Pop Culture Fix: Legally Blonde’s Writers Trample Best Rumor of 2021, Say Ending Was Always Straight

Happy WNBA All-Star Game Day, my friends! Here’s your midweek Pop Culture Fix!


+ BORRRRRING!!! Legally Blonde writers quash rumours about the film’s alt queer ending.

+ MJ Rodriguez’s mom reacting to her Emmy nomination is my favorite thing to come out of the Emmys this year.

+ It’s Ashley Nicole Black vs. Ashley Nicole Black at this year’s Emmys.

+ Dove Cameron always knew she was gay, even if Hollywood didn’t.

+ Is JoJo Siwa this generation’s queer icon?

+ Is Shakira’s new single a lesbian anthem?

+ Breanna Stewart takes home the Espy for best WNBA player.

+ American Horror Stories lineup is filled with so much queer talent.

+ Mia Mercado at The Cut: I would let the cast of Gunpowder Milkshake kick my ass.

+ And finally, here’s your Fear Street: 1666 trailer.

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Heather Hogan

Heather Hogan is an Autostraddle senior editor who lives in New York City with her wife, Stacy, and their cackle of rescued pets. She's a member of the Television Critics Association, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, and a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer critic. You can also find her on Twitter and Instagram.

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4 Comments

  1. The typo, “Dove Cameron always knew she was straight”, makes me laugh. For a sec, I thought maybe she had re-come out as straight, lol. Glad to click the link and see she still plays for our team, haha.

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