Add some joy to your life with these recommendations.
We can always fit a little more joy in our lives.
Check out their picks below.
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Alexandra Billings
Transparentstar Alexandra Billings looks back to an iconic series for joy:I Love Lucy.
“That show changed my life,” she says.
“That’s one of my favorite shows.”
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“A good read is fundamental,” she quips.
“For me the top of that tier has to beJosie and the Pussycats,” she reveals.
The groundbreaking series ran for 3 seasons and starredMichaela Jae RodriguezandBilly Porteramong others.
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“It really honored ballroom culture in a way that was authentic,” she shares.
Javicia Leslie
BatwomanstarJavicia Leslieloves to hearKehlanising.
“I love her voice, it’s so beautiful.
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It gives me late ’90s, early 2000s vibe obviously with a current twist,” she says.
Leslie notes she appreciates listening to Kehlani’s music because she can hear a woman sing about other women.
“They get me thinking about things in a different way,” Brown explains.
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The queer hosts are everything as far as the multi-hyphenate artist is concerned.
Kirsten King
Crushco-writer Kirsten King loves 1999 satirical comedyBut I’m a Cheerleader.
To King, as a queer person this is the key in of film you want to make.
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Marja-Lewis Ryan
Fried Green Tomatoesis “the gayest movie of all time.
It’s so perfectly gay,” saysThe L Word: Generation Qshowrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan.
V. E. Schwab
First Killauthor V.E.
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Schwab loves thatOur Flag Means Deathexists.
Schwabs is ecstatic that we get to see queer characters on a genre show.
“It is such an unapologetic and joyful genre show.
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It’s about pirates!
It’s about so many things, it’s also so gay,” she says.
Luckily for her, and fans of the comedic adventure series, it’s returning for a second season.
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Sherry Cola
InGood Troublestar Sherry Cola’s eyes,Kehlanihas “trailblazer energy.”
She especially loves seeing Kehlani’s unapologetic love with 070 Shake on social media.
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