“Until recently I’ve lived in boot-cut blue jeans and snarky t-shirts, and my usual fall/winter wardrobe is that plus a flannel and tennis shoes. I’d like to class it up a little bit without having to take ages to get dressed in the morning, but somehow long-sleeve button-fronts just seem so formal!”

It’s not the Gay Emmys, but it’s the next best thing!

In the late 90s and early 00s, I was an awkward, shy, and nerdy girl so I naturally gravitated to girls in films that were… different, like me.

Here are the queer lady ships that made us/destroyed us; what are yours?

What to do if you feel lonely, what to do if you’re a victim of revenge porn, how straight parents fail at talking to queer kids about sex, how (and why it’s fun) to put ginger up your butt, what your Venus means and more.

It’s 2017, and married power lesbians Jenny Schecter and Shane McCutcheon face some tough stuff only days before Carmen De La Pica Morales is coming in for a weekend visit that turns out a whole lot cooler than anybody could’ve predicted.

With the winter portion of the fifth season firmly behind us, and only a three-episode special summer “goodbye” in our future, I can say confidently that The Fosters is coming back full circle. They have returned their focus to the family, and most importantly, to the best moms on television.

When I can’t travel myself, I turn to Instagram to soak up all the glorious travels of other queer women! They share glimpses of other realities and inspire me to get out of my bubble. 

This female-focused episode of Supergirl kicked ass and took names.

Did you read these 28 posts in 2017? Because if not, you should really fix that right away!

Autostraddle Staff Writers Carmen and Alaina in a conversation about the TV series, the legacy of Spike Lee’s work, black female representation on film, polyamory, and pansexuality.

“I finally understand why the straights were so worried we were going to ruin marriage. Apparently, they wanted to do it themselves.”

“And then she told us there was another child — a baby — at a nearby hospital. Were we interested? We said yes even though we had a thousand questions and just as many concerns (why was he in the hospital? Where were his birth parents? Who was holding him when he cried?). That baby turned out to be our son.”

It’s time for Alex and Maggie’s bridal shower, and Maggie decides to try to reconnect with her homophobic father.

Alex and Maggie talk about their impending wedding while Lena helps Kara get her groove back.

I grew up in Roy Moore’s Alabama; his hatred and zealotry have no limits. Now, he’s headed for the Senate, and he’ll likely win.

Today is all about crushes and what you should do about them: something, or nothing? Three questions, three answers. Only the strong survive. It takes two to tango. Love is a battlefield. Loose lips sink ships!

At least one-third of the lesbian and bisexual female characters in major studio films last year appeared on-screen for under ten seconds, which is only one of many problems revealed by GLAAD’s 2016 Studio Responsibility Index.

Welcome home, Cat Grant!

The kickass queer, feminist, supernatural horror western that stole our hearts last year is finally on Netflix. Get caught up before season two starts in June!