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The Gayest Movies That Aren&#;t Actually Gay, from &#;Barbie&#; and &#;Burlesque&#; to &#;Venom&#; and &#;Road House&#;

With editorial contributions by Alison Foreman, Lattanzio, Jude Dry, Tom Brueggemann, and Stamp Peikert. 

  • ‘The Wizard of Oz’ ()

    What it is: If you’ve been living under a Kansas farm dropped on you by a twister and need an explainer, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is MGM’s iconic musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s book, starring Judy Garland as a prairie lady exploring a magical world of adventure.

    Why it’s gay: Well, consider how ‘Friend of Dorothy’ is a widespread slang term for queer men and that should be sufficient explanation. But if you need more convincing, ‘The Wizard of Oz’s’ campy, colorful musical story has long been interpreted through a queer lens, as a metaphor for LGBT people who venture outside of black-and-white middle America for gay communities in cities verb New York or San Francisco. There are so many moments and characters in the

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    It’s grainy, faded, and, given the clip is now years old, more than a little worse for wear. But this brief footage is not so ancient that you can’t clearly create out two men, waltzing together, as a third male plays a violin in the background. It was an experimental short made by William Dickson, designed to prove syncing up moving pictures to prerecorded sound, a system that he and Thomas Edison were developing known as the Kinetophone. It’s known as “The Dickson Experimental Sound Film,” and dates back to , the same year movies were born. While there’s nothing to outright recommend that these men were romantically adj or attracted to each other during the roughly second length of their pas de deux, there is nothing that contradicts that notion either. It’s considered by many to be one of the first examples of gay imagery in film, and a reminder that homosexual representation has been with the medium from the very beginning.

    That clip appears in The Celluloid Closet, Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s

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    The film Pariah, directed and written by Dee Rees, is a powerful LGBTQ+ drama that follows year-old Alike, played by Adepero Oduye, as she struggles with her sexuality and self-esteem in a tumultuous family environment. Alike faces immense pressure from her religious mother, portrayed by Kim Wayans, while her father, played by Charles Parnell, remains distant, choosing to neglect his daughter's sexual identity. Isolated even among friends, Alike finds some solace in her friendship with Laura, a lesbian who encourages her to investigate her identity. Despite this support, Alike feels out of place in her social circles and takes time to understand her identity, amidst growing chaos in her life. *Pariah* stands out for its authenticity, capturing the complex emotions of queer adolescence and the painful societal judgments faced by LGBTQ+ individuals. The film’s realistic dialogue, intimate cinematography, and personal storytelling create a poignant portrayal of queer experiences, making it a landmark in LGBTQ+ cinema and a testa