Results for: the real l word
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Talking About Trayvon
Some things we read and saw on the internet on #trayvon and race in America.
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Latinx Butches Lit Up Television in 2018
I considered titling this “Latinx Butches 2018: Welcome To The Thirst Trap,” but that didn’t seem very professional, you know?
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Lena Waithe’s “Boomerang” Has a Black Lesbian, Bisexual Representation and a Lot of Heart
Tia’s a complete scene stealer. She’s defies so many boxes or tropes of what we’ve been programmed to expect from a black lesbian on TV.
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23 Black Queer and Trans Femmes to Follow on Instagram This Black History Month
Honey, these glorious embodiments of black femme magic are about to sweep you off your feet.
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Trans Model Munroe Bergdorf Is Now the Face of Illamasqua, Actual Champions of Diversity
Bergdorf was recently fired by L’Oreal over a Facebook post about white supremacy.
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“195 Lewis” Is a Love Letter to Black, Queer Brooklyn
What I can say, with the utmost love, is that this series feels like Brooklyn. It feels like the Brooklyn that raised me and protected me as a young woman. It feels like Sisterhood. It’s funny and smart and bright and challenging.
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These Are The Seven Women Who Were Killed In Orlando
Seven women of color were killed this weekend at Pulse in Orlando and these are their stories.
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Read A F*cking Book Club: A Conversation With Gabby Rivera About “Juliet Takes A Breath”
We’re talking to Gabby Rivera about her debut novel “Juliet Takes a Breath”! We talk about subtleties in Latinx media representation, queer community, forgiveness and, of course, Lil’ Melvin.
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Drawn to Comics: Aatmaja Pandya’s “Travelogue” is the Most Chill, Adorable Fantasy Comic Online
Travelogue feels comfortable, it feels cozy, it feels like a story you’re hearing from your great auntie, the one in the family who knows all the history and all the good secrets.
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“Her Story” Stars Wanna Tell Real Trans Love Stories
Talking with three of the stars of trans-created webseries Her Story about love, representation, staffing a set with trans women and so much more.
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Rebel Girls: 20 Autostraddle Community Members Who Are Changing the World
Documentary films. Policy initiatives. Direct action. These 20 activists are doing it all to save the world — and they’re Autostraddle readers just like you!
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The Real L Word’s Saj Golde Launches Black LGBT Magazine
Brittani’s Team Pick: Saj Golde of The Real L Word launches a BlackOUT, a magazine geared towards black LGBT people and their allies.
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Patricia Velásquez, Gay Latina Supermodel, Wants You To Live Your Truths: The Autostraddle Interview
The Venezuelan supermodel, actress and activist talks about her new memoir, coming out now vs. then, inspiring gay Latinas, the kinds of pastries she brought Sandra Bernhard years ago and working on set of The L Word.
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Where Oh Where Are the Single Black Lesbians?
Honestly, while I’m open to diversity in the women that I date, I have found that usually out of 50 quick matches on OKC I might get three black lesbians.
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On The Silencing of Trans Women of Color: A Response to Trans Glamour vs. Trans Activism
“As a white woman, you may not understand this but the simple act of getting up and being in the public eye and proclaiming your transness unapologetically is an act of revolution for every trans person of color, and in that right, they are doing the work.”
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Five Queers Of Color On What Connects Us To Our Complicated Or Mixed-Race Identities
Accepting ambiguity feels like being welcomed home.
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100+ LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know: The Epic Black History Month Megapost
This epic megapost is your glorious opportunity to meet more than 100 amazing black LGBT women who’ve made their mark over the last 150 years.
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Loving the Women Who Look Like Me: Queer Black Women in Love
I realized that one of the hardest parts about accepting my sexual orientation was that I literally did not believe that Black women were lesbians, bisexuals, pansexuals, asexuals or queer. I want to see stories of Black women with happy endings that entwine with my own realities and fantasies. I want to see us Black women no longer the Unmentionables or Untouchables, unafraid of the power and beauty of us loving one another.
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Latin Lovers and Spicy Bombshells: What “The L Word” Got Wrong About Latinas
The truth is that Carmen and Papi are Latina characters who perpetuated sweeping generalizations about Latin@ Folks and ultimately made matters worse.
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GLAAD’s “Where We Are On TV” Shows Best Place To Be On TV Is Behind The Camera
“Where We Are On TV” has some promising and not-so-promising numbers for queer women on the teevee, and also raises some questions about how we quantify “representation” in the first place for all groups.