Results for: representation
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“Beyond the Aggressives” Has Arrived Just On Time For Black Trans Masc Representation
Beyond the Aggressives shows us how far we have come in terms of portraying trans masc people, but we still have such a long way to go.
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Representation Matters but I Didn’t Expect Bottoms To Take It So Far for Me
On discovering a doppelgänger in an unlikely place.
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From ‘Calamity Jane’ to ‘Wicked’: A History of Queer Women in Movie Musicals
To celebrate the release of Wicked here is an exhaustive look at the representation of queer women in movie musicals.
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Dev Patel’s Blockbuster ‘Monkey Man’ Centers Trans Women in Its Radical Politics
“He needed to be reminded by fellow outsiders of who he was,” Patel told Variety. “And together they waged this war for the good and the just.”
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The Filmmakers Behind ‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ Are at the Intersection of Cheryl Dunye and Nathan Fielder
“You see me struggling with this idea I was raised on that representation matters and everyone needs to tell their own story. But not everyone wants to tell their story.”
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We’re Watching Trans Media Wrong
Very few movies are Bad or Good, Offensive or Inoffensive, Positive or Harmful.
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The Age of Toxic Queer Women On-Screen Should Tackle Movie Musicals Next
In the last year a slew of movies have begun to presuppose, “What if queer women were out of their goddamn minds?” And that’s exactly what the musical genre needs.
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“My Body, My Choice!”: Unpacking the Queer Subtexts of ‘Junior’ 30 Years Later
Ivan Reitman’s second team-up of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito after Twins (1988) has a bit of a cult status in my queer friend group.
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Despite Its Story of Cis Family, ‘Crossing’ Lets Trans Performers Take Center Stage
Trans women petting cats is a grand cinematic sight all movies should include!
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10 Queer Animation Wins in 2024
There were miraculous updates on beloved characters like X-Men’s Morph and Bob’s Burger’s Marshmellow, CaitVi became canon and then kinky, and Nimona was Oscar nominated!
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Why Hasn’t There Been a Good Movie About the Stonewall Riots?
Thirty years after Stonewall (1995), there still hasn’t been a film that meaningfully captures this major LGBTQ+ historical event.
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The History and Future of Trans Women in Action Movies
The Matrix blew open the doors for what action movies could accomplish — why hasn’t it led to more trans-focused action cinema?
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‘My Old Ass’ Tells an Original Bisexual Coming-of-Age Tale — but Does It Do It Well?
While I find the idea of documenting a young girl’s journey into her bisexuality as a refreshing, exciting exploration, the poor storytelling and narrative structure of the film left me with some concerns.
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Four Decades Later, ‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean’ Is Still One of the Best Trans Films of All Time
Joanne, gets to be a cool, sexy, and morally complicated figure.
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8 British Film and TV Characters Who Made Me Gay
From Skins to Feel Good, these eight characters turned out to be life-changing.
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Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: Drive-Away Dolls Is Suffused With Lesbian Sex Throughout
“Justice for shower sex! It’s so controversial but I’m very pro.”
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Bound Joins the Criterion Collection, a Win for Sapphic Cinephiles
It will become the 9th film directed by and about queer women to join the collection. Listen, I know this is important for Cinema reasons, but it’s important for Horny reasons, too.
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Well I’m Already Obsessed With ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Thanks to This Teaser
First ‘The Wedding Banquet’ trailer teases homages to original while also paving its own way (namely, by adding LESBIANS).
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‘Cuckoo’ Isn’t As Good as Its Final Girl
The scariest part of ‘Cuckoo’ is how it wastes Hunter Schafer’s performance.
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“Silver Haze” Finds Devastation and Beauty in a New Kind of Lesbian Romance
There are plenty of movies with characters who have scars, but very few that don’t use them for either horror or inspiration.