Solo Mission: A Lesbian Spy Story

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I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN"Hollywood is just one of many places with LGBTQ representation."

I'm not about to put Kissing Jessica Stein in this category, because it's too weak of a queer film to be even considered. There's also Mulholland Drive, which had some very brief hot queer moments relative to its era (2001). Heavenly Creatures (1994) served the queer goth community particularly well. Sadly, that community is relatively small. As Rose and Luisa, Bridget Regan and Yara Martinez are a couple with so much chemistry, it’s impossible to not to want them together. But seeing as how Rose married and then murdered Luisa’s father (among some of her other telenovela-worthy character traits), they may not be the perfect pair. But perfect pairings are not nearly as fun to watch, which is why their return as recurring characters for Season 3 is highly-anticipated. (CW, premieres Monday, Oct. 17 9/8c) 6. The Mindy Project Actress Fortune Feimster attends the Comedy Central Pre-Emmys Party at Boulevard3 on September 17, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Christopher Polk / Getty Images RELATED: Conrad Ricamora Talks 'How to Get Away With Murder' 16. How to Get Away with Murder ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder" stars Viola Davis as Professor Annalise Keating. Bob D'Amico / ABC The SOE’s leaders were readier than the old boys of MI5 and MI6, the foreign-intelligence agency, to grant that women enjoyed certain advantages. Many French men had been sent to labor camps in Germany, so women operatives were better able to blend in with a mostly female population. As Sarah Rose writes in D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II, a British captain who recruited three female SOE agents, Selwyn Jepson, believed that women were psychologically suited to behind-enemy-lines work—“secretive, accustomed to isolation, possessed of a ‘cool and lonely courage.’ ” Some officers thought women had greater empathy and caretaking instincts, which equipped them to recruit and support ordinary citizens as agents. Women were considered good couriers—a high-risk role—because they could rely on ingratiation and seeming naïveté as tools in tight spots. The war also provided openings for women to show that they could execute operations, making strategic life-and-death decisions.

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Broadcast TV's first openly gay chief exec has used his new post atop WarnerMedia's direct-to-consumer business to shine a spotlight. For newly launched streamer HBO Max, Greenblatt is teaming with Greg Berlanti and Jim Parsons for the docuseries Equal, ball culture competition series Legendary and scripted dramedy Generation, a modern look at sexuality. I FIRST FELT REPRESENTED WHEN I SAW"Billy Crystal in Soap. Suddenly, a clever, funny, kind, hot gay man on TV, that's still rare."

Netflix series Dear White People, an adaptation of his indie film of the same name, is set to graduate with a fourth and final season. The show will leave a legacy of authentic depictions of sexuality — including scenes involving gay character Lionel (DeRon Horton), modeled after Simien himself. The creator has expanded his workload (and profile) with podcast Don't @ Meand Hulu horror comedy film Bad Hair.The comic vet (under a rich overall deal with Warner Bros. TV) punctuates his youth-skewing slate (The CW's Riverdale and Katy Keene and Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) with LGBTQ characters and storylines — including a transition arc on Sabrina, mirroring the life of genderqueer star Lachlan Watson. Tilly: Somebody said, "Oh, you know, females don't have any sex organs." [Susie] goes, "Yes we do; it's called a hand." So they did do a lot of shots of hands. With lead roles in teen romance Everything, Everything and the socially minded YA adaptation The Hate U Give, Stenberg parlayed her prominence into activism via online platforms. Coming out as queer on Teen Vogue's Snapchat in 2016, the actor, who stars in Damien Chazelle's Netflix series The Eddy, uses social media to spotlight the POC LGBTQ community. LGBTQ STORY I'D LOVE TO SEE ONSCREEN"Would feature gay women of color living and loving in a three-dimensional way, without the imposition of politics." I FIRST FELT REPRESENTED WHEN I SAW"Bugs Bunny outsmart the status quo with a wink and a witty remark."

I FELT MOST PROUD TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY LAST YEAR WHEN"I interviewed Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union on my show and they talked about their love for their daughter." Joe Swanberg’s series about love, sex and relationships in Chicago includes couples and throuples of all kinds, including an episode dedicated entirely to two young women (Kiersey Clemons and Jacqueline Toboni) whose courtship is dampened only by the fact that one of them thinks she has to change who she is for things to work. In another episode, Malin Akerman and Orlando Bloom seek a third party on Tinder and end up spending the night with someone they already know (Kate Micucci). Funny, sexy and queer-inclusive, "Easy" is perfect for your next Netflix and chill. (Netflix, available now) 2. Gotham Erin Richards as Barbara Kean on "Gotham." Nicole Rivelli / FOX LGBTQ STORY I'D LOVE TO SEE ONSCREEN"As someone who came out later in life, I'd love to see a story about learning/living your truth as an adult." I FIRST FELT REPRESENTED WHEN I SAW "Celie in The Color Purple. Watching Whoopi Goldberg kiss Margaret Avery was a life-changing moment for me."I FIRST FELT REPRESENTED WHEN I SAW"In 1987, I was about 18 and very much not out, living at home in Yorkshire before moving to London. My family were away on holiday, so I had the house to myself. On TV, Channel 4 had a season of late night queer programming and were screening Parting Glances. I stayed up until 12 a.m. to watch it. For the first time I saw representations of everyday queer lives in a way that felt like I might be able to lead a fulfilling life with the person I loved without hiding or being ashamed. I could have a job, friends, a life. It was revelatory." LGBTQ STORY I'D LOVE TO SEE ONSCREEN A queer, period, Mexican-American romance in 1800s San Francisco. You know, with corsets and carriages and all that wild west stuff. Wait. Why don't I write that? While her banner has been marred by financial woes, Ellison remains one of the most prominent producers of director-driven features. Notoriously press-shy, she is not an outspoken member of the LGBTQ community, but she has boosted films led by queer characters, including such recent features as Olivia Wilde's Booksmartand Miranda July's Kajillionaire, and hired other queer women among a diverse staff. THE PERSON I THINK DOESN'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR THEIR ACTIVISM"One of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin. Bayard fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but was erased from much of history because he was gay. I’d love to see his Selma story be turned into a film." Tilly: Look at this, we're like equals. You know I'm full of s–t; I know that you know I'm full of s–t. We both know what you're here for.