Why "The Watermelon Woman" is Just as Powerful 30 Years Later
This movie will always resonate with queer people, for as long as queer people exist.

1. Consoler Of the Lonely 2. Hold Up 3. You Don't Understand Me 4. Top Yourself 5. Old Enough 6. Keep It Clean 7. Intimate Secretary 8. Level 9. Steady, As She Goes 1.) The Switch And The Spur 11. Rich Kid Blues 12. Blue Veins 13. Many Shades Of Black 14. Broken Boy Soldier 15. Salute Your Solution 16. Carolina Drama
This movie will always resonate with queer people, for as long as queer people exist.
As one of the women said in the film, friendship in your teens is “as important as any lover” and it’s clear they lived that philosophy throughout their early adult lives as well.
The film is a powerful narrative encompassing a theme that many people can identify with.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
Documented human suffering is never easy to view or read about and is understandably triggering for many people, but it can be educational, and education is a key to change. An overwhelming amount queer people worldwide (and in my own country) have it far worse than I could imagine, and documentaries such as Welcome to Chechnya bring issues to light that certain groups of people would never see.