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Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in The Mummy
Movie Features

How ‘The Mummy’ Became a Cornerstone of Bisexual Cinema

The Mummy didn’t “make” me bisexual, but it sure did make me realize it!

Caroline Darya Framke May 9, 2024 7 Comments
Beautiful Rebel Netflix: Letizia Toni as Gianna Nannini sings into a microphone.
Movie Reviews

Netflix’s ‘Beautiful Rebel’ Proves Italians Can Make Bad Lesbian Movies Too

Like with so many biopics, in trying to tell every part of a life story, there doesn’t end up being much story at all. 

Drew Burnett Gregory May 8, 2024
Challengers queer: a close-up on Zendaya lowering her sunglasses.
Movie Reviews

‘Challengers’ Is Catnip for Bisexuals — And Finally Gives Zendaya a Role Worthy of Her Talent

Zendaya commands the screen with no caveats. She’s not good with what she’s given (Dune) or good despite the mediocre writing (Euphoria). She’s just… good. No, she’s great. No, she’s the best.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 6, 2024 14 Comments
She's the Man trans: Channing Tatum in a white tank top looks at Amanda Bynes in drag.
Movie Reviews

A Trans Guy Watches ‘She’s the Man’ for the First Time

I avoided the 2006 teen comedy She’s the Man for almost two decades. Now it was finally time to watch it.

Gabe Dunn May 6, 2024 13 Comments
Kristen Stewart in Twilight
Movie News & Trailers

Kristen Stewart Will Be in a New Vampire Film — BUT WILL THERE BE BASEBALL

Kristen Stewart is set to star in Flesh of the Gods, a 1980s vampire thriller set in Los Angeles.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 3, 2024 1 Comment
Jack Haven interview: a close up of Jack looking at the camera wash in blue lighting
Movie Features

Jack Haven Is Making Their Own Kind of Trans Art

“There’s a movie that I really want to do that’s a girl part and then I’m done. I’m excited to give myself the gift of being an out trans person.”

Drew Burnett Gregory May 3, 2024
Justice Smith sits on a couch next to Jack Haven in I Saw the TV Glow
Movie Reviews

‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Celebrates the People and Shows That Shape Us

The film has a mix of styles, ideas, and emotions fitting for this chaotic moment in a trans person’s life.

Drew Burnett Gregory May 3, 2024 4 Comments
Prom Dates Hulu: a collage of Terry Hu, Julia Lester, and Antonia Gentry all looking shocked
Movie Reviews

Hulu’s ‘Prom Dates’ Tries to Be ‘Superbad’ for Queer Girls

While I had higher hopes overall for a screenwriter who says they “spend most of their time being gay,” Hannah’s coming out storyline is done well.

Sa'iyda Shabazz May 2, 2024
collage of the tv shows and movies that are streaming in may 2024
Movie Lists TV Lists

May 2024: What’s New and Gay to Stream

We’ve got a biopic about a queer Italian rock star, a queer high school prom movie, a misanthropic lesbian journalist in a dark crime comedy set in Ireland, new seasons of We Are Lady Parts, Hacks and Acapulco and so much more! (Really!)

Riese May 1, 2024 9 Comments
Four actors from But i'm a cheerleader standing next to each other in matching pink shirts.
Movie Reviews

‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ Made Internalized Homophobia Fun

Maybe asking Kelly from middle school if she wanted to see But I’m a Cheerleader was an invitation not just to the movie but to what we talked about beforehand.

Riese April 30, 2024 3 Comments
A screenshot from Hulu's new gay teen comedy "Prom Dates," a gay teen girl gets a back massage and she's living the best day of her young life.
Movie News & Trailers Pop Culture Fix

Trailer Drop: Gay Teen Comedy ‘Prom Dates’ Is the Child of ‘Booksmart’ and ‘Blockers’

New queer teen comedy “Prom Dates” drops Friday on Hulu, “NCIS: Hawaii” is #CancelYourGay’s latest victim, Keke Palmer and SZA will be starring in an Issa Rae comedy together, Billie Eilish announces her upcoming tour, and more!

Valerie Anne April 29, 2024 5 Comments
Go Fish sex scene: Guinevere Turner licks V.S. Brodie's open mouth while straddling her.
Movie Features

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: ‘Go Fish’ and When the Best Part of Sex Is Telling Your Friends

The Go Fish sex scene is so hot because it’s a story. It’s an ideal of first connection everyone — friend and lover — can bond over and aspire to manifest.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 27, 2024
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Movie Features

We Won — Sex Is Back On-Screen

With films like Drive-Away Dolls, Love Lies Bleeding, and Challengers, the movies are sexy again. But I’m not writing this piece to gloat — I’m writing it to get greedy.

Drew Burnett Gregory April 25, 2024
Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran, stars of The Wedding Banquet, together in a collage over a red background and white lace
Movie News & Trailers

Lily Gladstone Is Gonna Be Gay In ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ Their Third Gay Role Of The Year

Legendary 90s queer rom-com the “The Wedding Banquet” is getting a remake and this one’s gonna be even gayer — with a cast that already includes Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang and Kelly Marie Tran.

Riese April 23, 2024 2 Comments
Maxine and Shirin in the movie Appropriate Behavior
Movie Reviews

‘Appropriate Behavior’ Says F*ck Your Coming Out Arc

Desiree Akhavan’s debut feature is one of the best indie queer movies of the past decade.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 23, 2024
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Movie Features

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?

Lisa Laman April 23, 2024 5 Comments
A black and white image of Kaitlyn Dever in Booksmart against a yellow and purple tinted backdrop
First Person Movie Features

How ‘Booksmart’ Helped Me Come Out as Nonbinary

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Movie Features

Fun Facts About Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall’s Friendship

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 22, 2024 4 Comments
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Drew Burnett Gregory April 20, 2024 8 Comments
Maddie Rowan in the documentary Girls State
Movie Reviews

‘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.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 17, 2024 1 Comment
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