Loving the best part of my life

Léa Seydoux

1. North Sea Texas (2011)

2. Weekend (2011)

3. Carol (2015)

4. The Way He Looks (2014)

5. Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

6. Tomboy (2011)

7. Boys (2014)

8. My Summer of love (2004)

9. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Alright, so here’s my list of LGBT+ movies, which is by no means comprehensive and all-representational, but is based on what I’ve seen and what’s been recommended. 

Like @dramatic-koala, I’m gonna * the one’s I really liked and/or have heard really good things about and I’ll follow each title with title (representation) (genre) (country of release/movie setting). I’ll also denote if I think it’s particularly concerned with identity-exploration or if the main characters include people of color. I haven’t seem ‘em all, so I’m half-guessing some of the representations~

Categorizations

(wlw) Lesbian, bi, pan

(mlm) Gay, bi, pan

(t) Transgender

(gen) Gender

(poc) People of color

(lgb/lgbt) Related to LGB/LGBT+ history or other issues

(id) Related to identity exploration, acceptance, etc.

(dis) Disability

- Carol** (wlw) (drama/romance) (US)

- Moonlight** (mlm, poc, id) (drama) (US)

- Happy Together* (mlm, poc) (drama/romance) (HK)

- But I’m A Cheerleader* (wlw, id) (drama/comedy) (US)

- I Love You Phillip Morris* (mlm) (drama/comedy) (US)

- Pariah* (wlw, poc, id) (drama) (US)

- Love, Simon (mlm, id) (drama/comedy) (US)

- The Kids Are All Right (wlw) (drama/comedy) (US)

- La Vie d'Adèle** or Blue is the Warmest Color (wlw) (drama/romance) (FR)

- The Handmaiden** (wlw, poc) (drama/mystery) (JP, KR)

- Brokeback Mountain* (mlm, id) (drama/romance) (US)

- Velvet Goldmine* (mlm, id) (drama/indie) (UK, US)

- My Own Private Idaho (mlm) (drama/indie) (US)

- Beach Rats* (mlm, id) (drama) (US)

- Jongens* or Boys (mlm, id) (drama/romance) (NL)

- A Single Man* (mlm) (adaptation/drama) (US)

- Paris Is Burning** (t, drag, lgb, poc, gen) (doc) (US)

- Lilting** (mlm, poc) (drama/romance) (UK)

- Una Mujer Fantástica** or A Fantastic Woman (t, poc) (drama) (CL)

- Milk* (mlm) (bio/drama/romance) (US)

- Philadelphia (lgb) (drama) (US)

- Boys Don’t Cry* (t) (doc/drama) (US)

- Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho or The Way He Looks (mlm, dis, poc) (drama/romance) (BR)

- Beautiful Thing (mlm) (drama/romance) (UK)

- Pride (lgbt) (drama/romance) (UK)

- Ma Vie En Rose or My Life in Pink (t) (drama/comedy) (BE)

- Heavenly Creatures (wlw) (drama/crime) (NZ, US)

- Beginners (lgb) (drama/comedy) (US)

- Tangerine* (t, poc) (drama/crime) (US)

- 120 Battements Par Minute* or 120 BPM (lgbt, mlm) (drama) (FR)

- Inxeba or The Wound (mlm, poc) (drama/romance) (SA)

- J'ai Tué Ma Mère or I Killed My Mother (mlm) (drama/indie) (CA)

- Thelma* (wlw, id) (drama/fantasy) (NO)

- God’s Own Country** (mlm) (drama/romance) (UK)

- Mosquita y Mari (wlw, poc, id) (drama) (US)

- Princess Cyd (wlw, id) (drama/romance) (US)

- Noordzee, Texas* or North Sea Texas (mlm) (drama/family) (BE, NL)

- Bound (wlw) (drama/crime) (US)

- Saturday Church (t, id, lgbt, poc) (drama/music) (US)

- Appropriate Behavior (wlw, id, poc) (drama/romance) (US)

- Laurence Anyways (t, id) (drama/romance) (CA)

- Weekend (mlm) (drama/romance) (UK)

- Closet Monster (mlm, id) (drama/mystery) (CA)

- Handsome Devil (mlm, id) (drama/sport) (IE)

- C.R.A.Z.Y. (mlm, id, lgbt) (drama/coming of age) (CA)

- Holding the Man (mlm, lgbt) (drama/romance) (AU)

- Those People (mlm) (drama/romance) (US)

- Mysterious Skin (mlm, id) (drama/coming of age) (US)

- Bound (wlw) (drama/crime) (US)

- Kill Your Darlings (mlm, id, lgb) (thriller/drama) (US)

- The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (wlw) (drama/romance) (DE)

- The Miseducation of Cameron Post (wlw, id, lgb) (drama) (UK, US)

- Disobedience* (wlw, lgb) (drama/romance) (US)

- Boy, Erased (mlm, lgb, id) (drama) (US)

- Lovesong (wlw) (drama) (US)

- Vita and Virginia (wlw, lgb) (drama/romance) (UK, IE)

- Call Me By Your Name* (mlm) (drama/romance) (IT, US)

-  Satpralat or Tropical Malady (mlm, poc) (drama/fantasy) (TH)

- Naissance des Pieuvres or Water Lillies (wlw, id) (drama/romance) (FR)

- Rafiki or Friend (wlw, poc, id, lgbt) (drama/romance) (KE)

- We the Animals (mlm, poc, id) (drama) (US)

- A Kid like Jake (id, gen) (drama/family) (US)

- Girl (Lukas Dhont) (t, id) (drama) (BE)

- The Happy Prince (mlm, lgb)  (drama/history) (UK)

- L’Inconnu du Lac or Stranger by the Lake (mlm) (thriller/drama) (FR)

- Saving Face (wlw, poc, id) (indie/drama) (US)

K-Pop Spotlight: ATEEZ

Say their name! We’re celebrating six months with ATEEZ by highlighting the rookie boy group in our latest K-pop spotlight. 

ATEEZ, short for A Teenager Z, has been a busy bunch over the past half-year, releasing two mini-albums and countless videos for tracks like Say My Name, HALA HALA, and Treasure, and touring the U.S. and Europe via MyMusicTaste, a service that allows fans to request concerts in their cities. Fun fact: the group sold out their entire Expedition tour circuit with only 10 songs under their belt.)

We caught up with the octet during their time in NYC to discuss their tour, self-care tips, and what Treasure means to them.

How would you describe your sound?

HONGJOONG: I would describe ATEEZ’s music as just ‘ATEEZ’. It combines our individual style and experience to create the unique sound you listen to.

Dream collaboration and why?

SAN: I like Shawn Mendes and his music style and would love to collaborate with him.

MINGI: For me, when I think about American artists, I really like Joey BadA$$, MAX, and Migos. I personally listen to them a lot and would love to collaborate with them.

JONGHO: *as a response to Mingi* I think they would go well together!

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve gotten?

HONGJOONG: My best advice is that there’s nothing you can’t do. As long as you put your heart into trying your best and your hardest, you can do anything.

SEONGHWA: For me, the best advice I’ve gotten is to be sincere in my performance on stage and in my singing towards our fans.

This is your first ever tour—what’s been your favorite part so far?

WOOYOUNG: Getting to meet our international fans for the first time and just the tour as a whole, especially because it’s our first.

Best self-care tips for being on tour?

YEOSANG: Sleeping is most important so that we have the strength for our performances.

YUNHO: Be sure to eat well and take off all your makeup thoroughly with cleansing products after performances.

HONGJOONG: It’s very important for us to communicate with one another throughout everything so that if there’s a problem, we can solve it together. We can’t afford to have issues when we have many stages lined up.

How would you describe your personal style?

SEONGHWA: I don’t want to limit myself to just one so I like to have a variation of styles.

SAN: I have a fun style! *finger heart*

YEOSANG: There’s a lot of variety in clothing style and I like to apply those styles into my own fashion.

MINGI: I like street brands.

JONGHO: Even though I’m the youngest of the group, I want to portray an image where I’m not the youngest.

YUNHO: I want to give a clean and dandy style.

WOOYOUNG: I think for fashion, I love an all-black style. And jackets! Also, similar to Mingi, I like street brands.

HONGJOONG: We all have our individual styles but I usually try a variety of different things that I think is or can be trendy. I want people to describe my fashion style as trendy and to consider me a trendsetter.

Your choreography includes a lot of intense movement—how do you keep healthy/in shape to perform live?

YEOSANG: Eating my vitamins.

SAN: I get motivation through talking to my parents on the phone!

JONGHO: I exercise to keep in shape.

YUNHO: Stretching before and after performances.

WOOYOUNG: I think just sleep.

SEONGHWA: *laughs* I agree.

MINGI: One thing I love doing is going to the Korean sauna to relax. If I feel tight or stressed in parts of my body, I can release the tension there.

In your song Treasure, you talk about leaving to a far away place and finding your treasure—what are your personal treasures?

SEONGHWA: Reaching for my dreams.

SAN: I love Atiny. Atiny’s my treasure.

YEOSANG: Atiny is my treasure but I want to find more in the future.

MINGI: I love Hongjoong! *finger heart to Hongjoong*

HONGJOONG: *laughs* Mingi’s always doing that during interviews! Only at interviews!

MINGI: But ATEEZ itself is the treasure first.

JONGHO: I have two teasures.

MINGI: Me? *laughs* Is it me?

YUNHO *sitting next to Jongho*: Mingi and Yunho?

MINGI: Oh yeah! Mingi and Yunho! Are we your treasures? *laughs*

JONGHO: My treasure is my lip balm. And an apple. And this mirror. *points at the mirror on the lip balm*

YUNHO: My members are definitely my treasure and I wish that their dreams will come true.

WOOYOUNG: My members, Atiny, our managers, our staff, everyone who is around me are my treasures.

HONGJOONG: I have the same treasures as everyone else! But personally, my treasure is also my MacBook because I use it to communicate with our fans. I also write our songs with it… but I left it in the hotel we stayed at! I thought I lost it but we ended up finding it in the end. It’s getting shipped back to me so that’s a big relief.