Results for: representation
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The Essay I Wrote About Santana Lopez When I Was 19 and Closeted, Annotated by My Present Self
Read the 700-word essay I wrote for a zine in college about queer representation on Glee even though at the time I identified as STRAIGHT.
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Autostraddle March Madness 2024: Fill Out Your Brackets Now!
Our theme for this year’s contest is “The Kids are All Right” and it was chosen for a reason. Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of right-wing attacks on LGBT kids.
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20 TV Moments That Changed Lesbian Visibility Forever
Happy Lesbian Visibility Day, the one day a year us lesbians take our corporeal form and make mischief in the streets in our flannel and Birkenstocks while singing “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman.
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“Dead End: Paranormal Park” and “Heartbreak High” Are for Autistic Queer Girls
Seeing Norma’s and Quinni’s nuanced portrayals of autistic queer teen girls heals the confused, scared, and incredibly lonely autistic queer teen girl I once was. And I’m so damn happy so many others are also feeling the same way.
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“Wilderness” Has a Revenge Plot, a Pretty Little Liar, and a Lesbian Best Friend
Jenna Coleman and Ashley Benson star in this psychological thriller, with a bonus appearance by Morgana Van Peebles as the lesbian best friend.
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“There’s No Space for Me”: Liv Hewson Brings Attention to the Limits of Gendered Emmys Categories
Nonbinary actors face a difficult choice when it comes to major acting awards: pretend to be cisgender, or decline to compete altogether.
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Lena Waithe’s “Boomerang” Has a Black Lesbian, Bisexual Representation and a Lot of Heart
Tia’s a complete scene stealer. She’s defies so many boxes or tropes of what we’ve been programmed to expect from a black lesbian on TV.
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Our Charts: Three Generation Q Infographics
Looking at The L Word Generation Q’s sex scenes, naming choices and completed chart in three handy infographics that will probably change your life.
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Boobs on Your Tube: “Black Cake” Finds Freedom in Smashing Chaos
“Black Cake” digs through memory, trauma, abuse and chaos in ways that reverberate to the core.
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Suranne Jones Excels In “Vigil” Season Two — But Its Romance (and Politics) Fall Flat
I love that Suranne Jones is being typecast as a woman who doesn’t suffer fools gladly.
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“A League of Their Own” Officially Ending With Four Final Episodes
Despite the success of A League of Their Own by all knowable metrics, and the #MoreThanFour campaign, Prime Video announced yesterday that the series will officially end after four final episodes.
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“And Just Like That” Didn’t Need Che
The problem isn’t that Miranda used Che — the problem is the show itself did, too.
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“L Word: Generation Q” Cast Reacts To Show’s Cancellation With Love, Gratitude, Cute Pics and Some Light Shade
Following yesterday’s announcement of the cancellation of The L Word: Generation Q, cast members are posting some pretty adorable tributes on instagram!
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Lena Headey Plays Queer in “Beacon 23” — But at What Cost?
I could spend the rest of my life watching Lena Headey play queer. But, at the end of the day, I’m not sure we can add this one to the “win” column.
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Stunt Queens: The History and Cultural Significance of the “Queerleader” in Film and Television
In honor of Bottoms, here are top queer cheerleader moments from film/TV.
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Presenting the Winners of the 6th Annual Autostraddle TV Awards!
A League of Their Own, Sort Of, The Last of Us, and more! Here are the winners of the 6th annual Autostraddle TV Awards.
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“The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” Is Gayer “Grey’s Anatomy” in Space
Keke Palmer plays a queer, anxious surgeon and Stephanie Hsu plays her rule-breaking best friend on this animated Grey’s Anatomy in space.
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Boobs on Your Tube: Say Hello to Your Lesbian Granny Friend on “Fantasy Island”
Plus! An update on Criminal Minds, and saying goodbye to New Amsterdam.
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Lesbian and Non-Binary TV Characters Are All The Rage, Relatively
For the first time in the history of the “Where We Are On TV” Report, lesbian characters occupy a bigger slice of the LGBTQ+ TV character pie than gay men.
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Boobs on Your Tube: Has ‘Station 19’ Lost the Plot on Maya and Carina?
Plus updates on The Equalizer’s queerest episode to date, All American, and the new nonbinary AI character on Beacon 23!