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WEEK 13

There’s so much room for improvement in television and film when it comes to their current representations of the LGBT community. But what I most want is for filmmakers and showrunners to not kill off lesbians and bisexual women, which is not that hard not to do. News flash: killing off one of the few queer characters on your show does not suddenly make your show good. Killing off a valuable queer character that means so much to so many people for shock value alone also does not make your show good! I may be indirectly talking about Jason Rothenberg killing off Lexa on The 100, but I truly mean it towards all films and TV shows that have killed off a queer woman. There’s such a small amount of queer women in the media and killing them off isn’t making anything better for anyone, except maybe homophobes. That’s not to say your film or show has to be all rainbows and sunshine. It means, fine, she doesn’t get a happy ending. And fine, she has to leave the show. But just, don’t kill her off.

Additionally, I want more queer women of color in the future, because lesbians and bisexual women of color deserve more representation. There’s so little representation as it is, and even less for women of color. Therefore, the following images and gifs will derive only from films and TV shows that 1) did not kill off their queer women and 2) represented queer women of color! in a positive, non-stereotypical light! Wild concept right? But they did it and I love every single one of these films and shows for it.

* I’d also specifically love some Mexican queer women representation because there’s literally, like, nothing. But apparently that’s asking for too much so I’m happy just seeing myself in queer women of color in general!

Anissa Pierce is already out and about of the closet when we meet her at the beginning of the show Black Lightning. More representation like this please! She’s also the first black lesbian superhero on television ever!

i’m in LOVE. with Kat Edison and Adena El-Amin. and The Bold Type’s representation of queer women of color.

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WOW. A television show that explores a relationship between a black bisexual (who actually starts the show claiming she’s an “out and proud hetero”) and a lesbian Muslim! I’ve never seen anything more beautiful.

THE HANDMAIDEN

forever yelling at the amazing representation in The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden (2016) dir Park Chan-wook

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I Can’t Think Straight is an amazing film about two women who are both finding themselves and learning to accept who they are through each other. They both struggle with coming out and don’t get the best reactions from their parents. But after losing Leyla for not wanting to be open about their relationship, Tala works up the courage to come out to her parents. Leyla is Muslim, Tala is not. Leyla is shy, Tala is not. They seem to come from totally different worlds, and yet, they understand each other so well.

Two black women being cute after sex! What! Can’t be! But it is! Black Lightning did THAT.

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Kat and Adena being beautiful and amazing, as always.

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Hearts Beat Loud (2018) dir. Brett Haley

ummmm Hearts Beat Loud is probably the cutest little love story I’ve ever seen. Kiersey Clemons and Sasha Lane’s performance in this film about a girl who kind of accidentally starts a band with her dad is amazing. The film doesn’t explore Sam’s (Kiersey Clemons) self discovery of being queer, but simply makes her queer. Her dad already knows, it’s not a big deal, it’s a complete nonissue - which is a breath of fresh air after seeing so many films and TV shows that are only about coming out.

Saving Face! Saved my life! I can count on one hand how many romcoms exist for queer women. And I can count on two fingers how many romcoms exist for queer women OF COLOR, and this is one of them. I’ve seen it probably a dozen times, but we don’t talk about that.

You THOUGHT I wouldn’t bring up Janelle Monae’s Dirty Computer emotion picture again. Truth is, I’ll never get over this little film that could. One of my favorite representations of queer women of color.

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I LOVE THEM!!!

Two queer superheroes falling in love???? Huh??? Black Lightning is bringing the original comics to life by exploring the relationship between bisexual Grace Choi and lesbian Anissa Pierce. A little representation for everybody is always a win.

The scene of black lesbian superhero Anissa with her girlfriend Chenoa was the second time in U.S. network television history that we’ve seen two black women in bed together. The first time, on Dark Angel, one of the women was killed off immediately afterwards. (via “Black Lightning” Episode 102 Recap: Three Minutes in Heaven | Autostraddle)

Black Lightning (2018- ) making television history! Let’s continue to show the world the reality of our community. We’re all just tryna love who we wanna love.

This genuinely breaks my heart :(

Denial is one of the most heartbreaking reactions to hear when coming out to someone, especially a parent. Saving Face explores this in such a realistic way.

“Mom, just listen. I’m gay.”

This coming out scene in I Can’t Think Straight is probably one of the most relatable moments for queer people of color. Many first generation immigrant kids especially can relate to their parents still holding onto old, worn out traditions of ignorance towards the LGBT community. As a first generation Mexican immigrant kid, I know I can definitely understand the Leyla in this scene.

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Pariah (2011)

Pariah is such a beautiful film about a teenage girl, Alike, who knows who she is, but hides it because she knows her family will disapprove. It’s filled with heartbreak after heartbreak, but Alike gets her happy ending and gives hope to other young queer teenagers that they too can find a sense of freedom despite the hardships.

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