Results for: representation
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In Conversation With Sarah Schulman: “They’re Being Taught That Control Is Freedom”
“This wholesale group exclusion of a person based on an accusation that they are somehow dangerous without any opportunity for that person to describe why they think this charge is happening or how they are experiencing it, or for anyone to look at the order of events that produced this accusation or the history of the person accusing — I mean, this is the definition of injustice.”
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“The 100” Gives Canon Bisexual Representation and A Queer Girl Ship, and It Taketh Away
In which we discuss The 100, its badass bisexual protagonist Clarke, and the heartbreakingest gay commander this side of outer space.
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Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Grey’s Anatomy” Brings Back The Wrong Gal Pal
Leah Murphy returns to Seattle Grace for some reason, Rose and Luisa are alive under the sea, HTGAWM tackles a misandrist case of the week, and The Real O’Neals isn’t as evolved as it thinks it is.
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Lez Liberty Lit: Dog-Eared Days of Summer
Mental health zines, libraries’ political and social power, what counts as a diverse book and more.
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“San Junipero” Is A Beautiful, Haunting Queer Love Story With Mixed Messages About Disability
Black Mirror found a loophole through the Bury Your Gays conundrum but skirted near one of the most frustrating disability tropes in the process.
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Disabled People of Color Speak Out With #GetWokeADA26
If you’re able-bodied and have questions you’re too embarrassed to ask, read this report. If you’re disabled and ready to stare down some hard truths, read this report. And most of all, if you assume disability negates white privilege, Read. This. Report.
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The Best and Worst LGBTQ TV Characters of 2016
2016 was the best of times and the worst of times. JK, it was the absolute worst of times. A lot of queer women died on TV. But a lot of them kissed and made googly eyes at each other too.
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Margarita With a Straw Comes to Netflix, (Almost) Delivers the Disabled Queer Character We Need
I had my doubts – because honestly, consuming media as a disabled person is an exercise in disappointment. So I was cautious when Margarita finally popped up on Netflix. Could it be? Was it really that good?
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8 Middle Grade Books with LGBTQ Characters
“I have a very precocious eight year old daughter who began speaking at nine months and decided that she would marry a woman before she turned two. She learned the term lesbian from the show Supergirl, and now matter of factly proclaims herself a lesbian to anyone.”
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Pop Culture Fix: Laverne Cox, Angelica Ross, and Jen Richards Want To Be In The Room Where It Happens
Her Story didn’t win an Emmy, but it’s opening up doors. Laverne Cox is really excited about Rocky Horror. NYT is worried there’s not enough TV for white men. Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time gets its lead. And I don’t want to talk about Sue and Mel leaving Great British Bake Off.
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Queer Crip Love Fest: Online Friendship in the Fight Against Trump
“The internet kind of brought me to a space where, with able-bodied people first, I could be judged a little less.”
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43 Women Who Came Out as LGBT, Showed Up or Got Girlfriends In 2016
A look at all the ladies who came out as lesbian, gay, queer, bisexual or otherwise-lady-loving-ladies in 2016! There’s so many!
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The Best Olympics Commentary From My Sports Newbie Girlfriend
“Remember when you started crying when that girl won air rifle? We didn’t even watch air rifle.”
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Meet The First Four Women Who Moderated Presidential Debates
What does a female moderator actually do to shift discourse? What impact have they had? It turns out, looking at their stories and experiences, that gender still permeates the debates — and their ability to have an impact on the conversation.
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Tegan and Sara’s “Faint of Heart” Shows the Bright Queer and Trans Present We Always Dreamed Of
Are you looking to listen to an absolutely great pop song while crying because you’re so happy and hopeful today?
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The Autostraddle Insider: Issue 29, November 2016
“When I send my Macbook out to sea, do you think I should say “Go with God, Crispy” like Maggie Smith does in “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit,” or “Boom, Mr. Longbottom!” like Maggie Smith does in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″?”
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Feelings Rookie: Coping Skills
Coping is a huge part of our lives and we all have our schemes, whether they’re conscious or not. In this particularly troubling time, it’s more important than ever.
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Team Pick: “Queer Kid Stuff” Brings Fun LGBTQ Videos to Preschool Children
Lindsay Amer is the cool Queer Big Sister you wish you had when you were a wee tot and she’s changing the landscape of kid-friendly content for ages 3-7.
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Once More With Feeling: A “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 20th Birthday Roundtable
Buffy is a queer rite of passage. Everybody’s got a Buffy story. These are some of ours.
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Fall 2016 Book Preview: 48 Queer and Feminist Books To Add To Your Reading List
Welcome to your list of queer and/or feminist books coming out in fall 2016. New Zadie Smith, Ivan Coyote, Anne Carson, Margaret Atwood, Bae Suah and more.