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Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson look at each other while being interviewed by SiriusXM.

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Who’s To Blame for the On-Set Conditions of “The Color Purple” (2023)?

They weren’t asking for the moon. They were asking for industry standard.

Rendy Jones —

Jan 30, 2024

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movie features

The History of the Color Purple Kiss

In 1982 Alice Walker wrote a Black queer text so ahead of its time, that 40 years later we’re still fighting to catch up.

Carmen Phillips —

Dec 27, 2023

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movie reviews

If Only “The Color Purple” Had Loved All of Us

The Color Purple has never been just about Black women saving each other. It’s about Black women finding beauty and worth in each other, in all aspects of who we are,…

Carmen Phillips —

Dec 19, 2023

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Pop Culture Fix: Maybe This Time We’ll Be Lucky, Maybe This Time “The Color Purple” Will Be Gay

The Color Purple’s gay screenwriter, Marcus Gardley, spoke at a screening about his desire to prioritize Shug and Celie’s romantic love story in the new film. Also: Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” premiere,…

Riese —

Nov 27, 2023

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greatest hits

book lists

Queer Books Across America: Incredible Lesbian and Queer Novels and Memoirs Set in Every State

Take a gay road trip to all 50 states right on your couch with queer fiction, memoirs and graphic novels set all across the United States.

Riese —

Jun 28, 2022

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Celie and Shug, both Black brown skinned women, sit on a bed and look lovingly into each others eyes.

film

Will “The Color Purple” Get Black Queerness Right This Time?

Celie and Shug Avery’s queerness is just as essential and powerful as the other themes most commonly discussed in the novel.

Amari Gaiter —

Feb 7, 2022

Monday Roundtable

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book lists

Monday Roundtable: Our Favorite LGBTQ Novels

It’s truly magical when you can find a novel with lesbian or bisexual or queer characters that speaks to you and tells a damn good story.

the team —

May 14, 2018

Act Up

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movie lists

15 QTPOC Women’s History Month Films You Should Watch Right Now

Everyone should know the stories of the lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans women of color who’ve been the backbones of LGBT communities forever and ever. So make some popcorn and…

KaeLyn —

Mar 13, 2018

Lists/Top 10s

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movie lists

11 Black Experience Movies to Watch on Your Martin Luther King Jr. Day Off

These films are beautiful and poignant — though at times painful and heart-wrenching — testaments to Black Lives and just how much they matter, not just today, but always.

Reneice Charles —

Jan 15, 2018

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LGBTQ History Month Starts Now: An Epic Autostraddle Reading List

It’s LGBT History Month, a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, a topic which is near and dear to our hearts because it is definitely NOT…

Riese —

Oct 3, 2017

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