Prom Dates (2024)
Julia Lester plays Hannah, a lesbian who begins her “coming out” journey, in director Kim O. Nguyen’s 2024 comedy PROM DATES, which features a screenplay by queer comedian D.J. Mausner.
Boys on the Side (1995)
Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore star in the 1995 film BOYS ON THE SIDE, which features a screenplay by out gay writer Don Roos.
The First Wives Club (1996)
The comedy classic THE FIRST WIVES CLUB (1996) was adapted from Olivia Goldsmith’s 1992 novel of the same name by two gay screenwriters, Robert Harling (STEEL MAGNOLIAS) and an uncredited Paul Rudnick (IN & OUT / JEFFREY / SISTER ACT).
Hamlet (1921)
Hamlet (Asta Nielsen) is a woman pretending to be a man in the 1921 German silent classic HAMLET, which results in some very queer situations.
Tell It To The Bees (2018)
Holliday Grainger and Anna Paquin star in the romantic period-drama TELL IT TO THE BEES, Annabel Jankel’s 2018 adaptation of out author Fiona Shaw’s 2009 novel of the same name.
SHORTCOMINGS (2023)
Alice (Sherry Cola) is Ben’s (Justin H. Min) gay best friend in director Randall Park’s 2023 film adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s 2007 graphic novel “Shortcomings.”
BACKSPOT (2024)
Devery Jacobs, Kudakwashe Rutendo and Evan Rachel Wood star in nonbinary director D.W. Waterson’s film BACKSPOT – which opens in theatres in Canada/USA on Friday, May 31, 2024.
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Delphine Seyrig seduces as “glampire” Countess Elizabeth Bàthory in Harry Kümel’s 1971 queer Belgian horror classic DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS.
Muchachas de Uniforme (1951)
MUCHACHAS DE UNIFORME is the 1951 Mexican adaptation of the 1931 German film MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM; the film is thought to be the first Mexican feature to prominently include lesbianism as its main theme.
The Fear Street Trilogy (2021)
Leigh Janiak’s 2021 film series, THE FEAR STREET TRILOGY is based on the horror novels by R.L. Stein, which were popular with teens between 1989 and 1999, and is centred on a lesbian romance.
The Fox (1967)
Sandy Dennis and Anne Heywood star in the 1967 Canadian film adaptation of queer author D.H. Lawrence’s 1923 novella THE FOX.
Drifting Flowers (2008)
Lesbian filmmaker Zero Chou’s 2008 film DRIFTING FLOWERS (Piao lang qing chun) is made up of three different stories about queer women.
RACE FOR YOUR LIFE, CHARLIE BROWN (1977)
See what film historian/author Lee Gambin had to say about queer icons Peppermint Patty and Marcie from Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” franchise.
GIRL KING (2002)
Canadian writer/director Ileana Pietrobruno’s 2002 surrealistic drag king film “Girl King.”
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
HBO’s 2000 made-for-TV movie IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK 2 follows three lesbian couples, in different decades, living in the USA.