Here’s your weekly Pop Culture Fix, rainbow kittens!
Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman are in love, pass it on.
The New York Times published a thing about Taylor Swift’s new video called “For Taylor Swift, Is Ego Stronger Than Pride?” which means all Taylor Swift takes and Pride takes are officially over, and if I hear another one, I’m seizing your queer credentials and you’ll only be able to have them reinstated after passing a very exhaustive test about the first season of Gentleman Jack.
Pose has been renewed early by FX!
Caroline Framke had a very long and candid conversation with Hannah Gadsby over at Variety.
Queer Eye too, for two more seasons.
How Booksmart screenwriter Katie Silberman wrote the movie’s rom-com ending.
Angelica Ross is over on Oprah dot come talking being a Black trans woman in America.
UK’s ITV has banned all-male writer’s rooms.
Dee Rees is going to write and direct a musical fantasy called The Kyd’s Exquisite Follies!
Here are CW’s fall premiere dates (For your specific information: Batwoman and Supergirl on October 6, All American on October 7, Riverdale and Nancy Drew on October 9, Charmed on October 11, and Black Lightning on October 21).
Please enjoy this GLOW season three trailer.
And this tweet.
https://twitter.com/shakirax3/status/1140674041197424641?s=21
Oh and also this Harlots season three trailer.
How streaming platforms ushered in a wave of queer representation in India.
25 LGBTQ filmmakers on the rise.
6 queer creators share the dream film and TV projects they haven’t been able to sell yet.
Desiree Akhavan, Sydney Freeland, and Tina Mabry are part of the first class of the ReFrame Rise Directors Program, ReFrame’s new initiative supporting established female filmmakers
Pose and Russian Doll lead the TCA Award nominations.
Wynonna Earp’s third season lands on Netflix on July 16, riiiiight before SDCC. Interesting!
Janet Mock makes history again!
Today, @JanetMock makes history as the first Black trans woman to establish an overall deal with a major studio.
"…there's potential to introduce hundreds of millions of viewers to trans people, and showing people who may not understand us, that we can tell our own stories." pic.twitter.com/nXhaW0STvo
— Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead) June 19, 2019
Tempted to conjure up a Taylor Swift take just so I can be forcibly tested on Gentleman Jack season 1.
A heads up for UK viewers: next Weds on bbc one there’s gonna be a programme with people like Sharron Davies ( who thinks trans women have an unfair advantage in sports) in conversation with trans sports women , scientists etc. I don’t think it will be a total car crash ( hope not anyway), the publicity stills have Martina with her arms round various trans people involved in sport, whether that’s players or fed reps or whoever so there at least should be proper balance? IDK if someone could provide links/clips/etc afterwards for those outside the UK/ people like me who don’t have a TV or iplayer!
My Taylor Swift take is that she’s in that Super Ally phase a lot of people go through before they come out. I’m just sitting back and waiting for all these debates to become irrelevant.
Her first act will be to steal Joshua Kushner’s wife.
YES, that’s exactly what I’ve been thinking. It’s that phase where you’re gonna come out soon but you’re not sure you’re ready yet so you’re just SUPER into gay rights and all your friends are like “no we agree but is there something you want to tell us?”
So you’re saying that I should re-watch Gentleman Jack season 1 to prepare for the test? Okay!
New GLOW and Harlots trailers??? Be still my heart.
i am ALSO here to request that exhaustive test on gentleman jack
That Harlots trailer….. I’m not recovered
Wow, those as-yet-unproduced queer tv &film projects sound amazing! Jamie Babbit directing a period piece with Kate McKinnon and Emma Watson? Yes please and forever
My Taylor Swift take is I wish people would stop shaming her for being an ally. I can do the Gentleman Jack test now, right?
I agree wholeheartedly. We are in the middle of a global right wing surge and we need all the allies we can get, no matter how imperfect they are. That may not be the prettiest of truths, but it is among the more pragmatic of them
Out of all the actual takes in the media, this one is my favorite. “It seemed like everyone wanted Swift to use her platform to speak out. Until she did.”
I LOVE Taylor’s new video! Out of all the gay celebrities featured my favourite was Hayley Kiyoko.
Maybe it’s the burnout that’s been hanging over my head for the past month but lately i’ve Been feeling like all the news are bad news.
This roundup is such an uplifting moment! Even just reading the headlights i feel refreshed and uplifted! Thank you Heather xxx
Why are we propping up a woman who I am pretty sure said has voted republican. Even if she comes out I find no reason to get existed or celebrate. I get LGBTQ Republicans exists, but I am not happy about them and think they are traitors to their class and community.
Are you talking about Taylor Swift? She endorsed the Democrats in your last midterms.