They reflect decades of love, sex, activism, and artistry.
Some call for tolerance, while others throw up a middle finger in response to narrow-minded bigotry.
Or just put on your cha-cha heels and watch some good movies.
Its not even past.
Its especially true when it comes to queer history, asParis is Burningmakes plain.
And there are plenty of aspects here that still feel sadly relevant.
Which, OK: red flag.
But the D isjustthat good.
John Waters skipped all of that well-intentioned nonsense by creating films in which theres no greater crime than beingdull.
On a rotted old mattress.
Its all appropriately outrageous, and audienceswereoutragedbut only the dull ones.
The cinematography here is stunning, with every single frame feeling and looking like a mini work of art.
This romantic drama never veers toward tragedy, and is all the better for it.
Where to stream:Pluto TV, Hoopla
Edward II(1991)
You want queer history?
Think Sofia CoppolasMarie Antoinette, but much, much gayer.
And generally not tragic.
The directors remain among Hollywoods highest-profile transgender filmmakers, and it all started with this instant classic.
And by huge boom, I mean that Hollywood only waited 11 years for thenextmovie to center Chinese Americans.
(Sighs audibly.)
By the time the movie lost Best Picture at the Oscars toCrash(her?
It’s harrowing and heartbreaking, of course, but with moments of real beauty.
The press called them the New Jersey Four, and a lesbian wolf pack.
The documentary speaks to the ways in which that long history lives on, especially where identities intersect.
The stories that could have been told?
Its a ton of fun.
Which only makes senseis there a better audience for campy, cheesy, over-the-top love stories than gay people?
A glossy and competently made romance for the rest of us.
To some, shes a weak-willed woman; to others, shes unsuitably domineering.
The old story: too horny for some; too frosty to others.
Where to stream:Tubi
