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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A-Camp May 2013 Recamp #3: Fun Before 2pm, Fun After 2pm
You’ve got swagger, fashion, comedy, whiskey, geeky pick-up lines and the coolest klub on the mountain!
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Turning the Tide: How Activism to Protect Queer Students and Communities Works
How activists in Louisiana use everything from direct action to meetings with senators to try to pass laws that would protect queer and trans* students from bullying, queer and trans* employees from discrimination, and more. This is how your legal progress sausage is made.
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Super Girly Top Secret Erika Moen: The Autostraddle Interview
In which Erika Moen, the mastermind behind DAR! and Oh Joy, Sex Toy, tells us to go have a wank.
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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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Queer Your Maps: Google Map Maker Launches In the UK, Maps Bletchley Park
I like the idea of user-generated cartography because it’s giving us, the people on the ground, a greater hand in the accurate representation of our environment.
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EU Wants To Fix Gender Inequality… By Banning Porn?
The European Parliament is set to vote March 12th on a proposal that seeks to ban all forms of “pornography” from “the media” without really specifying to which pornography or media they’re referring.
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Pretty Little Liars Recap 322: Will the Circle Jerk Be Unbroken?
This week on Pretty Little Liars, Emily meets an olympic swimmer and Spencer reenacts the entire plot line of Girl, Interrupted.
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Queering the F*ck Out of Musical Theater: The Personal Is Political Is Art
“Theatre taught me that it was fine to be different; I wish it had shown me it was fine to be a queer woman, as well.”
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Autostraddle Book Club: Emily Answers Your “Cameron Post” Questions and We Throw A Feelings-Fest
emily m. danforth answers 36 of your questions about “Cameron Post” and then we’re all gonna talk about the book!
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Snow-Covered Canadian Prairie Queers: A Survival Guide
“There’s not much media representation of the freezing lesbians in the snowy Northern prairies’ demographic.”
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Femmes: Beyond Lipstick (and Heels and Dresses)
Sometimes you just want a role model.
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Jane Lynch and Rachel Maddow Switch Seats and Discuss Gay Marriage
Rachel and Jane dish about gay media representation and gay marriage on The Rachel Maddow Show. So this is basically relevant to every interest you’ve ever had, ever.
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The Comment Awards Can’t Help But Smile
Have I told you lately that I love you? All of you? Because I do.
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That’s Not Who I Am: Calling Out and Challenging Stereotypes of Asian Americans
Asian stereotypes are everywhere. Let’s talk about them, yell about them and do something about them.
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#1 must have Brings Photographic Queer Realness to a Zine Near You
Lizz’s Team Pick: #1 must have is an uplifting, adorable and generally all around awesome new photo zine for queers!
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Rachel Maddow Appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show! Rejoice!
Ellen DeGeneres interviewed Rachel Maddow on her TV show! Everything is great (except for the portrayal of women by the media).
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What Reality TV Does To Girls
Studies show reality tv makes girls more competitive and appearance-focused and I just read a book about reality TV so I have a lot of things to share with you.
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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.”