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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
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Glee Fans: Can You Name That Song From Just a Picture and the Episode Number?

Gleeks, this quiz is for you! Can you identify the song being performed on Glee by a picture of that performance and the episode number?

Riese July 19, 2023 21 Comments
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Shauna, Jackie, and Those Sapphic Gazes on Yellowjackets

When I first saw the Yellowjackets pilot, I was so sure there was something going on between Shauna and Jackie.

Sakhi Thirani July 13, 2023 4 Comments
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Think You’re a Queer TV Expert? Prove It by Identifying All 50 of These Lesbian and Bisexual Characters

It’s time to put your knowledge of lesbian and bisexual TV characters to the test!

Riese July 5, 2023 27 Comments
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Top Ten Gayest Moments in Selling Sunset Season Six

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Anya Richkind June 8, 2023 5 Comments
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Murray Hill on “Somebody Somewhere” and His Decades-Long Career in Showbiz

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Drew Burnett Gregory May 31, 2023 13 Comments
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Revisiting Iconic Pride Scenes From Film and Television

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 27, 2023 15 Comments
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TV Feature

Zackary Drucker on “Queenmaker,” Reality TV, and the Challenges of Being a Trans Documentarian

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Drew Burnett Gregory May 17, 2023 2 Comments
MAY 2, 2023 - WGA members walk the picket line on the first day of their strike in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood on May 2, 2023. The union were unable to reach a last minute-accord with the major studios on a new three-year contract to replace one that expired Monday night
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Queer TV Creatives Share How You Can Support the Writers Strike

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Heather Hogan May 3, 2023 10 Comments
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Ari Notartomaso on “Rise of the Pink Ladies,” Stage Kisses, and This Week’s Gay Episode

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Drew Burnett Gregory April 28, 2023 4 Comments
a distorted image of the Antler Queen in Yellowjackets
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Who Is the Antler Queen on Yellowjackets?

A lot of different arguments could be made as to the truth behind the Antler Queen veil, and I have accordingly put on my high school debate team hat to try to make several different cases at once, concluding with my final and favorite theory.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 28, 2023 29 Comments
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Queer Footballers Dominate Disney+’s “Matildas: The World at Our Feet”

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Heather Hogan April 27, 2023 5 Comments
Rachel Weisz's head superimposed onto Jeff Goldblum in The Fly
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Five More Cronenberg Remakes That Should Star Rachel Weisz as a Lesbian

We know how much Rachel Weisz loves a lesbian sex scene, so this seems like an easy sell.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 27, 2023 7 Comments
the adult versions of Misty, Taissa, Shauna, Nat, Van, and Lottie on Yellowjackets
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How Happy Could I Make These Yellowjackets?

I guess it’s possible I’m “unwell,” but catch me hand washing silk caftans in the river or whatever — my wife Lottie needs her outfits! 

Christina Tucker April 24, 2023 19 Comments
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I’ll Watch Anything Where Survivors Get Revenge, Make Their Own Justice

What I need as a survivor is the knowledge, the understanding, the belief that I’m not in this alone. I was alone in the abuse. I do not want to be alone in the recovery.

A. Tony Jerome April 18, 2023 4 Comments
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The Real L Word Cast: Where Are They Now?

Whatever happened to our friends in vests and fedoras, the cast of The Real L Word? Let’s see where Whitney and Romi and Rose and Kacy are now!

Riese April 16, 2023 14 Comments
Four Black sapphic TV couples kissing in various states of sexy undress!
TV Feature

I’ll Watch Anything Where the Black Girls Kiss

There have only been 46 times — out of 169 characters — when a Black queer character was paired with a Black partner on television. Only six have had multiple Black partners.

Carmen Phillips April 11, 2023 8 Comments
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TV Feature

Mae Martin on “Sap,” Camping, and Finding Queer Community

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Drew Burnett Gregory April 4, 2023 12 Comments
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I’ll Watch Anything Queer Made Before the Year 2000

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