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.
Style Thief: How To Catch Hearts by Dressing Like League of Their Own’s Carson
You know what they say: Once you start putting plaid in the closet, you’re about to come out of the closet. (No one says this; I just made this up.)
Style Thief: How To Dress Like League of Their Own’s Heartthrob Pitcher Max
Max Chapman has one of my favorite fashion arcs over the course of A League of Their Own. You can easily build a capsule wardrobe around her looks.
Presenting the Winners of the 2022 Autostraddle TV Awards!
We might not come with a fancy in-person ceremony or physical trophies, but as mainstream awards continue to overlook groundbreaking LGBTQ+ series, we vitally fill a gap in the television awards pomp and circumstance.
Jinkx Monsoon on Queer Adolescence, Being a Lifelong MILF, and Working Out Demons Through Drag
“I call it paying it forward. Because that’s what drag queens did for me at a young age. That’s what drag queens have done for me all throughout my life.”
Style Thief: How To Dress Like League Of Their Own’s Resident Femme Jock Greta
We love a mean femme top who can flirt as good as she can play ball.
Which Gay League Of Their Own Character Should Be Your Girlfriend?
Which of the many gay gals populating Prime Video’s “League of Their Own” is your intended soulmate? There’s only one way to find out: THIS QUIZ!
Vote Now in the 2022 Autostraddle TV Awards!
Welcome to the 2022 Autostraddle TV Awards (previously known as the Gay Emmys)! These awards are meant to celebrate the best of television — through a lens of LGBTQ+ representation.
P-Valley Has Changed the Rules of Black Queer Storytelling
A roundtable between four queer black writers about THEE show of the summer that united exceptional storytelling, with blackness and queerness and southernness, in ways we’ve never seen before.
What “Dyke TV” Can Teach Us About Independent LGBTQ Media
Created by three lesbian artist-activists in June 1993, Dyke TV was a half-hour public access cable TV program focused on lesbian and feminist activism, community issues, art and film, news, health, sports, and culture.
How Realistic is “A League Of Their Own”? Let’s Do a Historical Deep Dive!
Join me on a journey deep into herstory while we answer questions on topics including racism in the AAGPBL, whether or not there really were that many lesbians, queer bar culture of the 1940s and the popularity of women’s softball.
32 Excerpts From Really Special “League Of Their Own” Reviews Written By Homophobes Who’ve Had Quite Enough
“Women in the 1940s were conservative and respectful. This series tried to make them into whores and lesbians!”
Every “A League of Their Own” Reference in Prime Video’s “A League of Their Own”: An Obsessive Guide
An episode-by-episode breakdown of every “A League of Their Own” movie reference and easter egg in the “A League of Their Own” series, brought to you in loving, painstaking detail from one queer nerd to another.
A League of Their Own’s Roberta Colindrez & Priscilla Delgado on Queer Maintext and Just Playing Ball
“Well, there’s something about me and Lori Petty. Also, Madonna, Rosie, what’s going on? Marla Hooch? Come on. I love baseball, of course. But I love the movie for so many reasons I didn’t understand until I was much, much older.”
A League of Their Own’s Melanie Field on Platonic Queer Love and Being the New Rosie
“Being in this body, being able to play a fat, queer athlete is mind blowing to me. It’s a responsibility that I take very seriously. I hope and I dream that people like me feel seen.”
An Autistic Reading of Stranger Things’ Robin Buckley
To have someone so similar to me portrayed as likable and capable in a major show, is thrilling.
There Will Never Be Another Wishbone
The best episodes of Wishbone impressed on me the importance of storytelling and listening to other people’s stories.