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x-files

A Cursory Explainer of This Summer’s Verified UFO News, Somehow a Real Phenomenon

As I watched “Area 51” become a trending topic and meme format over the weekend, I found myself wishing for some sort of brief explainer on the UFO-related events of…

Rachel —

Jul 16, 2019

gillian anderson

greatest hits

tv feature

Here’s What the Gillian Anderson Character You’re Most Attracted to Says About You

Obviously we all lost our shit over Gillian Anderson’s turn in “Sex Education,” but she has so many timelessly hot roles to choose from. Here’s what your deepest Gillian Anderson…

Rachel —

Jan 16, 2019

Lists/Top 10s

x-files

tv lists

27 X-Files Monsters of the Week, Ranked by Gayness

We’ve discussed the arguably gay women of The X-Files, and obviously Dana Scully at length. But it’s time to answer a different pressing question: how gay are the monsters of…

Rachel —

Oct 17, 2018

a-camp workshop

camp autostraddle

television

10 Female Characters in The X-Files I’ve Decided Are Lesbians or Bisexual

I can believe in aliens, but I cannot believe that the lady with the mullet who lives in the woods with her young female assistant and trains dogs is straight.

Rachel —

Jun 2, 2016

black sails

boobs on your tube

tv show recaps

Boob(s On Your) Tube: “Younger” Goes All In On Lesbian Love In Season Two

Maggie and Lauren are falling hard on Younger, Lexa returns to The 100, The X-Files tells a trans story, and Legends of Tomorrow and Black Sails are back!

Heather Hogan —

Feb 2, 2016

Fan Fiction Friday

fanfiction

tv feature

Fan Fiction Friday: I Want To Believe In “The X-Files” Femslash

I’s time to celebrate The Original Fandom and the glorious Monica/Scully fan fiction it brought into our lives.

Heather Hogan —

Jan 22, 2016

gillian anderson

Lists/Top 10s

tv lists

8 Things I Can’t Wait to Watch Dana Scully Do on My TV Again

Did you know Dana Scully is a medical doctor?

Ari —

Jan 21, 2016

90s nostalgia

gillian anderson

tv feature

18 Questions We Have About the X-Files Reboot

“17. Oh god, is anyone on this show a medical doctor? ANYONE?”

Rachel —

Mar 24, 2015

personal essay

x-files

first person

Trust No One (Or, Everything I Know About Love I Learned From The X-Files)

“I did not intend to have any experiences outside the range of what I had previously proven to myself I was comfortable with or could understand. Scully and I both…

Rachel —

Jan 27, 2014

alison bechdel

feminism

tv news & trailers

The Bechdel Files Are Basically Everything I’ve Ever Wanted From The Internet

Does it count if it’s Scully talking to Queequeg? Important questions.

Rachel —

Aug 8, 2013

a-camp workshop

camp autostraddle

tv feature

You, Too, Can Be Made Gay By The X-Files: Scully 101

“Stef: I don’t know how but somehow Rachel managed to find one X Files episode with lesbians in it.”

Rachel —

May 21, 2013

geek

gillian anderson

tv lists

Honoring Gillian Anderson’s Newly Revealed Lady-Dating Past: Top 5 X-Files Episodes That Made Me Gay

As an unsuspecting proto-queer I loved the X-Files something fierce. I watched it loyally through nine seasons of sci-fi glory, and I’ve been branded ever since.

taylor —

Mar 15, 2012