“Saltburn,” “The Bling Ring,” and the Pathetic Desperation of the Upper Middle Class
Upper middle class people are rich. But don’t try to tell them that.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Disobedience Made Us Horny for Spit
Do I love the Disobedience sex scene because of how I have sex or do I have sex the way I do because of the Disobedience sex scene? Who can say!
Vuk Lungulov-Klotz on “Mutt,” Working With Trans Crew, and the Value of Sweetness
“You, as a trans person, might watch Mutt and see that it is balanced and sweet. A lot of people who aren’t trans think I’m putting my character through a lot.”
Beyond Gender Identity: A History of Trans Actors in Cis Roles
I’m talking about stories where the trans character’s transness isn’t the focus — where they’re allowed to be the worst behaved one or simply hot and getting laid or just really fucking good at their job.
Todd Haynes on “May December,” Queer Community, and Making Art in a Vile World
“My connection with gay women is the through-line of my entire life. But my queer community, as a whole, is not reducible to sexual practice. It’s more attitudinal. It’s the way we look at the world and stand outside certain norms.”
What Makes a Sexy Lesbian Screenshot
“I want to amend my answer and say I prefer the kiss itself if it’s open mouth and the almost kiss if it’s just going to be two chaste actors smashing faces.”
Quiz: Which Obscure Lesbian Movie Should You Watch?
There are so many good obscure lesbian movies! Take this quiz to find out which one you should watch.
Maryam Keshavarz on “The Persian Version,” Translating the Iranian American Experience On-Screen, and Cyndi Lauper
“I was always bisexual. Even in college, I dated a man and a woman at the same time, and they knew about each other.”
Can Black People Be Zombies?
This part essay, part research project started out as a joke. I wanted to know if one of the unexpected benefits of Black people always dying first in horror movies was that we could never be zombies.
The Queerest Horror Franchise Is and Always Has Been Chucky
Don Mancini has given us over three decades of queerness, from gender swapping and gay couples to killing John Waters and the cast of Bound.
“Final Destination” Accidents That Changed My Brain Chemistry
I loved the gory deaths, I loved the twists and the near-miss fakeouts, and I loved Ali Larter’s Clear Rivers in a way my deeply closeted brain couldn’t quite comprehend.
Obsessed: How “Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” Ruined Its Gay Lead’s Life
“Looking back, it was so gay. It was amazing….all I can say was, we were all incredibly naive. Or, all incredibly latently gay. I’m not sure which.”
Where Are All the Scream Kings?
When I was in fourth grade, I got in trouble for discussing how fast my body would decompose if I was stabbed.
“A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” and the Horror of Generational Trauma
What Dream Warriors does is present us with a very real suggestion for how we can move forward, for how we can heal, and for how we can create a new alliance against the violence we see in our society and in the communities we’re a part of.
Your Film Bro Girlfriend: A Lesbian Introduction to Martin Scorsese
Hi, my name is Drew Burnett Gregory and today I’m going to be your film bro girlfriend. Our topic? The one and only Martin Scorsese.
Were We Ever So Young: Couples We Used To Ship and Were Extremely Wrong About
Now we are older and wiser! We can look back on our favorite toxic ships with compassion or horror or both.
Jennifer Reeder’s Girlhoods of Stuff
Her young female characters are not always capable of defining themselves or communicating with others, but they have their stuff. It is through their stuff they are known.
How Likely a Dyke Could Ruin My Life in Iconic Outfits From “Passages”
Fashion isn’t what makes this character toxic, but clothes can tell you a lot about a person. The clothes from Passages always tell a story.
Welcome to Horror Is So Gay 2: A Queer Sequel
It took me a while to arrive at my love of horror, but once I did, it felt as much a part of me as my queerness.
Watchlist: “The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood” Reveals the Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich Affair
According to Diana McLellan’s seminal book The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich did a lot more than meet.