Shrill has ended on a bittersweet note. The Hulu original series starring Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live) and Lolly Adefope, loosely adapted from Lindy West’s memoir of the…
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Billie Holiday has had a huge impact on U.S. culture. Why has her queerness so often been erased? The United States vs. Billie Holiday profiles the legendary Blues…
A Black queer woman and filmmaker discusses how the Women Sweet on Women Film Festival captures unique experiences and honors Audre Lorde. Like some people in quarantine, I…
Ma Rainey fought for her place in Blues as a queer Black woman. Netflix’s new film adaptation Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom explores her legacy. August Wilson’s play Ma…
The Haunting of Bly Manor is the second installment of The Haunting Netflix franchise, which is based off of the Shirley Jackson book The Haunting of Hill House.…
Little Fires Everywhere explores queerness and what Audre Lorde calls “the erotic.“ “How can we see ourselves when we’re afraid to look at who we really are?” Mia…
“Why am I doomed to be left? Why am I doomed to be rejected?” Rob, the lead of the new, queer High Fidelity series, looks into the camera,…