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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
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
A collage of images from Twenties, Anais in Love, Vida, Saving Face, Cruel Intentions, and A League of Their Own
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
Frederich Usher mixing drugs in The Fall of the House of Usher
Book Features TV Feature

Edgar Allan Poe’s Wildest Story Inspired Fall of the House of Usher’s Scariest Moment

There’s something so intimate and terrifying about mouth horror.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 7, 2023 4 Comments
Dani and Jamie looking into a tub in The Haunting of Bly Manor
TV Feature

Work and Class in “The Haunting of Bly Manor”

Woven throughout the series are thoughts on care and caretaking and who does that care and caretaking as well as domestic work.

Nico October 31, 2023 9 Comments
Our Lady J poses at the Critics Choice Awards in an emerald green dress with a gold belt and earrings.
Theater TV Feature

Our Lady J on “Transparent,” “Pose,” and Returning To Live Performance

“I want to remind anyone who is reading this that it is possible to survive. There is a richness in our history that we can call upon to learn how to survive.”

Drew Burnett Gregory October 24, 2023 6 Comments
Carol watches as Therese puts on perfume
Movie Features TV Feature

Were We Ever So Young: Couples We Used To Ship and Were Extremely Wrong About

Now we are older and wiser! We can look back on our favorite toxic ships with compassion or horror or both.

The TV Team October 19, 2023 42 Comments
a staticky television with a bloody handprint on it and a stack of VHSs next to it with a blue AS logo
Movie Features TV Feature

Welcome to Horror Is So Gay 2: A Queer Sequel

It took me a while to arrive at my love of horror, but once I did, it felt as much a part of me as my queerness.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 8, 2023 6 Comments
Halloween TV Feature

How to DIY an “A League of Their Own” Halloween Costume

With some creativity and planning, you can put together a Rockford Peaches costume that’s fun and versatile.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya October 6, 2023 9 Comments
TV Feature

Very Special Gay Episode: Queen Latifah Was the Lesbian Fairy Godmother Holding Together Living Single’s Same-Sex Wedding

The iconic 90s sitcom is celebrating its 30th birthday this month, and there’s never been a better time to revisit how Queen Latifah was the glue that held its Very Special Gay Episode together.

Carmen Phillips September 28, 2023 12 Comments
Still from Vida. A wide shot of Mishel Prada pressing Michelle Badillo down on a table as she fucks her from behind.
Movie Features TV Feature

We Need More Sex Scenes

I want a Hollywood of intimacy coordinators and queerness and open sexuality — not exploitation, abuse, and secrecy.

Drew Burnett Gregory September 28, 2023 20 Comments
Gabby and Rachel in a promo for The Bachelorette, sitting in a red convertible throwing rose petals in the air
TV Feature

Gabby’s Tender Queerness and the Tragedy of Heterosexuality on The Bachelorette

What Gabby offers viewers is the compelling queer suggestion that women do not have to put up with toxic cishet masculinities and the heterosexuality they have on offer.

Ela Przybylo September 26, 2023 7 Comments
The gay, lesbian characters of Power on Starz, left to right and top to bottom: Jukebox (as a teenager), teen Jukebox kissing her first girlfriend, Claudia Flynn, adult Jukebox kissing her girlfriend, Claudia Flynn kissing a woman on dance floor, and Effie kissing her college girlfriend.
TV Feature

A Guide to Starz Smash Hit “Power” Book Universe (But Only the Gay Parts)

The first rule of the “Power” Book Universe on Starz is that there are no actual books, we’re working purely with aesthetics here. The second rule is that each “Power” spin-off is gayer than the last. Amen.

Carmen Phillips September 12, 2023 8 Comments
1. Addy and Beth in their cheerleading uniforms in Dare Me. 2. Brittany and Santana kissing in their cheerleading uniforms in Glee. 3. A cheerleader kissing a goth girl in Zolita's music video. 4. Jennifer Check in her cheerleading uniform in Jennifer's Body. 5. Kaia Gerber dancing in a cheerleading uniform in Bottoms. 6. Cheryl and Toni in their cheerleading uniforms in Riverdale.
Movie Features TV Feature

Stunt Queens: The History and Cultural Significance of the “Queerleader” in Film and Television

In honor of Bottoms, here are top queer cheerleader moments from film/TV.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 4, 2023 81 Comments
Sara Ramirez as Che looks serious as they talk to Miranda in Carrie's kitchen.
TV Feature

“And Just Like That” Didn’t Need Che

The problem isn’t that Miranda used Che — the problem is the show itself did, too.

Drew Burnett Gregory August 25, 2023 9 Comments
Toni and Cheryl kissing, Cheryl and Minerva kissing, Betty and Cheryl kissing, Betty about to kiss Veronica, Cheryl and Toni and Hermosa dancing, and Cheryl and Toni kissing amid an archery field.
TV Feature

Revisiting Some of the Most Sapphic Moments in Riverdale History

Riverdale ends tonight. Let’s take a long (but non-exhaustive) stroll down gay memory lane.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 23, 2023 4 Comments
Cheryl Blossom wearing puffy sleeves, surrounded by lit candles
TV Feature

10 Essential Episodes of Riverdale

The episodes of Riverdale most often made fun of online are actually some of the finest installments of the series.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 21, 2023 6 Comments
Quizzes TV Feature

Guess Which of These Riverdale Storylines Is Real and Which I Completely Made Up

Riverdale’s final season ends this week. How much do you remember about what has happened?

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 20, 2023 18 Comments
Faded over a pile of dollar bills and $5 bills are photographs of writers and actors at various SAG-AFTRA/WGA protests, left to right: Aubrey Plaza, Cynthia Nixon, Holland Taylor, Wanda Sykes, Peppermint, and Elliot Page. All of the photographs are a faded green color, like money.
Movie Features TV Feature

A Queer Syllabus for the Writers and Actors Strike

As Hot Strike Summer rapidly turns into Hot Strike Fall — I’ve become deeply interested in the trend where the forefront of labor movements are vocally and visibly, well, gay as hell.

Carmen Phillips August 20, 2023 11 Comments
Isaac in Heartstopper season 2 holds a book
TV Feature

The Subtle Aroace Gaze of “Heartstopper” Season Two

Throughout the show, we see Isaac’s journey as someone who is aroace.

Ela Przybylo August 18, 2023 3 Comments
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