Results for: representation
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 70, July 2020
“is this like gay when harry met sally
bc that’s the only heterosexual love story that i like, so i’m feeling positive” -
Announcing the Winners of the Third Annual Autostraddle TV Awards!
Who snagged top honors at the most important television awards show in the entire world and also in the entire history of the planet?!?!?!?!?!?!
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A Black, Queer Reflection on The Civil Rights Movement and the Unfinished Project of Freedom
The work of civil rights history is queer and feminist. It’s also a hard, rough, incomplete project.
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Céline Sciamma on “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” The Lesbian Gaze, and Queer TV That Gives Her Hope
“What is a happy ending with a lesbian love story? Eternal possession? We want a frozen image of two people getting married?”
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Ensure Autostraddle’s Future: Announcing Our Spring 2020 Fundraiser & $23,000 Match Gift!
In a time when digital resources and connection are more vital than ever — including workplaces that employ LGBTQ people sustainably — Autostraddle wants to not only keep our lights on, but ensure they’ll keep burning as brightly as possible.
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New “L Word: Generation Q” Trailer Promises “Real Life From The L to The Q,” Just Like the MTA
A new teaser for “The L Word: Generation Q” ensures representation of Tops, Bottoms and Verses, as well as lovers, dreamers, activists, heartbreakers, non-conformists and side-hustlers!
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Fatimah Asghar’s Got Game: Watch Her New Short on Anxiety at a Queer Sex Party
“You can’t have a rulebook or a playbook for how to connect. When you’re queer, it’s about negotiating your own way, when the blueprint doesn’t work for you.” Fatimah Asghar discusses queerness, intimacy and her new short film Got Game, that you can watch exclusively on Autostraddle.
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Eight Awesome Queer Historical Fiction Books Like Tipping the Velvet
Queer historical fiction books full of the steaminess, lush historical detail, and drama of Sarah Waters’s iconic lesbian coming of age story Tipping the Velvet.
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Duolingo is Gay! And It Could Be Gayer!
Story #6 titled “Honeymoon” is very gay. Not with a Disney-style exclusively gay moment, but with some actual textual ‘Le mot L’ dyke drama.
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Pop Culture Fix: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Keep Powering Each Other Up
Missy Elliott joins a new Cinderella adaptation, Batwoman casts a Nocturna (oh no!), Will & Grace cannot get bisexuality right, the cast of Pose is rightly honored again, and I hope you treated yourself to this Laura Dern song.
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To L and Back LIVE! Episode 509: Liquid Heat With Gaby Dunn, Mal Blum, Brittani Nichols and Cerise Castle
The lights are out and everybody’s making out and we are having a live episode that you can watch (or read the transcript of!) right now, and also a podcast episode! WOW!
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LGBTQ TV Characters Are at an All Time High, According to GLAAD’s “Where We Are on TV” Report
There is plenty to celebrate. And there is plenty of work to be done.
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“Wait, Is This a Date?” Podcast Episode 108: First Dates
It’s a CROSSOVER SPECIAL! We’re joined To L and Back Analyssa Lopez! We’re talking about first dates — the who, the what, the where, the why, AND the how.
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“Tommy” Review: Edie Falco’s Los Angeles’ Lesbian Police Chief Steps Into a Complicated Legacy
Her sexuality, it seems, has been something of a personal and career liability, and part of the series will see her grappling to turn it into something empowering.
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Nine Queer Writers of Color on “Generation Q” and The L Word’s Legacy of Whiteness
The L Word: Generation Q featured 12 new queer characters of color in its first season, but media conversations about the show have largely remained driven by white points of view. So, we set out to change that.
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Also.Also.Also: Young M.A Is Making a Strap-On Starter Kit. This Is Not a Drill (Or Is It)
Meet the trans woman making professional soccer history, talking about the behind-the-scenes fashion that makes Killing Eve so hot, plus how to combat those “Sunday scaries” and more!
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6 Queer Authors on What It’s Like to Launch Their Books in a Pandemic
If you’re looking to escape reality for a little while, look no further than this year’s absolute bumper crop of queer novels. As late spring and summer literary events are postponed and cancelled, writers are looking for ways to connect virtually with readers and the publishing community – and finding ways to keep their creativity flowing in a difficult time.
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Ohio Loses Prizm Magazine, the State’s Last LGBTQ+ Publication, in Wake of COVID-19
It’s a tragedy when any publication shuts down, but for the state of Ohio, Prizm Magazine was the lifeblood of the LGBTQ+ community in an area still lacking statewide LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections; losing it is an example of what we’re losing in the world of arts and media due to COVID-19.
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“Happiest Season” Roundtable: Yikes, Harper! Wooowwww, Aubrey Plaza!
“In conclusion, Aubrey Plaza is a precious gem and I would die for her.”
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28 Sex Toys for Food-Free Food Play
Love to get off on a super sexy cake sitting but get a sympathetic yeast infection almost immediately? These food-shaped sex toys are for you.