A recent spike in violence against trans women in Malaysia has left activists and the trans community fearful, but also determined in their calls for the Malaysian Government and society to be held accountable.

#Ham4All, Ellen Page with a guitar, Gabby Rivera on Pride, KaeLyn’s face on a wall, Lesbians taking over Texas and more!

Your move, Hollywood.

Defeating this bill is a matter of life and death to the transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex people of color who depend on Medicaid to survive.

151 out of the 216 advice videos I helped create over the span of six years — answering questions submitted by young people — have been blocked, and our entire channel is no longer listed in the search for “Everyone Is Gay.”

The GLAAD Awards were chock-full of cool people who do work that gives us hope… but what gives THEM hope? Follow us on this magical mystery tour and find out for yourself!

Taiwan’s ruling made me curious about how the news was being received by LGBTQ people across Asia. Did they too face cultural and institutional oppression against their gender and sexuality, or were their countries more accepting? Would the ruling have any impact on their livelihoods? Is Taiwan an inspiration for their leaders to consider marriage equality or LGBTQ rights overall, or will it not matter as much? I set out to find out by reaching out to LGBTQ activists in 42 Asian countries.

“The conference serves as a portal to collective dreaming and scheming where barriers become bridges to a more just future.”

The Affordable Care Act is safe for now, the Yellow Power Ranger is queer queer queer, Lebanon’s first LGBT sexual health week, some rogue graffiti activists took down a transphobic bus, and more good stuff!

This weekend, Katy Perry received the HRC’s “highest honor,” the National Equality Award, and everybody’s talking about her inspirational speech — but does Katy Perry really deserve an award for LGBT advocacy in the first place? And does it even matter, really, when you consider the impending heat death of the universe, etc.

Jane Lynch’s new sitcom, Gina Rodriguez wants to play America Chavez, a new project from Shonali Bose of “Margarita With a Straw,” the history Queer TV movies, an interview with Nabila Hossain of “Brown Girls,” an interview with Tegan & Sara about diversity, Charlize Theron gets asked about kissing women AGAIN and SO MUCH MORE.

GLAAD Award nominations were announced today and Autostraddle got a nod for digital journalism!

How to organize a meeting that won’t result in headaches, boredom, or existential dread.

One Day At a Time gets renewed, Brawny Paper Towels puts a black lesbian fighter pilot in a new promotional campaign, the New York Public Schools will let trans kids use their preferred pronouns, churches mobilize against Trump’s immigration policies, famous queers get photographed in their self-described “castles” and more good news for your Sunday!

Topics include Beyonce having twins (idk if you heard), Ellen’s excellent summary of “Finding Dory,” the GLAAD awards, Ruby Rose’s sex life, Steven Universe’s artistic resistance, Lea Delaria’s pussy diet, the future of queer cinema and so much more!

Also Ruby Tandoh’s book is out in the U.S., Ben Affleck’s first short film had a HILARIOUS name/premise, everybody’s getting in on Stef’s Kristen Stewart beat and more!

The OA’s “gentle queer narrative,” a new Kitty Genovese project, Indiewire’s Sundance picks include Annie Clark’s horror flick, Marti Noxon’s anorexia narrative, Dee Rees’s post-WWII Southern period drama and Dianna Agron in a convent and SO MANY MORE POP CULTURE STORIES FOR YOU TODAY.

While any and all support for the trans community is necessary and welcome, the ACLU is missing the mark with this hashtag. The big swing and miss for me is the fact that SB6 is an anti-trans bill that specifically aims to single out trans feminine individuals, regardless of sexual orientation.

Plus also St. Vincent scored Kristen Stewart’s new short film, Tumblr knows your life, Sense8 is getting a Christmas special, Gaby Dunn is on a NYT best of 2016 list, and more queer entertainment news!

They want to overwhelm us and exhaust us with the chaos. I reject that. Here’s a recap of every anti-science action Trump’s administration made this week and some ways to fight back.