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“Black Lightning” Episode 109 Recap: Don’t Dim Your Own Bright Light

Thunder’s theme song isn’t about her. It’s about us. It’s about a community of black women, about our magic. It’s about the lives we have lost. Our pain.

Carmen Phillips March 21, 2018 12 Comments
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Polyromantic Bisexual Comedy “You Me Her” Returns With More Girls Who Like Girls Like Boys Do, Something New

It’s kinda wild that we haven’t talked about “You Me Her” yet but listen, it’s never too late ’cause YMH is back for Season Three, and Emma has left her poly throuple and, consequently, her husband and her girlfriend Izzy, for a “dream lesbian life” in Seattle. OR HAS SHE.

Riese March 21, 2018 24 Comments
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“The Fosters” Season Finale Focuses on Stef and Lena’s Life-Changing Love and Sets the Stage for Their Summer Goodbye

With the winter portion of the fifth season firmly behind us, and only a three-episode special summer “goodbye” in our future, I can say confidently that The Fosters is coming back full circle. They have returned their focus to the family, and most importantly, to the best moms on television.

Carmen Phillips March 21, 2018 34 Comments
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Boob(s On Your) Tube: Checking in on Hen Wilson’s Glasses and Sara Lance’s Ponytail

Quick updates on Lucifer, 9-1-1, and Legends of Tomorrow!

Heather Hogan March 16, 2018 12 Comments
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“Jessica Jones” Season 2: Female Rage, Trauma, and the Triumph of Women Telling Stories About Women

Jessica Jones hired all women directors for season two and filled its writers room with mostly women, too — and it shows.

Valerie Anne March 16, 2018 15 Comments
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“Riverdale” Episode 215 Recap: Blossom Blood

Toni and Cheryl sure are hanging out a lot!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 15, 2018 14 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Black Lightning” Episode 108 Recap: Didn’t Anyone Ever Tell You Black People Die in the Woods?

Our favorite lesbian superhero goes on an adventure with her dear old dad.

Carmen Phillips March 14, 2018 21 Comments
J.R. kissed Petra's neck and Petra liked it
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Petra Solano’s Bisexuality Is a Love Letter to “Jane the Virgin” Fans

Jane the Virgin saw the audience reading Petra as queer and gave her a female love interest. Simple as that.

Valerie Anne March 12, 2018 28 Comments
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Boob(s On Your) Tube: Cheryl Blossom Finally Experiences The Sapphic Serpent’s Soft Touch

Gay updates on: Riverdale, Once Upon a Time, Life Sentence, 9-1-1, Legends of Tomorrow, The Fosters, and Grey’s Anatomy!

Heather Hogan March 10, 2018 47 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Black Lightning” Episode 107 Recap: Are Lesbians Scared of Zombies? Asking For a Friend.

“Anissa has real game! She lowers her voice an octave, bites her lip even though no one can see it, and tells Grace how much she misses her. It’s sexy. So sexy. If Grace doesn’t call back by morning I am going to jump in my television ask Anissa out myself levels of sexy.”

Carmen Phillips March 7, 2018 10 Comments
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“Take My Wife” Season Two Is Everything And Everyone You Love

“Take My Wife” Season 2 is now available on iTunes and surprise, we loved it!

Heather Hogan March 6, 2018 9 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Legends of Tomorrow” Knew AvaLance Was Canon All Along

Plus gayness on Once Upon a Time, The Mick, 9-1-1, The Chi, and a rundown of our can’t-miss TV #content from the past two weeks.

Heather Hogan March 2, 2018 30 Comments
TV Reviews

Shondaland’s “How To Get Away With A Scandal” Crossover Event Was a Black Feminist Masterpiece

Carmen and Natalie watched the black feminist television opera that was Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder’s two-hour crossover event. And they got together to tell you all about it!

Carmen Phillips March 2, 2018 4 Comments
TV Reviews

We Relived the Black, Feminist Magic of “Living Single” and You Can Too

Unlike so many other sitcoms from the ’90s, this one really holds up.

Abbie Jones March 2, 2018 11 Comments
TV News & Trailers

It’s Official: “Riverdale” River Vixen Cheryl Blossom is Bisexual!

The CW should probably change their slogan from “dare to defy” to “dare to BE BI.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 1, 2018 10 Comments
TV Show Recaps

“Black Lightning” Episode 106 Recap: Superheroes Run in the Family

Of all the ways that the Pierce’s mutual secret-identity reveal was going to come about, I definitely never expected a raw knuckle superhero fight.

Carmen Phillips February 28, 2018 12 Comments
Television TV Reviews

“Good Girls” Is Made for This #MeToo Moment

Good Girls tries to do a little too much right out of the gate, but thankfully one of those things is capturing the spirit of the Women’s March and the female-driven resistance.

Natalie February 28, 2018 3 Comments
TV Reviews

What Is Your Damage, New “Heathers” TV Show?

The “Heathers” reboot pilot dropped yesterday and Heather and Riese are here to tell you why it shattered their queer dreams into a million tiny terrible pieces.

Heather Hogan February 22, 2018 33 Comments
TV Reviews

Remember When Black Panther’s Princess-Badass Letitia Wright Played a Sweet Babygay Lesbian in “Banana”?

If you missed it when it aired, you can watch it on Hulu!

Raquel February 20, 2018 13 Comments
TV Reviews

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Is Singing Our Song: Valencia Has a Girlfriend!

One minute, Valencia was trying to kickstart a party planning business and met a woman with short blonde hair who thought Valencia was hilarious when she wasn’t trying to be, and the next minute it’s eight months later and they’re at a party they’re running together, being girlfriends and kissing without comment.

Valerie Anne February 19, 2018 6 Comments
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