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Ifyoure wondering where the queer is in cinema these days, youre better off looking to the past.
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Its difficult to access some of these films now.
Many of them are available on Kanopy, which you’re free to stream for free (!)
with a library card, or other subscription-based niche streaming sites like Fandor and FilmStruck.
Some you’ve got the option to buy via iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play.
(Fun fact: Kathryn Bigelow is in it!)
Dorian Corey, Venus Xtravaganza, Willi Ninja, and everyone else will always be remembered as legendary children.
The Living End(1992), Gregg ArakiStream onKanopy,Sundance Now
What a romp!
It builds a bridge of historical queerness to the then-present-day fight against the AIDS epidemic and an indifferent government.
Oh, and theres Tilda Swinton in pearls.
And the movie has an excellent John Waters tribute, with singing anuses.
Her partner, Mildred, a queer academic, tells the story of their romance as older women.
