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In ‘The Queen's Gambit’, Blackness and Bisexuality Both Serve To Uplift White Heterosexuality

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Uses Blackness and Bisexuality To Serve White Heterosexuality

The Queen’s Gambit is marked by both misogynoir and biphobia, as Jolene and Cleo operate as stereotypical plot devices that bolster up the straight/white power of chess prodigy Beth Harmon. By Maz Hedgehog CW: substance abuse, alcoholism, and spoilers for Netflix’s 'The

Nov 18, 2020

Culture and Entertainment

‘Love Is Blind’ Exposes Biphobia, Heterosexism, and Internalized Shame

The premise alone of 'Love Is Blind' is rife with issues and Diamond and Carlton's relationship exposed many that are worth untangling. CW: This essay has spoilers of the show ‘Love Is Blind’ For several days, Twitter has been set ablaze by

Mar 6, 2020

Sex and Health

We Cannot Demand That Robyn Crawford Separate Herself From Whitney Houston

Robyn Crawford deserves to have the space to share how much she loved Whitney Houston. We cannot demand that once-closeted queer folks never speak of their relationships. By Vanessa Taylor By default of being human, there is not an aspect of our

Nov 20, 2019

LGBTQIA+

On Ellen Page And Giving Queer Survivors The Support They Deserve

The harassment that Page faces particularly hit home for me because it shined a light on the specific struggles that LGBTQ+ people face.

[TW: discussions of sexual violence and harassment, homophobia.] If you've been taking note of anything in public media lately, you've most likely seen accusations of powerful Hollywood figures committing acts of sexual violence finally getting the publicity it needs. In fact, it's hard to take note of what was in the news outside of that. Day after day, we've seen stories shattering the facade that these abusers have so carefully crafted in the public sphere. The lock has been lifted on Hollywood's secret of sexual violence, and there's no turning back. But despite the long list of survivors telling their stories, the stories keep coming. For me, one that took my particular attention was Ellen Page's. Page took to her Facebook page last week to speak on the sexual harassment that she experienced. As she writes, she was harassed by director Brett Ratner, who she worked with X-Men: The Last Stand when she was 18. In the post, she speaks on the deliberate outing of her sexuality that she had to endure, slurs and derogatory comments that Ratner made about her and other women on set, and even comments suggesting that Page be "...f*cked so she realize that she's gay."