Results for: representation
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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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“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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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.”
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16 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Instagram Accounts to Introduce You to Our Herstory
I want to devour everything that came before us so we can continue to grow better, brighter, louder, closer. These Instagram accounts are a great place to start.
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The Transformative Comedy of Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette”: An Autostraddle Roundtable
Lex Smithers, Brittani Nichols, El Sanchez, Gaby Dunn and I all talk about Hannah Gadsby’s new Netflix special, “Nanette.”
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Every Trans Girl I Meet Is From the Future: Finding a Bereft Sisterhood
I find myself preemptively mourning the transgenerational communities and cliques and cults and clubs and covens of girls like me that could be and may not be.
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Nessie Is My Girlfriend: What Is it With Queer People and Cryptids?
“I started a Tumblr called Midwestern Monster Hunt dedicated to my adventures and to sharing stories of the weird, macabre, and strange. I began following blogs devoted to lovingly curating blurry photos dotted with red circles, grainy images of discs in the sky, or puns about Mothman. The more involved in cryptid and paranormal spaces I became, the more queer people seemed to pop up.”
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New Summer Releases from Queer and Trans Musicians
Here are some summer tunes for political Oakland barbecues, late night sweaty house parties, or, if you’re like me, enjoying your bed on a Saturday instead of going out.
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Sunday Funday Is Running For Governor and Winning Oscars Like a Boss
Daniela Vega’s performance in A Fantastic Woman reignites interest in Chilean gender identity bill, Lupe Valdez advances in Texas primary, Cynthia Nixon might run for governor why not, Philippines to consider same-sex marriage, Iraqi LGBT group uses street art to spread awareness, LGBT candidates running in Colombia, SXSW performers on LGBTQ representation, and a lot more jam-packed goodness!
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In 2017, Lesbian and Bisexual TV Characters Did Pretty OK, and That’s a Pretty Big Deal
2017 somehow turned out to be the best year ever for lesbian and bisexual women on television — but we’ve still got a ways to go.
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“The Orville” Reinforces My Hunch That Seth MacFarlane Should Stop Writing About Trans People Forever
What exactly is Seth MacFarlane’s problem with trans people?
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“Take My Wife” Season Two Is Everything And Everyone You Love
“Take My Wife” Season 2 is now available on iTunes and surprise, we loved it!
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Drawn to Comics: We Need More Slice Of Life Trans Comics Like Melanie Gillman’s “Pockets”
In “Pockets,” Sydney and her mom are on their way to go shopping for some hiking boots and shorts for Sydney’s trip. She’s normally wearing skirts and cute flats, but her mom is understandably concerned about those kind of clothes while she’s hiking up a mountain for a week.
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Trans Day of Visibility Roundtable: Letters to the Trans People Who Shaped Us
“You make me proud to be Mexican, proud to be fat, proud to be queer and proud to be trans. You make me proud to be myself. I love you and thank you.”
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Sunday Funday Is Beat For the Gods With Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox’s music video Beat To The Gods, LGBTQ athletes winning at the Olympics, Daniela Vega is the first openly trans presenter at the Oscars, gender-inclusive makeup launch, Pulse survivors join gun control activism, and tear-jerking photos of Black kids watching Black Panther that will probably destroy you in a good way.
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EXCLUSIVE: Coping Skills’ New Video “I’d Rather Not (Yeah)” Is Gay as All Heck
It’s a tongue-in-cheek high five to everyone who’s just trying to get through the damn day, with a hook that’ll be stuck in your head for the rest of the week. You’re welcome.
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GLAAD Survey Finds Straight People Fine with “Equal Rights” in 2018, Not So Much Actual LGBT People
The statistics on acceptance of LGBT people were generally staying the same or improving, until last year — when, as GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis puts it, “the acceptance pendulum abruptly stopped and swung in the opposite direction.”