Results for: representation
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Sister Duo REYNA Is Bringing You Queer Pop Perfection from the Midwest
Milwaukee based REYNA (Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos) has some perfectly crafted queer pop you’ll love, and they’re gearing up for their biggest year yet.
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For Your Consideration: Introduction to Women’s Studies
I didn’t know then that Devon would become one of those women in my life who’s there for good, who I could not text for months and then suddenly dive right back in with. One of those friends who would show up, who would stay.
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68 LGBT YA Books to Get Excited for in 2019
Can you even believe this list has 68 (!!) upcoming 2019 queer YA books? WOW. No matter what kind of LGBT YA you’re into, there is something on this list for you.
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Precious and Adored: Reading Victorian Love Letters, Writing Queer History
When Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Simpson met in 1890, they fell for each other hard. Their once-hidden letters are collected in a new book.
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It’s Time to Recognize Holland Taylor’s Supreme Domme Energy
God grant me the aloof assuredness of a woman who’s lived a life.
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The Look We Give
There’s a look I get from black and biracial women on the trail. And there’s a look I give black and biracial women. It’s recognition: “I see you. We’re the only ones like us out here.”
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Pop Culture Fix: Veep’s Lesbian Daughter Gets Sad Mainstream Lifestyle Haircut and Other Stories
Topics include the new Veep trailer, Alicia Witt on “Orange is the New Black,” casting P-Valley, a lot of Lena Waithe related projects, how “Dating Around” found its cast (including lesbians!), a lot of shows with lesbian characters getting cancelled and more!
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“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 506: Lights! Camera! Action! With Lauren Ashley Smith
“I feel like I’m very much a stickler for how Black church is shown on TV, and I think a lot of people get it wrong in movies and TV a lot, like it just never is quite right. And I feel like Hollywood is that way too. And I felt like this [portrayal of Hollywood] was very accurate, and I was shocked!”
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“Shameless” Racked Up 15+ Queer Women Characters While You Were Getting High
Valerie and Riese chat about “Shameless,” the Showtime dramedy we weren’t watching for the gay lady parts and then suddenly there were a lot of gay lady parts. Did we like them? Find out!
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21 Lesbian and Bisexual Movies Based on a True Story, Ranked
From Lizzie to Frida to Battle of the Sexes to The Favourite, our team weighs in on 21 queer films that are based on true stories.
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Getting in Bed With Kristin + Heather Hogan: Buffy, Cats and Jesus
This week Kristin got in bed with Autostraddle senior editor Heather Hogan to talk about queer representation on teevee, spirituality vs. religion and, of course, cats. (And beer.)
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#10YearChallenge: 2009 vs. 2019 LGBTQ TV
2009, the year The L Word ended and Glee began.
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Drawn to Comics: Marguerite Bennett Talks Batwoman, Representation and the Importance of Fallible Queer Heroes
I talked with Bennett about what it’s like being the first woman and the first openly queer woman to write a Batwoman solo title, what she hopes to bring to it, and what she hopes queer readers will get from the series.
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Carly Usdin’s “Avant-Guards” Is the Women’s Basketball Comic Book You’ve Been Waiting for Since Before You Knew You Were Gay
Welcome to the Georgia O’Keefe College of Arts and Subtle Dramatics!
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The Comment Awards are Cheering for You in this Brand New Year
“Gay cheerleader of the cosmos, guess I found my desired position for future job applications.”
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8 Awesome Queer Books for the Youth and Tweens in Your Life
LGBT fiction for the tween / young teen in your life, or for anyone who likes a good queer book (spoiler: that’s everyone).
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Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #27
Tell us, do you have any superstitions?
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20 Lesbian and Bisexual Comedy Movies, Ranked
Our team weighs in on some of the funniest and least funny love and friendship stories in lesbian cinematic history, from Saving Face to Life Partners and so many more!
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Boobs on Your Tube: “grown-ish” Is Back and So Is Shane Doing Shane Things
Summer TV is here and you know what that means: Queen Sugar! Claws! grown-ish! Burden of Truth! And, weirdly, the end of The Bold Type’s third season.
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Tara Chambler’s Death on “The Walking Dead” Is More Than Just Another Buried Gay
“Tara Chambler wasn’t just the first openly LGBTQ character on The Walking Dead; she was the first gay woman I had ever seen in any form of zombie horror in my life.”