Results for: queer parenting
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Whatever You Thought “We Are Lady Parts” Was Going to Be, This Ain’t It
“Gone is Ayesha’s confidence. Gone is her swagger. All that’s left is a girl with a crush.”
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Attempting to Excavate British Queer History
The tipping point was at the start of June, when I saw a rainbow sign outside the big Sainsbury’s on the edge of town. It dawned on me there might be a reason: Oh yes, it’s pride month. Except it’s not pride month here. Is it?
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Boobs on Your Tube: In Grand British Tradition, “Ackley Bridge” Mows Down its Lesbian With a Car
Plus an update on Nomi’s bad decision making on grown-ish, Burden of Truth is getting super interesting, and My Little Pony goes out with a gay bang.
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“Sex Education” Review: Gillian Anderson, Baby Dykes Learning to Scissor, Gay Moms, and a Whole Lot of Heart
Come to have your life ruined by Gillian Anderson; stay for infectious teen drama laced with a very fun, weirdo sense of humor.
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“Sex Education” Taught Me How to Masturbate
“I wanted to be single so I could explore my sexuality. Instead I was exploring other people’s.”
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London’s Pride Posters, Ranked by “What the Fresh Hell Were They Thinking?”
“Imagine if homosexuality was contagious, though. What a beautiful world that would be.”
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Britain Is Failing Refugees, Migrants and LGBT Asylees In A Truly Remarkable Number of Ways
We’re allowing vulnerable refugees and migrants to come to harm, and it’s up to us to hold the government accountable.
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Teen Angst, Coming Out and Growing Up: “Secret Diaries” Touring the UK Now
“…diaries inspired me and I felt like I had to write something that fused together the pressure cooker of the 80s — being surround by excess — from neon spandex and political darkness to now, where even though Section 28 has been repealed, and same-sex marriage has been embedded into law, it still feels like society has a lot of catching up to do.”
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Last Tango in Halifax: Get On This Show and its Late-in-Life Gay Lady Character
One great thing about having Netflix in the British Isles is that you find out there’s a lot more to BBC programming than Doctor What and Benadryl Cucumber. Let me introduce you to the fantastic show you’re sleeping on: Last Tango in Halifax.
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“Marrying Well” Might Be Important For British Men, Is Not Necessarily Evidence of Feminism
“When asked whether their daughters thought their financial future was dependent on having a husband, only 31.9 per cent agreed. By contrast 37.7 per cent of those with sons thought having a wife would make them financially secure.”
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Post-Lip Service Ennui: BBC Looks To Improve LGB Representation
“The BBC may have axed Lip Service, and have run out of Sarah Waters books to dramatize, but they do seem to be making a commitment to representing LGB people and admitting that they could do better.”
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“Skins” Gets Axed, Just Like Franky
“Skins” will end next year forever, says Channel 4, because everything I touch turns to shit.
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I Watched Coronation Street’s Lesbian Storyline and I Liked It
While in The UK, I consumed three years of the Sophie and ultimately Sian storyline in three days and to be honest I sort of miss them now.
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Genderqueer Outlaw: Meet Franky, Skins Season Five’s Glorious Headf*ck Thing
How you’ll learn to stop worrying about lesbians and love Franky Fitzgerald.
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Skins Recap Episode 404: Katie F*cking Fitch
It’s Episode 404 of Skins, when Katie mixes a heavy dose of kickass with a little portion of feelings feelings feelings. How’d Naomi and Emily end up in the swimming pool? Let’s recap.
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Skins Recap Episode 405: Freddie (and Effy, That Crazy Diamond)
We recap Episode 405: Effy, in which Freddie and Effy take a little mania along with their love, and Katie F*cking Fitch wears a sexy angel outfit.