The 71-year-old has prided herself on being a hard worker coming from a humble background and being a champion for the people. But her lackluster campaign and her not-so perfect record as Dallas County Sheriff has dampened Texans’ enthusiasm for her as a candidate, including this queer Tejana.

Rebecca Henderson doesn’t just play gay; she’s a real-life lesbian who also happens to be married to Russian Doll co-creator/writer/director Leslye Headland.

Some good news and hope to fill your week: Taiwan’s Pride Parade, new queer movies, Raveena celebrating queer brown love, Janelle Monáe, and queer polyamorous foster families!

Sara and Ava do a dance, literally and figuratively, while trying to catch a magical creature on the loose.

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These are the television shows of 2018 that stand out for their artistry and innovation AND also feature lesbian, bisexual, queer or trans women characters.

Last night Queen Sugar concluded its third season. To mark the occasion, we got together to hash out what the hell is going on with Nova Bordelon and the realities of bi/pan erasure for black women characters on television.

Can you believe we haven’t talked about books with non-binary characters yet? Here are eight great ones, mostly written by non-binary authors.

What impresses me most about The Bisexual isn’t that it skewers The Discourse, but that it ignores it completely in favor of having an actual conversation.

The Baby Gays have been revealed! You have 48 hours to vote for your favorites!

How to be good at sex. Plus what it’s like wearing latex, what it’s like being a unicorn, cuffing season by astrological sign, the feminist history of nudes in nature and more.

With Gillian Anderson’s Sex Education landing on Netflix, it feels like the perfect time to gather our TV Team and talk about sex on TV, specifically queer sex on TV, and its evolution over these many years.

Interviews with cast of Pose, queer women in World War II, Janelle Monáe of course, and coming out because you’re in love!

Some pieces are easier to explain than others.

Wafia and I chatted about being brown, queer, Muslim, and how those things influence her as an artist.

Our Chief Sally Consultant is also here to weigh in on HBO’s new comedy.

Plus: Some infuriating rumors about Coronation Street and updates on Siren, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Top Chef!

In its 5th year, dapperQ continued to throw the most inclusive New York Fashion Week runway event, and it was amazing.

“I was once a dancer, a synchronized swimmer, I played acrobat on thick, moss covered logs when I was at the lake, catching myself as I stumbled was a game. Now, I struggle to do eyeliner.”

“The L Word” was supposed to be the beginning of a new era of teevee shows about the real true lives of lesbian and bisexual women — and although we never quite got there, here are 15 examples of shows that don’t just have queer characters in them, but are also *about* being queer.