Results for: representation
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“The 100” Gives Canon Bisexual Representation and A Queer Girl Ship, and It Taketh Away
In which we discuss The 100, its badass bisexual protagonist Clarke, and the heartbreakingest gay commander this side of outer space.
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Korrasami, Queer Representation and Saying Goodbye to the “Legend of Korra”
But in the end, it’s Asami that Korra holds hands with, Asami that Korra decides to vacation with, Asami who’s there for her in the end, Asami with whom Korra shares lingering glances and momentary intimacies.
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“Steven Universe” and the Importance of All-Ages Queer Representation
Up until now, the assumption had been that Garnet was a single Gem like Pearl and Amethyst. However, the truth is much more romantic.
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“Visible: Out on Television” Is a Must-See Docuseries on the History of LGBTQ Representation on TV
One part love letter, one part history lesson, one part all-star roster of LGBTQ TV icons.
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Steven Universe’s Stevonnie Is Bringing Non-Binary Representation to TV in a Brand New Way
Just like it celebrated lesbian love story with Ruby and Sapphire forming Garnet, Steven Universe is once again using a fusion to explore queer identities and, more revolutionarily, to celebrate them.
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‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Brings Positive Queer Representation to a Younger Audience
Goosebumps is back with a spooky second season full of strange monsters, book references, and queer teens.
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“GLOW” Does a Lot of Things Right, Just Not Queer Representation
Ah, the 1980s, when clothes and hair and music were hella dope but women were given the same courtesy as plants in Hollywood. Then along came women’s wrestling to shake television and gender roles way the fuck up.
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Lena Waithe’s “Boomerang” Has a Black Lesbian, Bisexual Representation and a Lot of Heart
Tia’s a complete scene stealer. She’s defies so many boxes or tropes of what we’ve been programmed to expect from a black lesbian on TV.
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Never Have I Ever’s Queer South Asian Representation Is a Cop Out
The writers seem more interested in giving fans the pairing they wanted to see after season two rather than developing Aneesa as a nuanced character in her own right.
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“The Boys” Season 2 Gets Meta About Lesbian and Bisexual Representation
Elena pushes back on all this, saying she doesn’t want to change how she dresses and that actually Maeve is bisexual, but they say that the term lesbian is “an easier sell” because it’s “more cut and dry.”
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“That’s What She Said” is Queer Asian America In Your Face
Why a group of six queer Asian American women are producing, acting in, and writing a groundbreaking queer web series, and why you should care.
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I Love “Euphoria” and I Hate It
We can debate the actual quality of Euphoria, but what’s undeniable is Sam Levinson is writing about people most of the film and television world has ignored. After two failed movies focusing on cis white people and one mediocre HBO movie about an old cis white guy, Levinson discovered what Hollywood at large still hasn’t.
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Laverne Cox’s “Doubt” Love Story Imagines a Better World for Trans Women
CBS already canceled Doubt, but the full first season is airing this summer and it’s breaking major ground for trans representation.
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‘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.”
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Whatever You Thought “We Are Lady Parts” Was Going to Be, This Ain’t It
“Gone is Ayesha’s confidence. Gone is her swagger. All that’s left is a girl with a crush.”
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“Euphoria” Finally Gives Jules Agency In A Special Episode Co-Written By Hunter Schafer
All I’ve wanted since Euphoria began was for Sam Levinson to write with people who actually have the characters’ perspectives — this episode shows why.
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Taylor Schilling and Roberta Colindrez Are Wives In Hulu’s “Monsterland”
If you’re expecting the gay episode of Hulu’s horror anthology to be like the gay episode of Black Mirror, I must assure you: We ain’t in San Junipero anymore.
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As a Queer South Asian, “Never Have I Ever” Been So Let Down
The reason I didn’t like “Never Have I Ever” wasn’t because I didn’t feel seen. It’s because Mindy Kaling and I are clearly looking at the same world, but Kaling is expecting me to overlook all of its pain.
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Netflix’s “The Circle” Is The Bisexual Chaos You’re Looking For
“It’s not a fair comparison because Are You The One? was entirely queer and went on all summer and sooo many people I know were watching. However, I will say no one on AYTO was as crushable as Sammie.”
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“Work in Progress” Is a Hilarious Triumph of Specificity
Allowing someone as funny and weird as McEnany to make a show that opens itself up to all the facets of herself is such a gift to us all.