Last month, the YouTube series Carmilla ended and neither member of the main lesbian couple died (permanently). In fact, Carmilla lived and I have some theological feelings about that. Carmilla is loosely based on the 1872 novella of the same name. It follows Laura Hollis, a student at potently supernatural school called Silas University, as… Continue reading Carmilla: A Glimmer of Hope in a Sea of “Bury Your Gays”
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Queer Life and Death in Cartoons and TV Shows
The Internet has been abuzz lately regarding the “Bury Your Gays” trope, escalated by several popular TV shows killing off queer characters, particularly women, and adding to this larger idea that relationships between queer women are unstable at best and tragic at worst. A lot of people are currently criticizing The 100 and Orphan Black… Continue reading Queer Life and Death in Cartoons and TV Shows