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A close up of Jukebox smiling at the camera on Raising Kanan
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Raising Kanan Has One of the Best Teen Lesbians on TV, When Will People Pay Attention

I’ve long said that Jukebox is the heartbeat of Raising Kanan. It’s a bit of a double-edged sword when you think about it.

Carmen Phillips December 29, 2023
In Rap Sh!t Season 2 finale, Chastity is stunned to hear that Shawna and Mia are dropping her to work with Francois. (Shot is over Shawna's shoulder with Chastity looking at her seriously. Chastity is wearing all black except her gold chains.)
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: The Season Two Finale of “Rap Sh!t” Is Jonica Booth’s Best Performance to Date

Also: the season finale of Beacon 23.

Valerie Anne and Natalie
December 22, 2023 1 Comment
TV Show Recaps

Survivor Season 45’s Finale Shows Us That Sometimes Winners Win

The Survivor finale was better than I thought it would be, to be honest!

Anya Richkind December 22, 2023 2 Comments
Kristie Mewis
Sports TV Reviews

“Under Pressure” Re-Centers the Identity of the U.S. Women’s World Cup Team

Netflix’s “Under Pressure” begins the work of re-establishing the USWNT as more than just pawns in someone else’s narrative. And to that, I can only say: LFG.

Natalie December 21, 2023 3 Comments
collage of the best tv shows of 2023
TV Lists

The 25 Best TV Shows of 2023 with Lesbian, Queer and Trans Characters

These are our picks for the best TV shows of 2023 with LGBTQ+ women and/or trans characters.

Riese and The TV Team
December 20, 2023 13 Comments
two men about to kiss in Fellow Travelers
TV Reviews

Gay Historical Fiction Series “Fellow Travelers” Flattens American Tragedies and Wrongdoings

Technically, the premise of Fellow Travelers has all the makings of what could have become a beloved piece of queer media.

Stef Rubino December 20, 2023 8 Comments
The Best Queer Animation of 2023 images, left to right and top to bottom: Nimona, The Owl House, Fionna & Cake , and Harley Quinn. They are stylized beneath a clear plastic texture.
TV Lists

9 of the Best Queer Animation Wins of 2023

Across the film and television landscape, whether aimed at kids or adults, 2023 in animation took things to the next level.

Rendy Jones December 18, 2023 3 Comments
Rap Sh!t: Alex and Chastity grab a drink at a Miami dive bar.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: In the Spirit of the Season, “Rap Sh!t” Gives Unto Us Some Very Hot Sex

Seeing two black women have sex on-screen remains exceedingly rare. Plus, updates on this week’s Raising Kanan.

Carmen Phillips and Natalie
December 15, 2023 1 Comment
Survivor Season 45 contestant Katurah Topps sits on the beach, addressing the camera, explaining that while Dee and Austin are canoodling, she’ll be “over here thinking about how to win this million.”
TV Show Recaps

Queer Contestant Katurah Topps Will Be in the Finale of Survivor Season 45

I can’t tell if this season of Survivor is exciting or kind of boring, which is an odd problem to have. And now, with only one episode left in the season, I still can’t decide.

Anya Richkind December 15, 2023 4 Comments
Josie (brown haired femme) in Such Brave Girls leans toward Sid (bleach blonde butch) under the bar, about to kiss
TV Reviews

Super Queer British Sitcom “Such Brave Girls” Is Discomfort Comedy at Its Finest

Queer chaos, self-destructive choices, and a downright wicked sense of humor give this show its bite.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 15, 2023 1 Comment
Best TV Scenes of 2023 collage with images from Gen Q, Yellowjackets, Sex Education, Doom, and more. There is a plastic film over the image with a duct tape AS logo and 2023 written with sharpie.
TV Feature

The Best Queer TV Scenes of 2023

What makes a great TV scene? The payoff of seasons-long romantic tension? The perfect needle drop in a climactic moment?

The TV Team December 11, 2023 3 Comments
Survivor contestant Katurah Topps cries while explaining to the camera, in a confessional interview, the night that her family ran away from their religious cult.
TV Show Recaps

Survivor Season 45’s Queer Contestant Katurah Topps Has Won My Heart

After surviving a literal cult, Katurah reckoned with her complex, multi-faceted identity.

Anya Richkind December 9, 2023 11 Comments
Detective Burke stares at Detective Howard in the season three premiere of Raising Kanan. They are both in a car at night.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Raising Kanan’s Third Season Begs Us To Reconsider What We Mean by “Bury Your Gays”

Also, catching up on Rap Sh!t and the season finale of Black Cake.

Carmen Phillips, Natalie and Nic
December 8, 2023 3 Comments
A blank CD with sharpie writing Autostraddle End of Year List 2023 Favorite TV Couples
TV Feature

Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer TV Couples of 2023

Yellowjackets, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Station 19, and more! Check out our favorite queer TV couples of 2023.

The TV Team December 7, 2023 8 Comments
Favorite queer characters collage: images from The Last of Us, Everything Now, Minx, The Other Black Girl, Kitty XO, and The Afterparty with a piece of duct tape that says 2023 across the center.
TV Feature

Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans TV Characters of 2023

Queer teens, a zombie killer, and one very disturbed set of twins. Check out our favorite queer TV characters of 2023!

The TV Team December 5, 2023 7 Comments
A collage with images from The Five Devils, The Fall of the House of Usher, Rotting in the Sun, and Bottoms.
Movie Features TV Feature

“Total Eclipse of the Heart” Is the Queer Film and TV Song of the Year

For some reason, four different works of queer media have used “Total Eclipse of the Heart” this year.

Drew Burnett Gregory December 4, 2023 3 Comments
Holigays TV Feature

Holigay Gift Guide: What Each Adult Yellowjacket Probably Wants

Taissa obviously wants a trench to add to her extensive collection.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya December 2, 2023 4 Comments
Chasity talks with an attractive woman outside the club on Rap Sh!t
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Rap Sh!t Has Grind, Hustle, and Cute Women Flirting (Living the Dream)

Realizing that her new career might be slipping from her grasp, Chastity does what does best: hustles.

Natalie December 1, 2023
december streaming guide collage
Movie Lists TV Lists

December 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream

We’ve got new queer movies, a non-binary warrior in Zac Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Hallmark’s first lesbian-centric Christmas movie, a British sitcom about a depressed queer weirdo, a doc about queers in the midwest and another about the women’s soccer teams

Riese December 1, 2023 5 Comments
Beacon 23: Aster and Coley smile at each other and hold each other's faces
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Beacon 23’s Unimpressive Latest Episode Hits Almost Every Enraging Queer Trope

In 2023, you shouldn’t be able to skip one (1) episode of TV and never know one of the main characters is queer. Plus, updates on Black Cake and Rap Sh!t.

Valerie Anne, Nic and Natalie
November 24, 2023 4 Comments
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