Sure, online dating can be incredibly frustrating and depressing, but between all the cold weather and Valentine’s Day approaching, you’re much more likely to land a date quickly. Upload the cutest selfie you can find, and start sending out messages.
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Scissoring is forever on our minds and is frequently debated by lesbians everywhere. Whether you believe that the legendary sex act is actually a thing or not, you can’t deny the power it holds over everyone’s imagination.
Regardless of whether you’re a huge fan of the much-talked-about sex position or think it’s something that only belongs in lesbian porn aimed at straight men, it seems like it will forever remain in the zeitgeist. From explicitly queer TV shows like Orange is the New Blackto Katy Perry scissoring on stage at the VMAs, there have been key moments that have kept scissoring front and center in our collective memories.
So let’s take a walk down memory lane and celebrate the most memorable pop culture moments in scissoring history!
1. 'Blue is the Warmest Color'
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In Blue is the Warmest Color main character Adèle scissors the blue-haired Emma, in a scene that has become controversial because of the many lesbians who argue that scissoring is the domain of straight porn and not something real lesbians actually do. But y'all saw it tho, right? 🔥
2. Katy Perry scissoring on stage
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At this year's VMAs, Katy Perry performed “I’m His He’s Mine” with queer rapper Doechii that got so steamy the two scissored each other as part of the performance.
3. Bound
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The sex scenes in the erotic thriller Bound are sexy, super horny, and full of undeniable chemistry between Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon. The accuracy of the lesbian sex scenes — which include scissoring and Tilly giving Gershon’s character a hand job — is thanks to the contribution of consultant Susie Bright.
4. Santana and Brittany on 'Glee'
While making out with Brittany on an episode of Glee, Santana casually mentions that it’s a “nice break from all that scissoring.”
5. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion
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Last year, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion collabed on the song “Bongos,” and the sexy music video features the two singers scissoring while wearing revealing red swimsuits — it’s hot!
6. 'Real Housewives' gives a scissoring demo
During a conversation about whether the women on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills would ever date a woman, Kyle Richards — who was making headlines at the time because of a rumored relationship with a female country singer Morgan Wade — demonstrated how to scissor with co-star Dorit Kemsley.
"When I was in Cabo with my friends a question came up about scissoring," Kyle said to the group who looked confused about what the term meant, "Here Dorit, should we show them?"
need her on coachella main stage with a full pair of scissors stat @reneé @coachella #reneerapp #coachella #talktoomuchreneerapp
In case you missed Coachella this year, Reneé Rapp quite possibly had the dyk-iest set ever when she was introduced by creator of The L Word star Ilene Chaiken and stars Leisha Hailey, Kate Moennig, and Jennifer Beals before dancing with girlfriend Towa Bird in front a giant pair of interlocking scissors. Could it get any more Sapphic than that?
8. 'The Handmaiden'
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The Handmaiden, an adaptation of Sarah Water’s novel Fingersmith, has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing through the entire runtime, but it’s the sex scene between the two main female characters — which includes frantic, bell-ringing scissoring — that will likely stick in your mind until the end of time.
9. Unsimulated scissoring on 'The Real L Word'
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While every moment in pop culture history so far has featured simulated scissoring or people talking about it, but The Real L Word went all the way. In one episode of the reality TV show, Kelsey and Romi scissor on camera in an unstimulated sex scene that stirred up some controversy.
“I think it got a lot of attention because it had never been shown before,” Kelsey told Autostraddle back in 2011. “It’s something that is very natural. In my opinion it’s not raunchy at all. It something that– you know, its making love. And people will always criticize stuff that isn’t familiar to them or something that‘s not fully accepted. And that’s why I’m glad that I did it because its out there and it needs to be accepted.
10. Gay pop group the Scissor Sisters
Pop group the Scissor Sisters, who started their career in the gay nightlife scene in New York, named their grammy-nominated band after the much-talked about lesbian sex act.
11. 'Book Smart'
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In the Olivia Wilde-directed raunchy teen comedy Book Smart, Molly and Amy beat the merits of scissoring, much like every lesbian friend group ever.
"Do you know how many girls are gonna be swimming in your vagina next year?" Molly asks Amy. "Every time I come to visit you, you're going to be scissoring a different girl."
Amy responds, "Dude, scissoring is not a thing."
"Don't knock it until you try it," Molly says. That seems like a good life lesson.
12. Anthony Bowens scissors a granny
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Out wrestler Anthony Bowen’s signature catchphrase “Scissor me Daddy Ass” went from dirty to adorable when he stops to say hi to a “granny” from the crowd and proceeds to scissor her... fingers that is!
13. Did a Nickelodeon show reference scissoring?
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On the Nickelodeon show Victorious, Jade talked about how her favorite film is a horror movie called The Scissoring. Scissors featured in the movie, but we know what they were trying to do. I mean, c’mon!
14. 'Orange is the New Black'
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During an especially graphic sex scene on Netflix's iconic show, Orange is the New Black, Poussey has to give up on a sex act that just isn't working out, telling her girlfriend, "I told you scissoring wasn't a thing."
15. The time Elliot Page talked about scissoring on 'SNL'
Elliot Page starred in a Saturday Night Live skit back in 2008 where Page’s character excitedly recounts an experience at a Melissa Etheridge concert and says the iconic line, “Why can’t I just hug a woman with my legs in friendship?”
“Love scissoring,” Rapp said. “Because some people are like noooo, no, no, no, and like are we dense? Of course!”
Windey also admitted that while her wife, Robby Hoffman, isn’t into it, she’s “always begging to scissor.”
Our trip through pop culture history didn't settle the debate about scissoring, but it is incredible that in a culture that demonizes queerness of any kind, a sex act synonymous with lesbianism is so frequently referenced, talked about, and portrayed on screen.
soccer stars Tobin Heath and Christen Press Team Up With Pup Bobbi to Promote Dog AdoptionFamily Goals Campaign
Soccer superstars and gay athlete power couple Christen Press and Tobin Heath have a new member of the family, and they want the whole world to know about it!
Press, who currently plays for Angel City Football Club in the NWSL, and Heath have been a couple for nine years. They played together for several years on the USNWT and won back-to-back World Cups with the team in 2015 and 2019.
Now, the couple has teamed up with PETA for a new campaign sharing how their adopted dog has improved their lives and encouraging others to adopt pets as well.
The soccer players star in a new video where they tell the story of how they adopted their dog, Bobbi. In the video, Heath reveals that Bobbi started as a foster dog for the couple, but they couldn't imagine giving her up and ended up adopting her permanently.
"She has changed my life," Heath says. "She has given me so much more than we could have ever imagined. It's really cool to have an extra heartbeat in the house."
Press spoke with PRIDE about the campaign, their dog, and her and Heath's plans for their family and the future.
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PRIDE: Where does adopting a foster dog rank on your list of Gayest Accomplishments?
Christen Press: [Laugh] I don't know. I think you have to tell me. We were not planning to foster or to adopt. And it all just happened to us in the loveliest of ways. We were very proud DINKs. I think some people think you can still say double income, no kids with a dog, but I don't. The dog is definitely a large-budget item in our lives now. But yeah, we're loving being young dog parents.
How has adopting a dog changed your life?
A lot of the reason that I wanted to try fostering in the first place was just because Tobin and I are very work-oriented people. And I think being athletes, you don't really know another way other than giving your whole self to your career. And as we enter the last phase of our playing career and, like, start to transition to the next phase, I wanted, honestly, to remind Tobin that there are other things in life other than work that can be quite lovely and nourishing.
And I think that without kind of disrupting the cycle that we're in of like work, work, work between playing and running our business, I needed to disrupt that cycle to just remind us both that there are a lot of ways to have a full and lovely life.
How did Bobbi go from being a foster to a permanent adoption?
I was thinking I'm going to adopt a dog that's not the normal type of dog that Tobin and I have talked about. I'm going to foster a dog that's outside of the norm of what we've talked about that we would have for a dog. Because then it'll be easier to foster, and we'll find a great home, and it'll be so great.
And then we'll have reminded ourselves that we care for things and love things and talk about family planning and all that. And then within three days, I said to Tobin, Oh, we have to take Bob, whose name was Bingo. Bingo is her foster name. We have to take her to Puppy Yoga so she gets adopted. And Tobin was like, "My dog is not going to an adoption yoga session." I was like, well, I guess we've changed our tune here!
Honestly, I wish Tobin was on the phone because she would tell you like Bob has already changed her life. And she started saying that, like on day four, which I thought was quite comical to be honest. But I think it was just such a big shift for us because our job can be so selfish. It can be like, "I have to eat. I have to sleep. I have to travel. I miss my friend's weddings." Like, just this all-encompassing dedication to your craft.
That it's been a really, really big shift for us to say, you know, "We have to come home, take care of the dog. We got to rewrite our schedules. We have to change our lives." And I think we had seen that as like responsibility… [and hadn't thought about] like the joy of coming home to your dog. Like leaving the party early and coming home to just be home with your pup.
I think we had seen that only as something that we didn't want. And with Bob, we realized it was such an important part of life to be able to choose to make sacrifices to take care of something else. And it's been a really, really beautiful addition to our life and family.
What does the next phase include for you?
Well, I do know that there will be at some point life after soccer. And I don't know when that is.
I think the reason that Tobin and I work really well together is we're similar in that we leave a lot of space for exploration. And so, while we've been playing, we've been running our business. So we already have like next phases layered in, and we're co-CEOs. So there's like a natural step ladder for us.
At the same time, Tobin's been doing all sorts of stuff. She's with FIFA at the Men's World Cup as an analyst. She started the World Sevens. And so she's just trying all different things with an open mind and like an eye towards exploration.
And whenever my time at Angel City comes to an end, if it's this year or if it's next year, you know, it's not that far away. And I am excited for an opportunity to travel, an opportunity to explore what other career I might have. And to explore the idea of what it would be like to be, you know, family first, either one of us or both of us, if we decided to grow our family any more.
You and Tobin have been letting the public into your private lives more recently. Why now?
I think as we spend more time in front of the camera on our podcast, the relationship that we have with our community has just grown. And it really is like a two-way relationship that I don't think that most athletes get with their community that we have because of our business. And we have a membership within our business where people interact with our community all the time, right? And so, like, at some point, the lines blur between who's our close friends in real life and who are like these people that we represent and we play for, and they listen to us talk about our problems. And there, it became more intimate, our relationship with the public. And I think that's when we became more comfortable sharing it.
I think that for Tobin and I, we've always believed that it can be tricky to have a public relationship because, to be fair, most of what we've seen is that the women's soccer community really, really loves an openly gay couple, right? And I think the gay community is craving representation, and we really need that, right? So, in a way, the reason that we were at first keeping ourselves more private is so that our relationships stayed sacred for us. And it never became like a business. It never became like, "Oh, it makes sense to do this because, like, this is how we make our money." You know? And with our teammates and other public figures, straight and gay, you can see how that is a tricky thing to navigate.
Of course, we want to be proud and loud and like represent the queer community, of course. But at the same time, it was important for Tobin and I to be athletes first, individual athletes, and businesswomen. And for us to be a brand that's united has been a slow journey that has become more possible as our relationship has become sturdier over time.
Are you proud to be working with PETA on this campaign?
To be a part of this campaign with PETA is such an honor.
And now, 10 years later, it's me and my wife, and our dog inside of our home. And it's like the intimacy is growing. And I am proud of that. And I think it's been really special how we've allowed our relationship with the public and with the community to sort of just slowly and organically blossom and not snowball into something that we weren't ready for. And I'm excited to see what happens next.
Why are you encouraging others to adopt pets?
I just say from the bottom of my heart, I think that there's so many ways that we can all contribute to the world and make our mark. But adopting a pup is a really beautiful thing. And I can't imagine that a gorgeous, smart, hardworking, adorable, lovable dog like mine could be out there and not have a home. But there's billions of them, right? And I just want to encourage people to take a look because taking from a shelter, from rescue organizations, is really important and it's really fulfilling. And it makes Tobin and I really proud. And we hope that and encourage people to look into it and explore with us as well.
From left: Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Jay-Z, and Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
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From left: Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Jay-Z, and Kendall and Kylie Jenner.Featureflash photo Agency/Shutterstock; Tinseltown/Shutterstock; Tinseltown/Shutterstock; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
While Republicans like to make it seem like LGBTQ+ moms are a brand new invention, there have always been lesbian and trans moms raising kids, and these celebs are proof.
From rappers to actresses, these famous stars were lovingly raised by sapphic women, some of whom came out before they were born, and others who had to wait until later in life. And despite being in the public eye, these famous “kids” are proud of their queer heritage.
Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
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In 2016, This Is Us star Mandy Moore revealed that her mother had left her father for a woman. Moore has been incredibly supportive of her mother since she came out and her two brothers, who are also gay.
“Nobody is hiding who they are. There are no secrets in our lives. I love and support my mom and my brothers with my whole heart,” Moore told People. “And nothing makes me happier than seeing anybody live their authentic self, and to choose love. If anyone can find love, I support it, I salute you, and I celebrate that.”
Jay-Z
Jay-Z
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Jay-Z, rapper and husband to Beyoncé, was raised by openly gay mother Gloria Carter. Jay-Z wrote about his mother’s coming out in his song “Smile,” which contains the lyrics, “Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian. Had to pretend so long that she’s a thespian.”
Carter came out to her son later in life and opened up about the experience on the D’USSE Friday podcast. “Besides your mother, this is the person that I am,” she said, according to Billboard. “This is the life that I live. So my son started actually tearing. ‘Cause he’s like, ‘That had to be a horrible life, Ma’. I was like, ‘My life was never horrible. It was just different.’ So that made him want to do a song about it.”
Kendall and Kylie Jenner
Kendall and Kylie Jenner
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Reality TV stars Kendall and Kylie Jenner are the daughters of Caitlyn Jenner, who came out as transgender in 2015 in an in-depth interview with Diane Sawyer. The Trump-supporting former Olympian, went on to star in the reality show I Am Cait, which chronicles her experiences after coming out as a trans woman.
50 cent
50 Cent
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Rapper 50 Cent is a child of a lesbian mom. His mother passed away when the hip-hop superstar was only eight years old, and while it wasn’t always clear to him as a kid that his mom was gay, his grandmother helped him to understand. “My mom was a lesbian. Yeah, she liked women. My whole childhood was like that,” 50 Cent told Perez Hilton in 2012.
Amy Adams
Amy Adams
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Amy Adams may have grown up in the famously conservative Mormon religion, but her parents ended up getting a divorce in the '80s, and her mother Kathryn began building a new life with a woman. Adams is very supportive of her mom and in 2020 posted a Mother’s Day message on Instagram, writing, “You are unique, creative, and crazy fearless in the best way. Thank you for always encouraging me to face my fears. Love you!”
Ally Sheedy
Ally Sheedy
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Brat Pack member Ally Sheedy was raised by her gay mother, Charlotte, who divorced The Breakfast Club star’s father in 1971. "My mom's been such a champion," Sheedy said to the Windy City Times in 2011. "She's always been really politically conscious and active. That's what I remember growing up. I mean, I remember growing up during the women's liberation movement when people were gay, they were straight, they were this, they were that...there were no stereotypes ... so, I never had a moment where people were straight and then they were suddenly gay. It was my world.”
Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista has been open about his proud he is of his lesbian mother, Donna Raye, for years. He has been making heartwarming social media posts about his queer mom since 2019, once writing on Instagram, “I was always proud of who my mom was because she was always proud of who she was,” he wrote. “In your face, ‘F*ck you if you don’t like it,’ unapologetically loud and proud. And her son [paid] attention. BE LOUD, BE PROUD, BE YOU.”
Jena Malone
Jena Malone
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Love Lies Bleeding star Jena Malone was raised by two moms, and remembers childhood fondly. "I was raised by two mums who were lovers," Malone toldThe Independent in 2008. "When I was younger it wasn't anything that was abnormal. I had two mums and for me that was really exciting because when I was younger most people seemed to like their mum more than their dad so I'd be like, 'Ha, I've got two of them!' And I feel I got a lot of love, respect and acceptance from them. I had a really healthy normal relationship with my parents."
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
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Oscar winner Jodie Foster was raised by her gay mother, Evelyn "Brandy" Foster, who carted the Nyad actress around to acting gigs starting when she was a little kid.
"Evelyn was without a doubt the strongest person her family has ever met, a champion, a fighter, full of fire and love,” Foster wrote in her mother’s obituary after she passed away in 2019. "No one could beat her style, all five feet tall with naturally 'cork screw' hair. Her family will remember those dimple smiles and big hugs and well-placed four-letter words. No one messed with Nana, an original like no other. May she live in all of us forever."
Joe Valentine
Joe Valentine
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Major League Baseball star Joe Valentine was raised by his lesbian mother Deb Valentine, and her partner, Doreen Price. The former Cincinnati Reds player opened up about his mom’s sexuality back in 2005 and expected to get a lot of backlash, but luckily, the hate never came.
“It’s no different than having a mother and father,” Valentine said at the time. “These are the two women who raised me, and they are wonderful people. It’s just not a big deal to me. Why should it be?”
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
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Actress Dorthy Dandridge’s mother, Ruby, was bisexual and entered into a long-term relationship with a woman named Geneva Williams not long after divorcing Dandridge’s father.
Pride season is right around the corner, and while that means that your calendar is probably full of parties and parades, there are also Black Pride marches and festivities happening all across the country that should move to the top of your Pride Month calendar.
Pride Month is about demanding space and celebrating marginalized LGBTQ+ identities, but sometimes the Black queer community can be left out of the equation. That’s why Black Pride Month events are so important.
The very first Black Gay Pride event took place in 1991, when DC Black Pride had its inaugural celebration, paving the way for a movement of Black Pride protests and festivals across the United States. What has become a way to celebrate identity and demand a seat at the table started in response to how Black LGBTQ+ communities were disproportionately affected by the AIDS epidemic and encourages Black people to celebrate their own culture and heritage. Since then, events have cropped up all over the country to champion Black rights and joyfully gather in community with one another.
Don't see an event you're excited about? Email us at news@equalpide.com and we'll add it to the calendar.
Keep scrolling to see all of the amazing Black Pride Month events happening in America!
DC Black Pride (May 23 - 26)
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This year Washington, DC will be home to the WorldPride celebration, but that’s not all. There will also be a four-day-long Black Pride festival that will feature electrifying parties, glamorous balls, health and wellness breakout sessions, and dynamic performances.
Tri-State Black Pride in Memphis, Tennessee will have a drag brunch, “dripping wet” pool party, and a music festival, and although you have to buy tickets the events make it worth the price of admission.
New Orleans knows how to do Pride right! The Black Pride weekend will start with a mixer before the Black Queer summit with panels, workshops, and meaningful conversations. There will also be a country-themed party, a community festival in Armstrong Park, a Nightcap Party with live DJs, and a Gospel Drag Brunch.
Indy Pride’s BLQ+ event is one part Pride celebration and one part Juneteenth event. The day is a way to honor the history of Junneteenth and the resiliency and solidarity of the Black queer and trans community.
On June 28, downtown Greenville, South Carolina, will become the home of the Black Pride Festival. The day will start with a march and end with a festival that is both an opportunity and celebration of the BIPOC LGBTQ+ community.
This year’s Harlem Pride has a “Kween & Qing” theme that will honor the unique contributions of community leaders. There will be a Kween and Qing pageant and crowning ceremony, a Pride Sweet 16 party, and a festival with live performances, local vendors, community resources, and amazing food.
San Francisco Soul of Pride is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. What started as a place to uplift Black LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco has become a vibrant celebration that blends art, activism, and fellowship. There will be performances, art, and activism during Pride weekend that will celebrate the rich diversity of the Black queer community.
Hosted by the Boston LesBiGay Urban Foundation, Boston Black Pride takes place over five days and includes a Pride Parade and music and arts festival. There will also be an open mic night party, a teen party, an R&B brunch, a Black Pride Ball, and a Met Gala.
LA Black Pride is a five-day festival meant to uplift and celebrate the Black LGBTQ+ community, and includes an R&B party, a block party, a brunch, a Soul Sunday event at The Abbey.
The 8th annual Black Pride RVA Festival takes place in Richmond, Virginia, and kicks off with a big party, which is meant to celebrate unity and culture. The rest of the event includes a Root Award ceremony at the Black History Museum, a Day of Purpose festival, a Blacktopia Ball, and a Pride in the Park celebration.
Twin Cities Black Pride celebration will include an awards ceremony recognizing outstanding contributions within the Black LGBTQ+ community, a party boat, and a Sip, Paint, and Smoke event where a relaxed atmosphere, drinks, painting, and socializing.
In the mood for a good old-fashioned sapphic binge-watch but feel like you've already seen everythingNetflix,Hulu, andApple TV+ have to offer? Well then, it's time to crack open that HBO Max menu — because if you haven't, we can assure you that there is plenty of top-tier lesbian content you’ve been missing out on.
All film and series descriptions are courtesy of HBO Max.
Gentleman Jack
HBO
Synopsis: Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) shakes up her shabby ancestral home, determined to restore its fortunes and find herself a wife. Society will talk.
Why you need to binge it: Well, for one it’s a lesbian period romance that isn’t a huge bummer, plus it's a rare one that centers around a butch.
The Sex Lives of College Girls
HBO
Synopsis:The Sex Lives of College Girls follows four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex College. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating as they live out their new, free lives on campus.
Why you need to binge it: First of all, Reneé Rapp stars in a queer role. Second of all, so does Ruby Cruz. But more important is how much queerness is woven into the fabric of this show, which depicts both sapphic discovery and exploration with authenticity.
Control
HBO
Synopsis: Former lovers Natalia (Adrianna Chlebicka) and Majka (Ewelina Pankowska) explore their personal feelings to reconcile their turbulent past.
Why you need to binge it: This Polish series may have flown under your radar, but today that changes! While some of the shows on this list include queer storylines and characters, which make them worth watching, this one is all about centering the sapphics. Plus, since it began as a web series, which makes for a a short and sweet binge.
Patria
HBO
Synopsis: Patria tells a story – over three decades – of the Spanish Basque Country threatened by the separatist terrorism of ETA, through the eyes of two families divided by the violent conflict.
Why you need to binge it: Here’s another foreign series that you may have missed. While the series focuses more broadly on the impact of the Basque conflict on its cast of characters, Arantxa, portrayed by Loreto Mauleón, is one of its most compelling characters.
Harley Quinn
HBO
Synopsis: Harley Quinn has finally broken things off with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City.
Why you need to binge it: Nothing will scratch your itch for a chaotic lesbian love story like this hilarious and cheeky animated series. The love story between Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, despite the madcap vibes of everything and everyone around them, is incredibly sweet and grounded — you know, for an animated series about a bunch of comic book villains.
The Girls On the Bus
HBO
Synopsis:The Girls On The Bus invites viewers to hit the campaign trail alongside four female journalists, each of them different in their reporting styles and personalities. The story centers on Sadie McCarthy (Melissa Benoist), a journalist who romanticizes a bygone era of campaign reporting and scraps her whole life for a shot at covering a presidential candidate for a paper of record. Sadie joins the bus and eventually bonds with three female competitors, Grace (Carla Gugino), Lola (Natasha Behnam), and Kimberlyn (Christina Elmore). Despite their differences, the women become a found family with a front-row seat to the greatest soap opera in town - the battle for the White House.
Why you need to binge it: The cast of this series is enough sapphic cred alone! Melissa Benoist and Carla Gugino? Yes, please. And yet even with those two on board, it's queer Iranian-American actress Natasha Behnam as the Gen-Z influencer Lola Rahaii, who steals the show.
Hacks
HBO
Synopsis: ThisJean Smart-led comedy series explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old (Hannah Einbinder).
Why you need to binge it: Ok, this is probably one that has at least been on your radar. But if for some reason you haven't taken the plunge, get in there because the water is... ghey as hell. Yes, there are sapphic characters played by out actors and queer romance abounds, but truly every single thing about this show is just infused with queerness in the best and messiest ways possible. It’s brilliant.
I Hate Suzie
HBO
Synopsis: When a phone hack exposes her most compromising photos, a former teen pop star embarks on a tumultuous journey of self-discovery.
Why you need to binge it: Not only does the series feature geeky sapphic fave Billie Piper as the titular Suzie, but it also gives her a bisexual bestie. Leila Farzad stars as Naomi Jones, Suzie’s closest friend and manager helping her to navigate the phone leak fallout. She is complex and her plotline doesn't revolve around her romantic life, rather it's a rich and nuanced portrayal of female friendship.
The Last of Us
HBO
Synopsis:The Last Of Us takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
Why you need to binge it: Chances are you've heard of this one — and with good reason. Even sapphics who normally eschew horror films should give this one a shot. Ramsey turns in a stellar performance as queer teen Ellie whose love stories are pivotal to the plot and her character growth without ever feeling forced. And don't even get us started on that Bill and Frank episode.
Batwoman
The CW
Synopsis: Kate Kane follows in the footsteps of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, and protects the streets of Gotham City as Batwoman.
Why you need to binge it: Lesbian superhero. Do we need to say more? Fine, how about two lesbian superheroes, both played by out actors? Ruby Rose and Javicia Leslie both donned the Batwoman mantle (with a little Wallis Day in between).
Betty
HBO
Synopsis:Betty follows a diverse group of young women navigating their lives through the predominantly male-oriented world of skateboarding, set against the backdrop of New York City.
Why you need to binge it: Baby dykes on skateboards? Of course, this is a must-watch!
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