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How Not to Throw a Birthday Party, According to Lesbian TV’s Worst Parties

“Play to everyone’s culinary strengths, know your nemeses, and make sure all your guests are familiar with poison-free alternatives to food with poison in them.”

By Heather Hogan| February 26, 2019 | 10 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

TV Team Roundtable: Seeing Our Baby Gay Selves in Our Favorite Baby TV Gays

“I felt connected to her on a deep level — she is the only girl I’ve written an entire zine about — but wasn’t ready to really engage with it.”

By The TV Team| July 26, 2018 | 50 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

20 Happy Lesbian and Bisexual Romantic TV Storylines That’ll Warm Your Heart Right Up

I like to power up my spirit by swooning at the TV. Maybe you do too?

By Heather Hogan| July 3, 2018 | 45 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

The Seven Most Influential Queer Girl TV Shows Of The Last Seven Years

In honor of our seventh birthday, a look back on the seven television shows with the biggest impact on the representation of LGBTQ women over the last seven years.

By Riese| March 9, 2016 | 48 Comments
Television

10 Sexiest Lesbian TV Scenes That Got Everybody Wet (Because Pools)

Regina George was right: You invite a lesbian to a pool party, and it’s gonna get gay.

By Heather Hogan| February 25, 2016 | 43 Comments
Books Television

Fan Fiction Friday: My 10 All-Time Favorite Femslash Stories

What if Mellie divorced Fitz, ran for president, hired Olivia to manage her campaign, and fell in love with her? What a wonderful world that would be!

By Heather Hogan| January 9, 2015 | 118 Comments
The L Word

The L Word and “But Not Too Bi”: Flipping The Script Is Not Much Better

With how it played into the “But Not Too Bi” trope – bi characters who have a bias toward one gender or the other – The L Word flipped a common heterosexist script in media. But in doing so, it still excluded actual bi people from its world.

By Rose| February 25, 2014 | 61 Comments
Television

This Is A “Skins Redux” Post: Lesbian Loins Are Burning Because These Girls Are On “Fire”

We could potentially spend more time speculating about Naomi and Emily’s future than we will spend actually watching the show when it premieres on July 1st. Potentially.

By Riese| June 17, 2013 | 24 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

Daily Fix: Naomily & Effy Return to “Skins,” Kalinda Gets Kinky, Etc.

This Arts & Entertainment Fix contains news about Skins Series 7, The Good Wife’s Kalinda’s kinky side, America’s Next Top Model, Kelly Lynch and lesbian fashion!

By Riese| October 17, 2012 | 39 Comments
Television

“Skins” Gets Axed, Just Like Franky

“Skins” will end next year forever, says Channel 4, because everything I touch turns to shit.

By Riese| March 8, 2012 | 64 Comments
Arts + Pop Culture

10 Badass Yet Toxic Best Friends: TV & Film’s Hottest Troublemakers

“So I started hanging out with Rayanne Graff. Just for fun. Just cause it seemed like if I didn’t, I would die or something. Things were getting to me. Just how people are.”

By Riese| January 30, 2012 | 90 Comments
Television

In 2011, Queer Girl Television Was Almost Awesome

On the upside, nobody died in a fire.

By Riese| January 2, 2012 | 66 Comments
Television

Skins Series 6 Preview: More Violence and Drugs, Extra Sex, Less Minky

quotes include: “The big theme is how girls are treated by guys in society” , “in the next series there are seven sex scenes, five of which I’ve been a part of.”

By Riese| January 1, 2012 | 72 Comments
Television

The Winter of Our Lesbian Content: This is a Glee, Skins & Pretty Little Liars Megapost

Now is the winter of our lesbian content made glorious summer by this wrap-up of the season’s gay parts.

By Riese| March 23, 2011 | 70 Comments
Television

Franky Likes People: Skins UK Episode 507 is a Pansexual Ending to a Very Queer Week of TV

Skins UK’s Franky isn’t a lesbian and she isn’t bisexual and she isn’t straight. Franky just likes people. No really, Franky just likes people.

By Riese| March 11, 2011 | 61 Comments
Television

Genderqueer Outlaw: Meet Franky, Skins Season Five’s Glorious Headf*ck Thing

How you’ll learn to stop worrying about lesbians and love Franky Fitzgerald.

By Riese| February 13, 2011 | 86 Comments
Television

Skins US Episode 102 Recap: Tea is a Lesbian Who Likes To Kiss Girls

This episode is the reason you’re watching Skins US

By Riese| January 26, 2011 | 126 Comments
Television

I Don’t Know If You’ve Heard, But There’s Lesbian Sex In Skins USA

This post has Skins, teenage lesbians, James Franco, Mean Girls, a new Lady Gaga song, and gay cats. If you don’t like any of that, then I’m sorry, but there’s nothing I can do for you.

By Rachel| January 23, 2011 | 40 Comments
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