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Autostraddle TV Awards

Black Lightning

tv feature

Announcing the Winners of Autostraddle’s Inaugural Queer TV Awards!

Ten thousand reader votes later…

The TV Team —

Sep 12, 2018

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link roundup

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lena Waithe Is Taking Over TV, Deal With It

Playing gay made Bex Taylor-Klaus realize they’re gay, news about Vida season two, Chelsea Handler’s playing a “power lesbian” on Will & Grace, Grace Choi is back, Megan Rapinoe is…

Heather Hogan —

Aug 1, 2018

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link roundup

society + culture

Sunday Funday Is Swooning Over Lena Waithe’s Haircut!

Lena Waithe cut her hair and we are obsessed! Plus an unconventional story about two queer women building family, the beauty of sober queers, and Rebecca Sugar on being a…

Ari —

Jul 15, 2018

amber heard

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queer fashion

The 2018 Met Gala’s Best Lesbian, Bi, and Queer Looks

Lena Waithe, Janelle Monáe, Stella Maxwell, Cara Delevingne, Ruby Rose and more!!

Carmen Phillips —

May 8, 2018

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politics + activism

Lena Waithe, Janet Mock, Emma Gonzalez and More of Your Faves Headline Time’s 2018 Most Influential People List

We’re going to ignore the straight cis white dudes on Time’s list and focus on what really matters.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Apr 19, 2018

hulu

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movie reviews

Lena Waithe’s Superstardom Reaches New Heights in “Ready Player One”

Whether you think Ready Player One is a cynical cash-grab or nostalgic ecstasy, the film answered the story’s main question in real life: Who deserves a seat at the table…

Heather Hogan —

Apr 2, 2018

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team pick

pop culture fix

Lena Waithe’s “Vanity Fair” Cover Is a Watershed Moment for Black Lesbian Visibility

“We gotta tell our shit. Can’t no one tell a black story, particularly a queer story, the way I can, because I see the God in us.”

Carmen Phillips —

Mar 22, 2018

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ready player one

movie news & trailers

“Ready Player One” Finally Shows Us Lena Waithe’s Lesbian Gamer

Finally, some answers about what Lena Waithe is going to look like inside the OASIS!

Heather Hogan —

Feb 15, 2018

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pop culture fix

The 2018 NAACP Image Awards Included a Major Moment for Feminists and LGBT Black Women

With Angela Robinson, Lena Waithe, and Laverne Cox donning the stage, three of the six women represented were out queer and trans black women. In the middle of this already…

Carmen Phillips —

Jan 16, 2018

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celebrities (vapid fluff)

Lena Waithe Got Engaged on Thanksgiving, Is Truly Committed To Queering Thanksgiving

“The funny thing is, it was actually super-chill ’cause even though I am very over the top, my lovely lady is like the opposite.”

Natalie —

Dec 18, 2017

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pop culture fix

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lena Waithe Blesses Us All as OUT 100’s “Artist of the Year” and Other Inspirational Tales

Topics include The Out 100 starring Lena Waithe and Chelsea Manning, Anna Paquin’s lesbian turn in “Electric Dreams,”a horror film about lesbian love, wild powers & sexuality and so much…

Riese —

Nov 8, 2017

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pop culture fix

pop culture fix

Pop Culture Fix: Lena Waithe’s “The Chi” Looks Incredible Especially This Lesbian Millisecond and Other Stories

Topics include the trailer for “The Chi,” a bisexual character on the Black-ish spinoff, “Princess Cyd,” the Nancy Drew Reboot, Mindhunter, Kristen Stewart speaking up for behind-the-camera survivors and so…

Riese —

Oct 18, 2017