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Cancelled: 21 Lesbian and Bisexual Characters Who Never Got The Chance To Shine in a Season Two

Looking back on the characters we kinda liked only to see their shows swiftly cancelled before we had a chance to really get somewhere.

By Riese| January 29, 2019 | 23 Comments

“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

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

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

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

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Bisexual Declarations On Chasing Life, 69 Shenanigans on Marry Me

Also, Jane the Virgin introduced a lesbian subplot we’ve never seen before.

By Heather Hogan| December 12, 2014 | 3 Comments

Boob(s on your) Tube: Everything’s Coming Up Soft Butch Lipstick Flannel Queen

Plus it’s finally time for ABC Family’s leztastic Christmas specials!

By Heather Hogan| December 5, 2014 | 13 Comments

Boob(s on Your Tube): Lesbian Moms on Red Band Society, Tired Stereotypes on Marry Me

The Good Wife’s best character continues to be Kalinda Sharma’s trench coats.

By Heather Hogan| November 10, 2014 | 13 Comments

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Lesbian Halloween Hijinks, Top Chef’s Top Top and Telenova Stepmom Sex

Happy Halloween! Have a brand new lesbian character dressed as a dinosaur!

By Heather Hogan| October 31, 2014 | 10 Comments

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