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TV Feature

Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans TV Characters of 2023

Queer teens, a zombie killer, and one very disturbed set of twins. Check out our favorite queer TV characters of 2023!

The TV Team December 5, 2023 7 Comments
A collage with images from The Five Devils, The Fall of the House of Usher, Rotting in the Sun, and Bottoms.
Movie Features TV Feature

“Total Eclipse of the Heart” Is the Queer Film and TV Song of the Year

For some reason, four different works of queer media have used “Total Eclipse of the Heart” this year.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 4, 2023 3 Comments
Holigays TV Feature

Holigay Gift Guide: What Each Adult Yellowjacket Probably Wants

Taissa obviously wants a trench to add to her extensive collection.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 2, 2023 4 Comments
Chasity talks with an attractive woman outside the club on Rap Sh!t
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Rap Sh!t Has Grind, Hustle, and Cute Women Flirting (Living the Dream)

Realizing that her new career might be slipping from her grasp, Chastity does what does best: hustles.

Natalie December 1, 2023
december streaming guide collage
Movie Lists TV Lists

December 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got new queer movies, a non-binary warrior in Zac Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Hallmark’s first lesbian-centric Christmas movie, a British sitcom about a depressed queer weirdo, a doc about queers in the midwest and another about the women’s soccer teams

Riese December 1, 2023 5 Comments
Beacon 23: Aster and Coley smile at each other and hold each other's faces
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Beacon 23’s Unimpressive Latest Episode Hits Almost Every Enraging Queer Trope

In 2023, you shouldn’t be able to skip one (1) episode of TV and never know one of the main characters is queer. Plus, updates on Black Cake and Rap Sh!t.

Valerie Anne, Nic and Natalie
November 24, 2023 4 Comments
TV Feature

How Chrishell Stause Queered Selling Sunset

Discovering my queerness blew my world wide open, upended my expectations and left me with a clean slate to fill in as I pleased, holding on to the parts I wanted to keep, and discarding the ones I didn’t. And somehow, against all odds, I think that’s exactly what’s happened with Selling Sunset.

Anya Richkind November 20, 2023 2 Comments
A desaturated collage against a blue background. Mj Rodriguez, Sandra Caldwell, Morgan Davies, Holly Woodlawn, and Patti Harrison.
Movie Features TV Feature

Beyond Gender Identity: A History of Trans Actors in Cis Roles

I’m talking about stories where the trans character’s transness isn’t the focus — where they’re allowed to be the worst behaved one or simply hot and getting laid or just really fucking good at their job.

Motti November 19, 2023 5 Comments
The Syd + TP Show: WNBA Stars Theresa Plaisance, a tall white brunette with curly hair, and Sydney Colson, a Black woman with hair in a ponytail, are both in bathrobes lounging on blue pool chairs.
Sports TV Feature

Syd Colson and TP Are Laughing All the Way To Becoming the Faces of the WNBA

Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance started their sketch comedy “The Syd + TP Show” to become the faces of the league. We got together to talk about how that’s… worked out better than expected.

Carmen Phillips November 18, 2023 6 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

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.

Nic November 17, 2023
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TV Show Recaps

Survivor Season 45’s Kellie Nalbandian Could’ve Been a Contender

In this season of Survivor, some of the strongest players have already been eliminated.

Anya Richkind November 17, 2023 8 Comments
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TV Reviews

“Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” Centers Bisexual Blader Ramona Flowers

In the movie, Ramona writes Roxie off as a bicurious fling, but in the show she’s just another ex.

Valerie Anne November 17, 2023 1 Comment
Candace Parker with her wife Anya and her two children, the photo is from ESPN's "Candace Parker: Unapologetic"
Sports TV Reviews

“Candace Parker: Unapologetic” Shows That Behind Every GOAT Is a Love Story

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Natalie November 16, 2023 3 Comments
A Murder at the End of the World: A close up of Emma Corin with pink hair cloaked in shadows glancing to the side.
TV Reviews

“A Murder at the End of the World” Is a Mystery Worthy of Our Grief

There are killers among us. They’re on our TVs. They’re running our governments. They’re in charge of the companies that control our lives. Will we change our narratives? Will we stop them?

Drew Burnett Gregory November 14, 2023 9 Comments
Beacon 23 screenshot of Lena Headey's character Aster standing in a black tank top with her tattoed arms showing. Her hair is in braids.
TV Reviews

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.

Valerie Anne November 13, 2023 8 Comments
Doom Patrol series finale: Casey kisses Kay/Jane
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: The “Doom Patrol” Series Finale Sails Away With Not One, Two Queer Happy Endings

Plus, a Thanksgiving flashback stuffed with queer family drama on this week’s Black Cake.

Nic and Valerie Anne
November 10, 2023
Screenshot from the show Upload of Karina flirting with Aleesha
TV Reviews

“Upload” Season Three Gives Us A Deliciously Evil Queer Character

Karina might be a little… evil? But she’s also really hot. So you can see why Aleesha might be torn.

Valerie Anne November 10, 2023
TV Feature

Top 15 Gayest Moments in Selling Sunset Season Seven

1. Chrishell and G kissing, followed by G screaming, “THIS IS MY WIFE!”

Anya Richkind November 10, 2023 6 Comments
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Movie Features TV Feature

What Makes a Sexy Lesbian Screenshot

“I want to amend my answer and say I prefer the kiss itself if it’s open mouth and the almost kiss if it’s just going to be two chaste actors smashing faces.”

The Editors November 10, 2023 3 Comments
Chastity counts her money. She's wearing a Florida A&M t-shirt and a crossbody bag with a matching bucket cap.
TV Reviews

“Rap Sh!t” Season Two Finds Its City Girls Desperate for a Win

It’s no longer about stunting for the camera. It’s about putting in the work to make sure this rap shit turns into something real.

Natalie November 9, 2023 1 Comment
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