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January 2026: What’s New, Gay and Streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, BET+ and Paramount+

We’ve got a new Star Trek series, that queer Bridgerton season we’ve been promised, new seasons of Tell Me Lies…

Riese

Jan 1, 2026

A three-photo collage: Naomi from Skins, Maya from Pretty Little Liars, Bill from Doctor Who

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The 15 Stupidest Ways Queer Women Died on TV

As a queer TV critic for over a decade, I have seen a LOT of stupid queer deaths. Here are 15 of the stupidest.

Heather Hogan

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Jun 10, 2021

Three photo collage: Cruella with some Dalmations on a leash, Hanna Marin with a Parrot, and Captain Holt with his dog Cheddar

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The 10 Best Fictional Pets Who Started Some Shit

Hey remember when Cruella de Vil’s mom got absolutely bodied by some ravenous Dalmatians and fell over the edge of a cliff and died???

Heather Hogan

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Jun 3, 2021

Three-way graphic: first of Mae and George in bed in "Feel Good," the middle of Ayesha in "Lady Parts" and the two characters at the heart of a sapphic romance on "Elite"

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June 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got a queer Muslim punk rocker, new episodes of Feel Good and Genera+ion, FINALLY a Sapphic storyline on Elite and so much more streaming in Pride month.

Riese

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Jun 1, 2021

A collage of six characters from the list: Sophie Moore, Rosa Diaz, Valkyrie, Kalinda Sharma, Kat Sandoval, and Catra

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The 50 Lesbian and Bisexual TV and Film Characters With the Dyke-iest Swagger

Dykey swagger is something you either have or you don’t, it’s something you either know or you don’t. It’s not really definable; it just is.

The TV Team

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May 27, 2021

Carol asking Abby, "Really? You think you got what it takes to handle a redhead?"

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16 Fictional Queer Redheads You Can’t Handle

Carol Aird knew what she was talking about when she said you can’t handle a redhead.

Heather Hogan

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May 13, 2021

3-part graphic: denise kissing her girlfriend on master of none, fran and her girlfriend laughing on the couch in "shrill", paula pell as a grown up girl-band member in "girls 5eva"

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May 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

Lena Waithe’s season of “Master of None,” a grown-up girl band with a lesbian singer, Shrill’s third season, a big drop of lesbian films onto Hulu and so much more!

Riese

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May 1, 2021

3-part graphic of queer women in new streaming shows: Why Are You Like This, Ride or Die and Home Economics

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What’s New and Gay To Stream in April 2021

April’s gonna be great everybody! Season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale, a new girls-on-the-run Japanese lesbian film, Kate Winslet as a detective with a gay daughter, Season 2 of The…

Riese

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Apr 1, 2021

3-part graphic: two lesbian brides kissing, a group of kids in Genera+ion, a detective in "The One"

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March 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got Josie Totah in a movie about ‘zines vs. misogyny, Anna Camp as a terminally ill lesbian, HBO’s buzzy “high schoolers explore their sexuality” series “Genera+ion”, a dystopian dating…

Riese

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Mar 1, 2021

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TV Lists

January 2026: What’s New, Gay and Streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, BET+ and Paramount+

The 15 Stupidest Ways Queer Women Died on TV

The 10 Best Fictional Pets Who Started Some Shit

June 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

The 50 Lesbian and Bisexual TV and Film Characters With the Dyke-iest Swagger

16 Fictional Queer Redheads You Can’t Handle

May 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

What’s New and Gay To Stream in April 2021

March 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

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