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Drew is a Brooklyn-based writer, filmmaker, and theatremaker. She was a 2022 Outfest Screenwriting Lab Notable Writer and a 2023 Lambda Literary Screenwriting Fellow. Her writing can also be found at Letterboxd Journal, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Cosmopolitan UK, Into, Refinery29, and them. She is currently working on a million film and TV projects mostly about queer trans women. Find her on Instagram.

Queer ballerina Shaelynn Estrada lies on a white sheet in an empty room wearing a white tutu.

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Queer Ballerina Shaelynn Estrada Really F*cking Loves Ballet

“In terms of classical ballet — and even most contemporary works — it’s all about the guy saving the girl. That’s the dynamic. It’s always a girl and a guy.…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Aug 16, 2024

Hunter Schafer looks scared, banged and bruised, in Cuckoo

movie reviews

‘Cuckoo’ Isn’t As Good as Its Final Girl

The scariest part of ‘Cuckoo’ is how it wastes Hunter Schafer’s performance.

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Aug 10, 2024

India Donaldson interview: a still of James Le Gros and Lily Collias in Good One

movie features

India Donaldson Made a Movie for Every Queer Girl Who Has Ever Gone on a Hike With Her Dad

“This dad is okay with his daughter being queer. He doesn’t care. Whatever. It’s not this huge source of tension in their lives. But there are just so many ways…

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Aug 9, 2024

A triptych of Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's new collection I Don't Want to Be Understood.

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Poet Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Takes Risks in Her Stunning New Collection

It’s thrilling to read an artist like Jennifer experiment and play.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Aug 6, 2024

Fantasmas: Julio Torres looks in a glass case

tv reviews

It’s Not Too Late To Watch the Best Show of the Year

Julio Torres’ Fantasmas is very queer from Julia Fox as Mrs. Claus to Patti Harrison as a goldfish to an incredible — and very hot?? — customer service top off…

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Jul 26, 2024

Monét hosts a game during Monét's Slumber Party

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With ‘Monét’s Slumber Party,’ Director Carly Usdin Finds Their Niche

“I am an unserious person. And I bring that unseriousness to my work. So I like to think I’m finally figuring out my voice as a filmmaker and it’s gay…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 25, 2024

Is Longlegs homophobic? A close up on the lower half of Nicolas Cage's face as Longlegs.

movie features

Is ‘Longlegs’ Homophobic? That’s the Wrong Question

Longlegs doesn’t need to wave a pride flag and take a shot of estrogen to be queer-coded. But a queer-coded villain doesn’t have to be bad.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 24, 2024

Twisters queer: Katy O'Brian and Sasha Lane photoshopped with a tornado behind them

movie features

Who Will Write Me Fanfic About Sasha Lane and Katy O’Brian in ‘Twisters’?

Without even a kiss, Twisters was not as horny as the original. But thanks to two queer performers, it still had plenty of sex appeal.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 23, 2024

An image of intertwined bodies in the film Dyketactics

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Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: ‘Dyktactics’ Reminds Us to Touch

To me, Dyketactics is sex and Dyketactics is cinema.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 20, 2024

10 Best Lesbian Films NOT on our Big List against a yellow green background with black and white cut outs of faces from the movies.

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The Top 10 Lesbian Films NOT on Our Best Lesbian Films List

Like many of you, my opinion did not perfectly align with the tallied votes for our 100 Best Lesbian Movies of All Time list. Here are 10 films I wish…

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 19, 2024

Collage of four films playing the Queer Rhapsody series

movie features

What Can a Queer Film Series Accomplish?

Queer Rhapsody, a new film series in Los Angeles, aims to create community and filmmaker support beyond the festival structure.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 18, 2024

Your Fav's Favorite Lesbian Films against a red background with black and white face images of Devery Jacobs, Margaret Cho, Lena Waithe, Lea DeLaria, and Ayo Edebiri

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The Best Lesbian Movies According to 78 Queer Writers, Actors, and Filmmakers

From Ayo Edebiri to Margaret Cho, read all 75+ ballots that decided Autostraddle’s list of The 100 Best Lesbian Movies of All Time.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jul 18, 2024

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60 Queer Horror Movies and Shows To Stream This Month

The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time

An Oral History of ‘Adam’ (2019), the Most Controversial Trans Movie of All Time

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60 Queer Horror Movies and Shows To Stream This Month

The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time

An Oral History of ‘Adam’ (2019), the Most Controversial Trans Movie of All Time

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Queer Ballerina Shaelynn Estrada Really F*cking Loves Ballet

‘Cuckoo’ Isn’t As Good as Its Final Girl

India Donaldson Made a Movie for Every Queer Girl Who Has Ever Gone on a Hike With Her Dad

Poet Joshua Jennifer Espinoza Takes Risks in Her Stunning New Collection

It’s Not Too Late To Watch the Best Show of the Year

With ‘Monét’s Slumber Party,’ Director Carly Usdin Finds Their Niche

Is ‘Longlegs’ Homophobic? That’s the Wrong Question

Who Will Write Me Fanfic About Sasha Lane and Katy O’Brian in ‘Twisters’?

Anatomy of a Queer Sex Scene: ‘Dyktactics’ Reminds Us to Touch

The Top 10 Lesbian Films NOT on Our Best Lesbian Films List

What Can a Queer Film Series Accomplish?

The Best Lesbian Movies According to 78 Queer Writers, Actors, and Filmmakers

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Featured Articles by Author

Ed Gein Never Even Crossdressed

60 Queer Horror Movies and Shows To Stream This Month

The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time

An Oral History of ‘Adam’ (2019), the Most Controversial Trans Movie of All Time

Ed Gein Never Even Crossdressed

60 Queer Horror Movies and Shows To Stream This Month

The Best Lesbian Movie Make Outs of All Time

An Oral History of ‘Adam’ (2019), the Most Controversial Trans Movie of All Time

All Articles by this Author on Autostraddle

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