“Whether it’s the gay internet or a show like ‘Trinkets’ it makes it easier to be like maybe I’m not the one that’s wrong. Maybe everyone around me is wrong.”

“Glee” gets no brownie points from me for introducing a new trans storyline when they already had a trans character — a trans woman of color — and treated her horribly. That’s not how you do positive trans representation.

Recently, GO Magazine published an interview with Romi Klinger of The Real L Word regarding the current state of her relationships, her career, and the controversy surrounding her sexuality. What does one complicated public figure representing bisexuality mean for the rest of us?

Shayna Maci Warner talks about their new book The Rainbow Age of Television and hot TV topics from representation to the Killing Eve finale.

Patti Harrison is a gift to trans women representation in media. But you know what benefits even more because of her presence? American comedy in general.

“Just because you are Latina, that doesn’t mean you have the same perspective in the world. We all have our own unique perspective in what we do and how we’re brought up or how we feel about things.”

“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

“Where We Are On TV” has some promising and not-so-promising numbers for queer women on the teevee, and also raises some questions about how we quantify “representation” in the first place for all groups.

“I truly believe in story, I think the stories we see and the ones we choose to engage with are one of life’s most vital elements, it’s right up there with food and shelter. This has always been true.”

2017 somehow turned out to be the best year ever for lesbian and bisexual women on television — but we’ve still got a ways to go.

I considered titling this “Latinx Butches 2018: Welcome To The Thirst Trap,” but that didn’t seem very professional, you know?

We love queer television because television brings us together, and nothing better defines that spirit than this little homegrown awards contest.

Ten thousand reader votes later…

“Faking It” seems to really be going for the cold when it comes to representing every letter in the LGBTQIA umbrella at least a little bit — here are 17 other shows who’ve presented a spectrum of identities.

Once upon a time, gay subtext was a revolutionary act in media. But is it still all that progressive?

A League of Their Own, Sort Of, The Last of Us, and more! Here are the winners of the 6th annual Autostraddle TV Awards.

Ten years ago, Doctor Who was the first show to let me see myself, and to feel seen; when I felt entirely alone, it showed me a universe waiting for me.

“We wrote more obituaries for murdered trans women in 2015 than TV recaps for any single show we cover.”

“Being one of the cool kids is a privilege I never had growing up, especially in school. I was one of the outcasts because I was different. So on Transparent, it’s like the tables have turned.”

The votes have been counted and it’s time to tell you who’s bringing home imaginary trophies for this Emmy Season’s very best LGBTQ+ television.