Results for: representation
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What’s New and Gay To Stream in February 2022
February is bringing many LGBTQ+ tidings including the last seasons of Killing Eve and Better Things, Shay Mitchell playing gay again, celesbian-studded game shows, an Anne+ movie, Abbi Jacobson as an animated queer princess and more!
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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.”
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You Can’t Convince Me These Early Hollywood Tomboys Weren’t Gay
In honor of formative crush Connie Allenbury, I present to you: An Incomplete List of Hot Tomboy Characters of Early 20th Century Hollywood Who Either Were Or Should Have Been Gay.
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October 2021: What’s New and Gay To Stream
Cozy up for a gay October with secret lesbian relationships amid an alien invasion, a way-more-gay I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, new seasons of The Baby-Sitter’s Club and Love Life, Wentworth’s last dance, Kiersey Clemons as an animated activist, a true crime limited series and so much more!
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Newfest 2021: The Best Shorts from “Noor & Layla” to “MonsterDykë”
Shorts programs are one of the most exciting corners of any film festival. It’s where new voices are experimenting and unleashing creativity that’s yearning to be seen.
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You Need Help: Can I Kill Queer Characters As A Queer Writer?
If queer creators are so worried about backlash from the community that we begin to self-censor, then the only interesting queer work will be made by straight people.
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Jane Schoenbrun on “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and Making Art Amid Transition
“In the 90s, everyone was telling kids they could be anything they wanted to be. But when people saw who I wanted to be they were like, maybe not that though, maybe that’s a little much.”
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Sundance 2021: “4 Feet High” Is a Monumental Work of Queer Disabled Media
How can you watch this series and not feel angry with how deprived we are of stories about queer people with disabilities? How can you watch this series and not be delighted with what’s finally on-screen? How can you watch this series and not be excited about all of the possibilities fulfilled and all the possibilities still to come?
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For Non-Binary Climber Lor Sabourin, Being Outdoors Is Finding Your Body in a Uniquely Liberating Way
“I had to learn to feel safe enough in my body that I was able to go rock climbing. And then climbing made my body feel like a safer place, and kind of taught me to take care of it.”
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Tony Zosherafatain and Chella Man Discuss “Trans in Trumpland,” Collective Liberation, and Cool Moms
Even with a new administration in office, we continue living in Trumpland. Tony Zosherafatain and Chella Man excavate what Trump has revealed about anti-trans violence in this country — and the future trans people deserve.
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“Changing the Game” Review: With Anti-Trans Bills Rising, Listen to the Many Realities of Trans Athletes
There’s all-out bigotry, and there’s all-out triumph. At the center of the wave of anti-trans sports bills are trans kids who just want to play.
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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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“Crush” Screenwriters Kirsten King and Casey Rackham On Astrology, Queer Utopia, and Their Own Crushes
“All of the drama in my queer friends’ lives revolves around who they may or may not fuck. And then we save the talk about our dads for our therapists.”
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“Together Together” Review: Patti Harrison Can Do Anything — Even Give Birth
Ultimately, the film shows that the differences between cis people and trans people aren’t as vast as we usually think. There are many ways to make a family and the more expansive our imaginations the more everyone will benefit.
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Sundance 2021: Looking Back on New Queer Cinema with Rose Troche, Cheryl Dunye, and More
This afternoon at Sundance, I took a break from binging movies to watch a panel straight out of my queer film nerd dreams.
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Sundance 2021: “Ma Belle, My Beauty” Brings Polyamorous Dyke Drama to the South of France
Look, when a character takes a strap-on out of her backpack in the middle of a sex scene you know you’re in good hands.
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De-Gayed By Hollywood: 22 Movies That “Straightwashed” LGBTQ+ Women Characters
Lesbian and bisexual characters have been straightwashed out of existence in many beloved Hollywood films. Here are 22 examples of times queer stories were de-gayed for mainstream consumption.
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Ìfé Writer and Director Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim on Decolonizing Nigerian Storytelling and Queer Love Stories
“Ìfé is a story that not many queer people have seen come out of Nigeria. I’m really hoping that, apart from everything else that it does – normalizing the queer experience and being a great source of representation – I’m really hoping that it brings joy to the LGBT community.”
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“Alice Júnior” Review: The Trans Girl Coming-of-Age Romcom of My Dreams
Stop what you’re doing right now and watch Alice Júnior on Netflix.
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The Drop: “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” Is Big on Trauma, Slight on Queerness
“I fully understand they have to paint a picture of the times, and deep racial trauma and pain were a part of those times, but I found myself wondering why we need another gut-wrenching Black story on film.”