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TV Lists

The Best TV Shows of 2022 With LGBTQ Women and Non-Binary Characters

It’s time for our list of the best TV shows of 2022 with lesbian, queer and bisexual women and/or trans characters! Can you guess what’s number one?

Riese and The TV Team
December 23, 2022 43 Comments
Monet de Haan sits with her arms crossed in the courtyard, she has on a blue coat and black leather gloves, and Blair Waldorf's signature headband.
TV Reviews

“Gossip Girl” Crowned a Black Lesbian Debutante the New Blair Waldorf

Rewriting Blair Waldorf as a Black lesbian who knows what it means to be sidelined, and who refuses to go back into the shadow? It’s pure gold.

Carmen Phillips December 19, 2022 4 Comments
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 27: Jordan Hull attends National Geographic Documentary Films' FIRE OF LOVE Los Angeles Premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater on June 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. FIRE OF LOVE opens in theaters July 6, 2022. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for National Geographic Documentary Films)
The L Word: Generation Q

The L Word: Generation Q’s Jordan Hull on the “Emancipation of Angie”

“She starts off so strong. She’s like, ‘Hey, I’m going to be in my ho era. This is going to be amazing.’ And then meets one person, and has a breakdown about what to do about it.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 19, 2022 4 Comments
Gen Q podcast feature: Dre and Dani, podcast logo, Sophie and Finley
Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

To L And Back: Generation Q Podcast 305: Gay Bees and Dating Your Exes’ Exes

“This is what the show is about. The show is about dating your exes, your friend’s exes, and your exes’ exes. That’s the topic of the program.”

Analyssa December 19, 2022 1 Comment
Jaimee and Lisa on Say Yes to the Dress wear blindfolds and wedding dresses
Lesbian Weddings TV Feature

Looking Back at the Queer Episodes of “Say Yes to the Dress”

My understanding of my queerness has evolved significantly since the first lesbian brides appeared on Say Yes to the Dress.

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 19, 2022 6 Comments
The L Word: Generation Q TV Show Recaps

L Word Generation Q Episode 305 Recap: Locked Out of My Mind

This week on The L Word: Generation Q, Alice is forced to eat two buckets of popcorn, Shane releases an endangered bumblebee into the wild, Sophie does a solid Matthew McConaughey impression, Dani is rescued from a near-collision with a scooter by a handsome prince and so much more!

Riese December 16, 2022 106 Comments
Kit and Jade look at each other incredulously
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Willow’s Queer Knight Wants Your Grubby Hands off Her Princess!

Plus updates on The Sex Lives of College Girls and Survivor!

Nic and Natalie
December 16, 2022 12 Comments
TV Feature

“Dead End: Paranormal Park” and “Heartbreak High” Are for Autistic Queer Girls

Seeing Norma’s and Quinni’s nuanced portrayals of autistic queer teen girls heals the confused, scared, and incredibly lonely autistic queer teen girl I once was. And I’m so damn happy so many others are also feeling the same way.

Lily Alvarado December 14, 2022 11 Comments
TV Lists

Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian and Bisexual TV Episodes of 2022

Surprise! A League of Their Own keeps winning!

Heather Hogan and The TV Team
December 13, 2022 5 Comments
Gaite Jansen and Carla Gugino are naked and entangled in bed.
TV Reviews

No Clue What Happened on “Leopard Skin” but Carla Gugino as a Mean Queer Psychic Domme? Yes

Watching Leopard Skin feels like a horny fever dream.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 12, 2022 9 Comments
L word generation q collage: first image is dani and roxy, second is micah and maribel
Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

“To L And Back: Gen Q Edition” Podcast 304: Last To Know

Drew: Then Kehlani does a little Titanic, which means “putting a hand on the fogged-up glass”—
Riese: It means “causing a ship to hit an iceberg and then sink.”
Drew: Which… metaphorically? You could argue…

Analyssa December 12, 2022 4 Comments
Daniel Sea sits on a couch with their arm around Armand Fields.
The L Word: Generation Q TV Feature

Daniel Sea on Max’s Return to “The L Word: Generation Q”

“My wish was for Max’s present to reflect more of a life like mine. I don’t hang out with mostly cis people, I don’t hang out with mostly white people. Diverse is such a weird word but my community is mixed and diverse in all sorts of ways. That’s my queer community.”

Drew Burnett Gregory December 12, 2022 22 Comments
Mythic Quest: Dana and Rachel take a cute selfie
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Merry Mythic Quest-mas From TV’s Nerdiest Gay Couple

Plus updates on Survivor, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and Home Economics.

Natalie and Valerie Anne
December 9, 2022 4 Comments
Kehlani, Shane + Tess's Mom, Dani + Roxy
The L Word: Generation Q TV Show Recaps

L Word Generation Q Episode 304 Recap: Last To Know It All

It’s Halloween in Lesbian Los Angeles and nobody is respecting how cute Sophie’s costume is! Also Dani’s rebounding with her Bad Friend, Micah’s getting parenting advice from a REALLY SPECIAL GUEST STAR, Alice and Taylor are having a spooky night in and Ivy’s waiting out back in her car for Shane, so….

Riese December 9, 2022 88 Comments
Jade and Kit smile while standing right next to each other
TV Reviews

Disney+’s “Willow” Has Multiple Queer Characters to Root For

In this story, our princess would much rather end up in the arms of her best friend.

Nic December 9, 2022 33 Comments
TV Feature

Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer TV Couples of 2022

Love remains not a lie here in 2022!

Heather Hogan and The TV Team
December 9, 2022 32 Comments
TV Feature

Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans TV Characters of 2022

You ever heard of Max Chapman?

Heather Hogan and The TV Team
December 7, 2022 21 Comments
One pair of adult Yellowjackets hug it out.
TV Show Recaps

Pop Culture Fix: “Yellowjackets” Promises Things You’ve Never Seen on TV in Season 2

Elliot Page is writing a book called PAGEBOY!!, the official Last of Us TV show trailer, more success for our own Drew Burnett Gregory, and more!

Heather Hogan December 5, 2022 7 Comments
Dani + Sophie sitting in the hallway / Margaret Cho and Alice onstage
Podcasts The L Word: Generation Q

“To L And Back: Generation Q Edition” Podcast Episode 303: Quiz Show

“As someone who’s never actually been in a throuple, I do think that throuples could solve most problems on television.”

Analyssa December 5, 2022 5 Comments
Finley and Shane dance like Magic Mike while doing demolition on The L Word: Generation Q
The L Word: Generation Q

Jacqueline Toboni Talks Rosie, Role Models, and Going Full Magic Mike in Gen Q

“I did dress up Jughead Jones for Halloween as an homage to the Autostraddle article.”

Sa'iyda Shabazz December 5, 2022 10 Comments
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