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!
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.
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.”
8 British Film and TV Characters Who Made Me Gay
From Skins to Feel Good, these eight characters turned out to be life-changing.
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.
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.
Happy 15th Anniversary, ‘Glee’! Here Are 36 Songs They’d Cover If the Show Was On Now
Santana and Brittany – “Pynk” by Janelle Monáe
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.
7 Unconventional Ships Only We Love
We love these fictional couples — even if you don’t.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Autostraddle March Madness 2024: “The Kids Are Alright” Sweet 16
Van survived a plane crash and being mauled by wolves on Yellowjackets… can she survive and advance in a match-up with Atypical’s Casey Gardner? Also we have two famous ships facing EACH OTHER, Glee’s Santana and Brittany vs. Everything Suck’s Kate and Emaline. It’s time to Vote!
Autostraddle March Madness 2024: ‘The Kids Are Alright’ Round of 32!
We have actual *couples* going against *each other* this round! Including Yellowjacket’s Van and Tai and First Kill’s Calliope and Juliette! Plus Buffy’s Willow, SLOCG’s Leighton, and 26 other queer teens on TV who are clawing for your votes this March Madness!
Autostraddle March Madness 2024: “The Kids Are Alright” Round One — Thesbians
Santana Lopez and Brittany S. Pierce, Everything Sucks’ Kate and Emaline, All American’s Coop, and Heartstopper’s Elle to name a few. This round features some of the most celebrated queer characters on television, and they need your vote!
Marsha Warfield Takes Her Place in the Parthenon of Black Queer Women on Television
“When you’re standing on the mountain, and been climbing it as long as I have, you can look back and say, ‘no baby, we’ve come a long way.'” I had the pleasure of talking to Ms. Warfield ahead of her triumphant return as Roz in tonight’s Night Court season finale.