We’ve written about JKR’s descent into unrepentant TERF before here a Fangirlish. Hell, she wrote a full-on serial killer like manifesto a few weeks ago, so maybe we got complacent and thought, yes, she is awful, but we can just ignore her now. Except she seems to keep finding waysRead More →
It’s looking pretty lonely out there in JK Rowling’s TERF world. And that’s just the way it should be. Emma Watson, Eddie Redmayne and Rupert Grint have joined Daniel Radcliffe, Bonnie Wright and Katie Leung in the same unequivocal message: Trans women are women. Period. All of this comes inRead More →
Y’er an ally, Harry! In the wake of JK Rowling’s continued dismissal of trans women, the actor who starred as the titular Harry Potter in the movie adaptations of the best-selling books had something to say, not to its author, but to the world. Trans women are women. Period. YouRead More →
I was far from the only kid growing up with Harry Potter. An entire generation took their cues about right and wrong from those books, and that generation is now here to tell its creator the one thing we never thought or wanted to say: Goodbye, we don’t need youRead More →
We’re all looking for a pick me up these days. And that can look like a bunch of different things to a lot of people. For me, the idea of Harry Potter reading the first chapter of, well, Harry Potter to me, is the perfect thing to make me smileRead More →
We all have a list of things that we want out of relationships. Things that we want our partners to do, to be, to act like. Things that we want our partners to love. All in all, we have conditions. And for Sophie Turner, her condition was that he watchRead More →
So, if like me, you absolutely loved The Witcher we are in for a bit of a wait until the second season premiers in 2021. Which sucks. We don’t get to laugh at Jaskier or see Yennefer being a badass. There will be no more of Geralt’s hmms….or Ciri discoveringRead More →
Here’s the thing about Harry Potter – it will forever be timeless and relevant. Yes, we firmly believe that. The movies and books have resonated with fans for years and continue to be an active part of pop culture. Harry Potter is big all year round, but at the holidays,Read More →
SARAH DUNN/CONTOUR In an effort to build a space for queer people like myself, every Tuesday I’ll be posting opinion pieces, listicals, reviews, and more focused on the LGBT community (and occasionally about the Latinx/WOC community since I am Latinx.) Welcome to Queerly Not Straight! Enjoy and leave a commentRead More →
If one thing we’ve learned about JK Rowling is that she builds every character of her story to a T. Be it their history since birth, their traits and the reason for their actions – everything is justifiable, with a story right up her alley. Reading the Harry Potter seriesRead More →
Yesterday marked the end of a yet another amazing Comic Con a San Diego. The con delivered it’s purpose – it managed to gather fans from all over the world at one place and provided them with joy and happiness. Oh, and not to forget, a bucket load of surprises.Read More →
An exclusive new look for Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald was released yesterday, and it has us all riled up in anticipation of the things that will go down in the sequel. Joshua Shea is seen portraying a Young Newt Scamander, future Magizoologist, along with a young Professor Dumbledore (Jude Law)Read More →
Let’s establish one fact – J.K Rowling has created some of the most complex characters known to us readers. In a book we generally categorize the characters into two – hero or villain. Good or bad. Protagonist or antagonist.  Hero or not hero. Yet, while reading Harry Potter (or watchingRead More →
Bringing into an era of change, the pride month is being celebrated world over with pompous joy and excitement. The LGBTQ+ community, if not still accepted at some places, has managed the success of making its existence known and is marching on to conquer the whole world. It won’t beRead More →
When you say that we’re celebrating 20 years of Harry Potter, it makes us feel kind of old. That being said new covers make us happy and we’ll accept being old. Prepare yourself to spend more money to add to your Harry Potter collection as the 20th anniversary editions areRead More →
Here at Fangirlish we continue to support your right to fangirl over any fandom you desire – whether that is a book, a TV show, a movie, or even sports. That’s why we have  Stop and Fangirl!  So you can feel  happy – and confident, loving whatever it is you love. In this episodeRead More →
It’s funny to think that it’s been over 20 years since the first Harry Potter book came out. Twenty years. More than half my life, more than half Harry’s life. Today, in another universe, Albus Severus is walking towards the Hogwarts Express. He’s worried about what house he’ll be putRead More →
Warner Brothers has announced the Fantastic Beasts DVD and Blu-ray release dates and we’re on a count down. March 7, we will have the DVD and the Blu-ray will follow on March 28. We can’t wait. Though we know that there are 5 movies and inevitably one day there willRead More →
As fans, we tend to focus a lot on the romance in movies, books and TV shows. But sometimes, it’s the friendships that provide the most heartwarming moments and, let’s be honest, the most solid relationships. Even if your OTP isn’t doing too well, you can always count on aRead More →
Dementors first premiered in J.K Rowling’s 1999 release of the Prisoner of Azkaban. They are soulless beings who feed on the happiness of others, creating a bleak despair that is incapacitating, which is why they are used to guard the prisoners. They are jailers through and through. The marvelous thingRead More →
We love subscription boxes. We’re all about them and can’t get enough of all the makeup samples or the fandom stuff that is sent to us each month. We can’t get enough. Now, fellow Muggles we have a new subscription box to spend our money on. That’s right – aRead More →
