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Results for: the real l word

  • “Are You The One?” Finale Sees Queer Community Triumphing Over Odds, Going Skinny-Dipping, Winning Money

    By Riese | September 10, 2019

    The “Are You The One?” finale was a fitting end to the best season of reality TV in the history of civilization, and everybody came out to party about it.

  • Generation Q sex scenes collage.

    Every Generation Q Sex Scene, Ranked

    By Riese | March 30, 2023

    One thing The L Word Generation Q was always good at was sex scenes. Today, our TV Team is ranking and remembering them all.

  • the autostraddle yearbook - grid of faces past

    The Autostraddle Yearbook: A Decade Of Gay Work

    By the team | March 11, 2019

    And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives…

  • The L Word: Generation Q Season 3 Trailer, Chaotically Annotated

    By The TV Team | October 13, 2022

    “I. Do NOT. Want. Angie’s Hoe Phase.”

  • Composite photo of the 32 couples moving onto the second round of Autostraddle March Madness. Overlayed with the Trope-y Wives Logo.

    Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Round of 32

    By Natalie | March 23, 2023

    It’s time to cast your ballots to see which of these 32 couples will advance to the Trope-y Wives Sweet 16!

  • Nine Queer Writers of Color on “Generation Q” and The L Word’s Legacy of Whiteness

    By The Speakeasy | January 28, 2020

    The L Word: Generation Q featured 12 new queer characters of color in its first season, but media conversations about the show have largely remained driven by white points of view. So, we set out to change that.

  • A three-photo collage: Bette and Tina in the original The L Word, Adele on stage in a sparkly black dress, Dani and Sophie

    “The L Word” Breakups as Adele Songs

    By Jeanna | December 18, 2021

    WE KNOW, BETTE. WE KNOW!

  • Photo 1: A white man named Nicolas wears a light green suit and sits next to his fiancé, an Indian man with a beard and short hair named Amrit who wears a blue buttondown and tan buttoned vest for a testimonial on Family Karma. Photo two: A white woman named Julia wears a yellow low-cut dress for a testimonial for Real Housewives of Miami.

    Two Bravo Storylines Explore Paths to Queer Parenthood and Their Complications

    By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | February 24, 2023

    Paths to queer parenthood are varied, and they’re also difficult — even for the most privileged members of the LGBTQ+ community.

  • Against a purple background, yellow text reads, "G - gold star lesbian." On the right side of the image, there is a comic book drawing of a Black woman with an afro. She wears gold hoops, lipstick, a yellow turtleneck dress, a blue jacket with a red collar, and a red belt with a black and white buckle reading, "MN." She is at an angle, presumably leaning against a wall. Behind her, the background is pink.

    The Gay B C’s of Sex: G Is for Gold Star Lesbian

    By Ro White | December 1, 2022

    Put on your lesbian hard hats — we’re about to enter dangerous territory.

  • The grandson and the granddad from Strange World standing on a ship deck in the sunset

    Pop Culture Fix: “Strange World” Features Disney’s Millionth First Gay Character

    By Heather Hogan | November 23, 2022

    Brittani Nichols in the NYT, Jinkx Monsoon joins Chicago on Broadway, all new Criminal Minds, and more!

  • The 16 ships part of the Autostraddle March Madness Sweet 16

    Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Trope-y Wives – Sweet 16

    By Natalie | March 25, 2023

    As usual, you’ve got 48 hours to cast your ballots in the Sweet 16. Remember, this year, you can vote four times over the voting period!

  • Rebel Wilson attends the Netflix Senior Year Special Screening at The London West Hollywood

    Pop Culture Fix: Did Rebel Wilson Get Bullied Into Coming Out by an Australian Newspaper?

    By Heather Hogan | June 13, 2022

    Last night’s Tonys were a big win for queer theater and Black theater, Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle are the first queer women pictured in Architectural Digest in bed, Muff Dives, and more!

  • sense8's nomi and amanita in bed saying "happy pride" to each other

    Revisiting Iconic Pride Scenes From Film and Television

    By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | May 27, 2023

    It turns out…there aren’t that many? Where is the 200 Cigarettes-style Pride comedy we deserve?!

  • To L and Back Generation Q Edition logo with two images behind it: one of Alice cradling a kitten and the other of FInley and Misty talking at bowling

    To L and Back: Generation Q Podcast 307: Messy Breakups and Bowling the Long Game

    By Analyssa | January 2, 2023

    Definitely by the end of the night, if no one says, “You shouldn’t be single anymore. This isn’t working for the rest of us,” then I didn’t break up properly.

  • Elena Alvarez being embraced by her family in One Day at a Time; Lena Waithe and Angela Bassett in Master of None; Jadzia and Bashir kissing on DS9; Kima Greggs on The Wire; Emily and Maya kiss on Pretty Little Liars; Santana on Glee

    20 TV Moments That Changed Lesbian Visibility Forever

    By Heather Hogan | April 26, 2023

    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.

  • Jasmin Savoy Brown (Yellowjackets), Javicia Leslie (Batwoman), Bilal Baig (Sort Of), Gentleman Jack, The L Word, Zendaya (Euphoria)

    Presenting the Winners of the 2022 Autostraddle TV Awards!

    By The TV Team | September 7, 2022

    We might not come with a fancy in-person ceremony or physical trophies, but as mainstream awards continue to overlook groundbreaking LGBTQ+ series, we vitally fill a gap in the television awards pomp and circumstance.

  • A small, brown and white dog peeking over their laptop screen, with a caption that says "Hey did you see that comment?!"

    The Comment Awards Are Resting Uneasily on the Bisexual Pride Sofa

    By Darcy | July 2, 2021

    Can you hold me like a baby spider?

  • A purple space vector with gridded spheres. There are photos from three TV shows: Greta and Carson kissing on a League of Their Own, Bette and Tina hugging on The L Word, and Olivia Benson standing in a leather jacket on Law & Order: SVU

    Our Hottest Takes About 2022 LGBTQ+ TV and Film

    By Heather Hogan and the team
    December 14, 2022

    Today you’re getting our entire team’s spiciest takes about 2022 LGBTQ+ TV and film, something I was only able to convince people to participate in because Nico said we could keep them safely tucked within A+.

  • a photo of Em is set in black and white against a colorful spacey background. Em is a mixed race Asian human with long dark hair, wearing sunglasses and a jacket in this photo, looking a little windswept. They have a serious expression.

    I Focused My Time on Proving Her Wrong

    By Em Win | November 7, 2022

    “I remember telling my girlfriend at the time, ‘I’m going to write for them some day,’ to which she replied, ‘You can try but it’s pretty competitive. I don’t think you’ll ever be good enough to write for them.'”

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