People often describe fate by saying “the stars aligned,” and that’s true. Our planets collaborated through the alchemy of our bodies that night. Our bodies aligned, the stars aligned.

“Her books are like wonderfully illustrated versions of those letters that people always say they’d write to their younger selves. But everyone gets to read and enjoy them.”

The Afro. The Extensions. The Chemical Warfare Relaxers.

“When we see women in armor, or in suits, we think of them as strong and powerful. When we see men in a dress, it’s somehow demeaning. I don’t agree with that or believe it at all.”

Greg Rucka, the man behind Batwoman and Renee Montoya, says categorically that Wonder Woman is (and always has been) queer.

It. Was. The. Apocalypse.

Okay FINE, Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor are still adorable. Plus Alison Bechdel drew her first Dykes to Watch Out For in eight years, Luisa’s getting a new love interest on Jane the Virgin, Hamilton is not here to apologize & more pop culture news for your Thanksgiving.

One of the most beloved queer YA books of the last decade is being adapted for the big screen. The timing couldn’t be more perfect.

7. The Ghost of Hope for the Future of America

All of these comics are great, all of them are about women, all of them have the same impish sense of humor and adventure. And perhaps most importantly, all of them are full of cats.

That’s it! That’s the year 2016!

The GLAAD Awards were chock-full of cool people who do work that gives us hope… but what gives THEM hope? Follow us on this magical mystery tour and find out for yourself!

Meet Kyle McCoy and Cody Lee, two girls who like girls who also dream of becoming America’s Next Top Model. Also: Family Guy really might do this Meg Is a Lesbian thing, scissoring in lesbian movies, Young M.A., Dolly Parton, Cameron Esposito and so much more!

“I’m not like everybody else, and I can’t do what everybody else does. But they can’t do what I can do either.”

This week we’ve got Gaybusters, Comic-Con, Holtzy’s wife and so much more!

Go get ’em, Supergirl.

“What’s the hardest thing about your job as a 911 dispatcher?”

Post-election reading recommendations, endless love for Zadie Smith, new Joan Didion, how we talk about women’s lives and more.

Ellen DeGeneres becomes the second living out lesbian to get a Presidential Medal of Honor, let’s all just hold hands and re-watch San Junipero, Wanda Sykes says “fuck you” to pro-Trump hecklers, someone from Fifth Harmony kisses a girl and other important stories!

“Her? She was different.”