Plus updates on Coronation Street, The Young and the Restless, Killjoys, The First, You, and Atypical!

Also: God Friended Me is heckin’ gay, HTGAWM celebrates Spirit Day with purple and more hints of an Annalise/Tegan hook-up, Bre-Z is so good on All American, and just a little misandry on The Purge.

“I always went the extra mile for you and did so gladly because I loved being around you. You never returned these more concrete gestures, which should’ve been the first sign that things were not reciprocal between us, but I was oblivious and idealistic. I genuinely believed I had found love.”

It’s LGBTQ History Month, and not a moment too soon! It’s absolutely necessary at this moment in time to remember some of the icons of our collective queer past who have overcome all kinds of adversity to change the world and our individual lives.

Lex Smithers, Brittani Nichols, El Sanchez, Gaby Dunn and I all talk about Hannah Gadsby’s new Netflix special, “Nanette.”

Plus updates on Coronation Street, Emmerdale, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless!

“My brother would wander toward the TV to watch some movie, and I’d go straight for the computer and open two tabs. In one, YouTube. In the other, fanfiction.net, where I tweaked the character filters so I could read about Santana and Brittany falling in love for the thousandth time.”

The Sinner’s Second Season has a black lesbian lead and a very compelling mystery. Plus updates on: Coronation Street, General Hospital, Younger, The Young and the Restless, and Killjoys!

Malinda Lo’s all-new short story about an inauguration protest that’s interrupted by an alien invasion is available exclusively on Autostraddle dot com!

“Boarding school teaches self-possession repeatedly and thoroughly, because it teaches you how to be in control when you’ve made every effort to be out of it.”

It’s not perfect, and last week’s episode on Kat’s identity really missed the mark, but there’s a lot to love about this queer, feminist show.

I like to power up my spirit by swooning at the TV. Maybe you do too?

Kara is still trapped in a suit, so Alex tries to fight the baddies without her while Lena works to save Supergirl.

“Your truth is always your truth, whether said or silent. It just might not be the idea of your truth that somebody else has in their mind.”

Natalie chatted with Chelsea Bush, Kim McCauley, and Stephanie Yang about this weekend’s matchup, the Jaelene Hinkle controversy, and what’s in store for the USWNT at the 2019 World Cup.

A disproportionate number of prisoners identify as LGBTQI. On the 15th anniversary of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, we look at what the bill has done to protect them — and what challenges remain.

“She asks me how it went, I say it went bad. I don’t say much more because she hates hearing about my family like they hate hearing about her. It goes better when I keep it to myself.”

28 very gay sports in very gay order.

“I felt connected to her on a deep level — she is the only girl I’ve written an entire zine about — but wasn’t ready to really engage with it.”

Here’s how we handle TV that lets us down, the shows we think successfully turned it around, and our ultimate dealbreakers.