Representation

‘Harry Potter’ prequel has its predictable romantic lead

Fantastic actors of color and where to find them.

On Jun 15, 2015 by Aja Romano

Here’s who Chiwetel Ejiofor will play in ‘Doctor Strange’

Say hello to Baron Mordo.

On Jun 11, 2015 by Aja Romano

Comics ‘Lumberjanes’ and ‘The Wicked + the Divine’ are getting screen adaptations

It’s a good day to be a fan of diversity in comics.

On May 30, 2015 by Aja Romano

Tilda Swinton linked to Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange,’ and that’s a problem

Be careful what you wish for.

On May 27, 2015 by Aja Romano

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is everything you’ve heard and so much more

George Miller hasn’t just rebooted a franchise or the tired action genre. He’s rebooted narrative itself.

On May 15, 2015 by Aja Romano

We freaked out about this ‘leaked’ Marvel Phase IV trailer

We honestly can’t wait for some of these films.

On May 7, 2015 by Aja Romano

‘The Next MacGyver’ searches for a new engineering heroine

The world needs a female MacGyver. This contest will pay you $5,000 to pitch a TV show about one.

On Apr 23, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

7-year-old’s inspiring comic wins her $16,000

Mom came up with the idea to help teach her 7-year-old daughter love reading—and herself.

On Apr 22, 2015 by Aja Romano

One of the original X-Men is coming out of the closet

It only took Bobby Drake five decades and an alternate timeline version of his younger self to come out.

On Apr 21, 2015 by Aja Romano

J.K. Rowling’s tweets on representation at Hogwarts provoke major fan backlash

There are Jewish students and queer students in Hogwarts? It would have been nice to have read about them.

On Dec 19, 2014 by Aja Romano

Netflix and Amazon outstrip TV on LGBTQ diversity

Television is lightyears ahead of film when it comes to representation in Hollywood.

On Oct 1, 2014 by Aja Romano

Hollywood still isn’t putting LGBT characters in its movies

Things are getting worse, not better, for complex representation of queer and genderqueer characters on the silver screen. 

On Jul 23, 2014 by Aja Romano

Readers blast Chicago Sun-Times for ‘transphobic’ editorial on Laverne Cox

“The rest of us probably just call it transphobia.”

On Jun 2, 2014 by Aja Romano

The ‘X-Men’ franchise’s diversity problem is getting worse

Yet another example of the way Hollywood treats “white male” as the default setting for humanity.

On May 30, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Laverne Cox is on the cover of Time, but that’s just half the battle

Trans women are, by far, the highest at-risk group for discrimination, murder, and suicide. One Time cover doesn’t change that.

On May 30, 2014 by Aja Romano