The History and Future of Trans Women in Action Movies
The Matrix blew open the doors for what action movies could accomplish — why hasn’t it led to more trans-focused action cinema?
How ‘Booksmart’ Helped Me Come Out as Nonbinary
Although she was swimming, I knew she was soaring. To see her comfortable in her skin and happy with who she was at that moment was so important to me.
Fun Facts About Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall’s Friendship
But I’m a Cheerleader turns 25 this year, and it has profoundly shaped so many lives, including Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall’s.
The Top 10 Movies to Watch High
Old and new, funny and serious, mainstream and experimental — this list has a range of options for any high mood.
‘Girls State’ Documentary Reveals Limitations of a Mock Government
Maddie Rowan, a queer teen from the documentary, speaks to Autostraddle about growing up queer in Missouri and what it was like to be at the camp when the Roe v. Wade decision leaked.
The Best Lesbian Movies With Less Than 20% on Rotten Tomatoes
I’m here to talk about the films that might not be masterpieces, but are still deserving of a second look — even if that second look is with a group of friends and several bottles of wine.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: People Hated ‘Gigli’ (2003) for the Wrong Reasons
Yes, we’re going to discuss a film in which a lesbian has sex with a straight cis man — an experience I have personally partaken in more than once in life.
10 Facts About ‘Go Fish’ from Guinevere Turner and Rose Troche
Newfest’s Queering the Canon: Besties screening of Go Fish was a raucous and emotional night with lots of fun facts for all you cinema dykes.
Vera Drew and Gabe Dunn Talk ‘The People’s Joker’ and the Delusion of Creating Weird Trans Art
“Most queer art is trauma porn, but not enough talks about how the traumatic relationships we have can actually inform our identity and bring us to that level of who we are.”
The Age of Toxic Queer Women On-Screen Should Tackle Movie Musicals Next
In the last year a slew of movies have begun to presuppose, “What if queer women were out of their goddamn minds?” And that’s exactly what the musical genre needs.
‘It’s Only Life After All’ Is a Moving Tribute to the Indigo Girls
It’s easier to deal with homophobia, sexism, and the many injustices of the world when you’re not alone. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers were never alone. They made themselves possible — they made each other possible.
‘All About Eve’ and the Gay Marriage of Careerism
Audiences have long read queerness onto Eve due to her obsession with Margo and a brief moment when she’s seen walking upstairs with her “roommate.” She fits into the trope of the conniving lesbian — a vampire feasting on Margo’s life instead of her blood.
After Decades of Queer Filmmaking, Patricia Rozema Is Still Full of Ideas
“I’m mesmerized by how we need stories like we need air. When humans have time off, when they don’t have to feed themselves or their children, and they have a moment, they go to stories.”
‘Housekeeping for Beginners’ Forms an Unlikely Queer Family
The found family at its center does not choose each other but are rather brought together by circumstance.
Dev Patel’s Blockbuster ‘Monkey Man’ Centers Trans Women in Its Radical Politics
“He needed to be reminded by fellow outsiders of who he was,” Patel told Variety. “And together they waged this war for the good and the just.”
How the Academy Museum’s Queer Programmer Planned a Tribute to Sapphic Icons
“The audience perception of these actors can be just as important as their actual personal lives.”
‘Foxfire’ and the Intensity of Queer Teen Friendship
When you’re a teenager and only remember a decade of your life, everything feels new and important. Every feeling, every relationship, every night feels like it’s going to last forever.
April 2024: What’s New and Gay to Stream
We’ve got a ’90s-set true crime drama miniseries in which both Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough play queer, a documentary about girls building a government, Julianne Moore as a scheming bisexual Countess in historical miniseries “Mary & George,” new seasons of Heartbreak High and Star Trek: Discovery and so much more.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: The Rules of Desire in ‘Y Tu Mamá También’
Y Tu Mamá También relies on ambiguity: Partly, I presume, so that it could reach audiences who might not have watched the film had it been more explicitly gay. I know young me wouldn’t have dared to.
Why Do So Many Queer People Love Godzilla?
To celebrate the release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, we look at why classic Godzilla movies have such a big queer fanbase.