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Marsha Warfield collaged as Roz in Night Court, both from the 1980s and in 2024 for the show's reboot.

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Marsha Warfield Takes Her Place in the Parthenon of Black Queer Women on Television

“When you’re standing on the mountain, and been climbing it as long as I have, you can look back and say, ‘no baby, we’ve come a long way.'” I had…

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Mar 26, 2024

carly usdin

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The Syd + TP Show: WNBA Stars Theresa Plaisance, a tall white brunette with curly hair, and Sydney Colson, a Black woman with hair in a ponytail, are both in bathrobes lounging on blue pool chairs.

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Syd Colson and TP Are Laughing All the Way To Becoming the Faces of the WNBA

Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance started their sketch comedy “The Syd + TP Show” to become the faces of the league. We got together to talk about how that’s… worked…

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 18, 2023

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mae martin

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Mae Martin on “Sap,” Camping, and Finding Queer Community

“Moose are kind of like the hippos of the land. They’re aggressive. They run really fast.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Apr 4, 2023

Harlem

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“There’s Nothing I Can’t Do”: Harlem’s Jerrie Johnson on Tye’s Self-Discovery and Breaking the Binary

“This binary is so new and so American and so beneficial to the patriarchy and white supremacy.”

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Feb 26, 2023

Harlem

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Harlem’s Jerrie Johnson and Meagan Good on Making the Queer Best Friend More Than a Trope

“I feel like I give main character energy, so there’s no way that I was going to be anything else.”

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Feb 5, 2023

for them

trans media representation

Daniel Sea sits on a couch with their arm around Armand Fields.

the l word: generation q

Daniel Sea on Max’s Return to “The L Word: Generation Q”

“My wish was for Max’s present to reflect more of a life like mine. I don’t hang out with mostly cis people, I don’t hang out with mostly white people.…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Dec 12, 2022

jacqueline toboni

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the l word: generation q

Jacqueline Toboni Talks Rosie, Role Models, and Going Full Magic Mike in Gen Q

“I did dress up Jughead Jones for Halloween as an homage to the Autostraddle article.”

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Dec 5, 2022

a league of their own

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A League of Their Own’s Melanie Field on Platonic Queer Love and Being the New Rosie

“Being in this body, being able to play a fat, queer athlete is mind blowing to me. It’s a responsibility that I take very seriously. I hope and I dream…

Heather Hogan —

Aug 9, 2022

lena waithe

master of none

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Lena Waithe on “Twenties” and the Highs and Lows of Being Black, Queer, and Masc in Hollywood

“And the truth is, this is what I’ll say, if people don’t show up for Twenties, it will go away.”

Carmen Phillips —

Nov 25, 2021

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the l word: generation q

Rosanny Zayas on Finding Empathy for Sophie, Wearing Shirts with “A Little Bit Too Much Titty” and Sneaking the OG L Word in High School

“Just because you are Latina, that doesn’t mean you have the same perspective in the world. We all have our own unique perspective in what we do and how we’re…

Carmen Phillips —

Aug 6, 2021

jen richards

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Jen Richards on Changing Hollywood and the Projects That Don’t Get Made

“I can be very unchecked in my opinions. And I don’t regret it. I’ve told casting directors in the room that parts are problematic or that projects shouldn’t get made.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 6, 2021

feel good

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Mae Martin lies on a roof with one hand on her chest and dead leaves around them

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Mae Martin on “Feel Good,” Labels, and Getting Kicked Off Hinge

“When I read the interviews I’m like this doesn’t sound funny at all. But I swear it is. Just watch the show.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 7, 2021