#queer movies

[queerasfact]

The Matrix premiered on this day, 24 March, in 1999. Happy 26th birthday! While they say that the world wasn't ready for it then, its writer-director duo, trans women Lilly and Lana Wachowski, now talk openly about how the film was a trans allegory:

“I love how meaningful those films are to trans people and the way that they come up to me say, ‘Those movies saved my life.’

-Matrix co-writer and director, Lilly Wachowski

Check out our podcast, if you'd like to hear more about transness and the Matrix!

[gayfilmgeek]

Last Spring (short film, 1954) dir. François Reichenbach

[esqueletosgays]

MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)

Director: David Lynch Cinematography: Peter Deming

[dicktease]

Hard (1998) dir. John Huckert

[charcubed]

Pink Pony Club – Multifandom – Queer Joy

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I felt like we all needed a reminder to keep dancing right now. Don't let them take your queer joy.

A list of everything I used is in the description on Youtube :)

("But Char, _ isn't queer media." Yes it is! Hope that helps!)

[benoits-neckerchieves]

Oh my god

[queermovierecs]

Hi all! I'm celebrating 50 reviews posted on this blog, so I thought I'd share some great queer movies that you can stream for free. And legally! This list is accurate as of February 19, 2025—at least in Canada. Happy watching :-)

Romantic Drama

Moonlight (2016), available on CBC Gem (Canada only)

God's Own Country (2017), available on CBC Gem (Canada only)

Rafiki (2018), available on Tubi

Hawaii (2013), available on Tubi

Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo (2016), available on Tubi

Silent Youth (2012), available on Tubi

You and I (2014), available on Tubi

Luz (2021), available on Tubi

Esteros (2016), available on Tubi

The Strong Ones (2019), available on YouTube

Shortbus (2006), available on Plex

The Falls (2012), available on Tubi

Latter Days (2003), available on Tubi

Call Me by Your Name (2016), available on CBC Gem (Canada only)

Lie With Me (2022), available on Tubi

Historical Romance

Maurice (1987), available on Tubi

Carol (2015), available on Tubi

Sport

Mario (2018), available on Tubi

And Then We Danced (2018), available on Tubi

Coming-of-Age

Heartstone (2016), available on Tubi

Seashore (2015), available on Tubi

My Best Friend (2018), available on Tubi

Screwed (2017), available on Tubi

Sublime (2022), available on Tubi

Horror

What Keeps You Alive (2018), available on CBC Gem (Canada only)

Sci-fi/Distopia

Born in Flames (1983), available on the Internet Archive

Romantic Comedy

Signature Move (2017), available on Tubi

Just Friends (2018), available on Tubi

The Watermelon Woman (1996), available on the Internet Archive

But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), available on Tubi

Big Eden (2000), available on Tubi

Comedy

Shiva Baby (2020), available on CBC Gem (Canada only)

La Cage aux Folles (1978), available on Tubi

Booksmart (2019), available on CBC Gem (Canada only)

[what-shitfuckery-is-this-ew]

Watching two asian gay guys take down the model minority myth and a transphobic society with their small genderfluid child wasn't on my bingo but damn I'm glad that it exists

[theoldgvard]

nimona’s portrayal of queerness is just absolutely brilliant. it’s able to discuss the negative impacts of bigotry and ignorance on marginalised communities and anyone who is seen as breaking social norms, in this way it works as a trans allegory specifically, but it also provides the catharsis and comfort of a world where queer people are simply allowed to exist through ballister and ambrosius’ relationship. it’s a perfect balance of queer joy and queer pain that comes together to create a movie that is just a love letter to the lgbtq+ community. you are seen. you are not alone.

[gayfilmgeek]

Caravaggio (1986) dir. Derek Jarman

[esqueletosgays]

CABARET (1972)

Director: Bob Fosse Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth

[dolorygloria]

ANDREW SCOTT & PAUL MESCAL in All Of Us Strangers (dir. Andrew Haigh, 2023)

[bisexual-movies]

bi movie crash (1996)

[queerasfact]

We have to be really clear on the fact that the rigidity that we face in present times, from relationship to gender, is a modern construct that comes very much from the colonial forces primarily through religion. That rigidity reflects more so that colonial imprint than it does any historical accuracy, because historically many indigenous cultures left room for much more than the binary.

-Saul Williams, director of Rwandan sci-fi musical Neptune Frost

We had such a wonderful and illuminating time this week watching and talking about the Afro-futurist movie Neptune Frost, which explores the journey of genderqueer Neptune and coltan miner Matalusa, and their blossoming relationships amongst a Rwandan hacker commune.

If you're keen to watch more sci-fi, or more African cinema, I'd definitely recommend it. We were able to get it free on Kanopy through our local library!

Check out our podcast on the film if you'd like to hear some more in-depth background on its creation.

[madeleineengland]

This dialogue collects all the beautiful meaning of the movie but let's focus for a moment on Yori's "sorry I lied".

That child dared to disobey his own father and incur his punishment, again, just for Minato! These kids want so much to be together, freely and simply. They just want to be themselves with someone who truly understands them and to express their care. They want to never have to ask permission again. Why the social stigma shouldn't have let them experience their first love, their true identity?

And finally in the end they both let go of the shame. They no longer ask permission and accept themselves as they are.

- MONSTER (2023), dir. by Hirokazu Kore'eda

[benoits-neckerchieves]

New image from Queer !!?!!!