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Mainstream Film Said “Mmmm Nope” to Representing Queer Women in 2016, GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index Reveals
At least one-third of the lesbian and bisexual female characters in major studio films last year appeared on-screen for under ten seconds, which is only one of many problems revealed by GLAAD’s 2016 Studio Responsibility Index.
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I Watched Lesbian Classic ‘Everything Relative’ And Whoops I’m Sad Again
“This movie is like visual Zoloft in that I haven’t worried about anything while watching it but I haven’t felt alive either.”
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“Almost Adults” Is a Cute Lesbian Movie to Add to the Very Short List of Actually Good Lesbian Movies
Almost Adults isn’t perfect, but there’s a lot to love about a film that sidesteps so many traditional lesbian movie tropes. (Including: No one dies!)
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I Watched Lesbian Classic “I Can’t Think Straight” and I Want to Send Its Writer an Edible Arrangement
It’s a lesbian movie miracle.
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Margarita With a Straw Comes to Netflix, (Almost) Delivers the Disabled Queer Character We Need
I had my doubts – because honestly, consuming media as a disabled person is an exercise in disappointment. So I was cautious when Margarita finally popped up on Netflix. Could it be? Was it really that good?
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Clea DuVall’s “The Intervention” Is Fun But Flawed (And Super White)
It’s wonderful to see two queer women dealing with complex and honest relationship problems that are treated with the same nuance and depth as those of the straight couples on screen, but DuVall never quite manages to step out of the shadow of The Big Chill.
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So Which Is Gayer, “Ghostbusters” or “A League of Their Own”?
A point by point breakdown comparing plots, outfits, closing credits and everything in between.
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Look, All The Women In “Ghostbusters” Are Gay — Deal With It
I may be extrapolating, but I am pulling my theories from very real, very present stuff. This is basically science, y’all.
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The Audience Is Everyone: An Evening with Ellen Page’s Tallulah and Women in Film
The more I look at film trends over these past social media-soaked years, the more I see the same pattern emerging. The films that end up doing well and making an impact are those that treat their characters with enough care to make them complex, treat their audience with enough respect to make the story engaging and compelling. Ellen Page’s new film Tallulah is one of these films.
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The Seven Most Influential Lesbian Movies of The Last Seven Years
These are the most talked about, most acclaimed, most beloved and most watched lesbian movies that were birthed into the world after Autostraddle dot com.
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“Mother May I Sleep With Danger?” Is The Best Movie I Have Ever Seen
Misandrist. Lesbian. Vampires.
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15 Lesbian(ish) Books Made into Lesbian(ish) Movies to Read This Weekend
Getting snowed in this weekend? Dive into these lesbian books with film adaptations; you’ve got the perfect thing to watch once you’re done.
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The Seven Stages of Watching “Carol”
“Also known as ‘spiraling,’ this is the emotional comedown. Like drugs, your serotonin levels have been depleted and possibly you’re dehydrated. You’ve witnessed for maybe the first time in your life a realistic portrayal of all of those times your heart has screamed until it got short of breath and girl you are reeeeeeeling.”
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Why Lesbian Vampire Movies are Terrible (but Also Totally Amazing)
“I think we can all agree that vampires are sexier than human boyfriends with control issues, who can’t even fly, or turn into a bat or anything.”
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“Freeheld” Is Wonderful and Will Make You Cry Nonstop For Two Hours
“Freeheld” is a beautiful movie that puts lesbians front and center. Bring Kleenex.
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Ten Imaginary Lesbian Horror Films
Remember children, these movies are imaginary, but the horror is real.
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“Carol” Is Even Better Than You’ve Heard, Is Maybe The Best Lesbian Movie Ever Made
Perhaps the best praise I can give Carol is that ten minutes into it, I forgot it was my job to be a critic. Twenty minutes in, I forgot I was watching a movie at all.
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Top Five Classic Horror Films with Queer Subtext
“Nothing provides plausible deniability like the supernatural, and so classic Hollywood horror films were practically primed for representations of homoeroticism and heterosexual anxieties about queer life, which was already horrifying to the mainstream.”
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Every Plot Of Every Lesbian Movie, Ever
“When did I become so silly! Look at me, riding horses and driving backwards on the highway! Who knew girls were so much like drugs or like aerial gymnastics?”
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7 Rad Queer Women Characters of Black and White Cinema
There aren’t a ton of queer women in classic cinema, but the ones we do have are pretty amazing.