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‘Clean Slate’ Is a Risk-Averse Star Vehicle for Laverne Cox

I watched ‘Clean Slate’ with hopes that it’d be the next ‘All in the Family’ but instead it’s a new version of ‘Will & Grace,’ shifting the conversation on trans issues without upsetting the audience.

Natalie February 13, 2025 2 Comments
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Sundance 2025: Lili Reinhart Kisses Girls, Has Family Trauma in the Uneven New Series ‘Hal & Harper’

The good news is Reinhart has finally found another project that shows the breadth of her skill. The bad news is Cooper Raiff’s Hal & Harper is never quite as good as this performance or its potential.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 28, 2025 3 Comments
Scam Goddess series: Laci Mosley smiles wearing a cowboy hat and a teal jacket
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Scam Goddess Was Made for TV

Each episode leaves you gagged in some way, not just by the details of the cons, but by how it goes about the reveal.

Rendy Jones January 21, 2025 1 Comment
Harley Quinn season five: Harley lies on top of Ivy naked in bed
TV Reviews

‘Harley Quinn’ Season Five Matures Alongside Its Central Couple

If you had asked me five years ago who one of the longest-running and least toxic queer relationships on television would be, I never would have guessed it would be these two animated, villainous babes.

Valerie Anne January 18, 2025
Goosebumps: The Vanishing - a teen girl reaches out her hand to touch another teen girl on a dark street
TV Reviews

‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Brings Positive Queer Representation to a Younger Audience

Goosebumps is back with a spooky second season full of strange monsters, book references, and queer teens.

Valerie Anne January 16, 2025 2 Comments
XO, Kitty season two: The roomies share a night out! Juliana drapes her arm around Yuri as Kitty stands nearby, looking at something off-screen,
TV Reviews

‘XO, Kitty’ Returns With More Very Sweet Bisexual Teen Drama

XO, Kitty is a saccharine sweet show, sometimes cloyingly so. Problems arise from misinterpretations and misunderstandings but, for the most part, there’s no malice there

Natalie January 16, 2025
Itziar Martinez tips up Andia Winslow's cowboy hat in Max's Re-Framed Next Gen Narratives
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Max’s Short New Take on ‘Calamity Jane’ Is for the Lesbian Horse Girls

In Reframed: Next Gen Narratives, filmmaker Robin Cloud turns Calamity Jane into a tender lesbian romance.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 14, 2025 1 Comment
Linda Cardellini and Kate Moennig making out in No Good Deed
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Lesbian Showrunner and Queen of Grief Comedy Liz Feldman Is in Her Bag With ‘No Good Deed’

It’s a great series for many reasons, but if you only need one: Kate Moennig and Linda Cardellini in bed together.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 15, 2024 8 Comments
Born for the Spotlight: a woman in a pale pink top looks at a woman in a white dress in warm lighting with a vanity behind them.
TV Reviews

‘Born for the Spotlight’ Should Be Your Next Queer TV Obsession

Born for the Spotlight follows a group of actresses as they navigate the Taiwanese entertainment industry while juggling their interpersonal lives. Think Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets Big Little Lies meets The Idol.

Rendy Jones December 5, 2024 1 Comment
Arcane finale: Vi kisses Caitlyn's neck in the CaitVi sex scene
TV Reviews

‘Arcane’ Delivers a Steamy Gay Sex Scene and an Epic Finale

“When she locked Vi in that cell, I was truly afraid of what might come next. I did not anticipate it being Caitlyn.”

Valerie Anne and Nic
November 26, 2024 6 Comments
Caroline kisses Annie in low lighting at a rush event in the Cruel Intentions TV series
TV Reviews

‘Cruel Intentions’ (2024) Isn’t Horny

I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but the Cruel Intentions series made me miss Euphoria. If a show is going to be bad, I’d rather it at least be sexy.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 25, 2024 5 Comments
Renee Rapp smiles and leans her head against Alyah Chanelle Scott in The Sex Lives of College Girls season three
TV Reviews

‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Season Three Struggles To Let Go of Reneé Rapp

While The Sex Lives of College Girls succeeds in ushering Rapp off the canvas, it’s less successful in navigating its third season without her.

Natalie November 21, 2024 5 Comments
Vi smears black paint over her "VI" tattoo
TV Reviews

‘Arcane’ Continues With Hope, Heartache, and a Goth Era

“I can appreciate a girl who’s down bad and Cait sure is that!”

Valerie Anne and Nic
November 19, 2024 2 Comments
Arcane: Caitlyn leans in to kiss Vi
TV Reviews

‘Arcane’ is Back With Gay Angst, Epic Fights, and Stunning Animation

“Vi finally let herself be vulnerable with Caitlyn after everyone else in her life changed around her. I just want Caitlyn to be careful with our girl’s heart!”

Valerie Anne and Nic
November 12, 2024 4 Comments
Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller stand next to each other smiling in season three of Somebody Somewhere
TV Reviews

Want To Learn What It’s Like To Be Queer in America? Watch ‘Somebody Somewhere’

Somebody Somewhere is a show about building strong relationships — building an actual, healthy community — in a place where many might think it’s an impossible task to accomplish.

Stef Rubino November 8, 2024 5 Comments
Rio and Agatha kiss in the Agatha All Along finale
TV Reviews

With ‘Agatha All Along,’ the MCU Finally Lets Two Women Kiss

Agatha and Rio kiss like they’re drinking water after a year in the desert, with decades or maybe even centuries of built up tension and longing and heartache and love.

Valerie Anne October 31, 2024 17 Comments
If you want straight answers, ask a straight lady
TV Reviews

‘Agatha All Along’ Isn’t Straight, and Don’t You Forget It

“Hey, you want straight answers, ask a straight lady.”

Valerie Anne October 24, 2024 6 Comments
The main cast of English teacher gather in the teachers' lounge.
TV Reviews

A Queer English Teacher Reviews ‘English Teacher’

English Teacher is effective in highlighting issues that face modern teachers, even if it rarely takes them on in a way that feels truly meaningful.

Stef Rubino October 12, 2024 3 Comments
The Legend of Vox Machina season 3 batch 2: Kima and Allura kiss
TV Reviews

‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ Gives Us Some Sweet Sapphic Backstory

This week, we got to peek into the lives of Allura and Kima when they were just wee adventurers learning how to work together.

Valerie Anne October 10, 2024 1 Comment
Darcy and Tara smile and almost kiss in Heartstopper season three
TV Reviews

‘Heartstopper’ Season Three Is About Queer People Surviving and Thriving

Of course, it’s not all Big Feelings and Hard Conversations. There’s also plenty of sweetness and cuteness that will have you smiling until your cheeks hurt.

Valerie Anne October 7, 2024 9 Comments
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