Let’s hear it for the girls… but not the gays, apparently.  Stars Hollow is all about the ladies, but in the original seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, there are zero (0) confirmed recurring queer characters. Queer-coded, sure. But out and proud? Nope. 25 years later, it’s time to talk about it.  https://www.queerty.com/from-lorelai-to-low-key-homophobia-how-gilmore-girls-missed-the-memo-on-queer-representation-20251027/

Queer femmes are still totally buggin’ over Cher Horowitz’s lesbian-coded diss tracks.   https://gomag.com/article/valley-girl-vocab-as-if-clueless-didnt-shape-sapphic-vernacular

Between scrapbooking sessions and spewing “fruity” Wicked theories online, rising star Marissa Bode is redefining Nessarose’s dreams and desires. The groundbreaking actress opens up to GO ahead of the upcoming sequel, ‘Wicked: For Good.’ https://gomag.com/article/marissa-bode-is-unlimited

Sorry Halloween, but Christmas has dibs on “Edward Scissorhands.” The debate for what constitutes a Christmas movie has been going on for years with movies like “Die Hard” and “Iron Man 3,” but there’s one film that usually gets left out of the conversation: “Edward Scissorhands.”

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The success of a movie musical can be judged directly by how painful it is for recovering musical theater kids to keep their lips shut and their feet firmly planted on the ground. When it comes to “Wicked,” let’s just say mission accomplished.