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TV Feature

Presenting The Winners Of The 7th Annual Autostraddle TV Awards

The votes have been counted and it’s time to tell you who’s bringing home imaginary trophies for this Emmy Season’s very best LGBTQ+ television.

Riese and The TV Team
September 13, 2024 4 Comments
A collage of various SNL women players over the decades.
TV Feature

A Love Letter to the Women of SNL, All of Whom Have Been Extremely Hot

Let’s hop in my time machine and discuss what makes the women of SNL so hot — without once discussing their looks.

Motti September 10, 2024 8 Comments
Waverly Earp and Nicole Haught
TV Feature

Top 10 Things We Hope To See in the New ‘Wynonna Earp’ Special

Wynonna Earp is coming back with a ‘Vengeance’ next Friday the 13th!

Valerie Anne and Nic
September 6, 2024 10 Comments
Patti Harrison in a bad short wig laughs maniacally while talking into a microphone.
TV Feature

A Tribute to Patti Harrison, the Comedian Changing Trans Representation On-Screen by Being Fully Herself

Patti Harrison is a gift to trans women representation in media. But you know what benefits even more because of her presence? American comedy in general.

Lisa Laman September 4, 2024 2 Comments
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TV Feature

Vote Now in the 7th Annual Autostraddle TV Awards!

Fewer gay shows are being produced and the ones that do slip through are often canceled. But that makes it all the more important to celebrate the work that does get made!

The TV Team August 27, 2024
Amandla Stenberg in The Acolyte
TV Feature

Disney+ Cancels First Star Wars Show Made by a Lesbian — Here’s Why That SUCKS

At least, for one summer, we had a Star Wars show made by a lesbian, and it was pretty dang good.  

Nic Anstett August 20, 2024 14 Comments
Monét hosts a game during Monét's Slumber Party
TV Feature

With ‘Monét’s Slumber Party,’ Director Carly Usdin Finds Their Niche

“I am an unserious person. And I bring that unseriousness to my work. So I like to think I’m finally figuring out my voice as a filmmaker and it’s gay stupidity. We need more of that.”

Drew Burnett Gregory July 25, 2024 4 Comments
A collage of images from Get Real, Beautiful Thing, Feel Good, and Billy Elliot
Movie Features TV Feature

8 British Film and TV Characters Who Made Me Gay

From Skins to Feel Good, these eight characters turned out to be life-changing.

Eva Reign June 11, 2024 4 Comments
HBO Looking trans: the three leads o Looking pose in a press photo sitting on a couch looking into the camera.
TV Feature

HBO’s Once-Dismissed ‘Looking’ Has Found a New Audience: Trans Guys

Looking wasn’t a failure just because some cis gay men didn’t like it enough. It reached me, an unlikely and perfect audience.

Gabe Dunn June 4, 2024 9 Comments
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Comedy TV Feature

What the Gay TV Show You’re Rewatching Says About Your Mental Health

From Grey’s Anatomy to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to The L Word to “San Junipero” on repeat, this is what can reasonably be deduced about your mental health at this time based on the gay TV show you’re currently re-watching.

Riese May 27, 2024 30 Comments
36 Songs Glee Would Cover Now: The New Directions dressed in black sing on stage
TV Feature

Happy 15th Anniversary, ‘Glee’! Here Are 36 Songs They’d Cover If the Show Was On Now

Santana and Brittany – “Pynk” by Janelle Monáe

Drew Burnett Gregory May 22, 2024 11 Comments
Marnie and Jessa kiss as Thomas Jane watches on
TV Feature

Very Special Gay Episode: When Two ‘Girls’ Kiss and Never Speak of It Again

Marnie kissed Jessa to prove a point; she keeps kissing Jessa because she wants to.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 21, 2024 1 Comment
Unconventional ships we love: Jenny and Shane look off to the side and smile while embracing.
TV Feature

7 Unconventional Ships Only We Love

We love these fictional couples — even if you don’t.

The TV Team May 9, 2024 13 Comments
The One with the Lesbian Wedding: Carol and Susan in big funny hates smile at the camera with their butch officiant standing between them.
TV Feature

Very Special Gay Episode: The One Where I Write About the ‘Friends’ Lesbian Wedding

It could happen in real life, couldn’t it? It had happened on Friends and everyone loved Friends.

Kristen Arnett May 7, 2024 7 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
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
queer Bachelor contestants through the years
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
Autostraddle Final Four (from top left, CW): Willow Rosenberg, Ellie Williams, Santana Lopez and Vanessa "Van" Palmer
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness 2024: ‘The Kids Are Alright’ Final Four

Willow Rosenberg from Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Ellie Williams from The Last of Us! Van Palmer from Yellowjackets! Santana Lopez from Glee! One queer teen will rule the school, and it’s up to you to decide. Vote! Vote! Vote!

Natalie April 4, 2024 3 Comments
Graphic for the 8 characters still remaining in Autostraddle March Madness 2024. Rows are each of the 2 characters across the 4 regions (Brainiacs, Jocks, Rebels and Thesbians)
TV Feature

Autostraddle March Madness 2024: ‘The Kids Are Alright’ Elite 8

It’s come down to this. We have Brittany *verses* Santana in a battle royale you don’t want to miss. Plus, Elena Alvarez vs. Willow Rosenberg, Emily Fields vs. Vanessa “Van” Palmer, and The Last of Us’ Ellie Williams vs. First Kill’s Calliope Burns. YOU HAVE 48 HOURS TO VOTE.

Natalie April 2, 2024 5 Comments
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