- 1. From Cabaret Shows to Premium Cable, Performer and MC Murray Hill is Everywhere—and That’s Just The Way He Likes It
- (Entertainment)
- ... he recalls. “Where are the women? Where are the lesbians? And I thought to myself, ‘Is there something on the other side of this spectrum that we just don’t see?’” There was, and Hill eventually found ...
- Created on 16 June 2022
- 2. Alison Bechdel Just Updated the Rules to the Bechdel Test for a Very Specific Reason
- (Movies)
- ... in fiction. For example, the array of lesbian movies with tragic endings may pass the Bechdel Test, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t stereotype lesbian relationships as overly dramatic and scandalous. ...
- Created on 08 June 2022
- 3. Rachel Berry, Diane Nguyen, and Me: My Journey Through Feminist Television to Find Representation, Identity, and More
- (TV)
- Over the past decade, we’ve been seeing a boom in television programming made by women, for women. During the 2019-2020 television season, women comprised 45% of major characters on broadcast, cable ...
- Created on 25 February 2022
- 4. 10 Female-Driven Holiday Films To Cozy Up With This Winter
- (Movies)
- Need some fun flicks to round out your next holiday movie night? Have no fear! We’ve got you covered with some amazing by-women, for-women movies guaranteed to get you feelin’ festive. 200 ...
- Created on 02 December 2021
- 5. “With her eyes still open, she touched herself for a minute and a half, came noiselessly”: Sally Rooney Depicts Female Sexuality, Bi-sexuality, Intellectual Women, and Mental Illness in New Book “Beautiful ...
- (Books)
- ... LGBTQ+ characters in her literature; her first novel Conversations with Friends included two-bisexual women and a lesbian protagonist. On the other hand, Eileen playfully coerces Simon into late night ...
- Created on 20 October 2021
- 6. Meet the Women Who Seek Out (and Find) "Happy-Ending" Massages ...
- (Sex)
- ... and take ownership?’” he tells me. “The next thing I did was print up business cards.” Simon’s clients include single women and lesbian couples. He’s married, but his wife is unaware of his side job ...
- Created on 15 October 2021
- 7. We've Got a Long Way to Go: The Gossip Girl Reboot Promised Diversity, but Served Up More of the Same Old, Same Old Instea
- (TV)
- ... and gender identities. In the main cast alone, there is pansexual play boy, a "bitchy" lesbian, a queer/questioning boy with a pink buzzcut, and a transwoman with killer style. This is really exciting, ...
- Created on 17 August 2021
- 8. 9 Books By International LGBTQ+ Authors For Present And Future Pride Celebrations
- (Books)
- ... to each other and engage in a love affair that makes them reassess their entire lives. 2. My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata Image via Macmillan Publishers Winner of so many awards ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 9. “Ammonite” Overlooks the Real Life Story of Paleontologist Mary Anning
- (Movies)
- ... follows in the footsteps of films like Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite and Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire—period dramas that rightly emphasize the fact that lesbians have always existed. But ...
- Created on 13 November 2020
- 10. Some Modern Wedding Traditions Have Really Weird Origins
- (Feminism)
- I love weddings. I really do. What’s not to love? Beautiful venues, free cake, watching family members’ drunk dancing, and an excuse to break out your old homecoming dresses from high school. However, ...
- Created on 15 July 2020
- 11. 13 Queer and Trans YA Books That Actually Have Happy Endings
- (Entertainment)
- ... As Ramona falls in love with swimming, her feelings for Freddie begin to change too, which is the last thing she expected. She had always thought she was a lesbian but now she was questioning her sexual ...
- Created on 26 June 2020
- 12. 16 LGBTQ+ Movies Directed By Women Of Color To Watch This Pride Month
- (Movies)
- ... Pariah (2011), directed by Dee Rees Dee Rees’s feature-length debut, Pariah, follows the journey of Alike (Adepero Oduye), a Brooklyn teenager coming to terms with her lesbian identity. She feels ...
- Created on 23 June 2020
- 13. 8 Feminist Rom-Coms to Watch Guilt-Free During Quarantine
- (Movies)
- ... send her to a boot camp meant to alter her sexual orientation, True Directions. While there, Megan meets Graham (Clea DuVall), an unashamed and rebellious lesbian teen. Even though Megan is confused, she ...
- Created on 15 April 2020
- 14. Disney's Queer Representation Proble
- (Movies)
- ... latest film Onward (in theaters March 6). Waithe is an out and proud lesbian who hasn’t shied away from making her sexual orientation known. After all, this is the same woman who completely owned the MET ...
- Created on 25 February 2020
- 15. The Women of Bollywood Are Having Their Own #MeToo Moment
- (Feminism)
- ... of Wikimedia More from BUST "Nancy" Is A Haunting Take On A Scammer Story This Groundbreaking Film Is The First Bollywood Blockbuster To Show A Lesbian Romance Quantico's Priyanka Chopra On Worldwide ...
- Created on 04 December 2019
- 16. Why Are Airlines Censoring The Queer Storyline In "Booksmart"
- (Feminism)
- ... “lesbian” was edited out of the film. According to Insider, some of the guilty airlines included Delta, Emirates, and Etihad Airways. However, Twitter users say that this only applies in some cases, with ...
- Created on 29 October 2019
- 17. Healing Queer Heartbreak in Amber Smith’s “Something Like Gravity”
- (Books)
- ... for myself, let alone read it in books from the library. It was easier to imagine werewolves at my middle school than the lesbians or trans folk that now surround me. At twelve, I was squarely invested ...
- Created on 18 July 2019
- 18. "Game of Thrones" Is Over, Here Are 12 Books & Shows To Get Into No
- (Entertainment)
- Here at BUST we have many, many opinions on the Game of Thrones series finale. However, we’re not going to get into them today (but we will eventually). Now that the show is officially over, here ...
- Created on 20 May 2019
- 19. Netflix Quietly Drops Trailer For New Lesbian Drama "Elisa & Marcela
- (Movies)
- This summer Netflix will be releasing the Spanish language lesbian period drama, Elisa & Marcela. Based on a true story, the film follows Marcela Gracia Ibeas (Greta Fernández) and Elisa Sánchez Loriga ...
- Created on 13 May 2019
- 20. 9 Of TV's Best Unproblematic Male Character
- (TV)
- ... on the inside is warm, tender, and empathetic, Captain Holt is a complex and memorable character. He’s also the founder of African-American Gay and Lesbian New York City Policeman's Association (AAGLNYCPA) ...
- Created on 18 April 2019
