Results for: representation
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Never Have I Ever’s Queer South Asian Representation Is a Cop Out
The writers seem more interested in giving fans the pairing they wanted to see after season two rather than developing Aneesa as a nuanced character in her own right.
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“The Boys” Season 2 Gets Meta About Lesbian and Bisexual Representation
Elena pushes back on all this, saying she doesn’t want to change how she dresses and that actually Maeve is bisexual, but they say that the term lesbian is “an easier sell” because it’s “more cut and dry.”
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“Visible: Out on Television” Is a Must-See Docuseries on the History of LGBTQ Representation on TV
One part love letter, one part history lesson, one part all-star roster of LGBTQ TV icons.
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Andor’s Lesbian Couple and the Messy History of Queerness in the Star Wars Universe
To say that Star Wars’ march toward having any sort of visible queer representation has been fraught would be an understatement.
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“Never Have I Ever Season Four” Stepped Right Into the Affirmative Action Debate
As in previous seasons, it’s hard not to feel that a show that’s theoretically about raising the profile of an often-misrepresented racial minority in America, instead completely misrepresents racism as it exists in America.
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The Hot Lesbian on “LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland” Should Have Won
Catherine Bohart has gained at least one new follower and fan.
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Yes, “Griselda” On Netflix Is Bisexual — But Does That Matter?
What’s the line between the raw knuckled ambition of greed and capitalism that are at the root of crime genres, and the slimy, glamorous girlboss-ification of a notorious killer?
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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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“Wilderness” Has a Revenge Plot, a Pretty Little Liar, and a Lesbian Best Friend
Jenna Coleman and Ashley Benson star in this psychological thriller, with a bonus appearance by Morgana Van Peebles as the lesbian best friend.
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Suranne Jones Excels In “Vigil” Season Two — But Its Romance (and Politics) Fall Flat
I love that Suranne Jones is being typecast as a woman who doesn’t suffer fools gladly.
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Lena Headey Plays Queer in “Beacon 23” — But at What Cost?
I could spend the rest of my life watching Lena Headey play queer. But, at the end of the day, I’m not sure we can add this one to the “win” column.
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“The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” Is Gayer “Grey’s Anatomy” in Space
Keke Palmer plays a queer, anxious surgeon and Stephanie Hsu plays her rule-breaking best friend on this animated Grey’s Anatomy in space.
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Throughout Its Four Seasons, “Sex Education” Showed Us a Better Way
Worse sex education and less adolescent autonomy has consequences — consequences no show can overcome. It’s admirable to watch this one try.
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“Love on the Spectrum” Fails to Give Its Queer Woman the Dates She Deserves
While I was happy for Journey to be able to date, it felt like she was denied the opportunity to have age and experience-level appropriate encounters.
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Hulu’s “Black Cake” Delivers a Beautifully Complex Story of Family, Identity, and Secrets
As Black women, isn’t that what we want to be afforded? A chance to be messy and vulnerable instead of tidy and unbreakable?
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Even Velma and Daphne’s Queer Romance Can’t Save Mindy Kaling’s Scooby-Doo Prequel
Every episode is a cringy, eye-rolling slog that doesn’t seem to have any idea who its audience is, yet seems to despise them all the same.
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“Girls5eva” Season Three Is Gay and on a Mission
On the new season of Girls5Eva, Gloria is determined to sleep with every type of girl from “pre-Friends Courtney Cox” to “cigar mommis.”
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Marvel’s “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” Has Queer Characters and Literal Black Girl Magic
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur has casual queer characters and voice cast that includes Isabella Gomez, Indya Moore, Asia Kate Dillon, Maya Hawke, Alison Brie, and Robin Thede!
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Nickelodeon’s “Monster High” Welcomes Trans Kids to Magic School
Trans actor Ceci Balagot plays nonbinary monster Frankie Stein in Nickelodeon’s new silly-adorable live-action musical-fantasy.
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Apple TV+’s “The Buccaneers” Ruins Edith Wharton and Fails History
A trans girl lesbian in an Edith Wharton adaptation is like something out of my wildest dreams. Too bad this show is such a mediocre nightmare.