27 X-Files Monsters of the Week, Ranked by Gayness

We’ve discussed the arguably gay women of The X-Files, and obviously Dana Scully at length. But it’s time to answer a different pressing question: how gay are the monsters of the week?

Books

8 Books Featuring Disabled Queer Women Characters

Enjoy these eight books, mostly fiction, about queer disabled women characters!

Television

12 TV Episodes That Changed All-Ages Queer Representation Forever

Korrasami walked so Bubbline could run.

Film

20 Movies About Friendship and Misandry For When You Want to Burn it All Down

Just some gal pals who righteously and gleefully killed their predators, who ruined powerful men’s lives and careers.

Society + Culture

55 Fictional Witches, Ranked by Lesbianism

Once I saw Heather Hogan stop a man who had been calling her “doll” in his tracks by asking him “What’s your name, buddy?” and that’s the same energy as Endora refusing to remember Darrin’s name correctly.

Food and Drink

Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Products, Ranked By Jack-o’-Lantern Emojis

“If I were Pac-Woman and these pumpkin rolls were the little dots in the maze I had to eat, I would win every time.”

Politics + Activism

15 Activists to Follow Right Now for Some Much-Needed Hope and Empowerment

I don’t scroll mindlessly through Twitter and Facebook anymore. What I do instead is engage with the women activists who are leading our way in the battle through the darkness.

Herstory

16 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Instagram Accounts to Introduce You to Our Herstory

I want to devour everything that came before us so we can continue to grow better, brighter, louder, closer. These Instagram accounts are a great place to start.

Books

10 Favorite Books by Bisexual Women to Read For Bisexual Awareness Week

Spanning genre from fiction to essays to memoir, these books are vibrant, boundary-breaking, and as intriguing as they are affirming. I strongly recommend curling up with one of these in your favorite café to celebrate Bisexual Visiblility Day today and all this week — settle in for some miso soup (what Ruby, the heroine of Eating Chinese Food Naked, drinks as comfort food) with maybe some biryani and chai for the second course (from Corona, by Bushra Rehman) and read some of these literary works.

Health + Athletics

The Sports That Made You Gay, Ranked

28 very gay sports in very gay order.

Sex + Relationships

Nine Next-Level Vibrators to Knock Your Own Socks Off With

You already know the basics about buying a vibrator — maybe you already have one or two laying around your bedroom. If you’ve found yourself falling into a rut with your go-to, though, and are wondering if there’s something more, the answer is yes, Virginia, there definitely is.

Television

17 Bisexual Women TV Characters Who Thwarted Tropes and Won Your Hearts

Sometimes, on a rare harvest moon when the mermaids sing and the unicorns take flight, we’re treated to really authentic, layered, swoon-worthy portrayals of bisexual women on our favorite shows.

Television

MAKE IT GAY, YOU COWARDS: 20 TV Shows That Just Need to Lean Into the Truth

“EVEN THE STRAIGHTS CAN SEE IT.”

Film

“Captain Marvel” Trailer: Carol Danvers’ Outfits, Ranked by Lesbianism

I mean, I know basically every woman was dressed gay in the ’90s, all that leather and flannel and everything, but Carol Danvers’ wardrobe is next level.

50's house wives portraits, smiling and pointing

Issues

15 Ways to Stay Out of Trouble According to a 1950s Reverend-Doctor

Don’t be a frigid bitch, but don’t be so un-frigid that you murder your husband with sex.

Advice College

9 Tips for Surviving Grad School With Mind and Body Intact

It’s easy to get caught up in how difficult grad school is, and to use that difficulty as an excuse to slack off on taking care of yourself, but the skills you build now will follow you into your career. It’s more important than ever to really make time and space for YOU, and I don’t just mean bubble baths.

Music

Types of Crying as Mitski Songs

“Intense but very brief sobbing in the shower while you get ready for work because your roommate never leaves the fucking apartment and it’s the only time you can.”