Harlem’s Jerrie Johnson and Meagan Good on Making the Queer Best Friend More Than a Trope
“I feel like I give main character energy, so there’s no way that I was going to be anything else.”
Lesbian Weddings on TV: From Carol and Susan to Bette and Tina
The history of lesbian weddings on TV: parents refusing to attend, wild ’90s hats, untimely deaths, a weed brownie rave on the Eiffel Tower, an impromptu prison wedding, the union of two solo gems and so much more.
Woke “Yellowstone” Cowgirls Kiss, Ruin Real Americans’ Favorite Show
Until this week, the only thing I knew about the TV show Yellowstone is that Republicans f*cking love it.
Looking Back at the Queer Episodes of “Say Yes to the Dress”
My understanding of my queerness has evolved significantly since the first lesbian brides appeared on Say Yes to the Dress.
Daniel Sea on Max’s Return to “The L Word: Generation Q”
“My wish was for Max’s present to reflect more of a life like mine. I don’t hang out with mostly cis people, I don’t hang out with mostly white people. Diverse is such a weird word but my community is mixed and diverse in all sorts of ways. That’s my queer community.”
Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer TV Couples of 2022
Love remains not a lie here in 2022!
Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans TV Characters of 2022
You ever heard of Max Chapman?
“The White Lotus”: Should Aubrey Plaza and Meghann Fahy Kiss?
Sometimes the celebrities our community drools over leave me feeling confused, but Aubrey Plaza??? Correct correct correct.
This Old WB Promo Brought Me Right Back to My Teenage Feels
The most defining example of my teenage bisexual feels is tucked away in a few blink or you’ll miss it moments from the 2000s.
It’s Lesbian Enemies to Lovers on Season 4 of “The Dragon Prince”
A deaf butch human warrior. A Black elf queen. Tolkien truly could never.
25 Babes With Baseball Bats, Ranked by Lesbianism
“Color coordinating the bat to the suit is iconiccccc dyke behavior.”
Slow Takes: “Pen15” and Embracing Alternate Girlhoods
Watching the first season during what I considered my second puberty was miserable. I could acknowledge its effectiveness, but I felt alienated.
Why is Season 3 of “Love is Blind” So Heterosexual?
“Season Three of Love is Blind is, somehow, remarkably heterosexual, despite its premise retaining deep roots in lesbian cultural practices.”
Talking to Tegan and Sara About Becoming Characters in Their Own TV Show
“We’re still trying to make art that surprises people and this feels scary, so I think that that probably means we’re on the right track.”
Chatting With Clea DuVall, Cobie Smulders, and Laura Kittrell About Tegan and Sara’s “High School” TV Show
“I think the greatest compliment that we’ve gotten was somebody in the audience at TIFF saying how happy they were to see a show that wasn’t cynical at all.”
The Coming Out Scenes We’ll Never Forget
“I doubt that Santana was written from the jump with the intention to make her a lesbian, but sometimes that’s what a coming out journey feels like — like you’re in a show and the writers chose a new direction for your character mid-way through Season Two. You can still look back and find a way to make it all fit together, though. Stories and lives are fluid like that.”
Brittani Nichols on Writing “Abbott Elementary,” Making Oprah a Shipper
“I hope that as people become more familiar with the episodes that I personally write, they’ll notice sort of this undercurrent of community care.”
Style Thief: How To Dress Like League of Their Own’s Butch Icons Lupe and Jess
Jess and Lupe have distinct but complementary go-to butch styles.
Style Thief: How To Harness the Fly Butch Style of League of Their Own’s Jo
Jo is a connoisseur of the all-important art of butch layering, and now you can be, too!
“Harley Quinn” and “Star Trek: Lower Decks” Give Chaotic Bisexuals a Good Name
It is shockingly rare to see the complex internal lives of women explored like this on TV, to dig through their motivations with them, to ride the waves of their messy decisions alongside them, without ever losing sight of their humanity.