What’s cooler than being a superhero? Lesbian Superhero! I said, what’s cooler than being a superhero? Lesbian Superhero! Alrightalrightalrightalrightalrightalrighalright.

It’s the episode where instead of having sex Callie and Arizona have an emotional conversation in a quiet section of the hospital. Holy shit, aren’t you excited? This is life mimicking art, y’all.

A historic lesbian union, a failed hunger strike, queer ladies in the lap of luxury, and the ultimate “fuck you” to Linda Harvey’s anti-gay bullshit.

Emily Yoffe isn’t alone! A lot of advice columnists have terrible opinions that they’re excited to share with bisexuals.

Pussy Riot, sixty animals of varying species, and all the gay couples in the United States of America walk into the Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony.

There were 128 queer lady characters on TV this year, if you can believe that. It’s a brand new world.

To which my own response was like Oprah’s, “Oh, girl.”

Topics include Edie Windsor, Party Monster, anxiety, the prison hunger strike, sorority vs. lesbians, growing up in a missionary family, HealthCare.gov and moar!

Brittney Griner could receive the honor of her lifetime, a rainbow army is going to Russia, and Virginia Woolf got born a long long time ago.

“If the institution is in need of an update, is the inclusion of gay marriage enough to jumpstart a healthier version of marriage?”

From Russia, with love.

Marsha Hunt writes your wedding song, Lily Tomlin ties the knot, a 12-year-old boy stands up for his gay moms, and a bunch of cats survive the best years of your life.

After being misgendered and disrespected by Piers Morgan last night, Janet Mock returned to his show hoping to get through to him on how hurtful and offensive he was being.

“I admit I was skeptical of the plot and was afraid it was going to rely on tired tropes but it turns out it was actually a cute show with a lot of heart. It even has queer women in it!”

Lesbian movies are notoriously terrible, but these are some real diamonds in the rough. It’s getting colder and darker so there’s no day like today to curl up with a girl-meets-girl-and-shit-gets-complicated film!

The Supreme Court took no action today on Prop 8 or on cases dealing with DOMA.

Romi Klinger’s getting divorced, Dot-Marie got married, trans* voices are getting published, and we’re celebrating the holidays in a special space where it’s just you, Ari Fitz, and the rest of the Internet.

What’s your favorite kind of birthday cake? We’re asking for a friend.

Everyone loves Autostraddle, except a bunch of icky Republicans. Also, India.Arie wants you to do you and Malala outsmarted Obama.

Highbrow and lowbrow literature, visualizing characters, an excerpt from “bad Feminist” and more!