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Girls5eva's Paula Pell on season 3's lesbian 'Trampage' and finding her people

Girls5eva's lesbian star chats with Advocate Channel about how the new, very queer season gets its specific lesbian references so right. .

Waitress's Sara Bareilles on Women's Friendships, Food, and Music as Healing

The star, composer, and lyricist of Waitress: The Musical, Sara Bareilles, chats with Advocate Channel about how the show elevates women's friendships as one of the great loves stories, and how the show leans into food and music for the soul.

Book Club's Fonda, Bergen, Steenburgen on Women's Friendship, Sexual Agency

Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen chat with The Advocate about Book Club: The Next Chapter and the importance of women supporting each other and depicting women over 60 who lead sexually full lives.

Jodie Foster & Annette Bening's 1st 'Nyad' Clip Shows Power of Queer Women's Friendship

In the first clip from the biopic about Diana Nyad's epic Cuba-to-Florida swim, Annette Bening as Nyad and Jodie Foster as her best friend and coach, Bonnie Stoll, depict the value of chosen family.

The Bold Type's Meghann Fahy Loves That Queer Women Stan Her Character

The Advocate asked Fahy, who plays Sutton on the show, about women and career, female friendship, and being adored by queer women. 

There's Timeless Power in Lovesong's Gentle Story About Love Between Women

Director So Yong Kim's indie feature stars Riley Keough and Jena Malone as women whose abiding love blurs the lines of friendship. And it's both timeless and very much of the moment. 

'L Word' alums Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig wrote the book on queer friendship...literally

In their new dual memoir, the longtime costars and best friends reflect on their over two-decade bond and how "platonic love is incredibly powerful" in queer lives.

'Big Little Lies' Is Exactly the Story About Women We Need for Our Time

HBO's series applies the mean girls trope to upper-class adult women and turns it on its head in a way that is good for women. 

The Queer Blood Running Through the Veins of Netflix's 'Dead to Me'

The show's lesbian creator, Liz Feldman, talks about the inherent romance in female friendships. 

15 Photos of The L Word’s premiere 20 years ago

To celebrate The L Word’s 20th anniversary, we’ve pulled together some throwback pics from the legendary show’s premiere back in 2004.

The Best New Film About Lesbians Isn't a Lesbian Film

There's a message in Life Partners, a movie about young women's relationships. But not hearing the message loud and clear may be the whole point.

Sutton Foster, 'Younger' Stars on Queer Rep & Its One True Love Story

The stars of the series that ends next week chat with The Advocate about LGBTQ+ visibility and weigh on on Liza's true romance. 

Ellen DeGeneres Sent a Drag Queen Adele to Cheer Up Tig Notaro

Notaro said that DeGeneres has set the bar for friendship.  

Yellowjackets' Melanie Lynskey & Simone Kessell hold space for their friendship on and off screen

The stars of the addicting series hold space and fingers for their friendship in the vein of the viral Wicked interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

'The Heat': First Lesbian Buddy Cop Movie?

Well, maybe not exactly, but the elements are there in this very enjoyable comedy. Diane Anderson-Minshall interviews director Paul Feig.

Rebel Wilson to Launch Queer Dating App Called Fluid

While she's found romantic bliss, Wilson is now hoping to help others find their next love — whoever they might be.

Simone de Beauvoir Novel Called 'Too Intimate' to Finally Be Published

Les Inseparables, written 75 years ago, tells of an intense friendship between Beauvoir and another young woman. 

Dead to Me's Creator Liz Feldman on the 'Romance of Close Friendship'

The Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini-led Netflix series is a love letter to female friendship that is queer to its core. 

Jane Fonda Says She Won't Go to North Carolina

Fellow Grace & Frankie star, Lily Tomlin, said she's "furious" about the state's anti-LGBT law.

What the Media’s Not Telling You About Amber Heard

As online commenters and some members of the press malign the bisexual actress, an important part of the story is being left out.