Results for: representation
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Gay Me Up, Scotty: How Star Trek Failed To Boldly Go There
In addition to perhaps the most egregious split infinitive in the history of the written word, Star Trek, which celebrates its 44th anniversary this week, also committed crimes against its gay fans: it ignored them.
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WE ALL NEED DIVERSE GAMES: An Interview with Tanya DePass, Creator of #INeedDiverseGames
“[Being a queer woman of color gamer] affects me in wanting to see more representation for queer brown women, it informs my agenda to be seen as the hero, not just the throwaway character, first to get killed or the joke.”
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Nerd Couture: Dress Like Mr. Rogers, Be Like Mr. Rogers
No one but no one can ever truly be Mr. Rogers except Mr. Rogers. That doesn’t mean we can’t all try to dress like Mr. Rogers. That doesn’t mean we can’t all strive to be like Mr. Rogers.
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Taking Over the World One Controller at a Time: The Good News About Queer Games
Like playing video games? How about the queer, genderqueer and trans people who make them? Here’s how your queer worldview is carving out more real estate in the world of gaming.
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Three Cheers For Women of Color In Comics! But Can We Please See More Of Them On Screen?
Marvel and DC Comics added some much needed diversity by debuting a teenage Muslim girl from New Jersey as Ms. Marvel and a new First Nations superhero. But where are the women of color on screen?
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Magical Girls, Heroines and Anime Amazons: Field Notes from Otakon 2013
The East Coast’s largest anime convention had everything an anime fan could want, including some interesting conversations about representation of women in anime.
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Queered Science: Jeremy Yoder, Allison Mattheis and Surveying Queers in STEM
Jeremy Yoder and Allison Matthies gathered data in a nationwide survey of sexual diversity in science, technology, engineering and math professions called Queer in Stem and answered some questions about their results.
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Star Trek N00b, Episode 2: The Man Trap (Oh My!)
“Okay, I had a fangirl moment once George Takei appeared on screen.”
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“Wonder Women!” Is An Awesome Documentary About Women, Power and Diana Prince
Finally, some fantastic cultural analysis about women in power and women in patriotic spandex leotards saving the day.
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Birds of Prey Reboot Features Potential Lesbian, Is Also Potentially Problematic
DC’s comic book series, “Birds of Prey,” has a hard-hitting, whiskey-swilling, Betty Page-lookalike who miiiight also be a lesbian. WHAT.
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“Adventure Time”‘s Animated Lesbian Subtext Is Too Hot for TV
Adventure Time lezzes it up in a behind the scenes video. The video gets taken down. Typical.
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Let’s Talk About Lesbian Batwoman Some More
Earlier this week we published one opinion on DC Comics’ lesbian Batwoman reboot; now here’s a different perspective!
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Top 10 Films of 2010 for Geeks, Sci-Fi Nerds & Weirdos
Wondering what movie to see on your next hot date with a hot geek? We’ve got you covered with our 2010 geeky movie preview! Alice in Wonderland, Prince of Persia, Kick-Ass, Harry Potter and the Neverending Film Franchise and more!