Out lesbian Ruby Rose is cast as The CW’s Batwoman, a star-studded roundtable with trans actors graces the cover of Variety, “Head Over Heels” hits Broadway, Hayley Kiyoko deserves to win all her VMAs and more!

GLAAD has released its annual Where We Are On TV Report. The cold, hard stats prove that it’s been a bleak year for queer women on television.

All the premiere dates and sneak peeks at new and returning television shows with lesbian, bisexual or queer women characters coming January, February and March 2019 to a shiny box near you.

Vida’s out non-binary actor Ser Anzoategui gave Autostraddle an one-on-one interview about the show, the importance of queer Latinx representation in front of and behind the camera, and even sang a little Selena for the heck of it. You want this!

Each of these small bits of history made me hungry for more information, and brought home how many stories — especially those about queer folks — have been lost, compared to those few that have survived. I wanted to imagine queer people where they must have been, in shipyards and customs offices and coastal boom towns. I wanted them to be in love, to be gender outlaws and survivors, to triumph.

“My style icon is Nancy Meyers’ interpretation of a middle-aged white woman after she’s decided to pull herself together sometime in the second act. Wow that is… I feel very called out by own self.”

Wynonna Earp is already renewed, Supergirl adds the first trans superhero to TV, Steven Universe is getting a movie, AvaLance lives, American Horror Story: Apocalypse (for real), Nafessa Williams always knows what to say, Tig Notaro on Star Trek: Discovery, queer Charmed, and big hopes for Rosa’s bi storylines on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

For too long, Tove Jansson’s lesbianism has been ignored or written out of history. But scratch the surface, and the true impact of her queerness on her work becomes apparent.

Aguilar was a pioneer in sharing the faces and experiences of various Latina lesbians in the 90s, when there was very little representation. Aguilar’s art gives the marginalized and subcultures within subcultures — poor, fat, woman, lesbian, Latina — a place to be held and seen.

Lilith after all has become a sign of every socially unacceptable aspect of women, including and especially our sexuality.

The queer YA books you’ll want to read at the beach, the park, and everywhere else this summer!

Here’s how all the (and gay-adjacent) shows fared at last week’s network upfronts.

“They want good ant representation in the media they watch. They freak out and throw up when a girl ant actually says “yes” to going on a date with them. Lesbian Ants! They’re just like us!”

“I want to prove that money can be made off of women’s sexual stories. It’s not just a queer thing. It’s about women receiving pleasure, and giving pleasure. It’s still completely taboo.”

Before we bid Ooo adieu, let’s look back and celebrate Princess Bubblegum and Marceline’s journey from subtext to maintext to happily ever after.

“My brother would wander toward the TV to watch some movie, and I’d go straight for the computer and open two tabs. In one, YouTube. In the other, fanfiction.net, where I tweaked the character filters so I could read about Santana and Brittany falling in love for the thousandth time.”

Negasonic Teenage Warhead got a girlfriend and it’s not a big deal in the movie but it’s a pretty big deal in general.

This week we’ve got teen lesbians joining intersectional feminist vampire cults, Jodie Foster, queer archives, and a Gay Music Video of the Week!!!

All American tackles internalized homphobia, Charmed gives Mel a devastating choice, Eleanor Shellstrop is horny even when she’s getting dragged into hell, AU! Charlie returns to Supernatural, Beth and Valencia are leaving Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and more!

Plus updates on Queen Sugar, Legion, and Imposters