Results for: representation
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Orphan Black’s Delphine and the Dangers of the Bisexual Femme Fatale
“For the duration of the plot so far, Delphine’s bisexuality is the premise for the moral tension that she causes, and a key to the danger that she poses to Cosima.”
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Cecily McMillan’s Conviction Provides Helpful Primer on How the Criminal Justice System Is Totally F*cked
Much about this case is confusing, but one thing is clear: the stories that our culture tells itself about violence, justice, and women were ultimately more convincing to the jury than the actual evidence.
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I Tried Not to Have Feelings at Sundance London; These Three Movies Made Me Fail
The film festival was not as gay as hoped, and it turns out I’m still not cynical enough to not cry when ladyqueers say “I do.”
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Also.Also.Also. Spider-Man Wants to Make a Zine about Gay Marriage and Other Stories We Missed This Week
North Carolina is fighting the criminalization of same-sex marriage, activist Cecily MacMillan is fighting for justice, and Spider-Man is fighting to teach kids about safe sex.
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Drawn to Comics: Celebrating the Eisner-Nominated Women of 2014
The nominees for the Eisner Awards were recently announced, recognizing the best in the comic book industry. Here are all the women who were nominated.
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Rhymes With Witches: Wednesday Addams
“With all those things and an endless supply of witty comebacks, Wednesday is a breath of fresh air to a generation of girls who felt like outcasts that didn’t fit the mold of a perfect girly-girl.”
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More Than Words: Bi Bi Bi
When identity terms get thrown in the pressure cooker.
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Q-taku: Your Colossal Guide to “Attack On Titan,” And Its Shiny New English Dub
I watched the dub premiere of Attack on Titan at Anime Boston. Here’s why I think everyone who is interested in awesome female characters and good queer representation should give this brutal action anime a chance.
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“Porn Studies” Is Fucking Rad
The first academic journal about porn just launched and it’s pretty important.
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Also.Also.Also: Rachel Maddow’s Taking Pictures in Solidarity with Farmworkers and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Sexism and homophobia are still serious problems, but queer folks are taking beautiful photos, Rachel Maddow tells Obama critics what’s up, Florida farmworkers are organizing for fair wages and better working conditions, and much more!
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Top 15 Queer TV Characters Named Alex
What’s in a name? When it comes to Alex, what’s in a name is homosexuality. We’ve born witness to many queer Alexes on our television screens over the years, and it’s time to celebrate 15 of them.
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Also.Also.Also: Saudi Women Are Over Paula Deen, Perez Hilton, and the Patriarchy and Other Stories We Missed This Week
This week, I learned that Kanye had written a proverb when he instructed folks to “shut the fuck up ‘fore I embarrass you.”
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Top Five Fifty-First States That Never Were
Let me disrupt your fifty state narrative.
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Five Crash Pad Episodes To Help You Celebrate This Queer Feminist Porn Sale
Get 18% off at Crash Pad today and then watch these five videos!
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Portrait of a Community: Inside Barneys’ Groundbreaking Campaign Featuring 17 Trans* Models
Autostraddle chatted with Eve Lindley and Ryley Pogensky, two models from “Brothers, Sisters, Sons & Daughters,” about what brought them to the shoot and how it’s keeping them around.
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Here’s The Real Story of How Oscar Nominee Jared Leto Got Called Out for Transmisogyny At The Virtuosos Awards
It’s been reported that Jared Leto was heckled by a trans woman at the recent Virtuosos Awards for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club. This version of events fails once again to take into account the experiences of actual trans and gendernonconforming people, who were there at the event and have spoken to Autostraddle about what transpired.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman is Dead: Brilliant Actor, “Capote” Star, Legendarily Uncool
“I didn’t go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That’s what interests me.”
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Rihanna and 17 Trans* Models Are On My (Superbowl) Sunday Funday Fantasy Football Team
And none for you, GOP.
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The L Word Premiered Ten Years Ago Today: It’s L Word Week on Autostraddle
Welcome to L Word Week on Autostraddle!
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Sailor Moon Reboot Coming in July, Keeping It Queer For English-Speaking Fans
While the first Sailor Moon anime’s English dub was infamous for removing its lesbian couple, the 20th-anniversary reboot plans to keep the queer characters the way they were intended.