Results for: representation
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Boobs on Your Tube: Canada Out-Gays Itself Again With “Burden of Truth”
Plus updates on Younger, Ackley Bridge, Killjoys, and Corrie!
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Drawn to Comics: Carly Usdin’s “Heavy Vinyl” More Than Earns the Hype
“This book was so much better than I thought it was going to be and I thought it was going to be one of the best series of the year.”
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VOTE NOW in Autostraddle’s Inaugural Gay Emmys!
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — like Hollywood itself, and mainstream TV criticism — continues to be dominated by a voting block of mostly straight white men. So, for the first time ever, we’ve decided to host our own Autostraddle TV awards to coincide with the Emmys.
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Lesbian Jesus Hayley Kiyoko is Nylon’s Pride Issue Cover Girl and I Wrote The Story
Lesbian icon pop star Hayley Kiyoko is the cover girl for Nylon’s first-ever LGBT Pride issue, and also the love of your life.
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33 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Travelers You Should Follow on Instagram
When I can’t travel myself, I turn to Instagram to soak up all the glorious travels of other queer women! They share glimpses of other realities and inspire me to get out of my bubble.Â
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NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Taking The Perfect Nude
A look at “Black Queer Goddess Project: The Plus-Size Femme.” Plus: how to take a good nude selfie, how to make a sex tape, types of love there aren’t English words for and more.
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“Steven Universe” Makes History, Mends Hearts in a Perfect Lesbian Wedding Episode
There’s an awful lot of awful things we could be thinking of, but for just one day let’s only think about love.Â
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“Crazy Rich Asians” Is a Delightful Escape Into Chinese Culture and the Matriarchy
Not only is it momentous to see stories with Asians at the forefront, this film does one better by centering on the experiences of different generations of Asian women.
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8 Books That Feature Queer Jewish Women to Read Right Now
Here are eight awesome books with queer Jewish women characters, from YA to literary fiction to historical fiction and more!
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“They Want Trans Shit to Be a PSA”: A Trans Woman Writers’ Roundtable
“I was going to do a story about trans women arming themselves? And all the edits we got back were like, ‘Can your characters look directly at the reader and quote trans murder statistics from last year?'”
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50 of the Best Feminist Books of 2018
Here are 50 of the best books from this year that are by and about women, feminism or gender and related intersectional issues. There seem to be strong recurring themes of dystopia, anger, and navigating violent structures of power. What a coincidence!Â
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Spike Lee’s Queer-ish Remake of “She’s Gotta Have It” Would Have Been Better Without Spike Lee
Autostraddle Staff Writers Carmen and Alaina in a conversation about the TV series, the legacy of Spike Lee’s work, black female representation on film, polyamory, and pansexuality.
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Also.Also.Also: There’s a Bisexual Revolution Happening on Television and Other Stories From Your Week
Sara Ramirez and Stephanie Beatriz want to be the sunshine in your lives, this administration remains a hellmouth, a roundup of the most rainbow places you can visit, and EVEN MORE LINKS FOR YOUR WEEK!
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Team Pick: Get Nerdy for a Good Cause With Queer Qrosswords
Do you wish your crosswords were a little less, well, heteronormative?
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“Scandal” Changed the Entire TV Landscape, Especially for Black Women
I think that it’s a good time to remember that before Kerry Washington’s role in Scandal there hadn’t been a black woman lead in a network television show in nearly four decades. But in the seven years since Scandal aired, there’s been a proliferation.
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Before I Go, Here’s My Top Ten Favorite “Drawn to Comics” Comics of All Time
It’s time for me to say goodbye to Drawn to Comics. Here are some thoughts on what all of y’all have meant to me and my favorite comics along the way.
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Boob(s On Your) Tube: Quiet Ann Is in Love on “Claws,” Niska Is Still Here and Queer on “Humans”
Plus updates on Queen Sugar, Younger, The Young & the Restless, General Hospital, and Critical Role.
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“Butterfly Soup” and “GENDERWRECKED” Are the Queer Indie Games You’re Looking For
These days, I constantly crave queer ass stories about queer ass characters. Luckily for us all, there are some incredible indie game creators who are here to give the people what we want: gays!
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Alone In the Tropical Everglades
When I got diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, I dropped everything and moved to the outskirts of the Everglades to die. Pushing my body to its limits brought a healing that I never could’ve found as a healthy person – to finally belong in my own skin.
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MAKE IT GAY, YOU COWARDS: 20 TV Shows That Just Need to Lean Into the Truth
“EVEN THE STRAIGHTS CAN SEE IT.”