Results for: representation
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Meet One Day at a Time’s Lesbian Writers, Becky Mann and Michelle Badillo
We talked to One Day at a Time writers, Becky Mann and Michelle Badillo, about gay representation on TV, how Autostraddle came to be in the script, their queer TV roots, what kind of LGBT stories are missing from TV and what’s in store for Elena in a potential next season.
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This Is The Real Ellen DeGeneres Story: Remembering “The Puppy Episode” 20 Years Later
“She was an attractive woman, you know. If she hadn’t told us she was a lesbian, she could’ve been in a Miss America contest!”
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A Tale of Two Trans Characters: Glee’s Trans Representation Problem
“Glee” gets no brownie points from me for introducing a new trans storyline when they already had a trans character — a trans woman of color — and treated her horribly. That’s not how you do positive trans representation.
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Which TV Shows Win The LGBTQIA Alphabet Soup Contest?
“Faking It” seems to really be going for the cold when it comes to representing every letter in the LGBTQIA umbrella at least a little bit — here are 17 other shows who’ve presented a spectrum of identities.
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Once More With Feeling: A “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 20th Birthday Roundtable
Buffy is a queer rite of passage. Everybody’s got a Buffy story. These are some of ours.
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105 Trans Women On American TV: A History and Analysis
Autostraddle walks you through the entire history of trans female characters on American television from 1965-2015.
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Hey, TV Writers — Here’s the Disabled Character You Need
I’m hopeful, though, that TV in particular has the potential to introduce richer disabled people with stronger context and more to say than “look how sad my life is.”
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Violence and Visibility: Transgender Women on TV in 2015
“We wrote more obituaries for murdered trans women in 2015 than TV recaps for any single show we cover.”
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My Day On The Set Of “Transparent,” Where Trans Voices Actually Get Heard
“Being one of the cool kids is a privilege I never had growing up, especially in school. I was one of the outcasts because I was different. So on Transparent, it’s like the tables have turned.”
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GLAAD’s 2015 Network Responsibility Index Is Its Last, ‘Cause Counting The Gays Isn’t The Point Anymore
“I truly believe in story, I think the stories we see and the ones we choose to engage with are one of life’s most vital elements, it’s right up there with food and shelter. This has always been true.”
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Fan Fiction Friday: You’re Getting Clexa For Christmas
Five Clexa stories to keep you warm on cold nights, some answers to some TV questions, and a fandom news roundup.
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The Best and Worst LGBT TV Characters of 2015
We’ve finally arrived at a place where we have enough queer characters on TV to fight about them. What a time to be alive!
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Fan Fiction Friday: Clarissa Explains A Handful Of Things
The creator of Clarissa Explains It All has published some fan fiction about her grown-up life. Plus: An essay on what fandom can mean to women in their 30s, some witchy story recommendations, answers to your TV questions, and a fic news round up!
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Fan Fiction Friday: Has Rainbow Rowell Legitimized Fan Fiction Once And For All?
This fandom round-up also includes Steven Universe stories, and interview with a fandom influencer, a book recommendation, answers to some TV questions you asked and more!
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What Do You Do With A Problem Like Romi Klinger: On Bisexuality, Biphobia and Media Representation
Recently, GO Magazine published an interview with Romi Klinger of The Real L Word regarding the current state of her relationships, her career, and the controversy surrounding her sexuality. What does one complicated public figure representing bisexuality mean for the rest of us?
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Lesbian Kisses On American TV: The Definitive History Of Everybody Freaking Out Over Nothing
We’ve come so far since same-sex kisses on television only happened once in a show’s entire run, rarely involved lesbian or bisexual characters and generally were obscured by somebody’s hair!
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Fan Fiction Friday: 10 Sapphic Superhero Stories to Save You
Renee Montoya and Kate Kane, Peggy Carter and Angie Martinelli, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy!
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Here is Your 2015 Queer Lady TV Epic Infographic!
Oh, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous womankind is! O brave new world, that has such characters in it!
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Fan Fiction Friday: 8 Femslash Writers You Need to Know
“I struggled with my sexuality for a long time and I think it would have been so much easier if I’d seen someone like me on TV or in a movies or in books. Femslash fan fiction gave me that; the stories I read showed I wasn’t alone because other people had to think like me if they’re writing about this stuff.”
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Fan Fiction Friday: 7 Fried Green Tomatoes Stories to Wet Your Whistle
“Ruth lifts her head, smiles demure and sweet, her lips swollen with kissing. ‘Can’t miss a chance to minister to a heathen like you, Idgie.'”