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Author: Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki is a writer/author, visual artist, and blk feminist. Her work has appeared or will appear in Black Youth Project, The Beat, Hello Giggles, and many others. For more, follow her on Twitter and Instagram @theblackbuffy.
Entertainment, Opinion

This queer horror short film isn’t afraid to explore hard topics

June 14, 2022 Vanessa Maki

What makes this horror short so captivating is not only its performances but its outright queerness.

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Tagged Alaska Thunderfuck, drag, film, horror, Jamal Douglas, mental health, Sam Wineman, short film, suicide, The Quiet RoomLeave a comment
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Is The L Word’s Jenny the ultimate queer villain?

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Vanessa Maki

Jenny Schecter is a queer villain who isn't the result of lazy homophobic writing.

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Tagged lesbian, review, television, The L Word, womenLeave a comment
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Killing Eve and a trope that should be buried

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Vanessa Maki

The series finale is the opposite of a love letter to queer fans.

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Tagged homophobia, Killing Eve, Laura Neal, review, televisionLeave a comment
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Best friends and young love: Queer shipping in anime

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Vanessa Maki

"Where queer relationships in media are concerned, we often grab hold of what we can."

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Euphoria, queer women, and tragedy in sapphic relationships

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 Vanessa Maki

Sapphic relationships in media too often end tragically.

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Tagged Euphoria, relationships, review, television, women, young peopleLeave a comment
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What queer fans really want from Killing Eve’s final season

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Vanessa Maki

Spy thrillers are moving away from the cringy past of the genre.

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Tagged Killing Eve, neurodiversity, people of colour, review, television, womenLeave a comment
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Black History Month: Black queer characters and their stories (Part 2)

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Vanessa Maki

Keep Black History Month going with more shows and films about individual Black experiences.

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Tagged Black History Month, film, Finding Carter, Scream 5, television, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Walking DeadLeave a comment
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Black History Month: Black queer characters and their stories (Part 1)

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Vanessa Maki

This Black History Month, check out these shows that highlight a range of Black experiences.

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Tagged bisexual, Black History Month, Cruel Summer, drugs, Euphoria, horror, television, The Bold Type, Van HelsingLeave a comment
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Avoiding queer characters in films is cowardly: Scream 5

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Vanessa Maki

A queer character in the new horror film is iconic, but is that enough?

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‘Unapologetically queer’: Seeing ourselves in the media we love

January 14, 2022 Vanessa Maki

There's power in representing yourself, even in fiction. Vanessa Maki discusses Yellowjackets.

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From cults to vampires: The year’s best queer horror

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 Vanessa Maki

A roundup of some of the best creepy film and television that 2021 gave us.

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Tagged Amazon Prime, Chucky, Fear Street, film, horror, Netflix, representation, reviews, Syfy, television, The Girl in the Woods, Van Helsing, web seriesLeave a comment
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Stone Ocean: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has its first female hero

December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 Vanessa Maki

The newest instalment of the anime hit gives viewers a new female lead and queer cast members.

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How JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure influenced my queer journey

November 27, 2021December 20, 2021 Vanessa Maki

An anime series has played an unlikely role in how I experience gender.

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Happiest Season: A conveniently gift-wrapped queer rom-com

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 Vanessa Maki

This queer film follows the script of every straight rom-com.

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Tagged Aubrey Plaza, Christmas, Clea Duvall, comedy, coming out, Dan Levy, family, film, Happiest Season, holidays, Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, outing, relationships, reviewsLeave a comment
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Creepy and camp new LGBTQ films and shows for Halloween

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Vanessa Maki

Check out this fresh new spooky season entertainment.

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Tagged Chucky, film, Halloween, horror, I Know What You Did Last Summer, reviews, Slumber Party Massacre, television, There's Someone Inside Your HouseLeave a comment
Entertainment, Opinion

Queer characters surviving horror films shouldn’t be radical 

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Vanessa Maki

A new Netflix film does something that’s uncommon in horror: queer characters survive to the end. 

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the punishment of male femininity 

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Vanessa Maki

Even in gay culture, a queer man presenting as femme is still not so accepted.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Do we finally have enough queer teen drama films?

September 16, 2021 Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki reflects on how far LGBTQ representation has come and reviews five films that hold their own.

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Tagged Black community, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Booksmart, Moonlight, representation, reviews, The Half of It, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, women, young peopleLeave a comment
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Internalised homophobia is a killer: Knife+Heart

August 31, 2021 Vanessa Maki

This French horror film is a rollercoaster of queer tragedy.

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From princesses to shapeshifters: Animation and queerness

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Vanessa Maki

From queer relationships to genderless characters, animation offers plenty of LGBTIQ representation.

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Tagged Adventure Time, animation, anime, family, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, gender, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Neon Genesis Evangelion, relationships, representation, Steven Universe, televisionLeave a comment

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