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Queer Classics: “Longhorns” (2011)

Queer Classics: “Longhorns” (2011)

The indie queer romantic comedy reveals surprising depths.
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
The True Queerness in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

The True Queerness in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

When queer was reclaimed in the 1980s it became a symbol for a particular model of defense, it repurposed a homophobic term into one of…
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Mark Muster
Queer Film Classics: Shelter

Queer Film Classics: Shelter

For our inaugural film, we decided to watch the 2007 film Shelter, which each of us had encountered at particularly key moments in our…
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
What People Get Wrong About Tangerine

What People Get Wrong About Tangerine

Those who have read the introduction to the Queens of the B’s publication know that I run a queer book/film club every month. Though it…
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Mark Muster
Queer Classics: “Lez Bomb”

Queer Classics: “Lez Bomb”

The queer, holiday-themed farce has a few problems but also provides lots of laughs.
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
Queer Classics: “Latter Days”

Queer Classics: “Latter Days”

The independent queer romance shows that devout religious faith and queer sexuality can coexist.
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Queer Classics: “Make the Yuletide Gay” (2009)

Queer Classics: “Make the Yuletide Gay” (2009)

For a long time, it was rather difficult to find a Christmas movie that had anything other than latent queer content (we’re looking at you…
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
The Queer Exuberance of “Quo Vadis” (1951)

The Queer Exuberance of “Quo Vadis” (1951)

The 1950s epic uses color and queerness to subvert its own supposedly sacred message.
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
Queer Classics: “All About Eve” (1950)

Queer Classics: “All About Eve” (1950)

The classic Hollywood movie has all of the makings of a masterpiece of queer cinema.
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
Queer Classics: “Were the World Mine”

Queer Classics: “Were the World Mine”

The 2008 musical film reworks Shakespeare to explore gender, sexuality, and performance.
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
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