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Concealed Pain: Why Are There so Many Lesbians Cops Onscreen?

Three animated and purple figures wearing police uniforms stand against a colorful background with the word "Onward" displayed prominently
by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 11, 2020 at 8:59am
Queer representation shouldn’t overlook, ignore, or become complicit in the painful history between queer people and cops.
A woman in large glasses, Carmen Maria Machado, sits against a table while looking into the camera.

In the Muck: With “In the Dream House,” Carmen Machado Archives Queer Women’s Pain

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 13, 2019 at 3:50pm
“Our culture does not have an investment in helping queer folks understand what their experiences mean.” Read more »
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Beyond Coming Out: 6 Lesbian Novels That Bring the Romance, and Sex

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 8, 2019 at 10:40am
We deserve books that actively center our pleasure, too. Read more »
A white woman with long red hair stands in front of a city at night. A light in the shape of a bat is projected into the sky. She is wearing a black mask and skintight catsuit with a red bat across the chest.

In “Batwoman,” Lesbians and Queer Women Are Complicated—and Brave

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
October 11, 2019 at 11:02am
A lesbian superhero who saves the city and her girl stands out considering that pop culture is still learning how to stop killing off lesbians onscreen. Read more »
Nomi, played by Emily Arlook, a white college student with blond hair, left, and Professor Hewson, played by Katherine Moennig, a white woman with dark, short hair, on Grown-ish

Not Quite “Grown-Ish”: Power Dynamics Complicate Onscreen Lesbian Student-Teacher Relationships

by Kirby Marshall-Collins
September 27, 2019 at 12:29pm
Despite our excitement and enthusiasm about seeing brilliant lesbian professors represented onscreen, they aren’t immune to critique. Read more »
Courtney Sauls as Brooke Morgan, left, and Nia Jerver as Kelsey Phillips in Dear White People. They are two Black women who are kissing on the end of a bed.

A Quick History of TV’s Elusive Quest for Complex Black Lesbians

by Jaelani Turner-Williams
September 6, 2019 at 5:41am
Characters are being given more complexity onscreen, as they are offered the chance to explore their queerness in ways typically reserved for white queer women. Read more »
A photo of artist Sizzy Rocket, a white woman with dark hair and many tattoos. Sizzy sits on a bed and is pouting.

Take It or Leave It: Sizzy Rocket on Creating Pop Music Just for Queer Women

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 26, 2019 at 4:34pm
“Younger queer artists definitely inspire me every day to just be truer to myself. Because I didn’t have that example.” Read more »
Samira Wiley and Uzo Aduba, two Black women, in Orange is the New Black. They both wear prison uniforms and are holding hands.

From Representation to Tragedy Porn: Did “OITNB” Fail Its Marginalized Viewers?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 26, 2019 at 3:10pm
Did Orange is the New Black accurately represent marginalized people, or simply expose them to pain via tragedy porn? Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Lesbian History

by Bitch HQ
August 20, 2018 at 6:00am
A few weeks ago, a copy of Judy Chicago’s 1979 book The Dinner Party: A Story of Our Heritage arrived on my doorstep. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Henrietta Lacks is Finally in the National Portrait Gallery

by Bitch HQ
May 20, 2018 at 11:00pm
Despite her substantial contribution to modern medicine, Lacks was never compensated or given credit. Read more »

The Pleasure Dome: On Nonmonogamy and Casual Sex

by adrienne maree brown
June 21, 2017 at 2:36pm
With time, I’ve learned that under the layers of socialization—and jealousy—there’s deeper wiring that says yes to one, or yes to two, or yes to many. Read more »

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