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TV News & Trailers

22 Comments From Really Special People Who Think There’s Too Many Gay Characters On TV

“I know gay people exist, I don’t need to be reminded every time I watch tv… Anyone thinking this makes me homophobic, I feel the same way about vegans and gluten intolerance. Just shut up already and leave the rest of us alone.”

Riese May 1, 2024 23 Comments
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Movie Lists TV Lists

May 2024: What’s New and Gay to Stream

We’ve got a biopic about a queer Italian rock star, a queer high school prom movie, a misanthropic lesbian journalist in a dark crime comedy set in Ireland, new seasons of We Are Lady Parts, Hacks and Acapulco and so much more! (Really!)

Riese May 1, 2024 9 Comments
Dead Boy Detectives characters Jenny and Maxine
TV Reviews

‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Has a Goth Lesbian Butcher, Gay Ghosts, and a Cheryl Dunye-Directed Episode

I may be a vegetarian, but I want more of this goth lesbian butcher!

Valerie Anne May 1, 2024 4 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Kristen Kish Is Using Her Platform to Wage a War Against Sleeves, and We’re Grateful

But even Kristen Kish’s arms are cold comfort for the travesty that occurs at the end of this episode. Also: Patience and Coop are looking like a reconciliation (or at least a mutual understanding) might be in their future on All-American.

Natalie April 26, 2024 6 Comments
Best Lesbian Sci-Fi Fantasy TV. Top, L to R: Doctor Who, Xena, Orphan Black. Middle, L to R: Orphan Black, Black Mirror, Astrid and Lily Save the World. Bottom, L to R: All of Us, Santa Clarita Diet
TV Lists

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

From Doctor Who and Star Trek to Buffy and Wynonna Earp, sci-fi has been one of the more consistent places we, as queer people, have been able to find ourselves on TV over the past few decades. Here are the top 100 of our best.

Valerie Anne and The TV Team
April 26, 2024 23 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Lily Gladstone Tops Riley Keough in a Bar Bathroom in ‘Under the Bridge’

In this week’s well-crafted episode of true crime drama ‘Under the Bridge,’ we learn a lot about everything including the connection between Cam (Lily Gladstone) and Rebecca (Riley Keough).

Riese April 25, 2024 16 Comments
renegade nell shooting a gun
TV Reviews

‘Renegade Nell’ Stands and Delivers on Fun, But Not on Gay Content

“Played by Derry Girl Louisa Harland, Nell Jackson is a fierce, funny, sarcastic woman with no interest in behaving the way people of her time think women should behave.”

Valerie Anne April 23, 2024 3 Comments
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The L Word

Men of ‘The L Word’ and ‘Generation Q,’ Ranked

From Gomey to Angus to Pierce to Max Sweeney, we weigh in on the men of The L Word and Generation Q, ranking them from most awful men to least awful men!

Riese April 22, 2024 19 Comments
Drag Race season 16 finale: A mid close up of RuPaul in a metallic strapless dress and big white hair against a rainbow backdrop.
TV Show Recaps

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1616: RuPaul Tries to Meet the Moment

With an increase in anti-trans and anti-drag legislation, a rise in anti-trans violence, and the possibility of a second Trump presidential term, there is an added weight on RuPaul’s now-worldwide phenomenon

Drew Burnett Gregory April 19, 2024 3 Comments
under the bridge collage
TV Reviews

‘Under the Bridge,’ a True Crime Drama With Queer Leads, Wants More for Its Girls and the Genre

Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough deliver magnificent performances as the queer leads of a ’90s-set true crime drama that is less concerned with scandal or mystery than it is with empathy and curiosity.

Riese April 19, 2024 3 Comments
Baby Reindeer trans: a close up of Nava Mau awash in red lighting as Teri in Baby Reindeer
TV Reviews

Will ‘Baby Reindeer’ Welcome a New Era of Complex Television?

We cannot fight stigmas around transness, queerness, and surviving abuse by reducing the complexities of life into rules and checklists.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 19, 2024 2 Comments
Drag Race 1615: A close up of Morphine in a blonde wig
TV Show Recaps

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Episode 1615 Recap: She’s Just So Pretty

I considered turning this whole recap into an ode to Morphine.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 12, 2024 3 Comments
Rasika, the lesbian contestant on 2024's Top Chef, is cooking in the kitchen collaged in front of a sexy fire background
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Top Chef’s Newest Chefbian Is on Fire!

Top Chef’s latest chefsbian Rasika is winning hearts and taking names (plus, this week we were given the present of a sleeveless Kristen Kish!). Also: updates on 911 and the second season premiere of Beacon 23!

Carmen Phillips, Natalie and Valerie Anne
April 12, 2024 5 Comments
Darren in Heartbreak High saying "Literally everyone is queer now" in Heartbreak High
TV Reviews

‘Heartbreak High’ Somehow Gets Even Gayer in Season Two

Bisexual love triangles, queer awakenings, and messy desires abound.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 11, 2024 2 Comments
Willow Rosenberg is the champion of 2024 Autostraddle March Madness
TV Feature

Willow Rosenberg Is Your Autostraddle March Madness 2024 ‘The Kids Are Alright’ Champion!

Willow’s win is a testament to the way representation, and our first encounters with it, imprints upon a person. There’s something unshakeable about our connections to the first time we see ourselves. It’s deeper than just nostalgia.

Natalie April 11, 2024 11 Comments
Tory and Katie Maloney making out on vanderpump rules
TV Show Recaps

Exes Katie Maloney, Tom Schwartz Are Into Same Girl in Vanderpump Rules’ Most Bisexual Season

“If he doesn’t like me taking his girls from him, maybe he should try harder,” Katie says of making out with her ex-husband’s date.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 10, 2024 1 Comment
Riverdale, Cheryl looks at Betty. Betty: Fun girl talk.
TV Feature

F*ck It, I’m Starting Riverdale: A Year-Long Live Tweet

I’m giving myself until the end of 2024 to watch all of Riverdale — and you’re going to watch it with me.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 10, 2024 25 Comments
Autostraddle March Madness Finals: Willow Rosenberg vs. Santana Lopez
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness 2024: ‘The Kids Are Alright’ Championship

We’re down to just two contenders for the TV icon crown! Willow Rosenberg of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Santana Lopez of Glee. In the last round, Willow and Santana’s finished with nearly identical vote totals. This truly is anyone’s game.

Natalie April 8, 2024 5 Comments
Mary and George queer: Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine stand next to each other with the background desaturated
TV Reviews

‘Mary & George’ Reveals Being Good at Gay Sex Doesn’t Mean You Can Lead a Country

Nearly everyone on-screen is a bisexual sex fiend. Nearly everyone on-screen would kill blood, boo, or bestie to rise in society.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 8, 2024 3 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) TV Feature

16 ‘Bachelor Nation’ Alums Who Have Come Out as Queer

From Becca Tilley to the Bachelor contestants who fell in love with each other, Bachelor Nation is full of queer, bi, and gay women.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 6, 2024 2 Comments
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