Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
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Miami, FL, United States
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Past articles by Kayla:
I'm a Cool Rock Lesbian
By which I mean I am a lesbian who likes to look at and hold cool rocks — not that I am a lesbian into cool rock 'n roll. → Read More
Butch Memoirs To Check Out in Honor of “Hijab Butch Blues”
New coming-of-age memoir Hijab Butch Blues comes out tomorrow. → Read More
Queerleaders: The History of the Lesbian Cheerleader in Film + TV
A timeline of queer cheerleading moments from film and television. → Read More
How To Support the Queer Parents in Your Life During the Holiday Season
The parents in our LGBTQ+ community deserve some rest and celebration. → Read More
Style Thief: How To Dress Like League of Their Own’s Butch Icons Lupe and Jess
Jess and Lupe have distinct but complementary go-to butch styles. → Read More
League of Their Own Reboot Makes Queer Subtext Into Bold Text
If you’re going to reboot a beloved classic, do it like this. → Read More
Sirens and Muses Review: The Art World Is Hell in This Sexy, Smart Novel
The chaotic art school tale is a confident debut from Antonia Angress. → Read More
The First Season of “Hacks” Was a Masterclass in Unlikable Characters
Let's look back at what made season one of Hacks so special (and hot). → Read More
The L Word: Generation Q barrels clumsily through its second season finale
Dizzying pacing and perplexing dialogue drag the drama down → Read More
Generation Q plods through redundant, mechanical storytelling
A bizarre final montage and inexplicable character choices plague "Last Dance" → Read More
Generation Q burns through relationship arcs too hastily
Some beats land, but most of the conflicts in "Launch Party" perplex → Read More
On Generation Q, everyone's got a case of bad boundaries
Sex in an art installment and Rosie O'Donnell's performance are the bright spots of "Light" → Read More
A wild karaoke night maximizes the relationship drama of Generation Q
Exes, lovers, and friends collide in a tension-packed episode → Read More
A therapy session unleashes complex family drama on Generation Q
Character motivations clash in a compelling, fraught episode → Read More
The L Word: Generation Q reaches back into the past to great effect
The episode lets its characters' well established patterns of behavior inform the drama → Read More
The Good Fight's season finale goes too far down the rabbit hole
Judge Wackner's court is nothing but a circus trick → Read More
The L Word: Generation Q bungles its polyamory storyline
Leisha Hailey's physical comedy is on point, but the Nat/Alice conflict leaves a lot to be desired → Read More
New Stephen King adaptation Chapelwaite sinks its teeth into the ugliness of grief
Based on a Stephen King short story, the new horror series mixes psychological terror with monsters → Read More
The Good Fight unearths the horror of Jay's COVID memories
The ongoing tale of Diane and Kurt's marriage plays it too safe → Read More
The Good Fight's season five premiere takes a wild stab at recapping 2020
Historical hallucinations, empty elevator shafts, and Zoom mishaps abound → Read More