While the return of Stef and Lena Adams Foster to our TV screens was always going to be a cause for celebration around here, their presence — and the presence of six (!!) other LGBT characters — on Good Trouble’s two hour holiday special seemed particularly poignant in the wake of Hallmark’s bigotry.

Get your ass into The Ask and Tell Helicopter, it’s time to get schooled about lezzing out!

“Why is she being like, ‘Oh, I can’t kiss you. I’m in a relationship.’ Like, no, you’re not. You met an older woman at a party last weekend. Who among us hasn’t? Take it easy.”

Our TV critics smashed their heads together to deliver our picks for the years’ 25 best shows with queer, lesbian, bisexual and trans women characters as well as each of our individual top 15s. So much TV you’ve gotta see in here!

The television landscape is changing rapidly. Where does that leave lesbian, bisexual, and trans women of color on TV? Where have been, and more importantly — where are we going?

The Legends face Fate herself, a slew of Encores, and some teary goodbyes in their final battle of Season Five.

Just a little data, discussion and analysis from the backstage area of the Autostraddle Gay Emmys!

Alice moves on from her heartbreak with a hook-up and some new stand-up material.

I loved Generation Q. I don’t know why I’m so nervous to say that out loud? I suppose because it’s The L Word. And that means there’s so much on the line for so many of us, but damnit — I really did love it.

Wynonna searches for Peacemaker while Waverly helps her girlfriend as the consequences of Nicole’s actions start to hop into the light.

We lost a lot of queer Jewish characters this year, and we’ve never needed them more.

“In Gigi’s head she’s always calculating everything and very aware of everyone’s emotions and very aware of her own emotions and then does the chaotic thing anyways. And that’s how I live my life and I love to see it on TV in someone so hot.”

Valdez is attempting to radically change the industry. She’s also making a compelling case that she should be to 2019 what Julia Roberts was to 1999.

What’s incredible about Sex Education, and especially this second season, is its ambition is to include everybody.

It was as if the cast’s casual banter was written by the show’s writing staff.

“If I was accidentally on a date with Gigi, it would be the best day of my life.”

We can debate the actual quality of Euphoria, but what’s undeniable is Sam Levinson is writing about people most of the film and television world has ignored. After two failed movies focusing on cis white people and one mediocre HBO movie about an old cis white guy, Levinson discovered what Hollywood at large still hasn’t.

“Everyone is going to want to have orgies after this.”

Plus updates on: Harley Quinn, How To Get Away with Murder, In the Dark, Motherland: Fort Salem, Tommy, Roswell, The Baker and the Beauty, 911, Top Chef, and Siren.

Plus updates on All American, some incredibly important episodes of Grown-ish and Deputy, and the TV Team made you a special valentine that’s full of our favorite tv ladies kissing.