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Shows and films with inclusive LGBTQ2S+ representations
February 13, 2021By: Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer Orange Is the New Black (OITNB) A bit of an oldie now, but this show is a classic queer favourite. Based on a novel, the show takes place in a women’s correctional facility and follows the stories of several incarcerated women. With intersectional representations of primarily trans folks and women-loving-women, from the very first episode, OITNB is packed with gay content. I particularly appreciate that OITNB delves into accurate struggles that are often not portrayed on television, such as a trans character’s difficulties accessing hormones while incarcerated. The first couple of seasons are especially very…
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Mental health in television: a spectrum
June 17, 2019By: Melissa Campos, Kitty Cheung, Winona Young, and Zoe Vedova Mainstream media portrayals of mental health issues and mental illnesses vary enormously, and it can be difficult to tell apart the good from the bad until you’re already almost done the…
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Staying In: Tuca & Bertie
May 17, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) is a loud, easygoing, unemployed toucan whose best friend 5ever is a socially anxious, bakeaholic songbird, Bertie (Ali Wong). They have little in common other than that they’re both scrambling to pretend they’re…
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Four times sex taboos were done right in TV/Film
February 2, 2019By: Beatriz Fernandes, Kim Regala, and Winona Young Abortion in The Obvious Child It’s the classic story of boy meets girl, girl gets pregnant, and girl decides to have an abortion within the first 15 minutes of the movie. What’s even…
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The best animated shows on TV right now
March 29, 2016There was a point as a child when I just stopped watching cartoons. I'm not entirely sure what nebulous social rule told me I needed to stop doing something that I liked, but I stopped watching nonetheless. It wasn't until…
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