Results for: queer parenting
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“Going to Mars” Is the Queer Black Women’s Triumph That Nikki Giovanni Deserves
Nikki Giovanni so loves Black women that she never waivers that our strength can only be matched by the stars themselves.
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Disney/Pixar Movies, Ranked by Mommy Issues
Who among us hasn’t been locked in a tower by our overbearing mothers (metaphorically)?
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Petite Maman Review: Céline Sciamma’s Latest Masterpiece Helps Us Process Our Mommy (and Daddy) Issues
This is a movie that aims to capture the perspective of children without forgetting the emotional intelligence so many of them carry.
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Billy Porter’s “Anything’s Possible” Empowers Trans Black Girls to Chase Happiness
I’m looking forward to a media future where trans girls in love aren’t rare. Anything’s Possible isn’t perfect, but it’s a great start.
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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.
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Billy Eichner’s Gay Rom-Com “Bros” Isn’t Revolutionary But It Is Hilarious
Straight rom-coms aren’t expected to properly evoke Marsha P. Johnson and gay romcoms shouldn’t have to either — of course, it helps that straight romcoms don’t try.
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The 10 Best Queer Movies of 2022
Yes, this list has some underrated indies. But it also has several Oscar frontrunners — or at least Independent Spirit Award frontrunners. As queer people, we can’t look to the mainstream for validation. But it sure is fun when we get it anyway!
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Auli’i Cravalho on Coming Out on TikTok, Midnight Heartfelt Queer Convos, and Hulu’s “Crush”
“Laying down next to a pretty girl in moonlight and talking about our feelings, like… it’s just movie magic.”
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“Everything Everywhere All At Once” Is a Queer Masterpiece of Colossal Sincerity
This movie is super gay. And I’m not just talking about that woozy feeling you get watching Michelle Yeoh fight.
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“Moonshot” Review: I Wish I Had Just Rewatched Zenon
Sunita Deshpande and Cameron Esposito play a queer couple in space, but this mostly straight rom-com is too terrestrial to stand out.
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Ruby Rose’s “1Up” Is a New Contender For Worst Movie Ever Made
I want to love all girl movies, all nerd movies, all gay movies — but yodeling Yoshi, this thing is nearly unwatchable.
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Pixar’s “Lightyear” Is So Much Queerer Than Just That Hyper-Scrutinized Lesbian Kiss
Alisha’s queerness isn’t just some sidelined reference. The whole plot of Lightyear revolves around Buzz comparing his life to that of his queer, Black best friend and realizing that family and community is what he truly desires.
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What’s New and Gay To Stream in July 2022
We’ve got Season 3 of Harley Quinn, the live-action adaptation of the Paper Girls comic book, the latest Pretty Little Liars experiment, Issa Rae’s Rap Sh*t, Billy Porter’s trans rom-com and also some other items of note!
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Maya Hawke’s Gay Chaos Makes “Do Revenge” a Twisted Romp
A Sarah Michelle Gellar cameo, references to all the 90s teen classics, and throwback needledrops make for a nostalgic experience, but “Do Revenge” doesn’t quite pull off iconic status itself.
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25 Streaming Movies With Hot Lesbian Sex Scenes
Here are some of the most memorable movies in the canon of “films that have significant lesbian sex in them.”
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Revisiting the Trans Metaphors, Fashion, and Horny Action of the Original Matrix Trilogy
Drew and Kayla discuss why they love the sequels, the first times they watched these movies, and the fact that Reloaded is the horniest Matrix installment.
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25 Movies Just Perfect for Crying Through Your Divorce
Even if you’re not going through a divorce right now, here are some very pretty movies to look back at you while you blow snot bubbles into your t-shirt (no one is watching, it’s fine).
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22 Fictional Books From Movies and TV Shows We Would Really Like to Actually Read
Anybody got a copy of “Station Eleven” or um, “The Wrong Side of the Bed; Corruption, Cover-Ups and a Crisis of Culture on America’s #1 Morning Show”?
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“M3gan” Invites Us to Hang Out for a While, or Forever, NBD
What we’ve got to remember is that girls from about age ten to about eighteen are simply the most terrifying beings to walk the planet.
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The Best Straight Movies of the Past 10 Years
A dazzling portrait of a white heterosexual girl’s coming-of-age, Lady Bird gave us a straight character anyone can root for.