Back in 1999, an LGBTQ+ gem known as But I’m a Cheerleader released in theaters, effectively redefining gay cinema and silencing the homophobia that was sadly still running rampant at that time. It was a bold statement of that era to have two openly lesbian women (the characters, mind you, not the actors) kissing on-screen in front of a large audience. It had never truly been done before, not on a scale as massive as this. And so unashamedly, too, as it should. Lead actress Natasha Lyonne felt the need to readdress that cultural issue in an interview with co-star Melanie Lynskey for Variety.
At the time, we’re quite certain that Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne have positively no idea that their fictional chemistry would be such a powerful statement for lesbians all around the world, but even 24 years later, we’re still talking about it — so what does that tell us?
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