Valerie Anne, Author at Autostraddle

Valerie Anne

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About Valerie Anne

Just a TV-loving, Twitter-addicted nerd who loves reading, watching, and writing about stories. One part Kara Danvers, two parts Waverly Earp, a dash of Cosima and an extra helping of my own brand of weirdo.

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The Rookie: Feds - Simone raises a skeptical eyebrow as Naomi sits down next to her and tries to intoce her to the fine art of knitting. Simone is sitting on the left side of the couch, wearing a soft tee and cotton cardigan while Naomi wears a black jacket, a barely visible white shirt and black pants.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Give Us Our Queer Friends to Lovers Story, “The Rookie: Feds”!

The Scarlet Witch, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, the witches of the original Charmed, Willow Rosenberg

TV Feature

I’ll Watch Anything With Witchy Women

Maya holds Carina softly on the bathroom floor on Station 19. Maya is in her uniform and Carina is tucked into a rust colored blanket.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Station 19’s Lasagna Love Story Finally Puts Maya and Carina Back on Track

TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 109 Recap: Promises, Promises

Maya in a long-sleeve baseball ringer-tee, standing in the doorway in the dark, on Station 19

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Surely There’s Still Queer Hope for Maya and Carina on “Station 19”

Bella Ramsey: Evelyn gazes upon Mary, lying next to her in a field

Movie Reviews

Bella Ramsey Plays Gay Again in Horror Short “Requiem”

The Last of Us: Ellie stands in a cage, looking disheveled but determined

TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 108: Nevertheless, She Persisted

NCIS Hawai'i: With their hands intertwined, Lucy looks up at Kate with her eyes filled with love. Kate is on the right wearing a blue v-neck t-shirt and Lucy is on the right wearing an olive green button up.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Lucy and Kate, Together Again on “NCIS: Hawai’i”

TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 107 Recap: Let’s Go To The Mall

Screenshot from The Last of Us: Ellie sits on a window seat and reads a teen girl's diary

TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 106 Recap: Never Let Me Down Again

Two Black people at pride parade looking disgusted at a tiny bottle of booze.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Harlem’s Celebration of Queer Love and Pride Is Pure Joy

The Last of Us: Ellie and Sam sign at each other in an underground classroom.

TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 105 Recap: It Ends The Way It Ends

Lady Allura scowls at her wife Lady Kima, who grins nervously

TV Reviews

Bisexual Badassery Abounds in Season 2 of “The Legend of Vox Machina”

Tara and Rebecca talk seriously in the hallway

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Criminal Minds Tackles The Gold Star Problem

The Watchful Eye: Kim and Alex sit on a bench

TV Reviews

Freeform’s “The Watchful Eye” Spies a Nonbinary Babe and Queer Fave Amy Acker

The Last of Us: Bella Ramsey as Ellie, smiling as she reads from her pun book

TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 104 Recap: Hunters and Heroes

Ellen and Rachel giggle nervously together in the hallway

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: How I Met Your Father Kicks Off Season 2 With Queer Romance

The Last of Us: Ellie and Tess talk with the post-apocalyptic Boston behind them

TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 102 & 103 Recap: Alone Together

Gabrielle Union kissing another woman in the rain, pressed up against her SUV

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Gabrielle Union Makes Gay Dreams Come True on “Truth Be Told”

Fantasy Island: Helene and Ruby drunkenly lean on each other as they look at Ruby's phone.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Say Hello to Your Lesbian Granny Friend on “Fantasy Island”

Legend of Vox Machina: Zahra examines the feather she plucked from Vex's hair

TV Show Recaps

Season 2 of “The Legend of Vox Machina” Centers Bisexual Twins Vex and Vax

The Last of Us Show: Ellie looks forlornly out a window

TV Reviews

The Last of Us’ Lesbian Lead Is a Light in the Darkness

Fantasy Island: Ruby and Isla exchange smiles while skinny dipping in the ocean

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Ruby and Isla Are Skinny-Dipping on “Fantasy Island”

Screenshot from Ginny & Georgia Season 2: Lesbians Max and Silver exchange a charged look

TV Reviews

“Ginny & Georgia” Season 2 Is a Rainbow Tornado of Teen Drama

Fantasy Island: Jasika Nicole's character smiles while holding a fluffy orange cat

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Jasika Nicole Is Your New Favorite Cat Lady on “Fantasy Island”

Best Lesbian Sci-Fi Fantasy TV. Top, L to R: Sophie and Ryan from Batwoman, Willow and Tara from Buffy, Anissa and Grace from Black Lightning. Bottom, L to R: Nicole and Waverly from Wynonna Earp, Black Mirror: San Junipero, Juliette and Cal from First Kill

TV Lists

The 100 Best Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV Shows of All Time

Kit and Jade stare at each other's lips on Willow

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Willow’s Thirsty Sword Lesbians Go Full Fan Fiction

Mythic Quest: Dana and Rachel take a cute selfie

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Merry Mythic Quest-mas From TV’s Nerdiest Gay Couple

A close up shot of Nova Bordelon (played by Rutina Wesley), her eyes brimming with tears.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Nova Deserved a Better Ending on “Queen Sugar” — But Damn, We’ll Miss Her

Criminal Minds: Aisha Tyler and Nicole Pacent

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Criminal Minds Is Gay For Real — Finally!

Michelle and Judy snuggle up in bed post-sex

TV Reviews

“Dead to Me” Season 3 Is a Bittersweet Goodbye

Valerie Ann, a white woman with long, dyed hair, is smiling and set in black and white against a spacey backdrop

Straddleverse

No One Cares About Queer People as Much as Queer People

Orange slices, a customizable photo mug, a customizable photo keychain that looks like a film roll, a candle that says Daddy on it, and a person applying eye patches.

Holigays

Holigay Gift Guide: For Your Long-Distance Friends

Vampire Academy: Meredith gently holds Mia's face as she kisses her gently because vampires are gay

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Vampire Academy’s Gay Vamps Are a Tasty Halloween Treat

Intern Yasuda throws condoms out like the Oprah everybody gets a car meme

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Good Gay “Grey’s Anatomy” Is Back, Baby!

Simone, wearing a tight red shirt and black jacket, introduces herself to DJ.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Wifeys Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts Sizzle On-Screen in “The Rookie: Feds”

Three girls hide under a blanket while watching a scary movie in bed. A fanged monster woman's face hovers over them and creepy green hands with black nails reach from the corners

Revisiting the Scary Movie Sleepover

Kate embraces Lucy after their first outing together, as a couple, with Kate's FBI colleagues.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Kate and Lucy Go Public With Their Love on “NCIS: Hawai’i”

Things get intimate between Lucy and Kate after a long day of tracking down a terrorist. Kate pulls Lucy onto her lap and they share a kiss.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: NCIS: Hawai’i Delights in its Queer Honeymoon Phase

Nova and Billie sit on the back of an old blue pickup truck, sipping out of 40 oz bottles, talking about their day.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Nova Inches Closer to Living Her Gay Truth on “Queen Sugar”

Vampire Academy: Mia and Meredith exchange glances

TV Reviews

Peacock’s “Vampire Academy” Teases a Queer Forbidden Romance

The Imperfects, Rhianna Jagpal as asexual queer scientist Abbi SIngh

TV Reviews

“The Imperfects” Gives Us a Practically Perfect Asexual Queer Character

Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk gasping at her phone

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: She-Hulk Gifts Us a Rare Marvel Gay

Zaara gets caught sharing a kiss with Bella.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “grown-ish” Tackles the Queer Urge to Merge, Just in Time for Cuffing Season

Only Murders in the Building: Mabel and Alice "face off"

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne Attend a Killer Reveal Party on “Only Murders in the Building”

Raelle and Scylla hold each other at the end of the world

TV Show Recaps

“Motherland: Fort Salem” Series Finale Recap: The Last Song

Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk

TV Reviews

A Queer Read on Tatiana Maslany’s “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law”

A naked Kathy (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) looks back at Saara after she's forced out of bed after their night together)

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “The Undeclared War” Is Queer and Scarier Than Any Horror Movie

Motherland: Fort Salem, Raelle and Scylla aka Raylla exchange loving glances

TV Show Recaps

“Motherland: Fort Salem” Episode 309 Recap: Marry Your Gays

A blonde woman lies on top of a brunette woman in embrace. The blonde woman has visible boils on her back.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: “American Horror Stories” Finally Has a Mostly Good, Gay Episode

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