When a gay teen is outed, he is taken under the wing of the school’s queen bees. They’re convinced a Gay Best Friend (G.B.F.) will increase their popularity. George Northy’s screenplay emulates Tina Fey’s Mean Girls, but lacks her wit. My guest and I take a closer look.
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A repressed housewife falls for a worldly photographer during the Great War. The War Widow is one of the first lesbian films to feature a happy ending. It premiered on PBS on October 28, 1976 as part of the Visions series of original teleplays. In 2021 it was restored for the UCLA Film & Television Archive. My guest and I discuss the tropes that would appear in later “Lesbian Period Dramas.”
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A reporter investigates the disappearance of a famous glam rocker. Todd Haynes’s Velvet Goldmine explores a movement that allowed artists to hide their queerness in plain sight.
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A teenager falls for a predatory teacher at her French finishing school. Olivia is based on the novel by Dorothy Strachey. It presents same sex attraction without judgement. But the illicit teacher/student relationship made it an uncomfortable watch for my guests.
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Should the LGBT+ community assimilate or rebel? Lewis, a closeted writer, argues for assimilation in an anonymous editorial. His friends push against his conservative views. Coming Out aired in 1979 as part of the BBC’s Play for Today series. The argument still resonates today.
This episode includes spoilers. Coming Out can be watched on Britbox.
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Rainbow Colored Glasses starts season four with a look at Paul Oremland’s 1998 film Like It Is. A boxer from Blackpool falls for a music promoter from London. The promoter’s snobby friends try to break them up. I enjoyed this film. My guest did not.
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