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Patti Harrison and Ed Helms in Together Together

Sundance 2021: “Together Together” Proves Patti Harrison Can Do Anything — Even Give Birth

Ultimately, the film shows that the differences between cis people and trans people aren’t as vast as we usually think. There are many ways to make a family and the more expansive our imaginations the more everyone will benefit.

By Drew Gregory| January 31, 2021 | 3 Comments
Lane and Bertie in Ma Belle, My Beauty

Sundance 2021: “Ma Belle, My Beauty” Brings Polyamorous Dyke Drama to the South of France

Look, when a character takes a strap-on out of her backpack in the middle of a sex scene you know you’re in good hands.

By Drew Gregory| January 31, 2021 | 3 Comments

Sundance 2021: Looking Back on New Queer Cinema with Rose Troche, Cheryl Dunye, and More

This afternoon at Sundance, I took a break from binging movies to watch a panel straight out of my queer film nerd dreams.

By Drew Gregory| January 30, 2021 | 1 Comment

Sundance 2021: “Knocking” Finds Horror in Gay Grief and Isolation

One of the pleasures — pains? — of consuming art right now is that everything seems to be filtered through our current lens. And it makes this thriller all the more effective and difficult.

By Drew Gregory| January 30, 2021 | 4 Comments

Sundance 2021: “4 Feet High” Is a Monumental Work of Queer Disabled Media

How can you watch this series and not feel angry with how deprived we are of stories about queer people with disabilities? How can you watch this series and not be delighted with what’s finally on-screen? How can you watch this series and not be excited about all of the possibilities fulfilled and all the possibilities still to come?

By Drew Gregory| January 29, 2021 | 11 Comments

Dee Rees’ “Pariah” Will Still Break You Open and Let the Light Shine Through

Alike is a chameleon, disappearing in the light of her surroundings — purple in the club, green on the bus, pink at home — only ever showing you her profile when she’s forced to be less than her authentic self.

By Natalie| January 26, 2021 | 2 Comments
A collage of the 200 best lesbian movies of all time, arranged in rainbow colors.

The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time

Every year new films are made and old films are rediscovered, and so starting in 2021 — we’ll be updating this list annually with the goal of making it less white, less cis, and most of all, higher quality.

By Drew Gregory| January 26, 2021 | 90 Comments
Rosamund Pike in I Care A Lot

Rosamund Pike Is a Sociopathic Lesbian F*cking Lioness in The “I Care A Lot” Trailer

This time Gone Girl is gay, girl.

By Heather Hogan| January 16, 2021 | 6 Comments
Billie Holiday (Andra Day) leans in close to kiss Tallulah Bankhead (Natasha Lyonne) in the new film "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," which will depict the singers bisexuality.

“The United States vs. Billie Holiday” Trailer: Andra Day Stuns as the Black Bisexual Legend

Lee Daniels’ new film follows the icon through her addiction, jail time, queerness (Natasha Lyonne stars as her lover Tallulah Bankhead!), and her fight with the feds.

By Shelli Nicole| January 12, 2021 | 8 Comments
The cast of Cracks.

“Cracks” Is a Boarding School Monster Movie

It’s a piercing portrayal of abuse. It’s a monster movie, only instead of a creature in the night, its monster is a human woman.

By Kayla| January 5, 2021 | 2 Comments

January 2021: What’s Gay and New on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBOMax and Apple+?

What’s new and queer this month on streaming networks? We’ve got a new season of Dickinson, a Fran Lebowitz special, Anna Pacquin as a hot bisexual mess in Flack, Root and Shaw, a movie called “So My Grandma’s a Lesbian!” and so much more!

By Riese| January 1, 2021 | 17 Comments
A three fold collage of iconic so-called "Bond girls" including Michelle Yeoh in a leather jumpsuit holding a small pistol, Grace Jones flipping a man over her head while wearing a black and red hoodie, and Halle Berry in her iconic small orange bikini.

Every James Bond Theme Song, Ranked by Their Lesbian Energy

“I love a ballad that reaches it’s climax with a big note. Lesbians known all there is to know about reaching a climax so there ya have it.”

By danijanae| December 30, 2020 | 14 Comments
Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

The Drop: The Unapologetic Black Queerness of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

“I’m always clamoring for more lesbian kisses on screen but the scene where she is singing in her lover’s ear gave me chills. I miss intimacy!”

By Shelli Nicole| December 29, 2020 | 4 Comments
Wonder Woman runs through the streets of Washington D.C. in Wonder Woman 1984

I Wish “Wonder Woman 1984” Had Been About Wonder Woman

Steve Trevor is the main and unconquerable problem with Patty Jenkins’ follow-up to 2017’s nearly perfect Wonder Woman origin story, but it’s not the film’s only issue. Wonder Woman 1984 is a complete mess.

By Heather Hogan| December 26, 2020 | 63 Comments
Viola Davis as Ma Rainey, in a gold headdress and a feather boa on stage. This is a still from Netflix's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" the latest entry into a queer history of the Blues legend.

Viola Davis Towers in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Giving Life to a Black Queer Legend

In Viola Davis’ hands, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” becomes a complex portrait of a queer Black woman hurricane whose footprints loom large over the last 100 years.

By Carmen Phillips| December 22, 2020 | 18 Comments
Mariel Hemingway and Patrice Donnelly in Personal Best.

Watching “Personal Best” Was the Main Way to Become a Lesbian in the ’80s and ’90s

Bend It Like Beckham could never.

By Heather Hogan| December 22, 2020 | 10 Comments
split-screen of two pics: Harper and Abby looking at each other affectionately in front of a Christmas tree, John in a plaid pea coat at a table in a restaurant

“To L and Back” Podcast Holiday Special: Two Jews Review a Lesbian Christmas Movie

Riese: I would text Riley and be like “you up?”
Carly: Are you still at the gay bar…? Because?
Riese: I would come back incensed with rage and ready to make a mistake.
Carly: Ready to ruin my relationship.
Riese: Yes. I would be full of the spirit of ruin and ready to share it.
Carly: Which is not Christmas spirit, but it is kind of related.

By Riese| December 21, 2020 | 4 Comments
A collage of "Happiest Season" fashion: Kristen Stewart as Abby in a silver blazer, along side to models also wearing silver blazers. Then Aubrey Plaza as Riley in a black dress, alongside two other models in black dresses.

Style Thief: Happiest Season Is More Than Just Blazers (But Also We Found That Blazer)

“Simply put — there is nothing like a top in a great top.”

By Shelli Nicole| December 18, 2020 | 5 Comments
A collage from our queer women musicals list: Calamity Jane, Chicago, and The Prom.

From “Calamity Jane” to “The Prom”: A History of Queer Women in Movie Musicals

To celebrate the release of The Prom here is an exhaustive look at the representation of queer women in movie musicals.

By Drew Gregory| December 11, 2020 | 35 Comments
A collage from the Bisexual Disney Characters list: Moana, Megara, Tramp, and Mulan.

Disney Characters, Ranked by Bisexuality

“I also came here to say I couldn’t figure out why the White Rabbit felt bi to me and then realized it’s because he’s stressed out.”

By the team| December 10, 2020 | 39 Comments
graphic with cast of happiest season

Which Happiest Season Character Are You? Quiz

Don’t feel like being yourself today? Well, this quiz will tell you which Happiest Season character you are!

By Riese| December 10, 2020 | 50 Comments
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