by Jess Fitzpatrick-Howard | May 31, 2024 | Genre
Lesbians and queer women in film The portrayal of romance and sexuality for women in film is a series of sticky parameters of rules and expectations for how they should act and will be perceived. Queer women, in particular, fall victim to inaccurate representation...
by Caillin McDaid | May 30, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
The queer and LGBTQ+ community has been often sidelined by cinema and television for decades. Be it casual homophobia or transphobia that permeates films to potentially more harmful examples like The Danish Girl (2015). One could argue that the intentions were in the...
by Jesselyn Whiteside | May 30, 2024 | List & Reviews
Pride month is coming up and DirectHer has compiled a top-notch list of lesbian representation in film We’ve got a bit of everything here, with these films spanning a variety of decades, cultures and genres. Whether it’s a first watch or you’re returning to a beloved...
by Jesselyn Whiteside | May 29, 2024 | List & Reviews
Sweaty. Hot. Dangerous. Bloody. A small desert town in New Mexico, a grimy warehouse gym whose toilets regularly overflow brown, and a shooting range run by a bug-eating gangster. 80s shorts and mullets. Rose Glass went on a mission with Love Lies Bleeding...
