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A photo of Sara Ramirez in a purple t-shirt on the day that they came out as non-binary.
Television

Sara Ramirez Is Non-Binary: Icon Instagrams Capacity to Be “Girlish Boy, Boyish Girl, Boyish Boy, All, Neither”

Ramirez quietly updated their pronouns on Twitter and Instagram a while back, but this is the first major post since then to address their gender directly. Congratulations Sara, we’re so happy you’re living more authentically every year and showing us all the way!

By Carmen Phillips| August 27, 2020 | 13 Comments
Television

#10YearChallenge: 2009 vs. 2019 LGBTQ TV

2009, the year The L Word ended and Glee began.

By Heather Hogan| January 15, 2019 | 42 Comments
Fashion/Style

11 of the Best Dressed LGBT Celebs in 2018

It’s been a wild year for gay pop culture, and a great year for some very well dressed queers — enjoy it with this very subjective but deeply felt top 11 of 2018, as based on an internal Autostraddle staff survey. 

By Mika| December 28, 2018 | 22 Comments
Society + Culture

16 Iconic Coming Out Moments to Celebrate on National Coming Out Day

Here’s to the lesbian, bisexual, non-binary, queer, trans and free-ass-motherfucker celebrities who opened the closet door a little wider when they walked out of it.

By Heather Hogan| October 11, 2018 | 17 Comments
Television

Announcing the Winners of Autostraddle’s Inaugural Gay Emmys!

Ten thousand reader votes later…

By The TV Team| September 12, 2018 | 37 Comments
Television

Sara Ramirez’s Bisexual Coming Out on “Madam Secretary” Was Breathtaking

I have never seen Sara Ramirez more comfortable in her body. She looks like she’s at home in herself.

By Carmen Phillips| March 26, 2018 | 10 Comments
Fashion/Style

Style Thief: Kat Sandoval in Black Tie

Once again Sara Ramirez as Kat Sandoval has overwhelmed us. I’m here to help you steal her style.

By Ari| January 23, 2018 | 20 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

The 12 Best Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Latinx Pop Culture Moments of 2017

Whether you’re Mexican, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Cuban, Panamanian or Argentinian, there were great examples of queer Latinidad for you.

By Mey| December 26, 2017 | 8 Comments
Television

Sara Ramirez’s Kat Sandoval Debuts Even Gayer Than Imagined On “Madam Secretary”

The pocket chain was just the beginning.

By Carmen Phillips| November 20, 2017 | 16 Comments
Television

Watch Sara Ramirez Butch It Up In Her First Appearance On “Madam Secretary”

This Sunday is the day Kat Sandoval swaggers onto your teevee!

By Heather Hogan| November 16, 2017 | 17 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Is Full of Bisexual Luxury

More Sara Ramirez, queers having babies, queers in film and theatre, soul survivors! Happy Sunday!

By Ari| November 12, 2017 | 26 Comments
Television

Grey’s Anatomy’s 30 Gayest Moments To Celebrate Its 300th Episode

Happy Birthday, Grey’s Anatomy. (And before you ask, yes, I managed to fit in Callie and Arizona’s brief shower sex scene from season six. )

By Carmen Phillips| November 9, 2017 | 41 Comments
Television

Autostraddle Feelings Atrium: Sara Ramirez in This Suit and Suspenders With a Pocket Chain Around Your Heart

She’s joining the cast of Madam Secretary as a series regular. We don’t know much about her character from this picture but also we kind of know everything.

By Carmen Phillips| October 24, 2017 | 122 Comments
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No Filter: Ruby Rose Is at Home in Nature Because She Says So

Also, Gaby Dunn met a million dollars, St. Vincent did some research and No Filter gets meta.

By Stef| April 5, 2017 | 10 Comments
Vapid Fluff

No Filter: Annie Clark As The Ghost Of Easter Past

Also, Stephanie Beatriz makes friends with a ghost and Brittani Nichols straight-up ghosts you.

By Stef| March 22, 2017 | 10 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Gift Bags For Celebrity Women Who Came Out This Year

This one goes out to Lauren Jauregui, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Sara Ramirez, Gigi Gorgeous, Elizabeth Gilbert, Eva Gutowski, Bella Thorne, Stephanie Beatriz, Aubrey Plaza, Mara Wilson, Rebecca Sugar, Elena Delle, Rowan Blanchard, Amandla Stenberg, Keke Palmer, et al.

By Erin| November 28, 2016 | 7 Comments
Television

Sara Ramirez is Bisexual: “Grey’s Anatomy” Star Comes Out, Gets An Alternative Lifestyle Haircut

This morning, at the 40 to None Summit to benefit LGBT homelessness, the gorgeous and talented Sara Ramirez showed up to introduce us to her fantastic new buzz cut and her intersectional truth: she’s the multi-racial daughter of immigrants, and she’s bisexual.

By Jenn| October 8, 2016 | 101 Comments

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