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Batwoman presents the Desert Road plant, Alice is in the background
TV Show Recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 216 Recap: Reunited and It Feels So Good

Kate Kane created Batwoman and the symbol that goes along with the mantle; but right here, Ryan proves exactly why she IS Batwoman.

Nic June 14, 2021 6 Comments
Adena's mother invites Kat to join her and her daughter for afternoon tea, this week on "The Bold Type."
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Kadena Are *Finally* Falling Back Together over Art and Activism on “The Bold Type”

Plus an episode of Top Chef that will leave you ugly crying (we mean it!), updates on New Amsterdam, Legacies, and the very first OutFronts from OutFest.

The TV Team June 11, 2021 8 Comments
A three-photo collage: Naomi from Skins, Maya from Pretty Little Liars, Bill from Doctor Who
TV Lists

The 15 Stupidest Ways Queer Women Died on TV

As a queer TV critic for over a decade, I have seen a LOT of stupid queer deaths. Here are 15 of the stupidest.

Heather Hogan June 10, 2021 31 Comments
Legends of Tomorrow episode 605: Cartoon Astra looks surprised she got turned into a Disney princess.
TV Show Recaps

“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 605 Recap: Once Upon a Legend

Astra struggles in the human world and ends up in an animated pickle. Also: Sara Lance becomes an Earper.

Valerie Anne June 7, 2021 7 Comments
Batwoman recap episode 215: Batwoman, lit up in blue, looks off to the distance
TV Show Recaps

“Batwoman” Episode 215 Recap: The Blame Game

“As Black people, we often don’t have the luxury of choosing our battles, because non-Black people sure as hell don’t choose which of us to attack. We’re not a monolith, but we do and will fight as one”

Nic June 7, 2021 5 Comments
Mae Martin lies on a roof with one hand on her chest and dead leaves around them
TV Feature

Mae Martin on “Feel Good,” Labels, and Getting Kicked Off Hinge

“When I read the interviews I’m like this doesn’t sound funny at all. But I swear it is. Just watch the show.”

Drew Burnett Gregory June 7, 2021 16 Comments
Maya and Carina kiss at their wedding reception.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Fire House Wedding Bells Send “Station 19” into Summer Hiatus

Plus updates on the season finale of Nancy Drew, Top Chef, New Amsterdam, The Bold Type, and.. did y’all see Cynthia Erivo’s gay new music video?

The TV Team June 4, 2021 15 Comments
Mae (Mae Martin) and George (Charlotte Ritchie) cuddle in bed.
TV Reviews

“Feel Good” Season Two Confronts Trauma and Finds Messy Queer Romance

While Feel Good season two is certainly not lacking in laugh-out-loud moments or Mae Martin’s endless charm, it’s also a very heavy experience.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 4, 2021 5 Comments
Three photo collage: Cruella with some Dalmations on a leash, Hanna Marin with a Parrot, and Captain Holt with his dog Cheddar
TV Lists

The 10 Best Fictional Pets Who Started Some Shit

Hey remember when Cruella de Vil’s mom got absolutely bodied by some ravenous Dalmatians and fell over the edge of a cliff and died???

Heather Hogan June 3, 2021 5 Comments
Sweet Marley Rose smiles wearing sunshine yellow against a clear teal background.
TV Feature

I Still Can’t Believe They Did Marley Rose So Dirty on Glee

I’m here to bitch about the one thing I feel like not enough people speak up about when listing things Glee did wrong, like how they continued to let Matthew Morrison rap or how Finn outed Santana: The way they treated Sweet Marley Rose.

Valerie Anne June 3, 2021 16 Comments
Rebecca Breeds as Clarice Starling wearing her FBI jacket is framed in a mirror
TV Feature

“Clarice” Proves There’s No Such Thing As a Progressive Procedural

The Silence of the Lambs was right. Trans women and law enforcement are enemies. All it got wrong was the villain.

Drew Burnett Gregory June 3, 2021 10 Comments
Jane, Sutton and Kat kick off Season 5 with a promise not to keep secrets from each other.
TV Show Recaps

“Trust Falls” Fail Early on in the Bold Type’s Final Season

“It’s their parting conversation that makes the show’s intention clear: Kat is standing there, telling Eva that her beliefs are causing her actual harm — with Aisha Dee’s eyes brimming with tears — and the camera waits for Eva, as if her reaction is the one that matters most.”

Natalie June 2, 2021 7 Comments
Alice and SHane in a restaurant in trendy jackets
The L Word: Generation Q TV News & Trailers

Two L Word Generation Q Season 2 Teasers Are Here and Full of Sex, Hair and Hands

Two L Word Generation Q Season 2 Teasers have finally dropped! We’ve got hands on backs and heads going down and facial wounds and bras coming off and A LOT OF THEORIES

Riese June 1, 2021 22 Comments
Three-way graphic: first of Mae and George in bed in "Feel Good," the middle of Ayesha in "Lady Parts" and the two characters at the heart of a sapphic romance on "Elite"
TV Lists

June 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got a queer Muslim punk rocker, new episodes of Feel Good and Genera+ion, FINALLY a Sapphic storyline on Elite and so much more streaming in Pride month.

Riese June 1, 2021 13 Comments
MJ Rodriguez and Indya Moore in white wedding day outfits
TV Show Recaps

“Pose” Episode 306 Recap: I Swear

I’m so excited to recap what is easily, my favourite episode of Pose so far.

Chinelo Anyadiegwu June 1, 2021 7 Comments
In a diagonal collage, Daniela Sea is at age 7 in the woods, then staring as Max in the L Word, and finally a recent photo that is a close up of their face being held in their hands.
The L Word TV Feature

Daniel Sea On “The L Word,” Gender Identity, and Imagining Queer Liberation

“I spoke about gender identity, sexuality, and my past with journalists and people in Hollywood who just didn’t understand the language I was using. It was a culture shock for me.” — Daniel Sea

Drew Burnett Gregory May 31, 2021 62 Comments
Podcasts The L Word

To L and Back Podcast Interrogation Tapes Episode and Guess What We’re Going Live Tomorrow

That’s right, we’ve got a BONUS EPISODE for you today and are gonna be doing a LIVE episode tomorrow! We are soothing the pain of departure, like how Jenny fell into a pool.

Riese May 31, 2021 7 Comments
Maria and Kristen awaait word from the judges about their dishes, this week on "Top Chef."
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Welcome to the Gayest Episode of Top Chef… Maybe Ever

Lady gays abound on this week’s episode of Top Chef! Plus updates on: the season finale of This Is Us, Nancy Drew, Charmed, All Rise, and All American. Also, the trailer for the new gay Gossip Girl is here, you know you love us, XOXO.

The TV Team May 28, 2021 12 Comments
A collage of six characters from the list: Sophie Moore, Rosa Diaz, Valkyrie, Kalinda Sharma, Kat Sandoval, and Catra
TV Lists

The 50 Lesbian and Bisexual TV and Film Characters With the Dyke-iest Swagger

Dykey swagger is something you either have or you don’t, it’s something you either know or you don’t. It’s not really definable; it just is.

The TV Team May 27, 2021 55 Comments
Marissa and Alex driving in a car together
TV Feature

I Still Can’t Believe a Sixty Second Scene from “The OC” is My Gay Root

When Marissa asks Alex if she ever misses her parents, Alex’s answer comes quickly: “Sometimes. But my friends are my family you know?”

Vanessa May 27, 2021 16 Comments
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