A young, gay man drifts through the big city, caught up in sex and loneliness. Feelings of envy and melancholia rise in him when he sees happy heterosexual couples. Where do these feelings come from, given that he lives in a society that supports queerness? In a society where one is proud to be gay.
The Mandolorian has a more nuanced and commentative take on masculinity that refrains from praising the toxic traits associated with the social category, while also showing a more positive and transformative representation of masculine characters.
My Beautiful Laundrette is often referenced as a positive LGBTQIA+ film because our two main characters are in a homosexual relationship with no shame, fear of violence or criticism. The struggle is not their sexuality. It is the treatment of the Pakistani citizens in England.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
“There’s always something you can do…to make people feel like they’re welcome”
The short documentary and second place winner of the Incluvie Short Film Festival, Gender Outlaw: A Bodysurfing Story, challenges any simplistic understanding of trans people.
