Results for: representation
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Autostraddle March Madness: Canon vs. Fanon – Sci-Fi/Fantasy
So many gays in superhero suits and space!
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To L and Back: Generation Q Special Pre-Season 2 Podcast Episode Is Here
“Analyssa, no, that’s National Treasure, that’s not The L Word: Generation Q. I know they’re very similar.”
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The Amazing Race: One Million Miles, 32 Seasons, 653 Contestants, 373 Episodes, 5 Out Lesbians
I fell in love with “The Amazing Race” and now I would like to ask “The Amazing Race” to fall in love with queer women.
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“Motherland: Fort Salem” Centers Women And Its Queer Relationship In Its Powerful First Season
Motherland casually and seamlessly put queer women at the center of its story.
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HBO Max’s “Love Life” Made Me Believe Love Isn’t a Lie and Also There’s a Lesbian
So often, when you’re single, especially if you’ve been single for a long time, people will give you the same empty platitudes. You just haven’t met the right person yet, you’ll find love when you’re not looking for it, you have to love yourself before anyone else can love you, etc. But this show takes those sentiments and clicks a new lens into place over them.
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“The L Word: Generation Q” Should Change Its Mind About Trans Actresses Playing Cis Characters
Gen Q has come the closest to featuring the kind of trans women representation I crave. All that needs to change is for the show to make the characters trans.
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HBO Max’s “Equal” Celebrates the Deviants of Pre-Stonewall LGBT Activism
In HBO Max’s LGBTQ documentary “Equal”; Samira Wiley, Jamie Clayton, Isis King, Shannon Purser, Heather Matarazzo, Theo Germaine and more embody key historical figures in the pre-Stonewall fight for LGBTQ rights and visibility.
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The L Word Generation Q Episode 206 Recap: Love Shack is a Little Old Place Where Shane Asks For No Drama
We’re heading for the love getaway with SO much drama at lesbian karaoke! Everybody is making questionable romantic choices and it is a THRILL to witness!
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The Angsty Buddhist: “Avatar” & Telling Our Own Stories
I don’t think it matters much whether Avatar: The Last Airbender is “respectful” of Asian culture. I think the show is racist, and also I like it. I’m interested in what we do with the sense of agency it gives us, how it allows us to critique the structures that exist and envision our own worlds.
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The Lesbian Storyline on “Light as a Feather” Ended Up Being Stiff as a Board
I just don’t think we’re in a place yet, culturally, where there’s enough positive representation out there to start killing off evil lesbians.
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“Twenties” Review: Lena Waithe Writes Herself Into Her Groundbreaking New BET Series To Mixed Results
Lena Waithe’s “Twenties” on BET is historic — the first black butch lesbian to ever serve as the protagonist of a comedy in TV history! Carmen and Natalie got together to talk about the show, what’s next for black queer representation, and yes that really great sex scene.
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“To L and Back” Generation Q Podcast Episode 208: Launch Party
“Sepideh Moafi’s tongue is acting. Her tongue has more compelling storylines this season than many of the core characters, I would argue.”
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“To L and Back” Gen Q Podcast Episode 102
“Do we discuss issues of representation around trans lesbians, trans sex, and Latinx families? Yes. Do we discuss high-waisted pants and threesomes? Also yes.”
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My Top 10 Television Characters: Kayla, Who Has Mommy Issues
A prime selection of Mean Moms and Women Who Could Beat Me Up.
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I Am Who I Am: Annalise Keating and the Power of Black Reflection
All I ever wanted to say is, “this thing that happened to me…is why I am the way I am.” But it was easier to deal with everyone else’s disappointment than to speak that truth aloud. I wasn’t strong enough for that. Annalise Keating was.
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Dominique Provost-Chalkley Is Queer: “Wynonna Earp” Actress Comes Out on Her Birthday
“I am queer. I am into ALL humans. I guess maybe I am just really into love? Who knows? But finally… I am OUT.”
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“Wynonna Earp” Episode 412: We’ll Always Have Purgatory
The finale of Wynonna Earp’s fourth (and likely final) season is a love letter to the fans by way of a big gay wedding.
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The Category Is “Shut Out of the 2020 Emmys” and the Winner Is Pose, the Reason Is Transphobia
The Emmy nominations are out and this year, there are 11 nominated lesbian, bisexual, queer or trans actresses being honored for their work! There’s 15 nominations going to LGBT women’s roles on screen. With so much to celebrate, it also hurts to once again see the trans cast and crew of Pose face yet another shut out.
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“Work in Progress” Is a Hilarious Triumph of Specificity
Allowing someone as funny and weird as McEnany to make a show that opens itself up to all the facets of herself is such a gift to us all.
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“Wynonna Earp” Episode 402 Recap: Her Secret Garden
This episode is Way Haught from beginning to end, though things aren’t all quite what they seem.