Minnick and Arizona are about to be sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g; Pippy and TMI are full on smooching in an elevator; and Annalise Keating is taking her rightful place on the Throne of Slytherin once more.

“Her dreams are just real nights at lesbian bars
And then she wakes up covered in a man
Wish I didn’t relate so much”

Arizona and Minnick finally made out, Sara smooched Guinevere in Camelot, Eleanor and Max had a heart-to-heart, and who even knows what the heck happened on How to Get Away With Murder’s season three finale.

How a a 28-year-old Chicana pansexual cis woman living in the Midwest, working in the sex industry, and in a long-term queer platonic relationship does poly.

2016 was the best of times and the worst of times. JK, it was the absolute worst of times. A lot of queer women died on TV. But a lot of them kissed and made googly eyes at each other too.

Taiwan’s ruling made me curious about how the news was being received by LGBTQ people across Asia. Did they too face cultural and institutional oppression against their gender and sexuality, or were their countries more accepting? Would the ruling have any impact on their livelihoods? Is Taiwan an inspiration for their leaders to consider marriage equality or LGBTQ rights overall, or will it not matter as much? I set out to find out by reaching out to LGBTQ activists in 42 Asian countries.

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Fighting the Christofascist uprising on our doorstep will take getting out of our complacency and belief that people can’t possibly be as bad as they seem.

I’m excited about my future. I’m a little nervous also, but I’m more excited than nervous, because just as the seasons change, our president will as well.

It’s a dark world, but there’s hope in stories, including lesbians on shows like “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Good Fight,” and “Imposters,” an epic miniseries about the LGBT rights movement and a non-binary character on “Billions.”

Lena makes the very bad decision not to tell Stef that she kissed Monty.

An out lesbian wants to be Miss America, catching up on Rafaela Silva’s coming out, the f*cking KING of Norway loves you, and other amazing good gay news!

When I saw the hashtag #DisabledAndCute gaining steam on Twitter last weekend, I felt an immediate tug of recognition. Disabled folks were here, owning our bodies and looks rather than trying to cover up, slink away, or downplay.

It’s you and like 85 of your closest Autostraddle friends posing with your favorite books! Get in here!

“I view polyamory as a structure that’s helpful in me decolonizing my love life and the way I view relationships. Having complete ownership of everything within the borders of my skin, and doing what I desire with it and with whom, is an incredible “fuck you” to the systems of oppression I seek to dismantle (and a fun one!).”

Falcons, hawks, vultures, buzzards, shikras, kites, caracaras; hell, a lesbian can be any bird of prey.

My journey to self-love through the influence of Whitney Houston’s life and music.

Just a couple of Conniving Psychotic Bisexuals on Gotham, and a Black lesbian with no agency on Empire. Maggie Sawyer, save us.

“This issue is not about white people and their delicate, settler privileged feelings. This is about the people of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation. This is about the people of the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation. This is about part of a larger movement for the rights of all Indigenous People in the U.S. and across the globe.”

She also identifies as “a Mary Ann.”