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31 Most Critically Acclaimed Queerish TV Shows Streaming On Netflix and Amazon

Planning on spending a lot of time on the couch? Here are 31 shows that would be good even without lesbian, bisexual and otherwise-identified queer female characters but luckily, they do!

By Riese| March 21, 2017 | 89 Comments
Herstory Television

105 Trans Women On American TV: A History and Analysis

Autostraddle walks you through the entire history of trans female characters on American television from 1965-2015.

By Riese| April 28, 2016 | 144 Comments
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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
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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
Herstory Television

10 First-Ever Lesbian Characters On American TV: Killers, Tramps, Thieves and Therapists

From lesbian gangs killing old ladies in a nursing home to actresses with Mommy issues to inspirational schoolteachers, these are ten of the first-ever lesbian characters on American primetime television, 1961-1977.

By Riese| November 16, 2015 | 17 Comments
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9 “Lesbian Falls For Her Best Friend” TV Storylines From Heart-Wrenching To Heart-Warming

Kim and Sugar. Camilla and Jocelyn. Alice and Dana. A look at the legendary duos that lived the nightmare and sometimes came out alive.

By Riese| November 5, 2015 | 47 Comments
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The 10 Best Gal Pals In TV History

It’s Gal Pal Week on Autostraddle.com! Let’s kick it off by counting down television friendships we adore!

By Heather Hogan| August 3, 2015 | 48 Comments
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Top 17 Most Devastating Breakups in Lesbian Television History

In honor of the I BROKE UP LIKE THIS ‘zine, we present 17 times queer female couples on television broke each other’s hearts and also our own.

By Riese| March 13, 2015 | 60 Comments
Television

12 TV Stars Of The ’80s and ’90s Who Turned Out To Be Lesbian, Bisexual or Otherwise Totally Queer

I woke up this morning with a burning desire to talk about Tori from “Saved by The Bell.” Did you wake up wanting to talk about Mama Keaton or Darlene Conner? I bet you did.

By Riese| February 26, 2015 | 64 Comments
Television

Top 10 Queer and Feminist-y Moments of Degrassi Season 13

“Let’s take a moment of silence for all of us women in the U.S. who did not know until this season that in Canada y’all throw axes for fun, and who are now contemplating crossing the border. I can’t be the only one whose world was rocked this hard by axe throwing.”

By Helen| November 3, 2014 | 11 Comments
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Top 10 Black Sitcoms From the ’90s: Remember When There Were More Than Two

I never had to think to myself, “where are the people that look like me?” because they were there, in abundance, everywhere I looked.

By Brittani| October 20, 2014 | 44 Comments
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Top Eight TV Female Bosses Who Aren’t Afraid To Get Bossy

Eight of our favorite lady-bosses and an inspirational playlist for all you bosses out there.

By Riese| August 1, 2014 | 27 Comments
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