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Autostraddle March Madness — Best First Kiss: Round One, Pt. 2 (Drama Faves vs. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Babes)

Here’s part two of the first round of QUEER KISSING MARCH MADNESS!

By Natalie| March 25, 2018 | 39 Comments
Television

Fall 2017 TV Preview: Some Lesbian and Bisexual Characters for You

There aren’t many new lesbian, bisexual, trans, or queer characters on fall TV, but there are a few; and a handful of returning favorites.

By Riese| August 29, 2017 | 65 Comments
Television

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.

By Heather Hogan| October 28, 2016 | 70 Comments
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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

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: Why Can’t Bo/Lauren and Carmilla/Laura Get It Together?

We’re running out of time, ladies! Can’t you please just kiss and make up?

By Heather Hogan| September 29, 2015 | 36 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Barbara Is a Better Bisexual Psycho on “Gotham,” “Steven Universe” Does It Again And More Queer TV

Also, M-Chuck befriends a pregnant 12-year-old on Survivor’s Remorse, Bo and Lauren make out some more on Lost Girl, and Carmilla and Laura need to GET IT TOGETHER.

By Heather Hogan| September 22, 2015 | 47 Comments
Television

A Gay Girl’s Guide To Fall 2015 TV

Despite tepid reviews for most of this fall’s new shows, we’ve got plenty of new and returning lesbian and bisexual characters to be very excited about as well as quite a few lady-helmed productions.

By Riese| September 20, 2015 | 55 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Dead Lesbians and Bisexual Psychos Dominate May Sweeps

Supernatural kills Charlie, Gotham tropes Barbara, Arrow marries Nyssa off to a man. But on the upside, Samira Wiley crushed it on Law & Order: SVU and Raven was amazing on Black-ish.

By Heather Hogan| May 12, 2015 | 65 Comments
Television

“One Big Happy” Gets Axed, Ilene Chaiken Gets Crowned: How Lesbian TV Fared This Renewal Season

We won a few, lost some promising ones, and where the hell is Renee Montoya?

By Heather Hogan| May 8, 2015 | 25 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Everyone Is Gay And Nothing Hurts

We’re back with our weekly column about all the queer stuff that’s happening on television that we don’t have time to recap!

By Heather Hogan| March 23, 2015 | 53 Comments
Television

Autostraddle’s Favorite LGBT TV Characters Of 2014

There were 128 queer lady characters on TV this year, if you can believe that. It’s a brand new world.

By Heather Hogan| December 30, 2014 | 33 Comments
Television

Here’s 35 LGBTQ Female TV Characters of Color Who Made 2014 A Very Queer Year

There were more queer female characters of color on TV in 2014 than the total number of queer female characters on TV, period, five years ago.

By Heather Hogan| December 23, 2014 | 23 Comments
Television

Gotham Episode 109 Recap: Holy Lesbosexy Scissoring, Batman!

Renee and Barbara are in love, pass it on.

By Heather Hogan| November 19, 2014 | 17 Comments
Television

Gotham Episode 107 Recap: Baby, Now We’ve Got Bad Blood

Jim Gordon and Renee Montoya are your new BrOTP. Welcome to the future.

By Heather Hogan| November 4, 2014 | 9 Comments
Television

Gotham Episode 106 Recap: Where Does the Good Go?

When a boy steals your girl, sometimes you have no choice but to arrest him for fake murder.

By Heather Hogan| October 29, 2014 | 3 Comments
Television

This Week In Gay TV: Bisexual Hunger Games on Gotham, Sexting Lesbians on Survivor’s Remorse

Welcome to our brand new Friday round-up of all the queer ladies on TV we haven’t already talked about this week. You’ll like it we promise.

By Heather Hogan| October 17, 2014 | 90 Comments
Geekery

Drawn to Comics Classics: “Gotham Central: In The Line of Duty” Brings Renee Montoya to the Forefront

Hey girl, I heard you’re into Renee Montoya.

By Mey| October 14, 2014 | 5 Comments
Television

Where The (Queer) Girls Are Gonna Be On Your TV This Year

So, this article about the GLAAD “Where We Are on TV” report basically turned into an encyclopedia of LGBTQ female characters we’re gonna see in 2014-2015.

By Riese| October 6, 2014 | 50 Comments
Television

Gotham 102 Recap: We Get It, She’s Catwoman

This episode was brought to you in part by infallible white men, lesbian detectives I want to spoon, tiny bisexual girls with questionable morals, and by viewers like you.

By Intern Grace| October 1, 2014 | 12 Comments
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