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  • Four actors from But i'm a cheerleader standing next to each other in matching pink shirts.
    movie reviews

    ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’
    Made Internalized Homophobia Fun

    Riese
    Apr 30, 2024
  • Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne in But I'm a Cheerleader
    movie features

    Fun Facts About Natasha
    Lyonne and Clea DuVall’s Friendship

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Apr 22, 2024
  • 1. Addy and Beth in their cheerleading uniforms in Dare Me. 2. Brittany and Santana kissing in their cheerleading uniforms in Glee. 3. A cheerleader kissing a goth girl in Zolita's music video. 4. Jennifer Check in her cheerleading uniform in Jennifer's Body. 5. Kaia Gerber dancing in a cheerleading uniform in Bottoms. 6. Cheryl and Toni in their cheerleading uniforms in Riverdale.
    movie features

    Stunt Queens: The History and Cultural Significance
    of the “Queerleader” in Film and Television

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Sep 4, 2023
  • Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne in Jamie Babbit's But I'm a Cheerleader
    film

    Jamie Babbit on “But I’m a
    Cheerleader,” Barbie Sex, and Getting Bad Reviews

    Drew Burnett Gregory
    Dec 7, 2020
  • Four actors from But i'm a cheerleader standing next to each other in matching pink shirts.
    movie reviews

    ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’
    Made Internalized Homophobia Fun

    Riese
    Apr 30, 2024
  • Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne in But I'm a Cheerleader
    movie features

    Fun Facts About Natasha
    Lyonne and Clea DuVall’s Friendship

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Apr 22, 2024
  • 1. Addy and Beth in their cheerleading uniforms in Dare Me. 2. Brittany and Santana kissing in their cheerleading uniforms in Glee. 3. A cheerleader kissing a goth girl in Zolita's music video. 4. Jennifer Check in her cheerleading uniform in Jennifer's Body. 5. Kaia Gerber dancing in a cheerleading uniform in Bottoms. 6. Cheryl and Toni in their cheerleading uniforms in Riverdale.
    movie features

    Stunt Queens: The History and Cultural Significance
    of the “Queerleader” in Film and Television

    Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    Sep 4, 2023
  • Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne in Jamie Babbit's But I'm a Cheerleader
    film

    Jamie Babbit on “But I’m a
    Cheerleader,” Barbie Sex, and Getting Bad Reviews

    Drew Burnett Gregory
    Dec 7, 2020
but i'm a cheerleader
Four actors from But i'm a cheerleader standing next to each other in matching pink shirts.
movie reviews

‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ Made Internalized Homophobia Fun

Maybe asking Kelly from middle school if she wanted to see But I’m a Cheerleader was an invitation not just to the movie but to what we talked about beforehand.
Riese —
Apr 30, 2024
but i'm a cheerleader
clea duvall
Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne in But I'm a Cheerleader
movie features

Fun Facts About Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall’s Friendship

But I’m a Cheerleader turns 25 this year, and it has profoundly shaped so many lives, including Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall’s.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —
Apr 22, 2024
Bottoms movie
but i'm a cheerleader
1. Addy and Beth in their cheerleading uniforms in Dare Me. 2. Brittany and Santana kissing in their cheerleading uniforms in Glee. 3. A cheerleader kissing a goth girl in Zolita's music video. 4. Jennifer Check in her cheerleading uniform in Jennifer's Body. 5. Kaia Gerber dancing in a cheerleading uniform in Bottoms. 6. Cheryl and Toni in their cheerleading uniforms in Riverdale.
movie features

Stunt Queens: The History and Cultural Significance of the “Queerleader” in Film and Television

In honor of Bottoms, here are top queer cheerleader moments from film/TV.
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —
Sep 4, 2023
but i'm a cheerleader
interview
Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne in Jamie Babbit's But I'm a Cheerleader
film

Jamie Babbit on “But I’m a Cheerleader,” Barbie Sex, and Getting Bad Reviews

“That’s my whole junior high experience: No, I don’t want to be friends with you. I actually want to have sex with you.”
Drew Burnett Gregory —
Dec 7, 2020
barbara hammer
best of
The 14 Most Heterophobic Movies of All Time
movie lists

The 14 Most Heterophobic Movies of All Time

As a queer person, it’s a relief to watch work like this. It gives us permission to just be free, to just be queer, to just be ourselves. That’s what…
Drew Burnett Gregory —
May 10, 2019
amazon prime video
but i'm a cheerleader
“Addicted to Fresno” Is Your Next Favorite Movie from Jamie Babbit and Natasha Lyonne
movie reviews

“Addicted to Fresno” Is Your Next Favorite Movie from Jamie Babbit and Natasha Lyonne

“A murder, Fred Armisen, a bar mitzvah and Molly Shannon.”
Hannah Hodson —
Sep 4, 2015
but i'm a cheerleader
interview
But I’m Jamie Babbit: The Autostraddle Interview
movie features

But I’m Jamie Babbit: The Autostraddle Interview

“Jamie Babbit has been trying to put dildos in her films for YEARS.”
Dannielle —
Mar 19, 2015
appropriate behavior
best of
9 Pretty Delightful Lesbian & Queer Comedies You Can Watch Online
movie lists

9 Pretty Delightful Lesbian & Queer Comedies You Can Watch Online

AREN’T WE HILARIOUS??!!
Riese —
Mar 4, 2015
but i'm a cheerleader
personal essay
Noreen’s Got A Big Fat Lesbian Crush On Marcia Brady
movie features

Noreen’s Got A Big Fat Lesbian Crush On Marcia Brady

How the Pathetic Lesbian trope managed to scare me straight while making me laugh.
Riese —
Jan 29, 2015
but i'm a cheerleader
Daily Fix
Going Beyond Going Down: Why Diverse Queer Sex On TV Matters
tv feature

Going Beyond Going Down: Why Diverse Queer Sex On TV Matters

“And every time she has sex with a man, she is ass naked. Literally. I have seen her ass now twice. My problem isn’t her being ass naked. She has…
A.E. Osworth —
May 30, 2014
but i'm a cheerleader
censorship
Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual Lays A Twitter Smackdown On The Patriarchy, MPAA
movie news & trailers

Evan Rachel Wood Bisexual Lays A Twitter Smackdown On The Patriarchy, MPAA

Evan Rachel Wood’s latest film had a sex scene cut out of it after the MPAA threatened to give it a NC-17 rating. Luckily for us, she isn’t the type…
Mey —
Nov 30, 2013
but i'm a cheerleader
Daily Fix
Queer TV Fix: Laura Prepon’s In For S2 of “Orange,” Demi Lovato Is In Santana Lopez’s Pants on “Glee”
tv news & trailers

Queer TV Fix: Laura Prepon’s In For S2 of “Orange,” Demi Lovato Is In Santana Lopez’s Pants on “Glee”

Laura Prepon assures us she’ll be back for Season Two of Orange is the New Black, Natasha Lyonne gets Clea Duvall on instagram, Naya Rivera and Demi Lovato talk about…
Riese —
Sep 24, 2013
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