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Stars Murphy and Mary Hollis Inboden, along with writer/producer Valerie Armstrong, talk about subverting sitcom stereotypes.

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The problem with Pursuit of Love’s sexualised take on female friendship Baths, come-hither eyes, giggles and bedtime kisses: the semi-Sapphic portrayal of cousins Linda and Fanny seems ripe for the male gaze Friends with...baths? Fanny and Linda played by Emily Beecham and Lily James Credit: BBC It’s always a pleasure to see a TV show that hinges on female friendship – and, in theory, the new BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love starring Lily James should be a prime example. It centres on the bond between cousins Fanny (Emily Beecham) and Linda (James), who are broug...

‘Fun Home’ Proves That Musical Theatre Is For Lesbians Musical theatre is generally considered the purview of gay men, but 'Fun Home' proves that musical theatre is deeply, deeply sapphic. We missed you too. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter, so you always know where to find us. When I was 14 I fell madly in love. Now, many would argue that 14 year olds lack the emotional maturity to experience true love and they would be correct, but at the time I would not listen to reason, and I pursued the object of my affection — a school prefect 3 years my senior �...

How"Fun Home" Author Alison Bechdel Fell in Love with Exercise Michelle Hart © Alison Bechdel In"The Secret to Superhuman Strength," Fun Home author and Bechdel Test creator Alison Bechdel makes the connection between working out and making art. Right around the time she sold the theatrical rights to her groundbreaking graphic memoir Fun Home—which went on to become a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical in 2015—Alison Bechdel began work on what she called“a light, fun memoir about my athletic life that I could bang out quickly.” Nearly a decade later, Bechdel, who ...