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De-Gayed By Hollywood: 22 Movies That “Straightwashed” LGBTQ+ Women Characters

Riese

Jul 15, 2021
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Why Did We Love “Grease” So Much As Gay Children?

Drew Burnett Gregory

Aug 22, 2019
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The Black Lesbian Movie Project

A. Tony Jerome

Feb 18, 2019
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20 Movies About Friendship and Misandry For When You Want to Burn it All Down

Carmen Phillips

Oct 8, 2018
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For a Movie That’s Not Gay, “Incredibles 2” Sure Is Gay

Heather Hogan

Jul 5, 2018
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Amilyn Holdo and Leia Organa Were Dating in “The Last Jedi” and You Can’t Convince Me Otherwise

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Jan 8, 2018
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Secretly Gay Movies: A League Of Their Own

Lane Moore

Oct 14, 2013
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Secretly Gay Movies: “Fried Green Tomatoes”

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De-Gayed By Hollywood: 22 Movies That “Straightwashed” LGBTQ+ Women Characters

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De-Gayed By Hollywood: 22 Movies That “Straightwashed” LGBTQ+ Women Characters

Lesbian and bisexual characters have been straightwashed out of existence in many beloved Hollywood films. Here are 22 examples of times queer stories were de-gayed for mainstream consumption.

Riese —

Jul 15, 2021

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Why Did We Love “Grease” So Much As Gay Children?

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Why Did We Love “Grease” So Much As Gay Children?

“I see the dichotomies of Good Sandy v. Bad Sandy as something specifically magnetic for little baby gays, too, even if we were too baby to fully unpack that.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Aug 22, 2019

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The Black Lesbian Movie Project

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The Black Lesbian Movie Project

What if “Coming To America” starred Lena Waithe instead of Eddie Murphy? What if Sanaa Lathan and Gabrielle Union made out with each other at the end of “Love &…

A. Tony Jerome —

Feb 18, 2019

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20 Movies About Friendship and Misandry For When You Want to Burn it All Down

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20 Movies About Friendship and Misandry For When You Want to Burn it All Down

Just some gal pals who righteously and gleefully killed their predators, who ruined powerful men’s lives and careers.

Carmen Phillips —

Oct 8, 2018

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In the Incredibles 2, Elastigirl looks over her shoulder at her long time crush. Both are in a dark, almost prison looking, cell. You cannot see Elasigirl's face.

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For a Movie That’s Not Gay, “Incredibles 2” Sure Is Gay

Don’t go just for the gay subtext, but if you do go I guarantee you’ll see it.

Heather Hogan —

Jul 5, 2018

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Amilyn Holdo and Leia Organa Were Dating in “The Last Jedi” and You Can’t Convince Me Otherwise

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Amilyn Holdo and Leia Organa Were Dating in “The Last Jedi” and You Can’t Convince Me Otherwise

I love my gay space moms!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jan 8, 2018

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Secretly Gay Movies: A League Of Their Own

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Secretly Gay Movies: A League Of Their Own

“Just look at every woman’s face here and tell me they are straight. I dare you.”

Lane Moore —

Oct 14, 2013

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Secretly Gay Movies: “Fried Green Tomatoes”

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Secretly Gay Movies: “Fried Green Tomatoes”

Most people who love this movie would never categorize it as gay, but that’s just because they don’t watch it with hopeful queer eyes.

Lane Moore —

Sep 9, 2013