We have more movies about lesbian and bisexual women than ever before; they’re not necessarily always realistic, but can still bring us meaningful and constructive relationship truths, regardless of how far removed from our real lives their plots are, or how many falcons they contain.

I proudly present, the compliment to last season’s “Men Are Trash (But Sometimes Not)” leaderboard: “These Women Aren’t Defined by Their Relationships (But I am Judging Them for It)” leaderboard.

Emma and Mariana Fake It but in a funny way, Killjoys gives Syfy another canon queer ship, and Odd Mom Out gets gay in the beaver exhibit at the Natural History Museum.

Whether we do it to explore gender and gender presentation, to embrace our flamboyance, to show off and show out, or to just feel powerful, no con is complete these days without a horde of queer cosplayers or queer characters making their way up and down the aisles and across the stages

“What is the gayest strain of weed?”

As The Haunting of Hill House has found new life across decades, the queerness has become more explicit yet less important to the overall work.

The end of Alice’s season one arc will make you cry, in such a good way, the way The Fosters always did. Plus, the return of The Men Are Trash (But Sometimes Not) Leaderboard!

What if you don’t like receiving oral sex, but want to? What if you canNOT get your new crush/person out of your head, but need to focus on work? What to do if you’re longing for queer chosen family, but don’t feel like you’ve gotten there, and more!

For many black Americans, the South holds a bittersweet place in our heart; as much home as sorrow, as much ghostly as ancestral. Detangling our history is harder than detangling our hair — the webs of our lineage weave back and forth through time and space. Despite all the South has put my people through, it calls to me.

Plus updates on All American, Legacies, and Nancy Drew!

Behold! Our seasonal list of every single TV show — new and returning — featuring a queer or trans woman character!

The USWNT is here, queer, ready to rumble; one of the internet’s most beloved TV critics comes out as a trans woman; Miss Major recounts Stonewall; more lesbians are suing Trump; and more!

Let 2020 be the year we figure out what we actually need, and let’s scheme and dream about how we’re gonna achieve it.

The theme for the first issue is Seasons of a Dyke. Deadline to submit is Thursday, 8/15. See what it’s all about!

When I do hear Springsteen’s “4th of July, Asbury Park,” I won’t long for something I never had because I was born too late. I’ll let the song wash over me gently, wistful for all the people I knew who made the best of bad luck down the shore.

In her life, Debbie Friedman did not want to be defined by her sexuality, but there’s something that feels queer about her music. The hidden history, the lyrics about liberation and joy, and, yes, a whole lot about women dancing with timbrels.

“Potato is always looking for dog sitters and play dates, feel free to slide into her DMs ;)”

“top 10 things you shouldn’t say to your girlfriend”

Queer women’s television has grown significantly in recent years. Still, we’ve watched our best continue to be sidelined by a straight white male majority that won’t pay attention to queer stories, women’s stories, stories about people of color. Well, no more my friends!

A positive and romantic sex scene for a trans teen! Plus, don’t miss all our other TV coverage from the week.