Are you excited for the recently announced Captain Marvel movie? Get ready to be even more excited!

#BlackPoetsSpeakOut, notable book lists, new Harry Potter, we are reading so much and more.

Supernatural kills Charlie, Gotham tropes Barbara, Arrow marries Nyssa off to a man. But on the upside, Samira Wiley crushed it on Law & Order: SVU and Raven was amazing on Black-ish.

We tell stories to stay awake. We tell stories to communicate. It is how we come to know each other. It is a part of our culture. We may be black, brown, white, queer, undocumented. We come from swamps, foothills, and sandy pines. We have different histories and experiences, but we came from this place and we shape this place.

Hazel Newlevant does so much great work that it would be a shame to look at just one of her comics and ignore the rest. From her weekly concert reviews and cute and funny diary comics to her award-winning stories about queer ladies trying to find happiness in music you’re sure to find something you’ll love.

The most important item on this list is #5.

Got a relationship, sex or dating question? Need advice? Wanna know all our secrets? Get in here and ask our senior editors, contributing editors, writers and special guests!

A TV columnist is attacking Sarah Silverman for “trying to be as dirty as the guys” in her stand-up routine. Seriously, when are men going to stop telling women what we can and can’t tell jokes about?

“Like did women get yeast infections and UTIs on the Oregon trail and if so wtf did they do about it.”

Melanie Gillman’s webcomic As the Crow Flies tells the story of a young, queer girl of color trying to find her place at a Christian camp filled with people she can’t relate to.

Chang has a lot of secrets. The main one is she’s a total badass!

When you’re Staycationing, a cheese plate is a wonderful thing whether you’re hosting company or you plan to eat that entire board all by your fucking self (I support you in this).

Ruby Rose, the results are in and you are NOT THE FATHER!

Is there anything like spending a rainy day in bed wearing pajamas? How do you feel about puff pastry? Misandry feelings? What are some good happy/fun book ideas for your LGBT book club? Find the answers to these questions and more, inside this very post!

We’re having an Advice-a-Thon/AMA on A+ on Monday to celebrate our sixth birthday with tons of Autostraddle editors and special guests like La Loba Loca, Mallory Ortberg, Dannielle Owens-Reid and more! We’re also giving away some free A+ memberships to ‘Straddlers-in-need and THIS is the post wherein you can get yourself in the running!

Daya’s STILL pregnant. We shouldn’t ever douche with Lysol or let the bed bugs out of our chia poons. Also, sex stuff happened. Bring enough snacks for the group and get in here!

Marvel and DC Comics added some much needed diversity by debuting a teenage Muslim girl from New Jersey as Ms. Marvel and a new First Nations superhero. But where are the women of color on screen?

Chances are good I hate your cat because it makes me sneeze. But do you know who doesn’t make me sneeze? Simba.

Renee and Barbara are in love, pass it on.

At one point Cameron characterizes Chicago as optimistic and Portland as specific and “Same Sex Symbol” perfectly embodies both of those things.