Results for: representation
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The Ultimatum: Queer Love’s Bridget Matloff on What the Cameras Didn’t Show You
Bridget Matloff speaks on friendship with Gabby Windey, pressures of reality TV, thoughts on marriage, gender roles, and yes, haircare.
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‘Big Mouth’ Finally Grew Up
Underneath the raunchiness and gross-out jokes, the series has been a trailblazer in its efforts to challenge societal norms and welcome LGBTQ representation.
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Staying Up All Night With Kathryn Gallagher
Kathryn Gallgher talks about starring in the new play All Nighter, written by her best friend, and co-starring Kristine Froseth, Havana Rose Liu, and Alyah Chanelle Scott.
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Why Hasn’t There Been a Good Movie About the Stonewall Riots?
Thirty years after Stonewall (1995), there still hasn’t been a film that meaningfully captures this major LGBTQ+ historical event.
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Oscars 2025: Two Queers Discuss the Straightest Academy Awards in Years
“I am so sorry I made a wish on a monkey’s paw for a trans lesbian musical to get an Oscar nomination and it resulted in us all having to suffer through Emilia Pérez.”
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10 Queer Animation Wins in 2024
There were miraculous updates on beloved characters like X-Men’s Morph and Bob’s Burger’s Marshmellow, CaitVi became canon and then kinky, and Nimona was Oscar nominated!
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The 25 Best TV Shows of 2024 With Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Characters
It’s been a very uneven year for television with lesbian, bisexual and queer characters — but these 25 shows stuck with us.
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An Oral History of ‘Adam’ (2019), the Most Controversial Trans Movie of All Time
Five years after its release, the cast and crew behind ‘Adam’ (2019) look back on the film, the controversy, and the culture that shaped both.
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‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ Season Three Struggles To Let Go of Reneé Rapp
While The Sex Lives of College Girls succeeds in ushering Rapp off the canvas, it’s less successful in navigating its third season without her.
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Rebels Against Disney Have Uploaded the Cut Trans Episode of ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’
The completed episode of the Marvel animated series appeared to have been cut due to its pro-trans message.
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To Protect Trans Kids, We Have To Actually Listen to Them
The stories of trans youth go largely ignored by the American public in our cultural conversations about their lives, but Nico Lang is giving everyone a chance to change that with their new book, American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era.
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The Revolution Will Be Archived
Through the Lesbian Herstory Archives, Noor Aldayeh is making space for queer Palestinians to tell their own stories.
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Willow Rosenberg Is Your Autostraddle March Madness 2024 ‘The Kids Are Alright’ Champion!
Willow’s win is a testament to the way representation, and our first encounters with it, imprints upon a person. There’s something unshakeable about our connections to the first time we see ourselves. It’s deeper than just nostalgia.
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AF+ Members: Pick the Winners of the Autostraddle March Madness First Four
La Brea’s Izzy vs. Bel-Air’s Ashley Banks! Dare Me’s Beth vs. Big Shot’s Mouse! Gen V’s Marie vs Jordan! Everything Sucks’ Emaline vs. Ginny & Georgia’s Max! Are you ready to tip off this year’s edition of Autostraddle March Madness?? LFG.
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Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Drive-Away Dolls Is Suffused With Lesbian Sex Throughout
“Justice for shower sex! It’s so controversial but I’m very pro.”
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The Traitors Season Two Reunion Recap: Peppermint Underscores the Biases That Led to Her Elimination
“It kind of eerily reminded me of a high school experience where I was the only out LGBTQ person at the time,” Peppermint says.
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Beyond Gender Identity: A History of Trans Actors in Cis Roles
I’m talking about stories where the trans character’s transness isn’t the focus — where they’re allowed to be the worst behaved one or simply hot and getting laid or just really fucking good at their job.
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The Bloody History of the Lesbian Vampire in 20 Films
The phrase “lesbian vampire” might be one of the most titillating combinations of words in the English language.
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“Never Have I Ever Season Four” Stepped Right Into the Affirmative Action Debate
As in previous seasons, it’s hard not to feel that a show that’s theoretically about raising the profile of an often-misrepresented racial minority in America, instead completely misrepresents racism as it exists in America.
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A League Of Their Own Is Still Fighting For #MoreThanFour Episodes
We heard, on good authority that the A League of Their Own team is still fighting for more episodes. Share your stories and help us help Amazon understand the fullness of the series’ impact.