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Grace Bol by Txema Yeste for Numéro May 2017


I wholeheartedly disagree, as a woman who identifies as a lesbian, this seems nothing short of insulting. Whilst there were scenes in this film that showed graphic sex, it disregards the entire scope of womxn whom identify not only as a lesbian, but apart of the LGBTQIA+ community. By proxy, the desires of this community are also eschewed in favour of those of a broader community. For me, this arguments stand-point has a feminist view but also a heterosexual one, because it coincides with the ‘queer invisibility’ theory that our sexual desires and need for more authentic films cannot exist. Our desires for authentic queer based films do exist, and this was not seen through a male heteronormative lens, in fact mirrors Cixous’ ‘women writing for women’ perfectly.