“I think it just shows that as a culture we remain ignorant to these nuances. For me it comes down to people’s fascination with grouping things into familiarity instead of finding new ways of saying something.”

It’s time for our list of the best TV shows of 2022 with lesbian, queer and bisexual women and/or trans characters! Can you guess what’s number one?

Popeye wasn’t just a salty sailor punching people. Strength was fluid, gender was fluid and the spinach flowed freely.

“Identifying as a woman doesn’t feel right, but affirmatively identifying as ‘not a woman’ also doesn’t feel right.”

For the first time in the history of the “Where We Are On TV” Report, lesbian characters occupy a bigger slice of the LGBTQ+ TV character pie than gay men.

Allan’s discomfort creates an identification point for viewers who are also uncomfortable identifying with either the Barbies or the Kens, a third option in an otherwise binary Barbieland.

“When I say getting strong rules, I don’t have any number or definition in mind when I say that. It’s cool for people, as INDIVIDUALS, to feel like they’re strong and capable and I encourage that whether you’re bench pressing 45 pounds or 445.”

“In the 90s, everyone was telling kids they could be anything they wanted to be. But when people saw who I wanted to be they were like, maybe not that though, maybe that’s a little much.”

Our TV Team has voted and these are our picks for the Best TV Shows of 2021 with lesbian, bisexual, queer and/or trans characters.

There is no “solution” to gender identity.

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Society can make us feel like we’re flawed or like our relationships aren’t as valid because we’re not having as much sex as we’re “supposed to.”

The trailer for season two of Euphoria, 25 celebs who have come out as pansexual, gay Santa, and more!

There are so many nonbinary actors popping up on our screens and stages. Here’s just 25 of the many you definitely need to know.

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The Dinah — 30 years later, Anita Hill wants more than apology from Joe Biden, the R. Kelly verdict we waited 20 years for, and Simone Biles on choosing herself.

Also in today’s Pop Culture Fix: The final Supergirl trailer, custom Dreamer and Sentinel action figures, Disney stars really are all gay, huh?, and more!

Mint Simon, the brand new solo project from the lead singer of alternative pop trio Caveboy, talks with me about finding fluidity in gender and sexuality during quarantine and re-emerging more themselves than ever.

I wasn’t a woman, but a lesbian, an identity so powerful it’s the closest thing to a gender I have.