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11 Nicer Things I’d Like To Give To Eleven From “Stranger Things,” That Sweet Dove Of a Child

I just want to pick her up like I am a grown-up panda and she is a baby panda.

Riese July 19, 2016 11 Comments
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“Orange Is The New Black” Broke Everybody’s Heart To Teach Idiots A Lesson

If you’ve yet to watch Episode 412 of “Orange is the New Black,” be aware that this post contains epic spoilers.

Riese June 20, 2016 230 Comments
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“Steven Universe: The Return” Brings Your Favorite Gay Space Rocks To DVD!

Imagine you’re a child today and you’re watching Steven Universe: The Return and you finally see yourself not only represented on a show that’s specifically made for you, but treated with respect, love and reverence — and then imagine that you’re finally able feel those things about yourself.

Mey June 14, 2016 5 Comments
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“The 100” Fans Once Again Remind The World That LGBT Viewers Deserve Better

In eleven weeks, queer fans of The 100 have completely revolutionized the conversation about about how TV treats its LGBT characters, and they’re showing no signs of slowing down.

Heather Hogan May 19, 2016 61 Comments
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Root and Shaw’s “Person of Interest” Reunion Is One of The Best Gay Things I’ve Ever Seen On TV

All it takes is treating two women with scorching on-screen chemistry the same way you’d treat an opposite-sex pairing with that same rare and wondrous spark.

Heather Hogan May 17, 2016 86 Comments
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More Than Gal Pals: “Person of Interest” Gives The (Gay) People What They Want

“Just needed a change. Got a new job. Fell in love.”

Heather Hogan May 4, 2016 49 Comments
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Veep’s Unlikable Feminist Hero Shines Bright In The Year of The Woman Card

On HBO and in the real world, Americans often choose to engage with female politicians as nothing more than bitches.

Heather Hogan May 3, 2016 34 Comments
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“Orphan Black” Is Back (And Back On Top Of Its Game)

The fourth season of Orphan Black fully focuses on the things that made the first season so special.

Heather Hogan April 15, 2016 43 Comments
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Syfy’s “Wynonna Earp” Is The Love Child Of “Jessica Jones” And “Lost Girl”

All the camp and Canadian-ness of Lost Girl, all the angst and antagonism of Jessica Jones.

Heather Hogan April 4, 2016 33 Comments
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Supergirl’s Feel-Good Feminism is a Bright Spot in a Bleak TV Year

Supergirl’s feminism is definitely 101, but we all had to start somewhere.

Heather Hogan March 31, 2016 36 Comments
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The Inexplicable De-Gaying of “Pretty Little Liars”

It has been 24 episodes since Emily had a real love interest. The longest any other Liar has gone without a love interest is three episodes.

Heather Hogan March 16, 2016 118 Comments
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Batwoman Makes Her Surprisingly Gay (And Surprisingly Great) Animated Debut in “Batman: Bad Blood”

Look at Kate Kane, out on a date with Renee Montoya and fighting alongside Batman on TV like it’s no big deal.

Heather Hogan February 15, 2016 10 Comments
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“New Girl” Joins The Exciting Trend of Meaningful Sexual Fluidity On TV

New Girl, How to Get Away With Murder, and The 100 have all brought more depth and nuance to queerness than the majority of Lesbian Kiss Episodes have ever achieved.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya February 10, 2016 20 Comments
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“Jane The Virgin” Shifts its Love Triangle in a Revolutionary Queer Direction

Jane the Virgin has put a pin in its Rafael-Jane-Michael love triangle and turned its attention to a Rose-Luisa-Susanna one.

Heather Hogan February 9, 2016 54 Comments
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“Master of None” Sets New Standard For Diversity, Overall Awesomeness

There has never been a show like this on television, one that moves with warm precision from scene to scene, self-assuredly asking questions about race, immigration, sexism, modern love, and (brilliantly) minority media representation.

Heather Hogan February 1, 2016 3 Comments
TV Reviews

“Adventure Time” Lets Marceline And Princess Bubblegum Grow Up (And Old) Together

Adventure Time’s first mini-series, Stakes, colors in Marceline’s past and brings her into the coming of age conversation that makes this show so great.

Heather Hogan December 3, 2015 23 Comments
TV Reviews

“Jessica Jones” Is An Awesomely, Aggressively Feminist Superhero Series

Jessica Jones is not a perfect television show, but it is a perfect punch in the face to the reasons the art of superhero storytelling has mutated into one of the most sexist industries in America.

Heather Hogan December 1, 2015 77 Comments
TV Reviews

True Life: I’m Genderqueer and I Watched MTV’s “True Life: I’m Genderqueer”

“My heart did a flip because I remember the sudden shift where my body went from stranger to home, and now I was watching this shift happen to someone else. And maybe this is why these shows exist: because someone else is going to want that feeling, they’re going to recognize themselves.”

Archie November 17, 2015 18 Comments
TV Reviews

“Law & Order: SVU” Adds Its Voice to the “Trans Debate” with the Confusing, Horribly Depressing “Transgender Bridge”

At one point in my notes I wrote “I’m really happy that they didn’t murder this trans girl,” only to watch her die in the hospital two scenes later. That’s how the whole episode went — any time I would get hopeful, they would let me down again.

Mey October 2, 2015 45 Comments
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Feminism, Queerness, and Dead Lesbians: It’s an “Orphan Black” Season 3 Roundtable!

“I’m still processing this. I’m not okay.”

Heather Hogan June 30, 2015 54 Comments
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