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FILM: Scream Creator Says Series Was “Coded in Gay Survival”

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Scream

Scream’s Sidney Prescott faces the same battle for survival as many young, gay kids, says the franchise’s screenwriter Kevin Williamson. In a new interview, Williamson reflected on how his own sexuality informed Prescott’s character. Played by Neve Campbell, the hero develops major trust issues after learning her boyfriend murdered her own mother. One of the things I’ve wrestled with is trust,” Williamson told the Independent, “and Sidney trusted no one. “Did she really know her mother? Is her boyfriend who he says he is? In the end, she wasn’t even trusting herself.” Sidney, Williamson said, is anything but the “final … Read more

Netflix Flubs Queer Representation in “Cowboy Bebop”

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Cowboy Beebop

A big mystery arose when Netflix first announced its live-action version of the 1998 sci-fi noir anime series Cowboy Bebop. Queer fans of the anime immediately wondered whether the Netflix series would include Ed, a quirky and androgynous hacker who joins the series’ bounty-hunting team and is often mistaken for a boy. Ed didn’t appear in the Netflix show’s pre-release marketing, and though she stars in a majority of the anime’s episodes, she only pops up briefly at the end of the Netflix series. But people fixated on Ed overlooked another of the series’ character who is infinitely queerer — a … Read more

TV: The Story Behind Smithers Finally Finding Love

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Smithers Kiss - The Simpsons

A writer on The Simpsons has explained how he worked with his gay son to make Smithers a “three-dimensional gay character”. As viewers of the long-running animated series will know, The Simpsons has a long history of joking about Smithers’ sexuality – but that all started to change in 2016, when the character officially came out. Recently, the show proved that it’s committed to making Smithers even more authentic with the episode “Portrait of a Lackey on Fire”, which sees Smithers whisked off his feet by fashion mogul Michael De Graaf (voiced by Victor Garber). Writer Rob LaZebnik wanted to … Read more

TV: She-Ra Creator ND Stevenson On Life After the Show

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Noelle Stevenson

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power creator ND Stevenson opens up their life, being trans and mental health in a new autobiographical series. In one of the “quiet comics” that make up Stevenson’s new project, I’m Fine I’m Fine Just Understand, he talks about being at a place in his transition where he is “getting used to people staring at me in a new way”. Sometimes it’s a look of “confusion”, writes Stevenson, who came out as “non-binary or something like it” in 2020. Sometimes, they see a look in people’s eyes that “used to be in mine” before they … Read more

TV: Why Does Bewitched Feel So Queer?

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Bewitched

Why does Bewitched feel so queer? It was about a straight couple, after all, and never had a single explicitly LGBTQ+ character. And yet the sitcom, which ran from the mid-60s to the early 70s, has an intensely queer feeling. It somehow comes off as queer without ever actually coming out. How is that possible? Behold, the power of subtext! Bewitched, which was recently referenced (obliquely) on the show WandaVision, was about a witch named Samantha who marries a mortal named Darren, and the couple decides to keep her powers a secret. The show debuted pre-Stonewall, at a time when … Read more

TV: Supergirl’s Nicole Maines: ‘Trans is Beautiful and Powerful’

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Nicole Maines

Nicole Maines, who plays television’s first openly trans superhero, knows what it means to fight for what is right. She does it every day. The 24-year-old from Glosservile, New York, is a hero after all. In 2014, she successfully sued her school district after being denied access to the girl’s bathroom for being trans. Now, Maines has swapped legal paperwork for tights as she stars as Nia Nal, a shy, hardworking reporter in training working alongside Kara Danvers, otherwise known as Supergirl. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Smithers Finally Gets a Boyfriend!

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Smithers Kiss - The Simpsons

Iconic gay character and lackey of villain Mr Burns, Waylon Smithers, will finally find love in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons. Even casual Simpsons viewers knew that Smithers is gay and had been harbouring a crush on his boss since the show first debuted. But it wasn’t until the 2016 episode “The Burns Cage” that Smithers officially came out publicly to Mr Burns and admitted his true feelings. Now, five years after his love was rejected by Mr Burns, Smithers has seemingly moved on and is taking the next step in living his best life publicly – finding love. … Read more

TV: Five Films to Open Your Hearts and Minds About Intersex People

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Ponyboi

Yesterday was Intersex Solidarity Day, and what better way to learn to be a good ally to intersex people than through learning about their perspectives and experiences? Intersex people — those have physical attributes that are associated with more than one sex — represent an estimated 1.7 percent of the population. But they’re underrepresented in media. These independent films provide experiences from all across the globe, giving an important voice to underrepresented people, their stories and current struggles. In 2005, intersex ally Joelle Circe-Laramee recognized the first-ever Intersex Day of Solidarity. She invited allies and organizations to commemorate the life … Read more

TV: Star Trek: Prodigy Includes Non-Binary Lead

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Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy is introducing a new generation of kids to the utopian values of Starfleet with a refreshingly diverse cast, including a non-binary main character. The animated Star Trek kids’ series premiered on Paramount+ last week with a star-studded voice cast including Ella Purnell, Brett Gray, Rylee Alazraqui, Angus Imrie and Jason Mantzoukas. The show is already winning praise for its thoughtful messaging, which teaches children the importance of acceptance, individuality and looking beyond appearances. Full Story from Pink News

TV: GoT Sex Scenes Often a Frenzied Mess, Actress Says

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Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy

Gemma Whelan, who played the queer Yara Greyjoy on Game of Thrones, has said sex scenes on the show could be a “frenzied mess”. Whelan is set to star in the upcoming ITV police drama The Tower, and she told The Guardian that sex scenes in the series are overseen by an intimacy coach. However, it was a different story on Game of Thrones, she said, with actors “left to get on with it” She explained: “They used to just say: ‘When we shout action, go for it,’ and it could be a sort of frenzied mess. But between the actors there was always an instinct … Read more