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EastEnders’ Sonia Fowler reminds us she’s still a bi icon

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on June 13, 2023

To those of us lucky enough to be bisexual, Sonia’s queerness sounds far from complicated.

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  • Music

Reach For The Stars by Michael Cragg – Review

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

This oral history of British pop is long-overdue vindication of a genre that has never been given enough credit.

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  • Opinion

Let’s call ‘queerbaiting accusations’ what they really are: biphobia

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

As the saying goes, when you accuse your fave celebrity of queerbaiting, they’re not going to see your tweet but your closeted bi+ friends will.

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  • Life

On being a Gold Star Single

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on August 25, 2022September 6, 2022

To reference the book series that famously fell from the sky authorless, it was like love and romance were magic and I was the only muggle in the world. 

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I wish Doctor Who took its queer romance seriously

  • by Ellie Wilson
  • Posted on February 26, 2022February 26, 2022

The sapphic representation is glorious, but I could do without the mind games.

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  • Opinion

It’s A Sin isn’t just another sad gay story – it’s joyfully alive

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021

Don’t be put off – Russell T Davies’ AIDS drama authentically balances tragedy with a lust for life.

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  • Opinion

Face it, BBC: Doctor Who is queer now

  • by Ellie Wilson
  • Posted on January 10, 2021March 4, 2021

With Jodie Whittaker rumoured to be on her way out, it’s past time the show got to grips with the inherent queerness of a female Doctor.

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  • Film

Gay period dramas aren’t dead – ask the Iris Prize audience

  • by Ellie Wilson
  • Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

All we want is for our historical lesbian movies to be cosy and reassuring when few other things are.

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  • Opinion

The anti-protest rule for BBC News staff misses the point

  • by Jodie Manning
  • Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Stopping journalists from speaking up for trans rights is a backwards step for impartiality

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  • Opinion

Emilia’s three Oliviers are a really big deal

  • by Ellie Wilson
  • Posted on October 26, 2020February 9, 2021

The awards night love for this shouty, inclusive, all-female play is giving me hope for the future of theatre.

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