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Television

The 18 Best Lesbian Knifeplay Scenes in TV History

Stab me, Mommi!

By Kayla| April 16, 2019 | 51 Comments
Television

The 25 Best Lesbian and Bisexual Dates in TV History

How about a little Valentine’s Day inspiration from your favorite fictional couples?

By Heather Hogan| February 5, 2019 | 29 Comments
Television

17 Bisexual Women TV Characters Who Thwarted Tropes and Won Your Hearts

Sometimes, on a rare harvest moon when the mermaids sing and the unicorns take flight, we’re treated to really authentic, layered, swoon-worthy portrayals of bisexual women on our favorite shows.

By The TV Team| September 23, 2018 | 77 Comments
Television

The Top 12 Lesbian and Bisexual TV Fever Dreams

Fan service and character development and sex sex sex, oh my!

By Heather Hogan| August 27, 2018 | 22 Comments
Television

The Top 30 Dykes on Bikes on TV and in Movies

Bicycles on TV mean independence, coming of age, letting go, transformation! Motorcycles on TV mean bad bois! So it’s no surprise that lesbian and bisexual TV characters are on bikes all the time.

By Heather Hogan| July 25, 2018 | 44 Comments
Television

Gay Hairplay: Top 11 Times a Girl Touched Another Girl’s Hair on TV and Film

Lesbian and bisexual gal pals caressing each other’s hair on TV and in movies has gotten a bad rap, probably because that’s what most fictional queer women have historically done instead of kissing on the mouth. But hairplay can also be really sexy!

By Heather Hogan| January 11, 2018 | 57 Comments
Television

Root and Shaw’s “Person of Interest” Reunion Is One of The Best Gay Things I’ve Ever Seen On TV

All it takes is treating two women with scorching on-screen chemistry the same way you’d treat an opposite-sex pairing with that same rare and wondrous spark.

By Heather Hogan| May 17, 2016 | 86 Comments
Television

More Than Gal Pals: “Person of Interest” Gives The (Gay) People What They Want

“Just needed a change. Got a new job. Fell in love.”

By Heather Hogan| May 4, 2016 | 49 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: Root and Shaw Are Getting Ready To Rip Each Other’s Clothes Off

Person of Interest really, truly is going gay. Orphan Black’s fourth season continues to be spectacular. Brittani Nichols is in a new series on IFC. Raven-Symone returns to Black-ish. And even more queer TV!

By Heather Hogan| April 22, 2016 | 51 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: The Xena Reboot Will Be GAY GAY GAY

No more subtext in Xena, and that’s a promise. Plus: Person of Interest finally gets a season five premiere date, queer fans of The 100 have raised so much money charity, a new Orphan Black trailer exists in the world, and even more news.

By Heather Hogan| March 16, 2016 | 73 Comments
Television

25 Unsolved Lesbian TV Mysteries Sarah Shahi’s Nancy Drew Should Investigate

“If Karma isn’t gay for Amy, why does she act so gay for Amy?”

By Heather Hogan| February 29, 2016 | 62 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: ABC Family History, Interest In The Return of “Person of Interest,” Also Ellen Page

Stories include Moms Mabley, Carol, Taraji P. Henson on homophobic Empire backlash, Ellen Page and Allison Janney’s new movie, Ruby Rose’s blazer, an all-female Sherlock parody and more!

By Riese| January 13, 2016 | 28 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Pop Culture Fix: The Good Gay News From New York Comic Con and More Zesty Stories

Person of Interest is fully going there with Root and Shaw, the first four minutes of Pretty Little Liars’ season 6B have been released, Jessica Jones is queer as hell & more!

By Heather Hogan| October 14, 2015 | 23 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

Fan Fiction Friday: 10 “Person of Interest” Stories Because Root and Shaw Are Everything

Including a Hogwarts AU in which Shaw comes from Drumstrang to compete in the Triwizard Tournament!

By Heather Hogan| May 8, 2015 | 28 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “One Big Happy” Ends with a Surprise Gay Wedding

Luisa returns to Jane the Virgin with a new girlfriend, Root gets closer to finding Shaw on Person of Interest, Nyssa gets engaged (and not in a good way) on Arrow, Maggie takes a pregnant woman home on Younger, and more!

By Heather Hogan| May 4, 2015 | 13 Comments
Television

Boob(s On Your) Tube: One Big Happy’s Second Episode is Better, Bold and the Beautiful’s Trans Storyline Is Not

The Black Sails finale had two queer characters winning at being pirates, The Good Wife is blowing it with Kalinda, and Tara survived another season of The Walking Dead!

By Heather Hogan| March 30, 2015 | 21 Comments
Television

Fan Fiction Friday: Tumblr’s 20 Best Femslash One-Shots

The world’s largest fandom playground never stops giving!

By Heather Hogan| January 30, 2015 | 42 Comments

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