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A group of young women all cheers with champagne glasses on a boat in Paris as part of Real Girlfriends in Paris
TV Reviews

Like All the Best Reality Shows, “Real Girlfriends in Paris” Was Ultimately About F*cking Up in Friendships

The first season also had a healthy dose of bisexual chaos.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 4, 2022 4 Comments
Guinevere Turner says "I know some perfectly horrible homosexuals" in Queer for Fear.
TV Reviews

Shudder’s “Queer for Fear” Shows Horror Has Always Been So Gay

But sometimes it shows its work on only the most basic level.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 27, 2022 5 Comments
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TV Reviews

“The Good Fight” Season 6 Gives Carmen a Girlfriend

And she looks…familiar.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 21, 2022 5 Comments
Tegan and Sara songwrite together in High School
TV Reviews

Tegan and Sara’s “High School” Is the Lesbian Teen Drama I’ve Been Waiting For

High School is eminently watchable, no matter how little or how much you know about actual Tegan and Sara. It’s just a damn good teen drama.

Heather Hogan October 14, 2022 9 Comments
Draculara, Clawdeen Wolf, and Frankie Stein in the new Monster High
TV Reviews

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.

Heather Hogan October 10, 2022 2 Comments
Judy Greer as Bree on her phone in bed in Reboot on Hulu
TV Reviews

Hulu’s “Reboot” Is the Most Hilarious Lesbian Chaos I’ve Ever Seen

The queer plot twists keep making me gasp out loud! Basically every woman on this show is gay???

Heather Hogan September 27, 2022 9 Comments
Quinni, Darren, and Amerie in Heartbreak High sit on a bathtub and lean into each other.
TV Reviews

Very Queer New Series “Heartbreak High” Is an Excellent Entry Into the Friendship Breakup Canon

Heartbreak High features a queer nonbinary character, a queer autistic character, an asexual character, and so much more — but it never feels like it’s just checking boxes with its characters or storytelling.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 23, 2022 7 Comments
Vampire Academy: Mia and Meredith exchange glances
TV Reviews

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

Vampires, magic, forbidden romance, unlikely friendship, and endless shipping potential abound in Vampire Academy.

Valerie Anne September 16, 2022 6 Comments
Nicky and Gigi sing on stage together in the pilot of Monarch
TV Reviews

Beth Ditto Is a Lesbian Country Music Star in the Gloriously Unhinged “Monarch”

If you like lesbian characters caught in the middle of bananapants drama, bonkers murder mysteries, and songs about dirt roads, Monarch is calling your name.

Heather Hogan September 14, 2022 5 Comments
The Imperfects, Rhianna Jagpal as asexual queer scientist Abbi SIngh
TV Reviews

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

The Imperfects has comic-book antics, found family feels, and an asexual queer character; which sounds perfect to me!

Valerie Anne September 13, 2022 11 Comments
TV Reviews

Bravo’s “Real Girlfriends in Paris” Says Bonjour to Bisexuality

In the new reality show’s pilot, one of the titular “girlfriends” comes out as bisexual.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 12, 2022 1 Comment
The queer cast members of "House of Ho" and their partners
TV Reviews

Season 2 of “House of Ho” Has Queer Mommy Issues & Lots of Dyke Drama!

It’s pretty dykey and very messy — like a perfect end-of-summer treat!

Shelli Nicole September 9, 2022 2 Comments
teenage girls competing for Harvest Court stand on the stage in gowns
TV Reviews

“The Devil in Ohio” Annoyed the Hell Out Of Me But There’s a Cute Little Queer Storyline

“Despite all of these reservations, I binged the series rapidly while performing a series of basic household tasks, and I imagine perhaps that many of you will do the same.”

Riese September 8, 2022 12 Comments
Jen and Beckett look at each other sweetly in Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV Reviews

Will “Star Trek: Lower Decks” Pay Off The Gay in Season 3?

Beckett and Jen WILL be dating in season three!

Heather Hogan September 1, 2022 7 Comments
Allison and Patty stand in the dark holding takeout cups
TV Reviews

Kevin Can F**k Himself Season 2 Is Even Gayer and More Subversive

Allison and Patty’s relationship deepens as the second season progresses; the more Allison allows herself to trust and rely on Patty, the less of a hold Kevin has on her.

Heather Hogan August 29, 2022 4 Comments
Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk
TV Reviews

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

The She-Hulk pilot tackles queer-adjacent topics like wrestling with a side of your identity you’re not ready to face.

Valerie Anne August 23, 2022 17 Comments
Never Have I Ever: Aneesa smiles at the camera, a South Asian teen girl with a bob that has a center part, wearing a yellow tie dye shirt
TV Reviews

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.

himani August 15, 2022 23 Comments
A League of their Own review: Chante Adams, playing Max, and Abbi Jacobson, playing Carson, share a beer by the baseball diamond under nightfall.
TV Reviews

“A League of Their Own” Reboot Turns Queer Subtext of the Original Into Bold F*cking Text

Still set in the 1940s and spotlighting the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the A League of Their Own series explicitly explores the lived queer experiences of players at the time and also digs into the racism of the league.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 10, 2022 12 Comments
The Sandman: Johanna Constantine and Rachel kiss against a wall
TV Reviews

The Sandman’s Queer Stories Are Sweet Dreams, Beautiful Nightmares

The Sandman’s queer characters don’t all have happy endings, but they are plentiful, and both the dreams and nightmares are a fun ride.

Valerie Anne August 9, 2022 10 Comments
The new Little Liars huddle together in front of a neon light
TV Reviews

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Is as Gay, Bloody, and Bananas as Its Predecessor

This Rosewood-adjacent teen drama knows exactly what it’s about: Teen girls doing slashings, teen girls getting slashed, mysterious notes and threats popping up in unlikely places in unhinged ways, and TWINS.

Heather Hogan August 2, 2022 15 Comments
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