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!
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Queer women’s television has grown significantly in recent years. Still, we’ve watched our best continue to be sidelined by a straight white male majority that won’t pay attention to queer stories, women’s stories, stories about people of color. Well, no more my friends!
“Pose” Episode 210 Recap: Together
The season two finale of Pose is here to make you cry your eyeballs out (in a good way!).
“Pose” Episode 209 Recap: Girls Trip
Our girls take a much deserved trip out of the city and to the beach!
“Pose” Episode 208 Recap: Truth Like A Blazing Fire
“Black people caring for each other or holding any sort of intimate space together is something that I rarely see on TV. With Black queer people and specifically. Black masculinity is politicized and weaponized so much that sometimes I think it walks into the room before I do.”
“Pose” Episode 207 Recap: Elders
Queer elders are often way too young for the responsibility but they are invaluable. Our community survives because of all of us.
“Pose” Episode 206 Recap: What’s Love Got To Do With It? (Or Ghosts?)
Pray Tell has a health scare and gets a visit from an old pal.
“Pose” Episode 205 Recap: What Would Candy Do?
The mainstream popularity of Madonna’s “Vogue” opens up new opportunities for Damon and Ricky.
“Pose” Episode 204 Recap: The One Where We Say Goodbye
The toughest episode of Pose to date.
“Pose” Episode 203 Recap: Sweet Dreams, Beautiful Nightmare
“You have to hold the truth that you will fail while believing in the seemingly contrary notion that you can achieve your dreams.”
“Pose” and “Tales of the City” Remember the AIDS Epidemic in Very Different Ways
The question becomes, are the generational differences portrayed in Tales of the City actually generational differences? Is the argument actually between baby boomers and millennials, gen x-ers and gen z-ers? Or have we simply widened the conversation to include, or begin to include, voices that were already there?
The True Story Behind ACT UP and Sandra Bernhard’s Character on “Pose”
I realized that even though I’d vaguely heard or read about the lesbians of ACT UP, I didn’t really know enough about the specifics. Who were these women? What was their history?
“Pose” Episode 201 & 202 Recap: Wintour Is Coming
“Blood does not family make. Those are relatives. Family are those with whom you share your good, bad, and ugly, and still love one another in the end. Those are the ones you select.”
If You Haven’t Watched “Pose” Yet, What Are You Waiting For?
Pose is hella Black, it’s hella Brown and it’s hella queer, and the second season kicks off next week!
27 Summer 2019 TV Shows For Queers To Watch Out For
Tales of the City reboot, The Handmaid’s Tale blesses the fight, Pose vaults to the 1990s, HBO debuts a Skins-esque show starring Zendaya canoodling with a trans character played by an actual trans actress, OINTB says goodbye, G.L.O.W moves to Vegas, LGBT documentaries debut for Pride and so many more summertime TV gems to look forward to!
16 of the Best Lesbian and Bisexual Dance Scenes in TV History
Sometimes you just wanna feel the heat with somebody who loves you.
#10YearChallenge: 2009 vs. 2019 LGBTQ TV
2009, the year The L Word ended and Glee began.
The 25 Best TV Shows Of 2018 With LGBT Women Characters
These are the television shows of 2018 that stand out for their artistry and innovation AND also feature lesbian, bisexual, queer or trans women characters.
Autostraddle’s Favorite and Least Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans TV Characters of 2018
“Is this how cis white dudes feel all the time?”