Results for: representation
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“Don’t Look Up” Exposes How Capitalism Won’t Save Us
The movie shows us what happens if we wait too long to interrogate our culture and ourselves, lose sight of truth, and fail to take action: irreversible destruction.
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Lena Waithe’s “Boomerang” Has a Black Lesbian, Bisexual Representation and a Lot of Heart
Tia’s a complete scene stealer. She’s defies so many boxes or tropes of what we’ve been programmed to expect from a black lesbian on TV.
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The 30 Gayest Things About the Supposedly Straight Rom-Com “13 Going On 30”
The Six Chicks? The mere premise of wanting to skip from 13 to 30? There’s a reason this iconic film connected with me so deeply when I was a closeted preteen.
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Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans TV Characters of 2022
You ever heard of Max Chapman?
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“Killing Eve” 405 Recap: Carolyn’s Flashback Episode Is a Mixed Bag
Eve makes a move against Hélène, and Hélène strikes back HARD.
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Pop Culture Fix: Did The Muppets Confirm Gonzo’s Non-Binary Icon Status?
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!
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Black, Trans, and Alive
There is joy here. I have dreamed of this 100 times, prayed for it twice as many.
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Shiva Baby Wasn’t My Queer Story — and That’s Totally Fine
“I know and love many Danielle-esque people — but she is not me. Instead, she is the projection many people have of me solely based on my identity.”
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What’s New and Gay To Stream in June 2022
We’ve got a series about lesbian vampires and a series about a queer actress angling to be in “Les Vampires,” a delightfully inclusive Queer as Folk reboot, Selena Gomez getting the girl in Season 2 of The Only Murders in the Building, a new 80s-set movie about a young Black queer singer and (truly) so much more!
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Also.Also.Also: Guardian Edits Out Judith Butler Accurately Labeling TERFs Fascists After Quote Goes Viral
We wanted to talk about the Judith Butler quote that’s going viral online, but The Guardian pulled it before we could publish the link round up. What’s up with that?
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Oscars 2023: Two Queers Discuss the Pretty Gay 95th Academy Awards
“Does the Academy just love war? They want to GET INTO THE TRENCHES. Well not me. I prefer not to trench. Unless it is Lydia Tár’s trench coat.”
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What’s New and Gay To Stream in February 2022
February is bringing many LGBTQ+ tidings including the last seasons of Killing Eve and Better Things, Shay Mitchell playing gay again, celesbian-studded game shows, an Anne+ movie, Abbi Jacobson as an animated queer princess and more!
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Welcome Autostraddle’s Newest Writers!
Say hello to the 14 (yes, you heard that right!) new writers who are helping to make Autostraddle brighter and sharper.
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Daniel Sea On “The L Word,” Gender Identity, and Imagining Queer Liberation
“I spoke about gender identity, sexuality, and my past with journalists and people in Hollywood who just didn’t understand the language I was using. It was a culture shock for me.” — Daniel Sea
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“Yellowjackets” Episode 203 Recap: Fear Alchemized Into Desire
In “Digestif”, Melanie Lynskey delivers a monologue I’ll never forget.
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You Can’t Convince Me These Early Hollywood Tomboys Weren’t Gay
In honor of formative crush Connie Allenbury, I present to you: An Incomplete List of Hot Tomboy Characters of Early 20th Century Hollywood Who Either Were Or Should Have Been Gay.
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114 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Spring 2023
New Samantha Irby! New Leah Johnson! Get excited for these upcoming LGBTQ+ and feminist book releases, and support queer authors this spring.
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Pop Culture Fix: Wow, That Sue Bird / Megan Rapinoe Gold Medal Kiss Made Straight People Go Berserk
Elliot Page will be honored at OutFest, The L Word The L Word The L Word, Ashley Nicole Black’s NYT profile, Beanie Feldstein and the trailer for American Crime Story: Impeachment, and more!
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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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October 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream
Cozy up for a gay October with secret lesbian relationships amid an alien invasion, a way-more-gay I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, new seasons of The Baby-Sitter’s Club and Love Life, Wentworth’s last dance, Kiersey Clemons as an animated activist, a true crime limited series and so much more!