Despite Its Story of Cis Family, ‘Crossing’ Lets Trans Performers Take Center Stage
Trans women petting cats is a grand cinematic sight all movies should include!
The Top 10 Lesbian Films NOT on Our Best Lesbian Films List
Like many of you, my opinion did not perfectly align with the tallied votes for our 100 Best Lesbian Movies of All Time list. Here are 10 films I wish made the cut!
What Can a Queer Film Series Accomplish?
Queer Rhapsody, a new film series in Los Angeles, aims to create community and filmmaker support beyond the festival structure.
The Best Lesbian Movies According to 78 Queer Writers, Actors, and Filmmakers
From Ayo Edebiri to Margaret Cho, read all 75+ ballots that decided Autostraddle’s list of The 100 Best Lesbian Movies of All Time.
The 100 Best Lesbian Movies Of All Time
We believe that the best lesbian movies rank among the very best movies, period.
‘Sisi and I’ Is a Psychosexual Period Romance About Power, Control, and Lesbian Longing
Sandra Hüller is quickly establishing herself as an actor unlike any other.
Trans People Deserve Better Than “Unicorns” and “National Anthem”
There is no shortage of cis people who want to own a piece of us — our bodies, our stories, their idea of our stories.
How ‘Mamma Mia’ Radicalized Me and Became My ‘Star Wars’
You could talk about lewd material in a fun way?!? Women could do that?!? And the world won’t end?!?
Which Lesbian Movie You Should Watch Based on Your Favorite ‘Brat’ Track
Hello fellow LGBTQXCXs, let’s watch a sapphic film that pairs perfectly with our Brat favs.
‘By Hook or By Crook’ Is an Ode to Brotherhood
At its core, By Hook or By Crook is about brotherhood. It’s about the unlikely connections people make through the unfortunate and unfair conditions of their lives. It’s about how those connections can blossom into something much brighter and more beautiful than they could ever imagine.
‘Hummingbirds’ Is a Different Kind of Queer Teen Documentary
Struggle does not inherently hold more import than comfort and freedom and rebellion and escape.
With ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ Yorgos Lanthimos Perfects the Language of Cruelty
In the Lanthimos universe, characters commit acts of violence, desperation, adoration, and ferocity inside of an absurdist haze.
July 2024: What’s New, Gay and Streaming
We’ve got a lesbian mixologist in an A24 series about grief and robots, Netflix’s “wine-soaked sex romp in the Italian countryside,” the streaming release of Love Lies Bleeding, a Melissa Etheridge documentary and more this Olympic July!
Lily Gladstone Is Remarkable as a Butch Lesbian in ‘Fancy Dance’
As Jax, they embody that cool lesbian aunt you always wanted to have who is so chill, dresses in plaid and tanks, and tries to handle everything independently, despite her decisions being impulsive and questionable.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Has a Trans Problem
Trans people’s stories are being told but trans people aren’t being rewarded.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: ‘Atomic Blonde’ Has a Bad Script, Great Sex
Do I have issues with this film? Yes. Do I have issues with the coats? No.
‘Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution’ Rises Above Netflix’s Hypocrisy To Deliver Delightful Doc About Queer Comics
If this were on any other platform, I would highly recommend it with the utmost enthusiasm.
‘Chestnut’ Is About the Sexless Situationships of Our Twenties
We’ve seen the storyline of “straight girl/maybe closeted girl emotionally terrorizes a queer woman” on-screen many times. But I appreciate how Chestnut complicates that narrative.
The First On-Screen Kiss Was Between Two Women
For fifty years, women were allowed to kiss on-screen — here are some of the best examples before censorship ended an era.
New Documentary ‘Power of the Dream’ Is a Reminder of the WNBA’s Core Values
It’s important for new and old fans of the WNBA to understand that while this league has 144 of the best women and nonbinary basketball players in the world, it’s also about more than basketball. It has to be.