“And this ship. All this power surging and throbbing, yet under control. Are you like that, Captain?” Hurk.

I thought it would be fun to do a ranked list of the 12 queer novels that stood out to me this year. And by “fun,” I mean pleasurably agonizing.

This list has queer women testing their physical limits, queer men confronting their toxic masculinity, and even a few cute and sporty gay romances.

Will this be the first-ever season of Survivor with three queer women at the final tribal? Probably not, but maybe! 

Author Kristen Arnett writes on growing up in a house where books were banned and becoming a queer librarian in Florida.

Also there is a large part of me that refuses to believe the Wicked movie is really happening, I have been lied to for DECADES!!!

Also! Updates on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days and Nancy Drew!

Our first look at The Owl House season three, Charlize Theron says Monster execs wanted a hot lesbian love story, and how Melissa Etheridge’s wild parties inspired The L Word.

Harlem shines the best when it focuses on the relationship between the four main characters. Whenever Camille, Tye, Quinn, and Angie are on screen together, you can’t help but smile.

That’s actually the cutest thing i’ve seen since that video last week of the puppy falling asleep on the goose.

Peaches Christ wants to make sure artists young and old, dead and living, are properly celebrated. That’s true whether she’s mentoring future Drag Race winners or writing a show with her idol turned friend, Mink Stole.

Well I guess Malika has decided she’s going to be a chaotic bisexual right out of the gate!

Everybody in your family knew you were gonna name your kid after your Mom — but your brother beat you to it. What now? Also, a lesbian cat lover struggles with the possibility of a dog in the home.

Plus, an entire Adams-Foster family reunion on Good Trouble (!!) and updates on Hightown.

Kink can be a profound space of healing, which is something that Black people — and especially Black women — deeply deserve.

“All around I wanted something sweeter. We so rarely see two BLACK women loving each other I was hoping it would be triumphant. I get that love and relationships are complicated but I feel like you can portray that in more interesting ways.”

Valerie and Nic break down all the gay, the goo, and the Earpy in the 90-minute special, Wynonna Earp: Vengeance.

What you’ll find here is not just people writing about the ins and outs of what makes Thanksgiving the bullshit holiday that it is, but also people just writing about their cultures, about being who they are, about how they survive, what makes them keep fighting, and what gives them hope for the future.

Michelin-star chef Iliana Regan takes you back to her family’s farmhouse.

How much pink is too much pink for one outfit, you may ask? Infinity.