Malinda Lo’s all-new short story about an inauguration protest that’s interrupted by an alien invasion is available exclusively on Autostraddle dot com!

Kara is still trapped in a suit, so Alex tries to fight the baddies without her while Lena works to save Supergirl.

“Boarding school teaches self-possession repeatedly and thoroughly, because it teaches you how to be in control when you’ve made every effort to be out of it.”

I like to power up my spirit by swooning at the TV. Maybe you do too?

It’s not perfect, and last week’s episode on Kat’s identity really missed the mark, but there’s a lot to love about this queer, feminist show.

Natalie chatted with Chelsea Bush, Kim McCauley, and Stephanie Yang about this weekend’s matchup, the Jaelene Hinkle controversy, and what’s in store for the USWNT at the 2019 World Cup.

“Your truth is always your truth, whether said or silent. It just might not be the idea of your truth that somebody else has in their mind.”

A disproportionate number of prisoners identify as LGBTQI. On the 15th anniversary of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, we look at what the bill has done to protect them — and what challenges remain.

28 very gay sports in very gay order.

“She asks me how it went, I say it went bad. I don’t say much more because she hates hearing about my family like they hate hearing about her. It goes better when I keep it to myself.”

“Good” and “bad” in a very bad world, fall fun, toddler logic, echolocation, fall fun, adults-only Halloween, and a requested cat + baby update.

“I felt connected to her on a deep level — she is the only girl I’ve written an entire zine about — but wasn’t ready to really engage with it.”

Plus: Hen gets sucked into 9-1-1’s parade of sadness, Tegan loves Annalise (pass it on), Yaz is surely bisexual on Doctor Who, Sara Ramirez makes her glorious return to Madam Secretary, and more!

Here’s how we handle TV that lets us down, the shows we think successfully turned it around, and our ultimate dealbreakers.

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.

Isobel and Cam have made their move to New York City, and while Cam is Shane-ing her way around Brooklyn, Isobel feels more lost than ever.

“The way you can bring together Jews from all walks of life to share a holiday together over a meal made with love and a table filled with candles, wine and challah, and we can join together in song and laughter and interruption and feel quickly like family because, well, we are.”

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.

Another Lost Girl alumna arrives in Purgatory, Waverly learns something new about her ring, and Nicole gets possessed by a fire witch.

I researched scissoring for you. My Google history is awesome right now.