Must-See LGBTQ TV: TV’s first trans superhero debuts on ‘Supergirl,’ and the premiere of ‘Charmed’

Must-See LGBTQ TV: TV’s first trans superhero debuts on ‘Supergirl,’ and the premiere of ‘Charmed’

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Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights LGBTQ on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBTQ-inclusive programming on TV.

Tonight, Supergirl returns to The CW for season four. As well as continuing to tell the story of lesbian fan favorite character Alex, this new season will introduce Kara’s newest co-worker, Nia Nal, a trans character played by trans actress and advocate Nicole Maines. In addition to working with Kara, Nia is also the superhero Dreamer, making her the first transgender superhero on television. We can’t wait to see Nia’s story unfold over the course of the season. Supergirl: Sunday, 8pm on The CW.

Also premiering tonight is the new reboot of popular series Charmed. This iteration follows three sisters in a college town who discover their powers after the untimely death of their mother. One of the witches is lesbian character Mel, who has the power to freeze time. The show follows her journey with her sisters and her new powers, as well as exploring her relationship with a local detective, Nico. Charmed: Sunday, 9pm on The CW.

Sunday, October 14: Supergirl (8pm, The CW); Charmed (9pm, The CW) The Walking Dead (9pm, AMC); The Deuce (9pm, HBO); Shameless (9pm, Showtime); Madam Secretary (10pm, CBS)

Monday: Arrow (8pm, The CW); Andi Mack (Disney, 8pm) 9-1-1 (9pm, Fox); Bull (10pm, CBS)

Tuesday: Black Lightning (9pm, The CW); This Is Us (9pm, NBC); NCIS: New Orleans (10pm, CBS)

Wednesday: Riverdale (8pm, The CW); Empire (8pm, Fox); American Housewife (8:30pm, ABC); Modern Family (9pm, ABC); All American (9pm, The CW); Star (9pm, Fox); American Horror Story: Apocalypse (10pm, FX)

Thursday: Superstore (8pm, ABC); Station 19 (9pm, ABC); Will & Grace (9pm, NBC); How to Get Away with Murder (10pm, ABC); S.W.A.T. (10pm, CBS)

Friday: Dynasty (8pm, The CW); The Cool Kids (8:30pm, Fox); Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (9pm, The CW); Van Helsing (10pm, Syfy)

October 14, 2018

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SNL Mocks Kanye West’s ‘Cuckoo’ Visit to the Oval Office: WATCH

SNL Mocks Kanye West’s ‘Cuckoo’ Visit to the Oval Office: WATCH

Saturday Night Live opened by tearing apart this week’s Kanye West visit to the Oval Office for what Alec Baldwin’s Trump described as a “serious private conversation between three friends plus 50 reporters with cameras that is in “no way a publicity stunt.”

Baldwin’s Trump kicked off the conversation: “Kanye, I want to thank you for giving me a pair of your sneakers. They’re perfect for me because they’re white, they’re wide and they’re never gonna be worth as much as you say they are.”

As Chris Redd’s Kanye began his rant, Baldwin’s Trump launched into an inner monologue: “Oh, this guy might be cuckoo. I was in a room with Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-un and they made a lot more sense than him. This guy makes Brett Kavanaugh seem cool and collected….He doesn’t stop. He doesn’t listen to anyone but himself. Who does he remind me of? Oh my god, he’s black me!”

That was a sentiment echoed in the conclusion of the sketch as well, in which Trump’s Baldwin came to terms with that assertion: “I love you Kanye, we have a lot more in common than people know: We’re both geniuses, we’re both married to beautiful women and we’ve both definitely been recorded saying the n-word.”

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SNL Mocks Kanye West’s ‘Cuckoo’ Visit to the Oval Office: WATCH

First openly gay NASCAR driver talks racing, homophobic fans, and vodka cranberries

First openly gay NASCAR driver talks racing, homophobic fans, and vodka cranberries
Stephen Rhodes is the first (and, so far, only) openly gay NASCAR driver. But holding such a title hasn’t been a complete joy ride.

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‘Daily Show’ correspondent Jaboukie Young-White explains why young people don’t vote

‘Daily Show’ correspondent Jaboukie Young-White explains why young people don’t vote
The newest ‘Daily Show’ correspondent and gay man explained low youth turnout with characteristic wit.

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