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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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!
“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.
Holigay Gift Guide: What Each Adult Yellowjacket Probably Wants
Taissa obviously wants a trench to add to her extensive collection.
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.
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
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.
How Chrishell Stause Queered Selling Sunset
Discovering my queerness blew my world wide open, upended my expectations and left me with a clean slate to fill in as I pleased, holding on to the parts I wanted to keep, and discarding the ones I didn’t. And somehow, against all odds, I think that’s exactly what’s happened with Selling Sunset.
Beyond Gender Identity: A History of Trans Actors in Cis Roles
I’m talking about stories where the trans character’s transness isn’t the focus — where they’re allowed to be the worst behaved one or simply hot and getting laid or just really fucking good at their job.
Syd Colson and TP Are Laughing All the Way To Becoming the Faces of the WNBA
Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance started their sketch comedy “The Syd + TP Show” to become the faces of the league. We got together to talk about how that’s… worked out better than expected.
Boobs on Your Tube: “Black Cake” Finds Freedom in Smashing Chaos
“Black Cake” digs through memory, trauma, abuse and chaos in ways that reverberate to the core.