All posts tagged in lgbtq representation
Both of the books in the Six of Crows duology are truly incredible. The main fantasy element in this series comes in the form of Grisha. Grisha are people who have special abilities; these abilities mean they are indentured (enslaved) in some countries and persecuted in others. There are six different types of Grisha: Heartrenders can manipulate bodies
Have you ever forced yourself to watch an entire show just to see a certain actress? That’s what finding representation in the media is like for minority groups. People are so desperate to see themselves on the screen that they will watch poorly written movies just to see an offensive stereotype of their self. For
Holland debuted on January 22nd as the first openly gay K-pop idol. After his first release Neverland, Holland became a role model to many fans of K-pop due to his music videos depicting diverse relationships within the LGBTQ+ community. Despite the support shown for the community by K-pop idols such as SHINee’s Jonghyun and Key,
*A few light spoilers ahead* I’m not going to lie, when I first heard about Love, Simon, I knew pretty much nothing about the book, and honestly a trailer for a rom-com about a white cis gay boy who likes theater and crushes on the gardener next door in shorts and work boots, with straight
Note: This article contains spoilers. Everything Sucks! is a Netflix TV series based in the 80s about high schoolers living in Boring, Oregon. The show follows a group of teenagers—members of the school’s A/V Club—through navigating their way through the social hierarchy, self-identity and pursuing their dreams of making a movie. The Hollywood Reporter recently released an
Trigger Warning: Heathers depicts themes of suicide, school bomb threats and murder. (Spoilers ahead for both the film and the series) The instant I saw the trailer for the Heathers reboot TV series on Paramount Network, I knew it was a bad idea for so many more reasons apart from the fact that the costumes
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is shaping up to be a problematic franchise. First, it cast Johnny Depp in a leading role, despite his abuse of Amber Heard. Now, David Yates, the director, has decided to ignore Dumbledore’s sexuality. In 2007, J.K. Rowling announced that she had “always thought of Dumbledore as gay.”
Recently on YouTube I was watching interviews with some of my favorite actors and an ad popped up for the upcoming film Love, Simon. It wasn’t an ad I could skip and by the end of it, my eyes had rolled practically all the way to the back of my head. As an openly queer woman,
As those who know me personally can attest, I am a massive music fan and am constantly recommending music to close friends. I am also openly pansexual and listen to a lot of queer musicians. I am always enthusiastic to discover new, talented voices in the LGBTQ+ community. I recently searched “LGBT” into Spotify to
Bisexuality is extremely underrepresented throughout Hollywood and media, and when it is portrayed, it’s usually represented using blanket phrases or terms, like “I go both ways,” rather than just explicitly stating that the character is bisexual. However, Brooklyn Nine-Nine changed that when a pivotal character, Rosa Diaz, came out as bisexual and actually used the word.
