20 years of Sapphic cinema: the 20 best lesbian movies
Dive into the evolution of lesbian movies over the past two decades with our favorites from indie gems to mainstream hits.
April 21, 2025
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Dive into the evolution of lesbian movies over the past two decades with our favorites from indie gems to mainstream hits.
For viewers who prefer to time travel with a good love story about queer women, there are plenty of options.
Numerous queer icons have been nominated for the 10th Dorian Awards, presented by LGBTQ entertainment writers and editors.Â
A few lesbian-themed films have earned Oscar nods over the years, but The Favourite's depiction of female sex is revelatory.Â
The actress who played Queen Anne in the queer-themed film The Favourite delivered a charming speech after an unexpected win.Â
Olivia Colman, Richard E. Grant, and Billy Porter were also honored in The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics' acting categories.
In The Favourite, Colman's Queen Anne plays politics and beds Rachel Weisz's Sarah and Emma Stone's Abigail.
The Advocate's entertainment editors are joined by pop culture maven Kimberly Eaton to discuss everything from Love, Simon to The Favourite to Killing Eve.Â
From But I'm a Cheerleader to Brokeback Mountain to Bottoms, the first 25 years of the 21st century have witnessed a sea change in LGBTQ+ films like trans stories starring trans people and queer movies becoming major awards contenders. Here are the best ranked.
The legendary actress may not have won her Oscar, but she won the night with just one look.Â
The family of 19th-century paleontologist Mary Anning does not approve of the filmmakers giving her a female love interest.Â
In a new clip, the chemistry between Paquin's '50s-era doctor and the mother of one her patients is palpable when they dance cheek-to-cheek.Â
We spoke with Golden Globes nominees Rustin’s Colman Domingo, Dead Ringers’ Rachel Weisz, Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham, and others about queer identity and more. Here's what they had to say.
He commissioned the version of the Bible used by many Christians and being hawked by Donald Trump. The king and a male lover are also the subjects of a new miniseries, Mary and George.
Finally, the trailer for the film about the years-long love affair between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West is here. And it was worth the wait.Â
The film featuring Ronan, the sought-after star of Mary Queen of Scots, and Oscar winner Winslet, who's played queer twice before, begins production next year.
An online troll said letting a little girl dress as Thor would make her a lesbian. Her father said that's fine.
Many on social media criticized the Golden Globes Best Picture winners -- both about queer musicians -- as problematic.