Happy holidays! And by “happy” I mean, things sure feel really bad right now?? But luckily our gift to you is a virtual one AKA our long-awaited mailbag episode!

As these queer and trans bodies took up space on my walls, my queer and trans body felt free to take up space in the home itself.

On their three year anniversary, two lovers engage in a contest: whoever can make the other orgasm the most times in one day is the winner.

“We need a commercial with Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Angel’ playing over the image of a queer teenager finding nothing but Good Housekeeping in their search results.”

November feels a bit like pent-up tensions screaming at the rooftops. Get ready for big feelings beyond low-key dread and apocalyptic “I guess this is fine now” normalcy. Know your conflict style to embrace this shift.

“These essays offer layers of wise hindsight, exploring how certain 2000’s pop culture tropes contributed to how closeted so many gay millennials were — and how they influenced what kind of gays we would eventually grow up to be.”

Plus updates on: Riverdale, Nancy Drew, Legacies, 4400, All American, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and Hightown!

After the song’s gentle teasing passes, Patti exclaims, “it’s me,” the somebody who loves you. I think of the women I have loved, despite the ways we have hurt each other.

“I’m sure Mr. David didn’t set out to write a Black lesbian dating anthem but this is where we are — where I am — in regard to this timeless banger.”

“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.”

one time someone said they hoped i got absolutely railed before a date and it meant a lot to me, wanted to just share that love and support.

A super-sized round up including updates on All American, Charmed, the iCarly reboot has a bisexual storyline you’ll want to see, In the Dark, The Chi, Betty, and the best episode of Genera+ion yet.

The thing swaying in front of her didn’t even register as human at first. It seemed about as alive and conscious as the vibrator thrumming between its legs. Just a sex toy, executing its designated purpose without end.

We’ve got some girl-on-girl in Modern Love’s second season, a dramedy about Indigenous teens in Oklahoma, a documentary exposing the ex-gay movement, Season 2 of Control-Z and a little bit more!

Wipe away those break up tears because we’re going to show you that love is not a lie! This week we have Autostraddle editor and all around icon Heather Hogan talking about her 11 year(!!) relationship with her wife and all things long term relationships.

Nicole you could run a PI office just for tracking down and interpreting the astrology of famous queers. Think about it.

It was a banner year for queer horror! Plus, fantasy, historical fiction, memoir, nonfiction, YA, middle grade, poetry picks — and so much more!

The first thing I thought when I saw this episode was coming out was damn, Willow is about to put herself through some emotional labor trying to explain this aspect of her life — and my goodness do I hope it’s worth it.

“I spent years not thinking about my penis — or, at least, thinking about it as little as possible. After I transitioned, my penis became the most important part of my body — at least, to other people.”

It’s as entertaining as any heist movie, as addictive as the best true crime, and authentic in a way few pieces of mainstream trans media have been before.