Results for: representation
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To L And Back: Generation Q Podcast 310: We Just Wanted To Have Fun With Our Friends
“For now, what I’ll say about this storyline is that I was just glad to not see that damn purple coffee mug. The fact that they did not bring this coffee mug back out was one small mercy of this storyline for me.”
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L Word Generation Q Episode 308 Recap: Quality Time Salts All Wounds
Finley’s Mom crashes a Thanksgiving episode with a spread that includes a Turkey Trot, a magic disappearing engagement ring, toxic Pumpkin Spice, alleged sexting and warm wine in a go-cup!
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Nicole Morse Wants You To See Trans Feminist Futures in Selfies
Selfie Aesthetics: Seeing Trans Feminist Futures in Self-Representational Art is a book about selfies and our relationships to them.
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A Memoir Isn’t a Self-Help Book
Author Jeanna Kadlec talks about her new memoir Heretic, the loss of leaving a life, gay Bible stories, and more.
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8 Other Ways Pilot Kayla Watts of Jurassic World: Dominion Could Have Come Out As Bisexual
Jurassic World: Dominion features a bisexual Black character played by DeWanda Wise, but her queerness barely breaks out of subtextual territory.
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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.
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“Good Trouble” Episode 414 Recap: Love Is (Not?) A Lie
Let’s take a look at these Good Trouble couples and try to answer the eternal question: Is love a lie??
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You Need Help: I’m 13 — How Do I Explore My Butch Identity?
Sometimes when you’re exploring a new aspect of your identity, you might feel like you have to emulate something specific. But there’s no one way to be butch. Go out there and live your best butch life!
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Auli’i Cravalho on Coming Out on TikTok, Midnight Heartfelt Queer Convos, and Hulu’s “Crush”
“Laying down next to a pretty girl in moonlight and talking about our feelings, like… it’s just movie magic.”
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Gay Me Up, Scotty: How Star Trek Failed To Boldly Go There
In addition to perhaps the most egregious split infinitive in the history of the written word, Star Trek, which celebrates its 44th anniversary this week, also committed crimes against its gay fans: it ignored them.
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7 Brilliant Books About Chaotic Queers
When I think about “good” queer representation, I think about bad. I think about bad behavior, bad relationships, bad choices, bad words.
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75 of the Best Queer Books of 2021
It was a banner year for queer horror! Plus, fantasy, historical fiction, memoir, nonfiction, YA, middle grade, poetry picks — and so much more!
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Charlie Jane Anders on Trans Speculative Fiction and Rethinking ‘Hope’
In this Autostraddle interview, Charlie Jane Anders discusses her new collection of short stories, “Even Greater Mistakes.”
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Hallmark, Dabur and the Politics of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Advertising
I would argue that it becomes impossible to really talk about LGBTQ+ rights without delving into religion because religions the world over have long called us sinners. This is as true in America as it is in India.
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“To L and Back” Generation Q Podcast Episode 207: Light
“I’ve been very precious about getting my hair wet but I would get my hair wet to kiss Gigi in the rain.”
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“Legends of Tomorrow” Episode 609: Laugh Tracks
Sara and Ava lead the team on a sitcom-themed adventure to prove that representation matters by way of saving Behrad’s favorite show.
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Sundance 2021: “4 Feet High” Is a Monumental Work of Queer Disabled Media
How can you watch this series and not feel angry with how deprived we are of stories about queer people with disabilities? How can you watch this series and not be delighted with what’s finally on-screen? How can you watch this series and not be excited about all of the possibilities fulfilled and all the possibilities still to come?
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Shakina Nayfack on Her New Audible Play, NBC’s “Connecting…,” and Forming Trans Community Through Art
“I’m throwing them a few bones of facts and things to know. But I’m also calling them to a higher order. Luring them in with the pussy and then challenging them with postcolonial theory.”
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 80, May 2021
Remember Tila Tequila?