At Long Last, ‘The Acolyte’ Gives Us a Star Wars Series Made by a Lesbian
Star Wars has managed to become an inflection point for culture war grifters who claim that it’s become a radically queer Marxist text. I f*cking wish.
‘We Are Lady Parts’ Is Back When We Need It Most
We Are Lady Parts is back and even better with overt politics, a sharp self-awareness, and more great songs.
Netflix’s ‘Bodkin’ Should Have Let Its Lesbian Take the Lead
Siobhán Cullen is the undeniable star of the new Netflix series Bodkin. And not just because her character is a lesbian.
‘Pretty Little Liars: Summer School’ Adds Sapphic Romance to the Worthwhile Reboot
Only the first two episodes of Summer School are out so far, and it’s already adding more queerness to the mix.
‘Velma’ Season Two Is Less Problematic — So Why Is It Even Worse?
While the first season had an ugly personality, at least it was bold enough to have one at all.
‘Hacks’ Is Sooooo Back and Better Than Ever
Exes — I mean, ex- boss and employee — Deborah and Ava are back in another brilliant season.
‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Has a Goth Lesbian Butcher, Gay Ghosts, and a Cheryl Dunye-Directed Episode
I may be a vegetarian, but I want more of this goth lesbian butcher!
‘Renegade Nell’ Stands and Delivers on Fun, But Not on Gay Content
“Played by Derry Girl Louisa Harland, Nell Jackson is a fierce, funny, sarcastic woman with no interest in behaving the way people of her time think women should behave.”
‘Under the Bridge,’ a True Crime Drama With Queer Leads, Wants More for Its Girls and the Genre
Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough deliver magnificent performances as the queer leads of a ’90s-set true crime drama that is less concerned with scandal or mystery than it is with empathy and curiosity.
Will ‘Baby Reindeer’ Welcome a New Era of Complex Television?
We cannot fight stigmas around transness, queerness, and surviving abuse by reducing the complexities of life into rules and checklists.
‘Heartbreak High’ Somehow Gets Even Gayer in Season Two
Bisexual love triangles, queer awakenings, and messy desires abound.
‘Mary & George’ Reveals Being Good at Gay Sex Doesn’t Mean You Can Lead a Country
Nearly everyone on-screen is a bisexual sex fiend. Nearly everyone on-screen would kill blood, boo, or bestie to rise in society.
New ‘Top Chef’ Season 21 Host Kristen Kish Has Us Hungry AND Thirsty
There’s something about the way she looks into the camera, both smirking and glaring at the same time, that makes me want to watch Top Chef until the end of time … but also turn off the TV immediately because it is TEW MUCH.
“Apples Never Fall” Wants To Be “Big Little Lies” but Has Bad Little Writing
When watching Apples Never Fall, the new Peacock series based on a novel by Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty, I kept thinking about the woman who put $50,000 in a shoebox and handed it to her scammers.
“Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda” Brings Brilliant Trans Comics to the Famously Transphobic Netflix
Give jobs to trans comics not because it’ll end the protests at your executive offices but because they’re really fucking funny and good at what they do.
“The Girls on the Bus” Doesn’t Get My Vote Despite Its All-Star Cast
If The Girls on the Bus was a workplace drama featuring these four characters — played by these four engaging actresses — then I’d tell you, without reservation, to watch it. But its efforts to showcase journalism and the political landscape fall flat.
“Girls5eva” Season Three Is Gay and on a Mission
On the new season of Girls5Eva, Gloria is determined to sleep with every type of girl from “pre-Friends Courtney Cox” to “cigar mommis.”
Elise Bauman on CBC’s ‘One More Time’ Should Be Your New Obsession
It’s so exciting to see a performer with Bauman’s comedic skills get a character that allows her to really play.
“The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy” Is Gayer “Grey’s Anatomy” in Space
Keke Palmer plays a queer, anxious surgeon and Stephanie Hsu plays her rule-breaking best friend on this animated Grey’s Anatomy in space.
Vivek Shraya’s “How to Fail as a Popstar” Makes Failure Look Good
How to Fail as a Popstar embraces the limitations of its length and budget. Vivek Shraya and director Vanessa Matsui have crafted a work bursting with queer creativity, a story of artistic reality alive with artistic possibility.