Results for: representation
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Those Shady Gays: A Reflection on Mad Men, Downton Abbey and Revenge
The untrustworthy homosexual is a lazy way to add ‘diversity’ to your television show. Let’s talk about it!
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Why Grey’s Anatomy’s New Story Arc Is A Pretty Big Deal
Because lesbian and bisexual characters now have longer shelf lives, network TV is beginning to go beyond the same trope-tastic story arcs.
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ABC Family’s “The Fosters”: Two Lovely Gay Ladies Bringing Up Four Very Lovely Kids
Here’s your first look at ABC Family’s “The Fosters,” exec-produced by J-Lo and starring “a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms.”
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The Birds and the Bees: Let’s Talk About Sex With Maggie And Rachel!
Ali’s Team Pick: Maggie Keenan-Bolger has team up with Rachel Sullivan and they’re busy creating “The Birds and the Bees: Unabridged,” a play about female sexuality.
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Hollywood Thinks Your Period Is Scary
Happy Friday the 13th. Your period is officially terrifying, according to the media.
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She’s A Boy I Knew: Transgressing Gender, Transforming Film
As both the subject and filmmaker of the documentary ‘She’s A Boy l Knew,’ Gwen Haworth takes gender expression to a whole new level.
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A Letter to Ilene Chaiken From Trans Computer Search Champion Max Sweeney
I AM THE ONLY trans guy ON CABLE! But instead of integrating me into your show, you’ve progressively emphasized how my differences make me at odds with the lesbian community and the only personality trait you’ve given me is “self-loathing.”
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General Mills, RE/MAX Won’t Advertise on “Pretty Little Liars,” Save Kids From Radical Lesbian Agenda
“ABC using salacious and glamorizing scenes portraying young, pretty women as lesbians sends the wrong message to these young girls…reinforces and legitimizes this lifestyle in a manner that could affect these young girls’ sexual identity for a lifetime.”
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Let’s Talk About Lesbian Batwoman Some More
Earlier this week we published one opinion on DC Comics’ lesbian Batwoman reboot; now here’s a different perspective!
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CA Gov Signs LGBT School Textbook Bill, Making California Textbooks Opposite of Texas Textbooks
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a controversial bill today requiring LGBT history inclusion in social studies texts. Which of the US’s two largest textbook markets will influence the entire nation?
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We Are The Night: The Triumph of the Lesbian Vampire Trope
Zombies have pretty much replaced vampires at this point, but you know what they haven’t replaced? Lesbian vampires, like those in the forthcoming “We Are The Night.”
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Dragon Age Just Got Gayer, Get Your Lesbian Avatar, Let’s Play
The new release allows people to engage in a wide variety of romantic options – whether your avatar is male or female, whether you’re gay or straight. Let’s call it “Equal Opportunity Romance.” Sounds nicer than “the continuing battle for gay rights,” AMIRIGHT?!
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43 Films Featuring Transmasc Characters
From 1935 to 2025: Here’s almost a century of evolution in transmasc representation in cinema, looking at 45 characters across 45 films.
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‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ Is Full of Laughs, Lesbians, and Guinea Pigs
Think of any Pedro Almodóvar movie you’ve seen, make it as silly as possible, and then you’d get Gonzalo Cordova’s hilarious and visually imaginative Women Wearing Shoulder Pads.
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‘I’ve Been Out of the Sex/Dating Scene and I Feel Fine About It? I Think?’
It’s like I’m sexually active in theory but not in practice.
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Every Out Queer Player in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup
There are more than 50 openly queer players competing at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. Get to know them and respectfully thirst over them!
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How Magazines Served As Sites of Trans Community-Making 50 Years Ago
These magazines provided critical representation for trans and gender expansive individuals across the United States who saw themselves represented in their pages.
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Vote Now in the 8th Annual Autostraddle TV Awards!
Fewer gay shows are being produced and the ones that do slip through are often canceled. But that makes it all the more important to celebrate the work that does get made!
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Meet New York’s First Gay Married Couple & Show Us Your Pride!
Banksy’s biggest exhibit installed in secret at the Bristol Museum, Hey Hey Pride Party Contest Giveaway, Obama’s big plan, D-Sea speaks out, Kelly’s “lesbian hell” and Fairytales without happy endings.
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A Queer History of the Muppets
From Kermit’s drag persona Kermeena to nonbinary icon Gonzo, The Muppets have always been queer on-screen and among their fans.