#jill gutowitz

[iwanthermidnightz]

it’s giving joan of arc literally slaying for women 🔥

[notsosecretlyalesbian]

Lisa Ann Walter as Blanche in The Ladies (Short 2022) dir. Jill Gutowitz

[xohoneybun]

She is so goofy for this I can’t-

Guys, Lisa Ann Walter tried to kill me this morning

[asteracaea]

ok ok but if you play the pronoun switch game with foolish one

just imagine she's singing to a girl who is maybe confused or questioning or scared or just really affectionate and has love for taylor but doesn't know what to do with that, and taylor is hoping and waiting for her to call it what it is but the girl ends up with a boyfriend and taylor is left there gutted and confused

taylor wants to be the exception for this girl

she wants her to confess

"don't know what to call this situation"

and it's delicate (hayley k told everyone that delicate is for the gays)

cause when her head is on her shoulder (wouldn't it be more natural for a girl to put her head on her friend's shoulder like that in the 2000s if the friend were a girl?)

imagining them together when they're older laughing about young gay panic and awkward confusing sapphic feelings

but she finally admits that she hasn't let herself see the signs that this girl is not going to get into a real romantic relationship with another girl

because she has a boy on her arm and taylor in the wings, giving taylor longing glances but she'll take his ring

and maybe she did have the best of intentions

but these feelings are confusing and scary and difficult

and when it's all said and done, she just wasn't the one to be able to love taylor fully and openly

[nedlittle]

reading through some of my book reviews and realizing that i should have been meaner, actually

[whatcouldpossiblyhappen]

Added to my queer book collection again today. There have been a couple times so far where I've found five or six books all at once, glorious stories of people who are like me, or close enough that they feel like family. This time I sit with these books in front of me and I want to absorb them immediately. I feel hungry for the intimacy of understanding. One is essays: "Girls Can Kiss Now," by Jill Gutowitz.

Another: "With Respect to Sex-- Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India," by Gayatri Reddy.

The third: "The Pink Triangle," Richard Plant.

And then: "When Brooklyn Was Queer," Hugh Ryan.

And last, out of curiosity, "The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution," by Shulamith Firestone.

I cradle them like they have just been born, like they need protection. And maybe they do, now. It's why I've asked them to come here, because I want access to my history to be more than what lives on the ever-malleable internet landscape. These can go to other people. They can be touched and cherished. They can travel and hide or sit proudly out in the open. Internal catalysts, if we want them to be. Conversation starters, if we let them be. Every one of these books, any book really, let's me gaze deeply into someone else's world. That's such a beautiful expression of love, I think, to sit with someone's thoughts like that, cradled in your two hands while you think and think about what they have to say.

[poppletonink]

Lesbian Books

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

The Lesbiana's Guide To Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

Love At First Set by Jennifer Dugan

Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko

All The Things She Said: Everything I Know About Modern Lesbian and Bi Culture by Daisy Jones

Don't Want You Like A Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

She Gets The Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick

This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

The Priory Of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Outdrawn by Deanna Grey

My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata

Girls Can Kiss Now by Jill Gutowitz

What We Do In The Dark by Michelle Hart

[kevinstrickland]

Sapphic Bops and Anthems

Which songs are or aren’t “sapphic” is subjective but the best definition I’ve found is from the online site ‘them’ where it was explained by Jill Gutowitz as “songs by and/or for femme folks who are attracted to other femme folks.” Best sampled on shuffle. You'll prob disagree with some additions.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0j6yg1XitaVszEcWBt4NLo?si=GYkKmf5_R1SA3wgoBDQSuA&pi=u-c_7wuDgZTuKx

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/sapphic-bops-and-anthems/pl.u-ZmblVPmh0DPZAg

[andtheywereroomies]

I saw you like Daisy Jones & the Six and sapphic stories and I've just gotta ask you: have you heard of Burn the House Down by Kenna Jenkins? It's an a fictional memoir/oral history (Ala Daisy Jones) abt the 1st woman president and her secret sapphic relationship/bearded marriage with her mlm best friend/narrative foil. It also has a subplot about arson at the White House, ft. An entirely queer main cast and really fleshed out characters, and a really satisfying ending!

I hadn't heard of Burn the House Down, so thank you for the rec!! :) It definitely sounds like something up my alley. Is Amazon the best place to get this or is there another place I'm missing? I didn't see it on Bookshop.

What else is everyone reading that we should add to the list? Don't be shy :)

My recent sapphic reads:

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Historical fiction set in 1950s San Francisco, mostly from the POV of a Chinese American girl discovering her sexuality. In short, if you loved the bar scenes from A League of Their Own series, you might like the vibes of this one. It also gets a little spicy. 🌶

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. Ok truth be told I only just started this one, but my lil bi heart loved Red, White, and Royal Blue so I had to check out the author's other books. So far, so good!

Exhalted by Anna Dorn. Astrology meets Fleabag, this is one hot mess of a read (in a fun way).

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Okay okay no one needs me to list this, everyone knows already, but READ IT AGAIN OKAY?? :) Who are we fan casting??

Girls Can Kiss Now by Jill Gutowitz - validate your teenage experience and read this. The short essays make it a breeze and it's extremely relatable.

Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much by Jen Winston. Okay tbh the title was really off-putting to me because I was feeling self-conscious about being bi and in a long term monogamous relationship (so many cheating stereotypes), but ultimately I picked up the book and then couldn't put it down. It captures so much of how I felt coming of age in the closet and why I constantly feel invalidated. Love you forever Jen Winston <3

I Might Regret This by Abbi Jacobson. She talks a bit about discovering her sexuality and it's beautiful <3

(me, an anxious): is this something people are interested in? Should we make this a regular thing? And they were Roomies Recs?

[iwanthermidnightz]

yeah, like the complete disregard of women by men is astonishing but not surprising. the same dudes who give nothing are whining about their ‘masculinity’ being under attack like??? get a grip our literal lives are on the line.

[julieverne]

I'm not saying I'm very gay but I did have to cover my mouth and make unintelligible noises for about a minute for that first gif.

Lisa Ann Walter as Blanche in The Ladies (Short 2022) dir. Jill Gutowitz

[fletchernetwork]

FLETCHER via Jill Gutowitz's Instagram (September 06, 2023)

[nostalgiaplant]

Tag nine people you want to catch up with/get to know better

Thanks for tagging me @in-the-mists !

Last Song: Nunemaker's Parable by Everybody's Worried About Owen, specifically the lyrics "now I'm broken fundamentally and NOBODY GETS WHY" and then it goes into this shred little riff. anyways. 10/10.

Last Film: Oppenheimer! Saw it at a Dolby on film with my bff

Currently Reading (or last read): "Girls Can Kiss Now" by Jill Gutowitz, a very fun memorial/book of essays on queerness and being a lesbian and growing up and pop culture and how HOT Lindsay Lohan is.

Currently Watching: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, OFMD, and Good Omens Season 2

Current Obsession: It's still Check Please, let's not kid ourselves ;)

(no-pressure!!) tagging @montrealmadison; @derpybearr; @cherryflavorh8tr; @taco-belle-of-the-ball; @succulent; @phoxxes; @chaoskiro

[strideofpride]

anything you’ve been watching/reading lately that you’d recommend? i think you have stellar taste in media (aka it often matches mine lol) so am curious! hope you feel better soon 💖

Ummmm yes, love this ask!!! (Also I’m so flattered 🥰 you have great taste as well btw)

Books:

Mo Ryan’s Burn It Down! If you’re at all interested in the entertainment industry and how it all gets made, this is basically required reading

the Succession script books (pricey but personally worth it)

I just finished Jill Gutowitz’s Girls Can Kiss Now and felt very seen, a wee bit too relatable

And I’m currently also reading Ann Patchett’s This is the Story of a Happy Marriage, which is a great book for my fellow writers to read

Substack:

I’m a paid subscriber to Hunter Harris’ Hung Up newsletter and I’ve never once regretted it lol

Gotta shout out Dracula Daily as well as the one podcast I listen to rn, re: Dracula (I listen and read at the same time which is perfect for me lol)

Gilmore Women - a Gilmore Girls recap newsletter that talks about everything wrong with each episode lol. I sped through the first six seasons and now I’m depressed that I’m caught up lol

TV:

Minx s2 - it is on Starz which I know most people don’t have but this season has been EXCELLENT

Only Murders in the Building s3 - it’s like a comfort show for me at this point, despite being about murder it makes me feel so cozy. Nora Ephron vibes

The Bear s2 - everyone’s been talking about it already but I just finished and god it was GOOD

The Sopranos - everyone should be doing # Sopranos Sunday with me!!! It’s so fun!! This show is soooo good, really living up to the hype for me

Acapulco - really cute show, makes me wish I was still on vacation in Mexico

Poker Face - bring back standalone episodes like this!!! Bring back character actors doing incredible guest star roles!!!

The Other Two - just. It was the funniest show on TV. It really was. 30 Rock’s spiritual successor which is pretty much the highest praise I can give it

Movies:

Red Eye - I rewatched it after Oppenheimer and it really holds up. Fun, tight thriller that is only like an hour 20 lol. Also Brian Cox aka Logan Roy is in it (and Jayma Mays my beloved)

Theater Camp - as a Jewish theater kid who went to and/or worked at a summer camp every year of her life from ages 4-20, there was no way I wasn’t gonna like this

Mamma Mia series - obviously everyone on tumblr knows about these already but I made my family watch them with me for the Fourth of July and god if I could live in the world of any movie it’d be this one ❤️

Man Up - very cute & fun British rom com I first discovered in college and rewatched this summer. Everyone has incredible comedic chemistry in this, and Lake Bell & Simon Pegg have great sexual chemistry as well (quite a lot of British faces who were nobodies when this was made who’ve gone on to bigger things - most notably Phoebe Waller-Bridge who’s only in a single scene)

X-Men: First Class - my favorite superhero movie ❤️

Indiana Jones series - I rewatched the whole series and saw the new one in theaters this summer. The first and third are literal masterpieces. Second one is mean spirited and racist. Fourth actually has quite a bit of charm, but then it fell apart in the back half. The new one…woof. Nobody but Steven Spielberg should be allowed to direct Indy movies.

Asteroid City - the longer it’s been since I saw it, the more and more I think it might be Wes’ masterpiece

Past Lives - incredible. But I know you already know that one lol

Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret - perfect, perfect film.

The Other Guys - we need Adam McKay and Will Ferrell to get back together, the fate of studio comedies hangs on this (anyway this movie is hilarious - but also if hell is real Marky Mark is obviously gonna burn for all eternity)

Comedy:

John Mulaney: Baby J - I saw him do this special live when he was touring it and I’m mad he cut the FBI bit but he’s still got it

[9w1ft]

Hi 9wing!

I’m a Canadian Kaylor (have been since 2019 when I fell down the rabbit hole after reading Jill Gutowitz’s review of Lover).

Anyhoo, I’ve been following your posts for a really, really long time (and love them), but never had tumblr to interact (or felt like I needed to sign up).

Reason I’m messaging is that I’m going to be at the 8/9 show with my daughter and am wondering how I can spot fellow Kaylors in the wild? Specifically thinking bracelets, etc.

I figured you might know since after tonight’s show you will have done this twice…

I was thinking of bracelets with “all eyes on us” and “now I’m your daisy” - but I don’t know if that’s obvious or not. We’re a small minority - possibly too small…

Any suggestions you have would be great!

Have an amazing time at the show…keeping my fingers crossed that she goes all out for karlie’s bday today!

Thanks!

hi!! aw thank you! and i’m so excited you’re going to the 8/9 concert :)

spotting kaylors in the wild is tough, i think!

i feel like, especially with twitter, the go to symbol for kaylors is daisies. that might be a solid way to sus a kaylor out. i dunno about what recognition is like for the eye theory! in glendale i got a few looks but nobody came up and called it out to me 😂😂 i’ll be walking around with an eye sign today tho so, i’ll report later on what the v-eye-be was like 😆

[re-x]

While you impatiently wait for the final season of Never Have I Ever to be released, here’s something that can make the wait feel a little easier:

The Ladies, a short film that Mr. Jaren Lewison starred in last year, is back on screen with this month’s Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival!

You can purchase a virtual ticket to watch it between now and May 20, right here. (It’s under Program #5, for only $8)

The Ladies was written and directed by Jill Gutowitz. Also starring Alexis G. Zall, Lisa Ann Walter, and Annie Korzen. Go watch this hilarious short and support Mr. Lewison and his colleagues.