Unfortunately, most parenting books weren’t written with queer moms, trans dads, non-binary parents and gestational carriers, and families that look like ours in mind.

“to be extremely fair i’d let bette porter run me over with a honda”

Tales of the City reboot, The Handmaid’s Tale blesses the fight, Pose vaults to the 1990s, HBO debuts a Skins-esque show starring Zendaya canoodling with a trans character played by an actual trans actress, OINTB says goodbye, G.L.O.W moves to Vegas, LGBT documentaries debut for Pride and so many more summertime TV gems to look forward to!

I pulled these nuggets of little gold from all three hours of Endgame and I cannot wait to re-live them in obsessive, snarky detail with you!

Finding queer southern lit, how the queer writers of the ’60s and ’70s shape Patrisse Cullors’s political work, the best of 2018 book lists and more.

Jesús skateboards around his own imagination while he’s in a coma; yet, somehow, Callie still has the worst luck!

How about a little Valentine’s Day inspiration from your favorite fictional couples?

It’s our last TV list of 2018!

Well then, Grace and Anissa had their first real fight. But, it’s not at all what you think.

Jodie Foster spoke out against Trump at a pre-Oscars rally, Moonlight dominated the Independent Spirit Awards, Ellen gave away her biggest gift(s) ever, Slovenia legalized same-sex marriage, and two gays finally touched lips on the Disney Channel.

The Fosters and all their friends and lovers go to the hospital. The least dramatic thing that happens is Jesús getting his head drilled open.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — like Hollywood itself, and mainstream TV criticism — continues to be dominated by a voting block of mostly straight white men. So, for the first time ever, we’ve decided to host our own Autostraddle TV awards to coincide with the Emmys.

Stef has had it, y’all.

Mariana has to explain boundaries to Raj again and Jazmin finally gets Gael to understand the bigotry she’s up against.

13 Christmas and three Thanksgiving episodes full of lesbians in matching two-piece pajamas, bisexuals in endearing sweaters, and a trans woman dressed up as a literal Holigay Angel.

Reclaiming queer procreation, dropping the last nap, stupid crows, Baby T. at A-Camp, and losta cute T. Rex pics.

This week we’ve got teen lesbians joining intersectional feminist vampire cults, Jodie Foster, queer archives, and a Gay Music Video of the Week!!!

It sure has been a decade! Mainstream publishing has become much more open to queer stories, especially perhaps in YA, and the drive and determination of indie and queer publishing projects has meant that less saleable work that is sometimes more resonant to our lives has been able to make it to our shelves. Here are some of the brightest highlights!

“I had dreamt about my new sister that very night. An almost spiritual connection. Perhaps my mother could have sensed, then, that I felt the same as her; that I would grow to feel the same. That I had inherited that bond, that tether; that we shared that, too. But how could she have known? How could she understand that her son could ever carry that weight?”

17 years of birthday diary entries.