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Top Chef: A Very Gay History

Top Chef is one of the gayest reality shows on television — and in honor of our Melissa King cover…

Natalie

Apr 13, 2026

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An Autistic Reading of Stranger Things’ Robin Buckley

To have someone so similar to me portrayed as likable and capable in a major show, is thrilling.

Alex Masse

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Aug 9, 2022

A Jack Russell terrier wears a Robin Hood hat and holds a bow and arrow

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There Will Never Be Another Wishbone

The best episodes of Wishbone impressed on me the importance of storytelling and listening to other people’s stories.

Stef Rubino

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Jul 16, 2022

Rachel, Hina, and Krissi sit in the 12 Dates of Christmas cabin surrounded by Christmas light-covered trees during the gift ceremony. Rachel is wearing a black dress. Krissi is wearing a red dress. Hina is sitting on a chair that's elevated and they're wearing a dark purple suit.

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Slow Takes: “12 Dates of Christmas” and When Transphobia Makes You a Chaos Demon

If you want to live in a reality show, go ahead and sow chaos, but if you’d rather have a romcom, you have to let go.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Jul 7, 2022

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“The Owl House” Is a Place For All Us Queer Weirdos to Stick Together

Luz and Amity tell queer kids they have a present; Eda and Raine tell them they have a future. And in between, there’s stories of disability, chronic illness, mental illness,…

Vallie

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Jul 2, 2022

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What Are Lesbian Eyebrows? A Housewives Investigation

On the new season of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, Brandi Glanville said a woman has “lesbian eyebrows,” prompting questions like: What are lesbian eyebrows? Do I have them?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jun 28, 2022

Sonja Morgan, a white blonde woman, and Alex McCord, another white blonde woman, are wearing wedding dresses and looking puzzled.

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This Episode of “Real Housewives of New York” Was Performative Pride Allyship at Its Finest

“March Madness”, as completely unhinged and dated as it is, also reveals something far more depressing and contemporary: Nothing has really changed.

Juan Barquin

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Jun 27, 2022

Kristen Kish on the set of Iron Chef in a pink pinstripe suit

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Kristen Kish on “Iron Chef,” Power Suits, and the Freedom to Be Her Queer Self

“The storytelling of food is getting, literally and figuratively, more colorful.“

Heather Hogan

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Jun 24, 2022

Feature Image:Row 1 Sex Education, Saved by the Bell, Heartstopper, Elite. Row 2: Genera+ion, Faking It, Degrassi, Glee

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Quiz: Which Fictional TV High School Should You Have Gone To?

Should you be drinking milkshakes on Heartstopper, breaking bottles on Euphoria or having a fountain soda on Saved by the Bell? There’s only one way to find out!

Riese

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May 15, 2022

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Top Chef: A Very Gay History

An Autistic Reading of Stranger Things’ Robin Buckley

There Will Never Be Another Wishbone

Slow Takes: “12 Dates of Christmas” and When Transphobia Makes You a Chaos Demon

“The Owl House” Is a Place For All Us Queer Weirdos to Stick Together

What Are Lesbian Eyebrows? A Housewives Investigation

This Episode of “Real Housewives of New York” Was Performative Pride Allyship at Its Finest

Kristen Kish on “Iron Chef,” Power Suits, and the Freedom to Be Her Queer Self

Quiz: Which Fictional TV High School Should You Have Gone To?

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