Malinda Lo

Tonight, Battlestar Galactica returns for its final 10 episodes. I am very excited about this. But my excitement isn’t quite as fannish as it used to be. My first taste of fandom was back in the mid-1990s when The X-Files was still good. I was totally drawn into that fandom, the mythology, the various debates ... More→

Over the years I’ve gotten lots of really nice emails from readers of AfterEllen.com who say they like what I write and are generally amazing in how friendly they are. Every once in a while I get a request to answer some questions for a school project, or just for random advice about being gay. ... More→

Like the majority of Americans, I am happy that we have elected Barack Obama as our next president, a person who, in his biracial, transnational roots, puts a much improved face on the United States. However, I am also deeply disappointed that Californians have voted to revoke my rights and to discriminate against me as ... More→

This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly includes a column from Mark Harris on gay characters on television. I’m always interested when a mainstream publication examines LGBT representation on TV, but I have to admit, I’m mostly interested in seeing whether they have any idea of what they’re talking about. Mark Harris’s column didn’t exactly give ... More→