Ranking Carol’s Best Pickup Lines
“This is Carol asking Therese on a damn cross-country trip like I would ask someone if they wanted to share an appetizer.”
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.
Searching for My Own Queerness in Bollywood
I needed Bollywood to show me it was possible to be a South Asian queer woman who could find love and have a happy ending.
You Can Buy “Suicide Kale!” Right After You Read This Interview with the Cast & Creators
I caught up with the cast & creators of the award-winning instant classic queer movie “Suicide Kale” to talk about making a first movie that blew everyone away, what they’re making next, and how as of today you can buy “Suicide Kale” for yourself on Amazon and Vimeo!
“Beauty and the Beast”: Disney’s Long, Slow Evolution From Gay-Coded Villains to Live-Action LeFou
Disney’s been doing their dance to just enough for over 50 years.
Carmilla’s Natasha Negovanlis And Elise Bauman Are Making The Queer Art They Want To See In The World: The Autostraddle Interview
“I think just listening to people’s experiences has made me so much more aware. Queer representation was always something that was important to me, but I don’t think I was as educated or knowledgeable on just how important it is until I really took the time to listen to our viewers.”
The “Carol” Sequels We Deserve
I Still Know What You Did in Waterloo
Hollywood Is Out of Excuses for Dangerous Trans Representation
Jen Richards speaks out against Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer’s new film, Anything, in which (another) cis man plays a trans woman.
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.
42 Insightful “Ghostbusters” Reviews From Actual Adult Males On Facebook Who Definitely Aren’t Sexist
“And don’t act like womans are better than males. It’s tied between the two so stop please.”
An Ode to Heather Hogan’s In-Flight “Carol” Breakdown
The story that keeps giving.
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.
There’s Always Abby: The Radical Queer Friendship at the Center of “Carol”
“There is something essential and unshakable between Carol and Abby. And the fact that this friendship exists between two gay women in a mainstream Hollywood movie, and remains largely unmarred by drama or a romantic entanglement, is pretty damn special too.”
5 Things to Keep in Mind Before Seeing “The Witch”
“The Satanic Temple has fully endorsed this movie, so this isn’t a date movie per se but it’s also not not a date movie.”
The “Carol” Oscars Snub: The Problem Isn’t Lesbians, It’s Misandry
“If Carol really wanted an Oscar for Best Picture, Haynes should have had Harge and Carol reunite as he sewed a severed arm back onto her body and chased away the bear that mauled her, waving his torch and singing the song of heroic, indispensable men and dudes and fellas and lads and boys and brotherhoods, all along the way.”
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.”
Strange Bedfellows: “The Hunger Games” and “Monster”
What does Monster have to do with The Hunger Games and Katniss Everdeen? You’re about to find out.
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.”
Ten Imaginary Lesbian Horror Films
Remember children, these movies are imaginary, but the horror is real.
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?”