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TV Reviews

The Other Black Girl’s Unsung Hero Is Nella’s Queer Best Friend

Malaika hilariously clues us into her queerness by remarking that she would only borrow clothes from Rihanna while on their honeymoon in Greece.

Nic September 21, 2023 1 Comment
Jenna Coleman as Liv reaches out and gently touches lesbian Ash's face as if about to kiss her
TV Reviews

“Wilderness” Has a Revenge Plot, a Pretty Little Liar, and a Lesbian Best Friend

Jenna Coleman and Ashley Benson star in this psychological thriller, with a bonus appearance by Morgana Van Peebles as the lesbian best friend.

Valerie Anne September 18, 2023 1 Comment
TV Reviews

The Afterparty Season Two Ends With Queer Romance and an Iconic Cameo

Okay, multiple iconic cameos, but a queer one in particular that made me SCREAM!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya September 8, 2023 3 Comments
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart: Sigourney Weaver and Leah Purcell as lesbian lovers June and Twig
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Sigourney Weaver Plays a Lesbian Matriarch in “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart”

Sigourney Weaver and Leah Purcell play lesbians in this tale of secrets, lies, cycles of abuse, and the importance of found family.

Valerie Anne August 31, 2023 7 Comments
Aaliyah and Cruz stand together in the sunset in Special Ops: Lioness
TV Reviews

Taylor Sheridan’s “Special Ops: Lioness” Makes the Case for Queer Writers Rooms

Special Ops: Lioness is surprisingly queer and female-fronted — and it really makes you wonder if Taylor Sheridan actually knows any women.

Natalie August 31, 2023 13 Comments
Press shot of the Drew Crew smiling at camera: Bess, Ace, Nancy, George and Nick
TV Reviews

Saying Goodbye to the Queer Characters of “Nancy Drew”

Bess doesn’t just “happen to be” queer. Bess is queer and one of the core four. She’s queer and inextricably important to this show and to Nancy’s life.

Valerie Anne August 24, 2023 1 Comment
Veronica, Betty, Jughead, and Archie in the Riverdale series finale.
TV Reviews

You’ll Never Guess Which Ships End Up Together in Riverdale’s Queer AF Series Finale

ALL MY RIVERDALE DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 24, 2023 9 Comments
Constance Zimmer in Harlan Coben's Shelter
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My Biggest Takeaway from “Harlan Coben’s Shelter” Is Everyone Deserves a Cool Queer Aunt

In a genre where we usually get just one isolated storyline involving queer women, this time we get two.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya August 18, 2023 1 Comment
ashlyn and maddox kiss
TV Reviews

“High School Musical: The Musical Series” Ends With an Adorable Sapphic Romance

Ashlyn and Maddox, together at last!

Heather Hogan August 15, 2023 7 Comments
Queen Latifah is in a black fluffy gown and smiling in Netflix's Ladies First.
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Netflix’s “Ladies First” Recenters the Women of Hip-Hop in Their Complex Grit, Beauty, and Honesty

Ladies First reinstates Black women as the founders, experts, contributors who quite literally built hip-hop that they are.

Carmen Phillips and Natalie
August 10, 2023 8 Comments
Nick and Charlie look at each other lovingly in Paris
TV Reviews

“Heartstopper” Season 2 Is Gayer and More Wholesome Than Ever

Gay grown-ups! More trans characters! One our faves comes out as asexual! Get ready to have your own personal heart wrapped up in a warm hug!

Heather Hogan August 7, 2023 10 Comments
TV Reviews

“Good Omens” Season 2 Gives Us a Lesbian Love Story to Root For

The series-long reminder that love and companionship come in many forms is what drew and kept me into this story.

Nic August 3, 2023 6 Comments
TV Reviews

Stephanie Beatriz’s “Twisted Metal” Is a Little Gay and a Lot of Fun

Imagine my surprise when Stephanie Beatriz’s much-appreciated subtle undertone of queerness wasn’t the only gay content we got!

Valerie Anne August 3, 2023 4 Comments
Harley and Ivy lay together in bed in Harley Quinn season 4
TV Reviews

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Are the Current Longest Running Queer Couple on TV

Harley Quinn season 4 is the best and gayest one yet!

Heather Hogan August 2, 2023 3 Comments
The Crowded Room: Annabelle and Arianna lean in as if about to kiss each other
TV Reviews

“The Crowded Room” Blurs the Lines of Queerness

When we first meet Arianna, played by Sasha Lane, she seems like nothing more than Danny’s bold and bisexual bestie.

Valerie Anne July 28, 2023 1 Comment
Grace and Hannah making out in bed in the Wes Anderson episode of The Afterparty season two
TV Reviews

The Afterparty Season Two Serves Up a Sapphic Wes Anderson Spoof

I’m always saying every Wes Anderson movie would be better with a heaping scoop of lesbian chaos on top.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya July 26, 2023 1 Comment
TV Reviews

I Binged Tubi’s Stud Reality Show “Hoochie Daddies,” I Cannot Begin To Describe What Transpired

The Hoochie Daddies know how to drum up fights and drama for the camera, but also there’s a genuine, unflappable eagerness and sincerity about making a reality show that’s just for us.

Carmen Phillips July 25, 2023 27 Comments
Mavis, a fat light skinned Black woman with curly hair, wears a black shirt with puffy blue sleeves and an umbrella in Survival of the Thickest.
TV Reviews

Survival of the Thickest Celebrates Big Titties and Freckles, but Misses the Thread on Queerness

Fat Black girls are worthy of the care, affection, warmth and humor that come with being the heroine of our own love stories.

Carmen Phillips July 18, 2023 13 Comments
Laura and Marisha posing as Imogen and Laudna
Geekery TV Reviews

“Critical Role” Campaign 3 is Gayer Than Ever

Nic and Valerie discuss how Imogen and Laudna finally kissed, and all the other gay goings-on of Critical Role’s third campaign.

Valerie Anne and Nic
July 17, 2023 7 Comments
Two women with curly hair, a brunette white woman and a Latina, tenderly hold each other and share a forehead kiss against a dark wall.
TV Reviews

Justina Machado Is a Chaotic Bisexual Cannibal Star in “The Horror of Dolores Roach”

It’s an adaptation of “Sweeney Todd,” centered on a Puerto Rican woman in Washington Heights, that tells a story about the prison industrial complex and gentrification. And it’s deliciously good.

Valerie Anne and Carmen Phillips
July 13, 2023 9 Comments
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