Excellent thread.
Clarke
Ya know, an episode similar to the one on Ellen when Susan and Ellen kiss for the first time.
Scene Clarke and Bellamy have an intense moment, kiss and then pull apart with a funny look on their faces followed by this dialogue.
Bellamy Ummm
Clarke: Ahhhh
Bellamy: Did you feel anything?
Clarke (shaking head): Nope. No spark.
Bellamy (nodding): Yep, none.
Clarke (shrugs shoulders): Cool. So about those plans We are about to change 20 times in the next 42 minutes ....
Attempting to provide the most comprehensive list of TV shows and movies with sapphic characters. TV shows are followed by a list of wlw characters. Some films have been cited with their original title as well as the English translation. Please message me with any missing shows or films.
A
-Adventure Time (Princess Bubblegum, Marceline)
-Aimee & Jaguar
-All About E
-All American (Coop, Patience)
-Almost Adults
-Amar a Muerte (Juliana, Valentina)
-Ana Y Vitoria
-Anatomy of a Love Seen
-Antonia’s Line
-Annihilation
-Anyone But Me (unsure which characters)
-Atomic Blonde
-Atypical (Casey, Izzie)
-AWOL
B
-Battle of the Sexes
-La Belle Saison/ Summertime
-Below her Mouth
-Bessie
-Better Than Chocolate
-BFFs
-Birds of Prey
-The Bisexual (unsure which characters)
-Black Lightning (Anissa, Grace)
-Bloomington
-Blue Gate Crossing
-Blue is the Warmest Color
-The Bold Type (Kat, Adina)
-Booksmart
-Bound
-Broad City (Ilana)
-Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Rosa)
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Tara, Willow, Kennedy)
-Bumblefuck USA
-But i’m a Cheerleader
C
-Cable Girls (Carlotta)
-Call the Midwife (Patsy, Delia)
-Carmilla (Carmilla, Laura)
-Carol
-Charmed reboot (Mel, Nico, Jada)
-Chasing Life (Brenna)
-Ci Qing/Spider Lilies
-Circumstance
-Clarence (unsure which characters)
-Cloudburst
-Concussion
-Crazy Ex Girlfriend (Valencia, Beth)
D
-The Danish Girl
-Daphne
-Dead to Me (Judy, Michelle, Detective Perez)
-Dear White People (Kelsey, Brooke)
-D.E.B.S.
-Degrassi: Next Class (Rasha, Zoe)
-Desert Hearts
-Disobedience
-Dope
-Drifting Flowers
-Duck Butter
-The Duke of Burgundy
E
-Elena Undone
-Elisa and Marcela
-Emmerdale (Charity, Vanessa)
-Entre Nous/Between Us
-Las Estrellas (Flor, Jazmin)
-Everything Sucks (Kate, Emaline)
F
-Faking It (Amy)
-Farewell, My Queen
-The Favourite
-Fear of Water
-Feel Good (Mae, George)
-The Feels
-Les Filles Du Botaniste/ The Chinese Botanist’s Daughter
-Fire
-The Firefly
-First Girl I Loved
-The Fosters (Stef, Lena, Monty)
-Four-Faced Liar
-Foxfire
-Freeheld
-Fremde Haut/Unveiled
-Fried Green Tomatoes
-Friends (Carol, Susan)
-Fucking Amal/Show Me Love
G
-Gentrified (Ana, Yessika)
-Gia
-The Girl King
-Girltrash: All Night Long
-Glee (Brittany, Santana, Dani)
-Glow (Yolanda, Arthie)
-Gentleman Jack (Anne, Ann)
-Gray Matters
-Grey’s Anatomy (Callie, Arizona, Carina, Penny, Amelia, Erica, Teddy)
-Go Fish
-Godless (Mary Agnes)
-Good Trouble (Alice)
-The Good Wife (Kalinda)
-Gotham (Barbara, Tabitha, Renee)
-Gypsy (Jean, Sidney)
H
-The Half of It
-The Handmaid’s Tale (Moira, Emily)
-The Handmaiden
-Happy End
-Hart of Dixie (Crickett)
-The Haunting of Hill House (Theodora)
-Heart Beats Loud
-Heavenly Creatures
-High Art
-High Fidelity (Robyn)
-The Hours
-How to Get Away WIth Murder (Annalise, Eve)
-The Hunger 1983
I
-I Am Not Okay With This (Sydney)
-I Can’t Think Straight
-I May Destroy You (unsure which characters)
-If These Walls Could Talk 2
-Imagine Me & You
-The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
-Insatiable (Nonnie, Dee)
-The Intervention
-Itty Bitty Titty Committee
-It’s In the Water
J
-Jane the Virgin (Rose, Luisa, Petra, Jane Ramos)
-Jennifer’s Body
-Jenny’s Wedding
-Jessica Jones (Jeri)
-Joven y Alocada/Young and Wild
K
-Karmen Gei
-The Kids are Alright
-Killing Eve (Eve, Villanelle)
-The Killing of Sister George
-Kissing Jessica Stein
-Kyss Mig/ Kiss Me
L
-The L Word (basically all of them)
-The Legend of Korra (Korra, Asami)
-Legends of Tomorrow (Sara, Ava)
-Lez Bomb
-Lianna
-Life Partners
-Light as a Feather (Alex)
-Lip Service (basically all of them)
-Little Fires Everywhere (Mia)
-Liz in September
-Lost and Delirious
-Lost Girl (Lauren, Bo)
-Love My Life
-Lovesong
-Loving Anabelle
M
-Madam Secretary (Kat)
-Madchen in Uniform
-Margarita with a Straw
-Marvel’s Runaways (Karolina, Nico)
-Master of None (Denise)
-Mein Freund aus Faro/ My Friend from Faro
-A Mi Madre Le Gustan Las Mujeres/ My Mother Likes Women
-The Miseducation of Cameron Post
-Monster
-Mulholland Drive
-My Days of Mercy
-My Summer of Love
N
-Newness
-El Nino Pez/ The Fish Child
O
-One Day at a Time (Syd, Elena)
-Orange is the New Black (a lot of them)
-The Originals (Freya, Keelin)
-Orphan Black (Cosima, Delphine, Kenzie)
P
-Pariah
-A Perfect Ending
-The Perfection
-Person of Interest (Root, Shaw)
-Personal Best
-Pitch Perfect Trilogy
-The Politician (Skye)
-Portrait of a Lady on Fire
-Portrait of a Serial Monogamist
-Pride
-Princess Cyd
-Pretty Little Liars (Emily, Maya, Paige, Alison)
-Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
-Puccini for Beginners
Q
-Queen Sugar (Nova)
R
-Reaching for the Moon
-Red Cow
-Red Doors
-RENT
-Riverdale (Cheryl, Toni)
-Rookie Blue (Gail, Holly)
-Room in Rome
-Rosewood (Pippy, TMI)
-Rough Night
-The Runaways
-Russian Doll (Lizzy)
S
-Sancharram/ The Journey
-Santa Clarita Diet (Lisa, Anne)
-Saving Face
-Saving Hope (Maggie, Sydney)
-The Secret Diaries of Ms Anne Lister
-A Secret Love
-Sense 8 (Amanita, Nomi)
-Set it Off
-Sex Education (unsure which characters)
-Shadowhunters (Clary, Isabelle)
-She-Ra Princesses of Power (Spinnerella, Netossa, Adora, Catra)
-She’s Gotta Have It (Nola)
-Shrill (Fran)
-Signature Move
-The Sinner (Heather)
-Skins (Naomi, Emily)
-Snowpiercer (unsure which characters)
-South of Nowhere (Ashley, Spencer)
-The Spy Who Dumped Me
-Station 19 (Maya, Carina)
-Steven Universe (Ruby/Garnet, Sapphire/Garnet)
-Stranger Inside
-Stranger Things (Robin)
-Stud Life
-The Summer of Sangalie
-Supergirl (Alex, Maggie, Kelly)
T
-Tales of the City (unsure which characters)
-Tangerine
-Tell it to the Bees
-Thelma
-Trinkets (unsure which characters)
-Tru Love
-The Truth about Jane
U
-Unfreedom
V
-V for Vendetta
-Valencia
-Vida (unsure which characters)
-Viola di Mare/The Sea Purple
-Vita and Virginia
W
-The Walking Dead (Tara)
-Water Lillies
-The Watermelon Woman
-Wentworth (Bea, Allie, Frankie, Bridget)
-When Night is Falling
-With Every Heartbeat
-Workin’ Moms (Frankie, Giselle)
-The World Unseen
-Wynona Earp (Waverly, Nicole)
X
Y
-Yes or No
-You and Me Forever
-You, Me, Her (Izzy, Emma)
-Younger (Maggie, Lauren)
Z
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-The 100 (Clarke, Lexa)
Happy Holidays Clexakru! For the holiday season, I am hoping you all can join me in sending out a giant thank you to our wonderful authors. It has been over 1,000 days since Lexa left us and our authors have continued to keep Clexa alive. Without them our ship would have sailed and we would be scattered to other fandoms. Without them, the impact of Clexa on the LGBT community would have been forgotten. Without them, I never would have met some amazing people. So, in no particular order, here is a thank you to some amazing writers for whom I am forever grateful.
Known for: Three Loves (Pieces of Us)
My Favorite: Friday Night Pizza Delivery
Hidden Gem: Tell Her
Common Tags: Fluff, Humor, G!P
Jude’s writing is smart, witty, and filled with love. Her love for Clexa is reflected not only by her writing style but also by the extensive collection of Clexa stories she has written. Friday Night Pizza Delivery is a super fun and hilarious story of Clarke trying her hardest to entice delivery girl Lexa. Tell Her is a sweet, fluffy fic but it’s confused Lexa and her bromance with Raven that made me fall in love with this fic. Also, I must confess that Jude’s smut is fantastic. She knows how to get you wiggling in your seat.
Known for: (my) Destruction Within Your Mouth
My Favorite: The White Queen Running
Hidden Gem: The Red King Awake
Common Tags: Slow Burn, Canon Divergence, Parallel Universes
I am deeply in love with KLM’s works. She has created multiple versions of Clarke and Lexa, each one true to the original pairing but under different circumstances. Her characterizations are deeply complex, realistic, and fascinating. She has created the most brilliant form of Costia. A character whose self-preservation was rooted in the unwavering devotion to another, even at the cost of her own needs. KLM’s works show that she understands who Clarke and Lexa are at their core; a feat that even the show creators have not accomplished.
Known for: It Takes As Long As It Takes
My Favorite: It Takes As Long As It Takes
Hidden Gem: It Takes As Long As It Takes
Common Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Slow Burn
Who among us did not squeal with joy when this fic was updated after nearly a two year wait? ITALAIT was worth the wait. OF has written a beautiful story that falls into the same category as Lover in Low Light and Except You, Love. ITALAIT is a heart wrenching exploration of a fractured relationship. OF’s writing truly shines as she uses flashbacks to examine what went wrong and move the plot forward with details of past love. This is the only work OF currently has on AO3. It is an outstanding piece and leaves me hoping to see more works from her in the future.
With Kamala Harris making history as the first Black, Indian, and female Vice President of the United States, thus becoming the most powerful and highest ranking woman America has ever seen, there’s been more disinformation about her swirling on the Internet than ever before. Some of it is misguided – people who believe the sourceless accusations they read and think they’re doing good by spreading it – but a lot of it is intentional, malicious.
I think it’s worth examining our Vice President’s record based on context and facts. We owe it not just to ourselves but to those around us to have a nuanced and accurate conversation about those in power that relies on data and expert information, not simply blog posts of unqualified armchair pundits who say what we want them to.
And when we look at the context and facts surrounding Kamala Harris, it’s clear that she’s on the right side of history. She’s someone who, despite the occasional misstep, has indeed made it her life’s work to reform the criminal justice system, to advance progressive causes, and to protect and defend the American people.
First, let’s dispel the disinformation. The myth of the “SuperCop” that has been affixed to her represents a willful misinterpretation of the criminal justice system that is specifically designed to smear an accomplished and progressive Black woman. There are three common refrains here: first, that she locked up thousands of Black people for marijuana possession; second, that she jailed truant parents; and third, that she singlehandedly kept thousands of prisoners in jail to feed California’s prison slave labor complex. All of these are patently false:
As San Francisco DA, Harris and her office had a policy of refusing to seek jail time for marijuana possession, instead reducing the charge to a misdemeanor and directing individuals to drug education programs (this is in the context of a nationwide push for heavier drug sentences and tough on crime policies, mind you). The leader of the public defender’s misdemeanor division during this time says that Harris “was probably the most progressive prosecutor in the state at the time when it came to marijuana.”
Harris never – I repeat, NEVER – locked up a single truant parent. There’s no basis to this accusation.
Under California law, state lawyers are not required to go to the attorney general’s office in cases involving prisoner release. The prisoners who were kept in jail were by and large involved in cases she was not aware of. In one instance, however, a member of her team argued against releasing prisoners because of its impact on the prison labor force. Harris, however, immediately rejected that argument and completely disavowed it. Not in 2019, not in 2020, but as soon as it happened.
So, the myth of the SuperCop that has dogged Harris is not based in reality. What, then, did she do with her positions of power?
Harris co-founded the Coalition to End the Exploitation of Kids, with the LA Times commenting that “whereas police focused on the crime of selling sex, Harris saw young girls as victims driven by economic necessity, drug addiction and domineering men.”
She led a state task force to address the crisis of human trafficking.
Harris launched the Back on Track program, which provided young, first-time offenders with an opportunity to pursue an education and employment instead of jail time.
As Attorney General of California, she refused to defend Prop 8, which declared marriage as between a man and a woman, in court, and when it was overturned she immediately ordered state officials to begin issuing marriage certificates to same sex couples.
As California Attorney General, Harris launched a first of its kind implicit bias training program for all law enforcement.
As Senator, Harris introduced a bill to provide the American people with $2,000 a month payments during the pandemic.
In the Senate, Harris introduced a bill to reform the broken cash bail system.
Harris introduced a bill to finally make lynching a federal crime.
Harris introduced legislation in the Senate to legalize marijuana.
Harris introduced a bill in the Senate to provide a refundable federal tax credit for renters who pay more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities.
In 2019, Kamala Harris was ranked the most politically left of all US Senators.
Let’s be clear. Let’s speak truth. Not only is the mythology surrounding Kamala’s record based in facts specifically designed to smear her, but she has proven herself to be a progressive champion with a record of accomplishments. Is she perfect? Of course not. There are real conversations to be had about the efficacy of some of her positions, policies, and platforms. But we can’t have these conversations clearly or in good faith if they’re mired in lies. Kamala Harris is progressive. Kamala Harris has done good for the American people and will continue to do good. She is an ally to the progressive movement, and any attempt to alienate her, to other her, to dismiss her, does real harm to any agenda that purports to want to fix the broken systems in this country.
Harris is eminently qualified to be VP and President. She has broken barriers, worked to make substantial and substantive changes to the systems in our country, and dedicated herself to the continued pursuit of progress. This country, and the world, is lucky to have her in a position of leadership. And if your brand of political activism involves tweeting or posting lies about an accomplished Black and Indian woman, I’d humbly ask you to evaluate what it is you’re really interested in fighting for.
You think you're staying "informed" by doomscrolling through your social feeds 24/7? That's exactly what they want. It's literally designed to keep you angry, scrolling, and - most importantly - doing absolutely fucking nothing.
HERE'S WHAT NO ONE TELLS YOU:
It's OKAY to edit your feeds so you don't see that shit when you're just trying to exist
You do NOT have to consume the world's suffering every second of every day to be a "good activist" - and by the way? You're not even getting "informed" by scrolling. You need to actually look up real articles OFF of social media to understand what's happening
Hitting like and share isn't activism. Sorry. It just isn't.
You wanna actually do something?
Learn your neighbors' names. ACTUALLY TALK TO THEM about what's happening
Join your school board and ask them face-to-face why they're against queer education
Stand up to your racist uncle instead of "keeping the peace" (peace for WHO exactly?)
Find out what abortion rights groups are ALREADY DOING in your area instead of reinventing the wheel
Join an actually inclusive church (you know, like Jesus would've wanted) and see what they're ALREADY DOING to make the world better
And for fuck's sake, stop saying "oh I don't talk about politics" - YOUR SILENCE IS POLITICAL
NEWSFLASH: You don't have to start the fucking underground railroad by yourself. That shit ALREADY EXISTS - you just never had to use it before. Lucky you. So volunteer if you're a safe person, at whatever level works for you:
Send money
Show up in person
Pack supplies
Make pamphlets
Whatever you can do
Not everything's gonna get you in the history books and you know what? IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER.
And here's something else that matters: Going to trauma therapy - REAL trauma therapy with a therapist informed in decolonization practices - is a RADICAL ACT. If you have the means to do it, DO IT. Healing yourself is part of the work too.
AND LISTEN UP BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT: IT'S OKAY THAT IT TOOK YOU THIS LONG IT'S OKAY THAT YOU'RE STARTING SMALL IT'S OKAY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING
NO ONE EVER PUNISHED THEMSELVES INTO SUCCESS.
You grew up with some racist/sexist views? Yeah, most of us did. You can't get stuck there. There's too much at stake. It's time to deconstruct. It's time to do the work.
But scrolling and sharing posts while feeling guilty? That's not the work. That's what they want you to think the work is.
Get off your phone. Talk to your neighbors. Show up at meetings. Stand up to family. THAT'S the work.
Thank you @alexispayton for Fleimkepa! Such a creative and imaginative piece that felt so true to Clarke and Lexa's characters, at least where their character arcs were going before ... he who shall not be named scuttled them. And the last line, so perfect!
“I’m that bitch” - Ella Dawson while schooling an ignorant troll
Ella Dawson has genital herpes, and she wants to tell you about it.
She’s not speaking up for the shock value — she’s telling you because she wants all of us to be able to talk about STIs without shame or stigma. When we make it okay to talk about, she says, people are more likely to get tested and less likely to be afraid to share their status.
In her badass talk at TEDxConnecticut College, Ella tells the story of her diagnosis, how she overcame feeling like “human trash,” and why we need to end the stigma — now. It’s packed with information (and a shot of humor), and if you didn’t already agree with her, you will by the time she’s done.
Watch the full talk or read the transcript here.
(Full disclosure: Ella is TED’s social media manager. This post was written by her boss who is so incredibly proud of how fearlessly she speaks out.)
Check TurboVote please
I saw this on Facebook and went to check my registration status, sure it was fine because I voted recently, but I put in the info and it said I’m not registered
PLEASE, especially if you’re a Black voter, check your registration status at vote.org
And Kane just backs up to move out of bell’s way. Wtf?
Bell unnecessarily inserting him into a situation yet again– probably just jealous of the intense eye-fucking that happened immediately prior to this