lists for lesbian media with no homophobia or death or sadness? just happy films
Ooh fun! But also difficult. I’m going to focus on lesbian/bi films that have super happy feelings for the majority of the movie + happy endings! Fair warning that there may still be passing homophobic remarks/behavior in them.
Link to Queer Film Google Sheet
Happy Lesbian (Mostly Comedy) Movies:
Blockers - This is genuinely such a good movie! It had me rolling on the floor laughing, the lesbian character and coming out/romance subplot was a gift and it was surprisingly, refreshingly feminist for a sex comedy about parents trying to stop their teenage daughters from having sex on prom night! It portrays women’s experiences with sexuality & sex really well and one of my favorite lines from a film in 2018 was from the gay character’s father worrying that the girl’s peers were pressuring her into “losing her virginity to someone of the wrong sex” (in reference to her trying to have sex with a boy.)
But I’m a Cheerleader - Don’t let this movie’s premise scare you out of watching it! In today’s post “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” and “Boy Erased” world with two films that gave us a shocking, scary, and far more truthful look into what conversion camps are actually like, this satirical dark comedy might offend some so proceed with caution. It has a very happy ending (with rainbow clad gays whisking away queer teenagers to a better life) and is pretty damn groundbreaking considering it came out in 2000. The colors, music, and aesthetic are all on point and it was one of the first gay films i ever watched!!
D.E.B.S - I imagine this was created because somebody wrote a fanfic about lesbian teenage spies and mastermind villians and then somebody else decided to make it into a movie. Don’t take it too seriously, don’t expect an oscar worthy experience, and you might really like it! It’s happy, cute, weird, and really easy to watch!
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga - This movie made me cry so hard, but I’m including it because of it’s truly amazing, Disney-esque happy ending and the general good vibe feelings I got when I wasnt sobbing. There are some graphic depictions of homophobia and the queer experience in it, but I highly suggest watching anyways! There’s no other film quite like it. Its the first Bollywood film to star a mainstream actress (Sonam Kapoor) and its important to show support for things like this so that people know theres a market out there for them and make more.
Hearts Beat Loud - I havent seen this yet, but its on the to-be-watched list! From what I’ve read it doesnt have a coming out or anything, its just about a dad, his lesbian daughter, and music!
Lez Bomb - This has been best described as a “lesbian hallmark movie.” The family comedy is set over the American holiday Thanksgiving and is light, sweet, and cute. Laugh along as a closeted woman tries and fails repeatedly to come out to her family and deals with rumours that her and her male roomate are dating.
