“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 508: “Lay Down The Law” with Ari Monts!
“My one note is, “God, I wish Tasha was a firefighter, so I didn’t have to feel conflicted about her.”
Legend of Korra: A Flawed Show for A Flawed World
In many ways Legend of Korra is more timely than ever because it forces us to examine our hero worship and the notion that one person will save us from destruction or that the simple removal of one villain will solve all of our problems.
What 4 TV Shows Do You Love More Than Anyone Else?
“These roundtables are fun, because sometimes I’m answering and I’m like GOD I’M SO MYSELF and I feel that here. Not just because I feel anxious about whether I really can claim to like these more than anyone I know, but also because my answers are just so aggressively me.”
“Ratched” Review: Part Murder Mommi Delight, Part Complicated Horror Show
Ratched stabs, cuts, bludgeons, and mutilates what was past. The show is brutal, but provides relief for its queer women. Unfortunately, its characters of color and disabled characters are not granted the same care.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 507: “Lesbians Gone Wild” With Robin Roemer!
“I had a moment where I was watching this again, and I remembered watching this scene 12 years ago, and I was like, wow, I’m gay. You know?”
Announcing the Winners of the Third Annual Autostraddle TV Awards!
Who snagged top honors at the most important television awards show in the entire world and also in the entire history of the planet?!?!?!?!?!?!
I Couldn’t Find the BIPOC Queer Comedy Series I Wanted, So I Made It Myself
Donzell and I had so much fun shooting this sketch that I turned to him and said, “I want to write a series of bizarre and inappropriate situations that our characters are faced with and have to overcome.” I created #TMI: A series that’s like the beautiful queer love child of a throuple including Noah’s Arc, Insecure and Sex in the City.
Punkie Johnson Is the First Out Black Lesbian to Join Saturday Night Live Cast
With Punkie Johnson, SNL just got 100% more lesbian, with a record breaking two (lol, yes TWO!) out lesbians in the cast at the same time.
Mal Blum on Writing Music for “Trinkets,” Queer Representation, and the Trans Narratives of Bruce Springsteen
“Whether it’s the gay internet or a show like ‘Trinkets’ it makes it easier to be like maybe I’m not the one that’s wrong. Maybe everyone around me is wrong.”
Pop Culture Fix: Brittani Nichols Is Making a Queer Quibi Dramedy Series
Guess you better learn how to watch Quibi! Also: a trans high school rom-com, all the Javicia Leslie Batwoman news you can handle, TCA Awards for A Black Lady Sketch Show, and give this duck its own TV show.
HBO Max’s British Dramedy “Pure” Is the First Time I’ve Seen My OCD On-Screen
By pairing a visceral portrayal with thorough descriptions of OCD, “Pure” becomes a teaching tool as well as a delightful dramedy. It’s also just a really good and gay story about a 20-something trying to figure out how to be a good person.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 506: Lights! Camera! Action! With Lauren Ashley Smith
“I feel like I’m very much a stickler for how Black church is shown on TV, and I think a lot of people get it wrong in movies and TV a lot, like it just never is quite right. And I feel like Hollywood is that way too. And I felt like this [portrayal of Hollywood] was very accurate, and I was shocked!”
Pop Culture Fix: Pretty Little Liars Is Getting Rebooted by Riverdale’s Showrunner
JAVICIA LESLIE IS ON THE BATWOMAN SET, Sarah Paulson in this Ratched trailer is properly horrifying, what’s next for WayHaught, the queer Disney canon, and more.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 505: Lookin’ At You Kid With Zeke Smith
“I saw how they reacted to Max and I was like, ‘ohh, I’m gonna transition and I’m gonna be shunned from this community that I’ve longed for for 18 years, I’m gonna lose my community if I transition.'”
“Lucifer” Season 5A: Everything Is Gay and Everything Hurts
The first half of Lucifer’s fifth season is heaven and hell for the gays.
Season 2 of “Trinkets” Gives Us Adorable Teen Lesbians as a Parting Gift
Between the female friendships and sweet queer romance, Trinkets Season 2 didn’t have to steal my heart because I gave it freely.
What’s New and Gay To Stream in September 2020
What’s new to stream in September 2020 on Netflix, Amazon, HBO Max and Hulu that also has lesbian, bisexual or queer women characters or is otherwise relevant to your interests?
“Wynonna Earp” Episode 406: Frog Day Afternoon
Everything comes to a head in the midseason finale, as Wynonna faces down enemies old and new and Waverly fights for Nicole’s life.
Vote Now In Autostraddle’s 3rd Annual Queer TV Awards
It’s time to cast your vote for the very best in LGBTQ Teevee!
Describe an Iconic Gay TV Show You’ve Never Seen
“Stephen Universe is a cartoon show about a little boy with a large mouth who wears flip-flops regardless of weather or situation. Rebecca Sugar made the show and she is bisexual. Stephen has imaginary friends who live in a big jewelry emporium in outer space famous for its ability to fuse different types of gemstones and rocks into each other.”