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Four Black Queer Writers in Conversation About Jussie Smollett and Holding Up Space for Each Other

This piece was co-written by Natalie, Reneice, Alexis, and Carmen. We’re four of the black members of The Speakeasy, Autostraddle’s collective for its writers of color.

By The Speakeasy| February 26, 2019 | 20 Comments
News + Politics

Empire’s Jussie Smollett Beaten in Racist, Homophobic Attack by Trump Supporters

An attack on a black gay celebrity like Jussie Smollet is also a message sent to his black and gay fans. So today, for all our queer fam out there, but especially for my black queer family, feel the love and strength of our community. Our kinship is a gift. Please, fortify yourself in that gift today.

By Carmen Phillips| January 29, 2019 | 29 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Boobs (On Your) Tube: “Gotham” Still Has No Idea What To Do With Its Bisexual Characters

Just a couple of Conniving Psychotic Bisexuals on Gotham, and a Black lesbian with no agency on Empire. Maggie Sawyer, save us.

By Heather Hogan| October 21, 2016 | 47 Comments
Television

A Gay Girl’s Guide to Fall 2016 TV: Featuring All The Queer Lady Characters Who Haven’t Died (Yet)

Sappho protect us.

By Heather Hogan| September 20, 2016 | 86 Comments
Television

Boob(s on Your) Tube: “Empire” Failed Its Lesbian Characters In Every Way

And dang, Grey’s Anatomy, can a bisexual Latina get a break?

By Heather Hogan| May 17, 2016 | 38 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Zero Stars For “Calzona: Civil War”

Could 2016 BE any more brutal for lesbian and bisexual TV characters?

By Heather Hogan| May 6, 2016 | 28 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Grey’s Anatomy” Gets Ready For Lesbian Divorce Court

Things are getting even dumber between Arizona and Callie, and Cookie has finally met her match!

By Heather Hogan| April 29, 2016 | 50 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: UnREAL’s “The Faith Diaries” Will Make Your Gay Heart Sing

Unreal’s web-exclsuive series is delightfully gay. Empire is still Empire. And Penny just will not go away on Grey’s.

By Heather Hogan| April 15, 2016 | 56 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Empire’s Dead Lesbians Bring The Death Toll to 152

Let’s hope Pippy and TMI didn’t drive off a cliff during Rosewood’s two-week hiatus.

By Heather Hogan| April 8, 2016 | 33 Comments
Television

Serial Lesbian TV Character Killer Strikes Again: “Empire” Murders Two Terrible Women

“If anything, the lesbians should wish for a character like [her] to be killed off since she just preyed on a powerful lesbian in order to fulfill her heterosexual ambitions.”

By Riese| April 6, 2016 | 68 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Empire” Is Back And As Messy As Ever

Queer TV is shaky this year, but there’s another Carmilla-adjacent webseries to bring you joy!

By Heather Hogan| April 5, 2016 | 17 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: These Two Sitcoms About Lesbians of Color Though

Gosh, so much! Like Amandla Stenberg and Rowan Blanchard being “The New Activists,” two TV pilots centered on lesbians of color (one is a Wanda Sykes project!), the history of burying your gays, girls posing as ’90s teen idols and you know, like I said, a lot of things!

By Riese| March 30, 2016 | 41 Comments
Television

Every Queer TV Storyline of 2015, Ranked

The good, the bad, the ugly, and the revolutionarily boring queer TV storylines of the year.

By Heather Hogan| December 31, 2015 | 65 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Meet The Queer Contestants on “Top Chef”

Empire’s midseason finale is b-a-n-a-n-a-s and Top Chef is back with two lesbian contestants!

By Heather Hogan| December 4, 2015 | 17 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Grey’s Anatomy” Is Adding New Lesbian Characters Basically Every Week This Season

Mimi Whiteman deals with the fallout of her upended threesome with Lucious on Empire, it’s time to talk about Once Upon a Time for real, Grey’s Anatomy keeps getting magnificently gayer, and Carmilla definitely did something to Perry.

By Heather Hogan| November 20, 2015 | 35 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Empire’s Threesome Sure Was… Dismal

Empire and American Horror Story get it wrong, Grey’s gets it right, and Carmilla and Laura still aren’t smooching enough!

By Heather Hogan| November 13, 2015 | 32 Comments
The L Word

10 Potential L Word / Empire Crossover Plots That Would Definitely Blow Up The Chart(s)

Struck by a sudden burst of inspiration, Lucious decides to produce an album with fellow Philadelphia native and R&B legend Kit Porter, including her legendary ode to menopause.

By Stef| November 2, 2015 | 15 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Lesbian Death, Bisexual Resurrection, Aliens In Love, And The Most Awkward Dinner Party of All Time

Scream Queen, Grey’s Anatomy, Empie, Steven Universe, Carmilla, Arrow, Rosewood, Grandfathered, and so much more!

By Heather Hogan| October 23, 2015 | 39 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Jane the Virgin Is Back and as Kickass as Ever

Grandfathered is still making us soft, what the hell is even happening on American Horror Story, Mimi returns to Empire & more!

By Heather Hogan| October 20, 2015 | 27 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Lady Gaga Arrives on “American Horror Story,” Bre-Z Returns to “Empire”

In sadder news: Famke Janssen is out of town on How to Get Away With Murder and Riese really likes Scream Queens.

By Heather Hogan| October 10, 2015 | 28 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: It Wasn’t a Dream! Annalise Keating is Bisexual!

ABC Family pulls the plug on Chasing Life, Callie and Arizona start dating other people, Carmilla ends with a swoon and a resurrection, and what the hell Lost Girl?

By Heather Hogan| October 6, 2015 | 33 Comments
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