Twenty Years Later, “The Lion King 1 ½” Is Still the Gayest Disney Movie
The Lion King 1 ½ is a reminder that sometimes subtext is better — especially when it’s this texty.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: “Desert Hearts” Celebrates Lesbian Patience and Persistence
Sex isn’t the only way to encourage people to be themselves. But, hey, it sure can be convincing.
They Should Have Sent A Poet
“I was around the same age as young Ellie when ‘Contact’ came out. The way she so clearly carries her childhood self with her made adulthood legible; it made time seem like less of an unknowable straight line and something more like a circle. Watching it as an adult I have that same feeling.”
Molly McGlynn on “Fitting In,” Casting Maddie Ziegler, and Feeling Between Identity Boxes
“The scene at the LGBTQIA+ meeting is very similar to what I experienced. I felt like an interloper in that space. It’s like, should I be here or should I not?”
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: The Disruptive Power of Queer Sex in Dogtooth
Across these three scenes, queer sex is less about pleasure than power.
New York Lesbians! Watch the Best Sapphic Cinema This Week at the Film Forum
Starting today, the Film Forum begins their series Sapph-O-Rama billed as “a broad look at the eccentric, enduring, and genre-encompassing history of the Lesbian image in cinema through the last century.”
Who’s To Blame for the On-Set Conditions of “The Color Purple” (2023)?
They weren’t asking for the moon. They were asking for industry standard.
Sundance 2024: A Queer and Trans Festival Recap
Reporting daily with queer movie reviews from one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals.
Oscar Nominations 2024: From “Barbie” to Lily Gladstone, the Full List of Nominees
Attention Awards gays! The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards have arrived!
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: The Sex in “Bound” Changed Our Lives
Bound was so ahead of its time it would still be ahead of its time if it came out today.
Every Moment in “Mean Girls” (2024) Gayer Than the Original
Get in losers, we’re listing every moment in Mean Girls (2024) gayer than the original.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: “Multiple Maniacs” Has the Best Lesbian Sex Scene Ever
Queerness should always include a cavalcade of perversions.
The Most Important Movie of the Year Is a Documentary From 1976
The Memory of Justice draws parallels between the Holocaust and the more recent horrors of the French occupation of Algeria and the American occupation of Vietnam.
The History of the Color Purple Kiss
In 1982 Alice Walker wrote a Black queer text so ahead of its time, that 40 years later we’re still fighting to catch up.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: “Carol” Finds the Kink in Age Gaps
“I still love the Carol sex scene even if I’ve never been turned on by it per se.”
My Favorite Queer Christmas Movie Is “How To Blow Up a Pipeline”
Yes, it’s a Christmas movie actually. Let me explain.
The Best Queer Movie Scenes of 2023
Sex scenes, fight scenes, a fanfic-worthy cameo. The best queer movie scenes of 2023 are as varied as the films that contain them.
Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: “The Handmaiden” Has More Sex Scenes Than You Realize
The horniest parts of The Handmaiden wouldn’t really be called sex scenes by the average viewer and certainly not by the vast majority of straight viewers. But to me, they are sex.
If You Get 18/29 On This Quiz, You’re a Christmas Movie Expert and Also Probably Gay
If you love a good Christmas movie or even a bad Christmas movie, then it’s time to test your Christmas movie knowledge!
“Total Eclipse of the Heart” Is the Queer Film and TV Song of the Year
For some reason, four different works of queer media have used “Total Eclipse of the Heart” this year.