weaponized so much that sometimes I think it walks into the room before I do.”

Remembering that queer people have always been here, and have always been hot, is a necessity if we want our present and future to be truly queer.

Black Queer Portland, queer parents going through the foster-to-adopt process, and sensual haircuts.

Bermuda replaces same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships, heavy flows still freak men out, Babadook + Ikea, natural hair in Black Panther, queer parenting journeys on Youtube, a 70 year-old lesbian is not taking this shit, and so much more!

“Where do we stand on my confetti canon? Should I bring it to camp?”

How to have queer sex with a trans woman as a cis woman who hasn’t before, how to give feedback during sex, BDSM and sex work as tools of resistance and more.

Whether your thing is memoir, fiction, new poetry or YA, there’s definitely something coming out this summer by and/or about queer people that you’re going to want to throw in your bag for the beach, get points for in your library’s summer reading program, or share with that new babe you just started seeing who loves your poetry recs.

“IDK why the basket of fruit sent me over the edge, like, queer women have really been gay disasters since the dawn of time.”

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

Plus an update on Nomi’s bad decision making on grown-ish, Burden of Truth is getting super interesting, and My Little Pony goes out with a gay bang.

As The Haunting of Hill House has found new life across decades, the queerness has become more explicit yet less important to the overall work.

Alex and Kelly’s relationship is put to the test as a shapeshifter tries to shake things up for Team Supergirl.

Jenna’s journey of self-discovery continues in the darker, stronger, gayer second season.

Who buys a bar and who gets punched in the face and who wears double-denim and who goes to church and who sat on a doll and who wants to reserve the Crystal Ballroom? There’s only one way to find out: reading this recap.

Highlights include: going down while wearing a nose ring, surviving the United States as a queer immigrant, living on the same college campus as your ex, and also how to perfectly time your break up. That’s just the beginning!

We’re back NOW WITH TRANSCRIPTS for Episode 501, in which Jenny refuses a croissant and Tasha calls to say she can’t talk right now and Jodi hates table cloths.

Erin: Wow, they have really done you dirty. I would love to make you two s’mores.
Carly: Thank you!
Riese: Let’s go glamping!

Be the cool queer cousin you wished for as a kid, the polite way to turn someone down, sex is still great without an orgasm, creating your own queer community when you feel alone in the world, and 20 other questions from everyday readers like you!

LGBT fiction for the tween / young teen in your life, or for anyone who likes a good queer book (spoiler: that’s everyone).

Here’s what we loved this year and what we didn’t like very much at all. We’d love to hear your opinions too, obviously!