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Lesbian Batwoman Gets CW Pilot – Pink news

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Lesbian Batwoman

The CW network has ordered a pilot for Batwoman, which stars Ruby Rose as the first live-action lesbian superhero to lead a TV show. The network will order a full series if the pilot, which could premiere as early as autumn this year, goes down well, reported TVLine on January 3. This decision came after the Australian Orange is the New Black actress made a successful debut as Kate Kane in December’s CW “Elseworlds” crossover event. The Batwoman pilot will be overseen by The Flash and Arrow director David Nutter, who is also famous for his work on Game of … Read more

Ooops… Netflix Reboot of Saunt Seiya Anime Series Changes Gender of Popular Character

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Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac

In summer 2019, Netflix will release its remake of the ‘80s- and 2000s-era anime classic Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, an animated series about five cosmic warriors defending Earth against vengeful Greek gods. The original Japanese TV program featured a gentle male character named Andromeda Shun. Shun had long green hair, wore magenta armor, was openly emotional and always tried to resolve conflicts without violence, despite being a skilled warrior. As such, some Saint Seiya fans viewed Andromeda Shun as queer or at least a groundbreaking depiction of a male warrior. However, Netflix’s remake will change Andromeda Shun’s gender to female, upsetting some … Read more

TV: Is Dr. Who About to Come Out?

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Dr. Who

Thanksgiving has just ended but Doctor Who and the BBC have fans, especially LGBT and ally fans, awaiting New Year’s with great joy. A sneak peek of the show’s New Year’s episode has some fans wondering if the Doctor is going to come out of the closet. The show’s Twitter account posted pictures of Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor wearing a rainbow scarf with fireworks behind her. Some fans have read the look as a hint that the 13th Doctor will start a queer relationship with her colleague Yaz. This possibility has previously been implied by characters in the show. Others think … Read more

SPOILER ALERT: Major Arrow Character is Gay

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“Arrow” revealed that one of its major characters is gay in the second episode of its seventh season. The episode titled “The Longbow Hunters,” which aired on Monday, featured a flash forward with Oliver’s son William now all grown up. William is reunited with Roy and gives a quick rundown of what he’s been up to in an off-hand comment about his sexuality.’ “Felicity and Oliver, they really just left you?” Roy asks William. He replies: “Pretty much. And my ex-boyfriend wonders why I have commitment issues.” Some fans were thrilled at the series adding more LGBT characters. By Mariah … Read more

TV: Trans Supergirl actress Nicole Maines Bullied at School and Called ‘It’

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Nicole Maines - Twitter

Supergirl actress Nicole Maines has opened up about her life growing up in an interview on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. The 21-year-old, who is the first trans superhero on TV, said she began to identify as female at a young age.  “I really started thinking something wasn’t right. My case was kind of unique because I have an identical twin brother and so growing up with him, he was identifying with all these male things and he was feeling very comfortable in his body,” she said. “As soon as I could, I tried to voice to my parents that … Read more

TV: She-Ra Reboot to Feature At Least Two Queer Characters

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, a reboot based on the hugely-popular 1980s spinoff character from the Masters of the Universe franchise, is set to include at least two LGBT characters. Creator Noelle Stevenson and voice cast members Aimee Carrero, Karen Fukuhara and Marcus Scribner revealed the news during the show’s panel at New York Comic Con on 4 October. Although, it seemed like they didn’t actually intend to give away such key information just yet…  So how did it all slip out? Well, the quartet was asked during the event which of the new series’ characters were their … Read more

TV: Sabrina Will Have a Pansexual Cousin in Netflix Series

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Perdomo as Ambrose

Netflix is coming out with a dark take on Sabrina the Teenage Witch this fall. Not only that, it also has some very welcome diversity, such as a pansexual cousin named Ambrose Spellman. The new series, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. It follows a teenaged Sabrina in the 1960s, coming into her own as a witch, with some much darker elements than fans are used to. English actor Chance Perdomo plays Ambrose and describes his character as a ‘bastardised magical love-child of David Bowie & Jimmy Hendrix’ with a … Read more

The Victorian Netflix – Live Science

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Magic Lanterns

Netflix didn’t exist during the Victorian era, of course, but people living during the 1800s and early 1900s had another way to binge-watch: the “magic lantern.” According to new research, these early projectors were much more common and accessible than previously thought. Magic lanterns — basically an early form of the slide projector — could show 3D and even moving images (much like today’s GIFs) to entertain a captive audience. But given the lanterns’ high price tag, modern historians long suspected that few but the wealthy could afford these projectors. But new research finds that middle-class families regularly rented these … Read more

TV: Flash’s Keiynan Lonsdale: “I Don’t Want to Go By ‘He’ Anymore”

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Keiynan Lonsdale

Love, Simon actor Keiynan Lonsdale opened up about his sexual orientation and preferred pronoun on Tuesday in an Instagram Q&A with fans. Asked by a fan if he’s gay, Lonsdale responded: “I’m still surprised I get this question. I came out not really as anything last year, but as not straight. Now it just depends on the day, sometimes I’m bisexual, sometimes I’m gay, sometimes I feel straight, sometimes I’m not anything. It doesn’t matter. Either way, throughout all of that, I’m Keiynan. So if your question is, ‘Am I Keiynan?’ yes, I am Keiynan.” A short time later Lonsdale … Read more

New Marvel Series Could Feature Nine Queer Superheroes

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Marvel is developing a TV show starring an all-female team of superheroes—and it could introduce a host of amazing queer characters to the small screen. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) currently contains precisely zero queer superheroes, but Marvel has been more progressive in its TV offerings.  Runaways features two queer superheroes in the shape of Karolina Dean and Nico Minoru, two of the main characters who slowly realise their sexuality while also figuring out their powers. And these teenage heroes are two of at least nine LGBT+ characters who might be about to make the leap from Marvel’s comic … Read more