Results for: representation
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Daily Fix: The GLAAD Network Responsibility Index Makes Us Do Math to Uncover its Most Shocking Statistic (Lezwhat?)
Methodology: For GLAAD’s third annual report, we divided our analysis of reports into two sections (network & cable) and found neither section provided statistics that specifically addressed lesbian, gay and transgender characters as independent groups, therefore requiring us to read every word to get some info about the ladies. We suspect this decision was made because lumping gays, lesbians, transpeople and bisexuals together makes it less depressing.
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Hot Girl Robin is Your Substitute Tuesday Televisionary, With Extra Tron-ness
A haiku for Kathy Griffin, a Top Ten List of Weird Things That Happened on Weeds, onomatopoeia for Nurse Jackie, and visual representations of all of our feelings, plus the Hot Girl of the Week … also, C-Tron has “this idea to create and produce and star in a show called “So You Thought You Could Dance?”. “
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Kaki King Hosts Brooklyn Art Show: Music and Art and Lesbians, Oh My!
Kaki King hosts a Brooklyn Art Show and all the lesbian hipsters are there! “People need ways to communicate their inner feelings, and that could be through music, visual arts, or even dance. The value of this goes up even more in minority groups, such as the girl-on-girl community. With oppression comes a need to express yourself in a multitude of ways, and the arts are an excellent form of expression.”
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Vogue Evolution of (America’s Best) Dance (Crew) & Ellen at the Teen Choice Awards
Vogue Evolution brings underground ballroom/house scene to MTV’s America’s Best Dance crew, Ellen & Portia are smashing at the Teen Choice Awards, Alex’s pickle is tickled and Craigslist Lovers can’t let go.
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Meet New York’s First Gay Married Couple & Show Us Your Pride!
Banksy’s biggest exhibit installed in secret at the Bristol Museum, Hey Hey Pride Party Contest Giveaway, Obama’s big plan, D-Sea speaks out, Kelly’s “lesbian hell” and Fairytales without happy endings.
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Autostraddle Roundtable: So … Prop 8 Was Upheld. What Do We Do Now?
“What I do not enjoy is people saying a woman marrying a woman will lead to a woman marrying a dog. I do not want to marry a woman. I am very little and she would crush my bones.”
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The Tweens Love Us, Lesbians Love The Internet, Maddow is “the New Sexy” and I’m Your Man, Nathalie
Mormons at odds, Ellen & Portia baby-free, bullying bill barely makes it through, Rachel the Anchorbabe, Broadway is naked, Theater is sexist, lesbians love the theater, best video ever and so! much! more!
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Beat on the Street: Stef-on-Kaki King
“Well, a friend of mine saw me playing at some point and said, ‘You know, it’d be interesting if you took paint and put it on your fingers and and left a mark of where your fingers traveled on the guitar.’ … I kind of took this idea for a minute and thought well, OK.. That was the first seed planted.”
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Sweet Sweet Charlene of Logo’s “Gimme Sugar”: The Autostraddle Interview
“You have to break the shell, be okay with who you are regardless of the cameras and know that there’s someone out there who’s gonna relate to you. There’s no character space so if you’re not yourself that shuts off the whole reason for reality TV. Especially when it’s something about lesbians — that’s for everyone, even for gay boys, we’re fighting for visibility.”
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A Letter to Ilene Chaiken From Trans Computer Search Champion Max Sweeney
I AM THE ONLY trans guy ON CABLE! But instead of integrating me into your show, you’ve progressively emphasized how my differences make me at odds with the lesbian community and the only personality trait you’ve given me is “self-loathing.”
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Crystal from Australia Recaps Home & Away – The Lesbian Parts
“As your resident Australian girl-on-girl, I feel it’s my obligation to update you on the most important thing to ever happen in the history of Lesbians in Australia (since the birth of Portia De Rossi): the torrid affair between Charlie and Joey.”
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Autostraddle Roundtable: I’d Rather Laugh With the Sinners than Cry With the Saints
“It took me a very long time to come to terms with what I felt for girls. Not because of my own religion, but because of the religion and judgment of others, and because growing up in such a small town greatly limits what you see as viable options for yourself.”
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The L Word Season Four Wrap-Up Blog, Part One
In a countdown of the best scenes of season four, we start with Jenny calling Stacey Merkin a vagina wig and take a break with the basketball game at number six. Scenes one through five are coming atcha soon.
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The L Word Episode 407 Recap: Life Lesson
If Paige and Shane have already done the time then they might as well do the crime you know what I mean ladies?
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The L Word Epiosde 409 Recap: Lacy Lilting Lyrics
Oh look! A special visit from The Ditty Bops! In this installment of our favorite saga, Alice says “what the frickin’ frack?!,” Max stlll has an unfortunately soulpatch, and Alice and Shane make us remember why vandalism can be fun.