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Evelyn’s life as a suburban housewife is going absolutely nowhere. Ignored and insulted by the world around her, she takes solace in candybars and shopping. Until she meets spry octogenarian Ninny, who tells her the amazing true story of Idgie and Ruth and the Whistle Stop Cafe.
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Posts Tagged ‘homophobia’
Fried Green Tomatoes
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Training Rules
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How institutionalized homophobia seriously twisted women’s college sports. One virulently homophobic coach in particular, Penn State’s Rene Portland, is examined in this striking documentary; and one courageous athlete, Jennifer Harris, who took on the system and showed that it is homophobia in sports, not lesbians in sports, that is the problem.
Posted in Basketball, Documentary, Sports 
Tags: athletes, basketball, champions, coaching, discrimination, Documentary, homophobia, rules, Sports, training 
No Comments »Gasoline
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Stella and Lenni like their laid-back life in their one-horse village. But then Lenni’s bigger-than-life and twice as disapproving mother blows into town and promptly gets herself accidentally killed. Stella and Lenni stuff the body in the trunk, grab the loot and take it on the lam in this fast and furious action adventure.
Posted in Action, Adventure, Foreign, Suspense Tags: accidental death, Action, adventure, forbidden love, Foreign, homophobia, Italy, revenge, roadtrip, suspense, thelma & louise No Comments »Fine Dead Girls
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Iva and Marija are a nice, quiet lesbian couple who just want to live their quiet lives together in peace. But the crummy apartment complex they move into in Zagreb is full of dysfunctional freaks who make their lives anything but quiet and peaceful. A solid drama exploring homophobia and intolerance.
Posted in Drama, Foreign, Suspense Tags: croatia, Drama, homophobia, intolerance, murder, quiet couple, suspense, tragedy, violence, zagreb No Comments »A Love to Keep
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Based on a true story, this is a riveting portrayal of the power of real love. If you can imagine what your life would be if like if your beloved was ripped violently from your arms, while everything and everyone around you worked ceaselessly to keep you apart and punish you for your natural feelings, [...]
Posted in Drama, Foreign Tags: Drama, electroshock, Foreign, franco, homophobia, repression, spain, true love No Comments »Show Me Love
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Sixteen-year-old Agnes lives in Amal, a Swedish one-horse town where nothing ever happens. She’s in love with Elin, the most popular girl in school. A magical night, a magical kiss, and then Elin freaks out the next day. The fierceness of teen emotions, the cruel simplicity of children, and the strength of self-awareness make this [...]
Posted in Drama, Foreign, Romance Tags: coming of age, fear, first love, Foreign, homophobia, love, Romance, sweden No Comments »Love My Life
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Ichiko loves Eri. Eri loves Ichiko. Coming out is hard to do – some accept, others reject, and life in general always complicates things. A sweet, upbeat love story.
Posted in Foreign, Romance Tags: asian, coming out, first love, Foreign, homophobia, japan, life, love, Romance No Comments »That Tender Touch
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Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! This melodramatic 1969 dyksploitation flick revolves around Terri and Marcia, who were doing fine together until Terri decides rabid social homophobia is right after all, and she needs to marry Ken to be ‘normal’. But when Marcia couch-surfs at Terri and Ken’s digs, every girl in the neighborhood, including Terri, is Hot [...]
Posted in Classics, Dykesploitation, Vintage Tags: Classics, collection, Drama, dykesploitation, homophobia, melodrama, tender, touch, vintage No Comments »The Children’s Hour
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This Lillian Helman classic deserved its Oscar nominations. Karen (Audrey Hepburn) and Martha (Shirley MacLaine) are the headmistresses at a snooty girls’ school. When a spoiled little brat gets rightfully disciplined, she tells a malicious lie that devastates both teacher’s lives and embroils the town in scurrilous gossip.
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Posted in Classics, Drama, Suspense, Vintage Tags: audrey hepburn, Classics, Drama, gossip, homophobia, revenge, shirley maclaine, suspense No Comments »Soldier’s Girl
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Barry is a soldier stationed in Tennesee. When he falls in love with the lovely transgendered Calpernia, things go way beyond “don’t ask/don’t tell” and become deadly dangerous. Based on a true story.
Posted in Drama, Transgender Tags: drag queen, forbidden love, homophobia, military, murder, soldiers, transgender, true story No Comments »Dangerous Living – Coming Out in the Developing World
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Homophobia is alive and well and oppressing lesbians and gays around the globe.
Posted in Documentary, Foreign Tags: coming out, dangerous, Documentary, Foreign, homophobia, oppression No Comments »
