Did Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Very Quietly Intro a Canonically Queer Character?
Nothing queer happens in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but we did meet a canonically queer character.
“You Can Live Forever” Shows Sapphic Love in A Religious World
Desire, passion, and love quickly override differences as Jaime and Marike quickly fall in love.
May 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream
“The Ultimatum: Queer Love” is finally here! Plus, we’ve got prominent queer storylines in “XO, Kitty,” Sepideh Moafi back in our hearts on “Class of ’09,” the Angel City documentary, stand-up specials from Wanda Sykes and Hannah Gadsby and more!
“Judy Blume Forever” Documentary Made Me Cry Big Nostalgia Tears
Anyone who has been paying attention in the last few years knows that book banning has only gotten worse since Judy Blume’s books started getting banned 40 years ago.
Quiz: Which Early ’00s Movie Made You Gay?
In the early 2000s, the silver screen was awash in groups of ostensibly straight girls in low-rise pants fighting crime, dancing on the bar and writing burn books! Along the way, some of them turned you into the brave gay person you are today!!! Which film was it?
Every Character From Grease and Grease 2, Ranked by Lesbianism
In honor of this week’s release of “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” we are ranking every character from Grease and Grease 2 by lesbianism.
“How to Blow Up a Pipeline” Is a Radical Masterpiece
This is my Ocean’s 8 except that it’s actually a good movie. And the stakes aren’t a necklace at the Met Gala but the fate of our planet. Oh and it’s EXPLICITLY GAY.
April 2023: What’s New and Gay To Stream
We’ve got Rachel Weisz as a lesbian obstetrician in a psychosexual thriller! A bisexual daughter in “Tiny Beautiful Things”! Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies! Maria Bello as a lesbian billionaire in A24’s “Beef” series! And honestly this time… so much more.
“The Five Devils” Is a Time-Traveling Lesbian Romance About Lives Not Lived
It’s simple to mourn the alternate history where I came out as a teenager. It’s more complicated to mourn the alternate history where I came out later or not at all.
In “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” Survival Is An Art
Laura Poitras’ remarkable documentary is about Nan Goldin and her work — it’s also about Goldin’s campaign to take down the Sackler family. The brilliance of the film is it shows these to be one in the same.
“Moving On” Is a Traumatic Farce Elevated By Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda
Watching Fonda and Tomlin perform is like watching an Olympic athlete or a world-renowned ballerina. They are masters of their craft and it’s awe-inspiring to witness.
SXSW 2023: “Bloody Hell” Is A Dope Teen Traumedy When It’s Not Making Nonbinary Folks Disposable
I know you’re going through it but could you not use me along the way?
SXSW 2023: The Lives and Loves of Intersex People In “Who I Am Not”
An intimate look at the journey to figuring out where you belong
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” Makes Lesbian History at the Oscars
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” is the first film with an explicitly gay female main character to win “Best Picture.”
Scream VI Review: Why Do Y’all Keep Picking Up The Phone?!
Scream VI is as queer as you were hoping it would be! Jump scares and gay smooching, let’s go!
Oscars 2023: Two Queers Discuss the Pretty Gay 95th Academy Awards
“Does the Academy just love war? They want to GET INTO THE TRENCHES. Well not me. I prefer not to trench. Unless it is Lydia Tár’s trench coat.”
Bella Ramsey Plays Gay Again in Horror Short “Requiem”
Bella Ramsey stars in yet another heartbreaking lesbian love story, a snapshot of what it may have been like to be queer and in love in a time of witch trials.
Sight & Sound: Ten Favorite Films from Cheryl Dunye, Desiree Akhavan, and Other Queer Faves
The following are the favorite films from all the out queer and trans directors who submitted lists to Sight & Sound — with some notes on what these lists reveal about the artists’ own work.
Tessa Thompson Is Not the Only Gay Reason to See Creed III
With Tessa Thompson’s face and Michal B. Jordan’s face, the Creed franchise has always felt incredibly bisexual to me. This special guest just seals the deal.
Annette Haywood-Carter on “Foxfire,” Filmmaking, and Being a Queer Woman in Hollywood
After “Foxfire,” Annette was pushed aside and ignored. But she kept working — detours and frustrations included — and now she’s back with a new film and ready to move beyond for-hire jobs to direct the personal, artful work she should have been making for decades.