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9-1-1

Television

Boobs on Your Tube: Queer Cuddling on “All American,” Just in Time for the Holigays

Plus updates on All American, Legacies, and Nancy Drew!

By The TV Team|December 6, 2019|8 Comments
Television

The Top 100 Queer and Trans Women of Color Television Characters in TV History

The television landscape is changing rapidly. Where does that leave lesbian, bisexual, and trans women of color on TV? Where have been, and more importantly — where are we going?

By The TV Team|December 6, 2019|43 Comments
Television

Autostraddle’s Favorite and Least Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans TV Characters of 2019

Here’s what we loved this year and what we didn’t like very much at all. We’d love to hear your opinions too, obviously!

By The TV Team|December 3, 2019|29 Comments
Television

VOTE NOW! Bette Porter 2020? Davina Squeezed Past Denbo by One Vote in Round 3!

Six candidates remain! One day to vote!

By Heather Hogan|December 2, 2019|15 Comments
Television

VOTE NOW! Bette Porter 2020? Dawn Denbo Slipped by Nancy Botwin in Round 2!

Dawn Denbo sneaks by again! Seven candidates remain!

By Heather Hogan|November 27, 2019|3 Comments
Television

VOTE NOW! Bette Porter 2020? Dawn Denbo Edged Out Rhonda Johnson in Round 1!

Eight candidates remain and you have one day to vote!

By Heather Hogan|November 26, 2019|10 Comments
Television

VOTE NOW! Bette Porter 2020? Or One of These Other Fictional LA Gays? (Round 1)

Is this just an excuse to keep saying “Govern Me, Mommi”? Let’s put Bette Porter 2020 to an actual vote!

By The TV Team|November 25, 2019|15 Comments
Television

Boobs on Your Tube: Spooky Ladies Smooching on “Nancy Drew”

Also, Aisha Hinds is going to break your heart on 911. Plus updates on HTGAWM, Legacies, S.W.A.T., and the finale of American Horror Story: 1984.

By The TV Team|November 15, 2019|9 Comments
Television

Boobs on Your Tube: “Almost Family” Is Heating Up!

Plus updates on: 911, How to Get Away with Murder, American Horror Story, the season finale of Why Women Kill, and new gays to look out for on Nancy Drew!

By The TV Team|October 18, 2019|8 Comments
Television

Boobs on Your Tube: “How To Get Away With Murder” Better Be Bluffing The Hell Out of Us

Plus, American Horror Story: 1984 and Why Women Kill!

By The TV Team|September 27, 2019|16 Comments
Television

Boobs on Your Tube: Cameron Esposito Almost Breaks Rosa’s Heart on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

Plus: Petra woos JR some more, a season wrap-up on Madam Secretary, a witchy revelation on Charmed, Hen saves the day on 9-1-1, and a polyamorous bisexual surprise (in a good way!) on S.W.A.T.!

By The TV Team|April 26, 2019|15 Comments
Television

The 30 Best TV Episodes Featuring LGBTQ Women of 2018

It’s our last TV list of 2018!

By Heather Hogan|December 20, 2018|12 Comments
Television

Boobs on Your Tube: “This Is Us” Finally Gets Gay, “9-1-1” Finally Gives Hen Her Own Episode

Plus updates on The Young and the Restless, Camping, and Sally4Ever!

By The TV Team|November 23, 2018|15 Comments
Television

Boobs on Your Tube: “The Flash” Finally Adds a Queer Woman to its Roster!

Plus: Hen gets sucked into 9-1-1’s parade of sadness, Tegan loves Annalise (pass it on), Yaz is surely bisexual on Doctor Who, Sara Ramirez makes her glorious return to Madam Secretary, and more!

By The TV Team|November 2, 2018|22 Comments
Television

Boobs on Your Tube: “Grey’s Anatomy” Returns With Three Entire Queer Women

Also: Viola Davis in leather pants, more queer action on The Purge, Viola Davis in leather pants, updates on 9-1-1 and Killjoys and all your favorite daytime TV, and Viola Davis in leather pants!

By The TV Team|September 28, 2018|19 Comments
Television

18 LGBTQ Women of Color TV Characters Crushing it in 2018

I don’t know if you’ve felt it yet, but we certainly have. This is the year where lesbian, bisexual, queer, and trans women of color are taking over your television screens.

By The TV Team|July 12, 2018|28 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Checking in on Hen Wilson’s Glasses and Sara Lance’s Ponytail

Quick updates on Lucifer, 9-1-1, and Legends of Tomorrow!

By Heather Hogan|March 16, 2018|12 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Cheryl Blossom Finally Experiences The Sapphic Serpent’s Soft Touch

Gay updates on: Riverdale, Once Upon a Time, Life Sentence, 9-1-1, Legends of Tomorrow, The Fosters, and Grey’s Anatomy!

By Heather Hogan|March 10, 2018|47 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Legends of Tomorrow” Knew AvaLance Was Canon All Along

Plus gayness on Once Upon a Time, The Mick, 9-1-1, The Chi, and a rundown of our can’t-miss TV #content from the past two weeks.

By Heather Hogan|March 2, 2018|30 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “9-1-1” Reveals Its Lesbian Character JUST AS WE PREDICTED WITH OUR SUPREME TV GAYDAR

Plus Mariah and Tessa are back on The Young and the Restless, Lucifer remembers Maze is bisexual, The Fosters finally gives us another kickass Lena episode and Corrie reveals its queer affair.

By Heather Hogan|February 2, 2018|14 Comments

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