Skip to content

Read The Room

Arts & Culture Magazine // Women // LGBTQIA+ // Marginalised Voices

  • FILM & TV
  • MUSIC
  • LIFE & CULTURE
  • BOOKS
  • ART
  • THEATRE
  • CONTACT
  • About Us
    • The Team
    • Support us on Ko-Fi
    • Call Out For Contributors!
  • Privacy Policy

Tag: lgbtq+ representation

Liyah Mitchell in Kokomo City by D. Smith. A medium close up on her face, shey's lying down on a bed in a t shirt and a scarf around her hair. She's looking up at the camera. The photo is black and white.
Categories FILM & TV

The Poignant Reminders of 'Kokomo City'

A Black trans sex worker lies on a bed. She’s being filmed in black and white. She tells of an encounter where she was about...

June 20, 2024July 18, 2024
Maya Bishop (Danielle Savre) in the middle of a fire.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19 Review (S7E9): We're 19. Family Forever.

One thing we can count on from any Shondaland drama is that they always put everything on the line in their finales. The most recent...

May 29, 2024November 19, 2024
Jinny (Yunjin Kim) and Chief Ross (Merle Dandridge). They're in cocktail dresses and sharing food over a hightop table. They look happy.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19 Review (S7E8): Families Forged In Fire

The first step toward change is becoming aware of the issues at hand, understanding what we can and should do, and finding the beauty in...

May 24, 2024May 27, 2024
Mason Bishop (Cameron Cowperthwaite) and Maya Bishop (Danielle Savre). They're in Mason's living room having a standoff. Maya is in her uniform. A poster that reads "Preserve Your Manhood" is on the wall behind Maya.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19 Review (S7E7): Winners, Losers, and Misunderstandings

  If there's one thing Station 19 does well, it's bringing people together for intense and emotional moments, regardless of scale. In “Give It All,”...

May 22, 2024May 24, 2024
Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera and Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop in the 100th episode of Station 19. They're in their formal dress and Maya is pinning a pin onto Andy.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19 Review: Answering the Call Together for 100 Episodes

The current television landscape, with its increasing reliance on limited series orders, truncated episode counts, and all-too-frequent cancellations—including Station 19's untimely one—makes it difficult to...

April 24, 2024May 6, 2024
Call for contributors artwork. Four hands of different ethnicity holding up a sign, earth in background.
Categories EDITORIAL

Call Out For Contributors!

Read The Room is a volunteer-led arts and culture magazine that focuses on women, LGBTQIA+, and marginalised voices worldwide. We’re expanding our team and are...

April 14, 2024April 20, 2024
Maya Bishop (Danielle Savre), Ben Warren (Jason George), Pru (Jenai Kaylani), and Rosalind (V. Vieux) in episode 3 of Season 7 of Station 19. They're at the pride parade and wearing rainbow gear.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19: Season 7, Episode 3 Review: “True Colors”

Pride can't be contained; it's more than a single celebration or day. It's about freedom of expression and the beautiful resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community,...

April 3, 2024April 9, 2024
Station 19 Cast
Categories FILM & TV

A Firefighter and an OB-GYN Walk into a Bar: On Station 19's Cancellation, Its Queer Characters, and the Attempt to Save Both

A firefighter and an OB-GYN walk into a bar.  To some, it might sound like the beginning of a joke, but for many in the...

January 15, 2024January 25, 2024

Recent Posts

  • 'Truckload' Review: A Hopeful Exploration of Disability
  • Championing Untold Stories in Film: 'Truckload', The Empower Fund, and Disability Representation at Tribeca
  • Profile: Mr Funbles’ Sunday Portal - An Interview with Shevek Fodor
  • Playlist: As Long As You Feel Something
  • A Compassionate Approach To Film: An Interview with Katie Harriman of Fly Girl Films

Support us!

Read The Room is a volunteer run magazine! Enjoyed reading our articles and content? Please consider supporting us on ko-fi to help us cover the cost of running the website!

SUPPORT US ON KO-FI NOW!

Archives

  • August 2025
  • June 2025
  • April 2025
  • February 2025
  • December 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023

Categories

  • ART
  • BOOKS
  • EDITORIAL
  • FILM & TV
  • LIFE & CULTURE
  • MUSIC
  • THEATRE

Read The Room

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Yosemite by GretaThemes
  • FILM & TV
  • MUSIC
  • LIFE & CULTURE
  • BOOKS
  • ART
  • THEATRE
  • CONTACT
  • About Us
    • The Team
    • Support us on Ko-Fi
    • Call Out For Contributors!
  • Privacy Policy