About lesbian films

Jude Dry. What, in fact, is a lesbian? Must the film focus primarily on a gay storyline, or can it feature strong lesbian characters doing something entirely different than just being lesbians? Is subtext enough? Some won awards; others reached cult status long after their releases.

Of those 25 films, 13 have leads of color, 3 have trans leads, and 8 are not from the US or Europe vs. Here at Autostraddle we want every lesbian, every queer woman, and every non-binary person to know that movies should include us and do include us. We want you all to see our lives on screen with the variety and quality we deserve. The past half a decade has brought new films worthy of excitable gay celebration — and older works that have been rediscovered. There are films that are simply fun for a casual night in, there are deeply thought-provoking films, and there are films that are mostly just here to turn you on. It was important to us that we not take into account any metric voted on by institutions composed mostly of cis straight white men. This list does not include films about trans men e.

By Sam Damshenas. While male same-sex romances have been slowly making their way to the mainstream Call Me By Your Name, Love, Simon, Moonlight , lesbian love stories are still massively underrepresented in cinema. Orange is the New Black star Natasha Lyonne stars as Megan Bloomfield, a popular high school cheerleader who is shipped off to conversion therapy camp after her parents discover her her lesbianism.

Lesbians often attract media attention, particularly in relation to feminism , love and sexual relationships, marriage and parenting. Some writers who have asserted this trend can lead to exploitative and unjustified plot devices. Common tropes of lesbians in the media include butch or femme lesbians and lesbian parents.