Queer themes in horror
An Interactive Exploration
Enter
Self-Care First
Jump To Films
Objectives
By the end of this interactive presentation, you should be able to:
Analyze queer themes in horror cinema and evaluate their cultural relevance across different time periods
Identify and compare representations of queer identity in specific films from 1922 to present
Apply self-care and grounding techniques while engaging with horror content
Before We Begin
self-care while consuming horror
Self-Care During Horror
Helpful Questions to Consider
Listen to some segments from Dr. Joy Harden Bradford's podcast Therapy For Black Girls, from the Episode "How Horror Films Help Us Process Life", with
Dr. Lana Holmes, Queer Therapist of Color.
Why Do I Watch Horror?
Think of a horror film that stayed with you. What emotion did it access? What did it help you process?
Title
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
Why we may engage in consuming horror
What helps me feel safe?
Watch with a friend, keep lights on, have a comfort show ready, pause when needed.
Title
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
Self-care while consuming horror
Examples: I can stop anytime. I don't have to explain. My reaction is valid.
What are my Boundaries?
Title
Movies like Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Perfection may be deemed problematic, but are apart of queer cinematic history and can be viewed successfully using these coping techniques.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
QUEER VAMPIRE HORROR
Nosferatu & Let the Right One In
Plot: A realtor travels to Transylvania to sell a house to Count Olek (Nosferatu), not knowing he is a vampire. Queer Themes: Sexual tension and repression, fear of homosexuality
Nosferatu (1922)
Further Analysis: Queer for Fear - "Nosferatu" Clip | A Shudder Original Series
Plot: A boy (Oskar) meets a vampire named Eli and they build a relationship together. Eli is briefly revealed
as gender-queer. Queer Themes: Gender queer love and acceptance
Let the Right One In (2008)
Further exploration: Interview with a Vampire, The Hunger
80’S
CAMP HORROR
SLEEPAWAY CAMP & AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Plot: Two cousins attend a summer camp, in which the girl Angela, who has recently lost her family, is ongoingly tortured and harassed as campers start turning up murdered. This film is very layered with much room for queer context nuance. Queer Themes: Queer struggle, revenge, allyship
Further Analysis: Sleepaway Camp: Trans Representation So Bad It's Good
American Horror Story: 1984 (2019)
Plot: A murder mystery unfolds at a summer camp in the 80s. Queer Themes: Trans/Queer perspective and storyline through diverse lens, including the Black Queer experience
Further exploration: Fear Street, Nightmare on Elm Street
THE SUPERNATURAL, QUEER
YOUTH EXPLORATION AND LIBERATION
The Craft & Jennifer's BODY
Plot: Three teens complete their coven by adding a fourth witch (Sarah), and practice witchcraft to achieve their goals and harness their power. Queer Themes: Queer sisterhood, platonic queer relationships
The Craft (1996)
Further Analysis: Jennifer and Needy's Toxic Relationship | JENNIFER'S BODY
Jennifer’s Body (2009)Plot: High schooler Needy’s best friend Jennifer is kidnapped and turned into a succubus Queer Themes: Queer repression, bisexuality, sapphic viewership
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Further exploration: Carrie, Haunting of Hill House
references
WORKS CITED REFERENCES
Zimmer, Caitlyn. "The Portrayal of Queer Subjectivity in German Vampire Film." Vrai Kaiser, 26 Sept. 2019, vraikaiser.com/2019/09/26/let-the-right-one-in-is-a-queer-vampire-love-story/.
"Pride 2020: Why Bisexual Representation in Jennifer's Body Matters." Gayly Dreadful, 2020, www.gaylydreadful.com/blog/pride-2020-why-bisexual-representation-in-jennifers-body-matters.
Anderton, Joe. "AHS 1984's Angelica Ross on the importance of trans LGBTQ+ representation." Digital Spy, 13 Nov. 2019, www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a29783415/ahs-1984-trans-lgbtq-representation-angelia-ross/.
Krzywonos, Patricia. "Oskar Loves Eli: 'Let the Right One In' and Trans Romance." Fangoria, 15 Oct. 2020, www.fangoria.com/oskar-loves-eli-let-the-right-one-in-and-trans-romance/.
Burkart, Gregory. "Power and Identity: Queer Liberation in 'Carrie'." Bloody Disgusting, 5 June 2021, bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3659366/power-identity-queer-liberation-carrie/.
All film clips and images are the property of their respective copyright holders. Used for educational analysis and commentary under fair use. No infringement intended. Contact veeacantrell@gmail.com with concerns.
your turn
💬 YOUR TURN
1/3
💬 YOUR TURN
2/3
💬 YOUR TURN
3/3
Thank You
Start Over
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
- Some films contain problematic elements.
- Content here is interpretations based on research.
- Critical discourse exists about all of these films.
- Your safety comes first.
You can pause anytime, skip sections, or come back when ready.
DISCLAIMER
Eli's identity is visually contextualized in a later scene, but here the audience may infer that she's referring to being a vampire, when in reality it can be interpreted as a double-reference to both her vampire and gender identity. The film's story is primarily built on Eli and Oskar's connection and leaves out the harmful stereotypes about trans women being predatory that the book unfortunately perpetuates. It is worth noting that the 2022 series adaptation of the same name also removes the debatebly pedophilic subtext of Eli being an ancient vampire in a child's body.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat, duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit.
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
Both/and: Since "Angela" was portrayed as being forced into their gender expression, the queer themes of this film are widely critiqued as problematic, AND some viewers still find resonance in queer struggle and resilience. Different people connect with different readings of this film and that's valid.
Four outcast girls find each other and form a bond that mirros a found family. Their power comes from being different, which can be seen as queer identity as strength. Witches have long symbolized a femme population outcasted from and misunderstood by mainstream society. Our characters aren't explicitly queer, but the craft has allegories of queer community throughout. However, The Craft: Legacy (2020) has explicit queer storylines, actors, and characters.
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
In this video essay, our narrator Mandeep discusses the media literacy of Jennifer's Body, in relation to it's themes of homoeroticism and toxic female relationships due to sapphic repression.
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
This scene can be interpreted as a metaphor for "forbidden" desire. Hutter's fear and bewilderment ccan be seen as portraying society's fear of homosexuality, which had just been outlawed in Germany at the time. The Shadow = the "other" as monstrous.
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
While this film depicts Needy in a heterosexual relationship, these scenes are considered lackluster. Cis-gender, heterosexual men complained about the kiss scene between her and Jennifer, but it probably wasn't made with the hetero male gaze in mind.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat, duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit.
"...I would argue the scene wasn't filmed for them; it was filmed for me and women like me." — Magical Goo Jelly, Queer Writer
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
This is a clip from the Shudder documentary, "Queer for Fear: The Queer History or Horror", where film professionals discuss the queer implications of Nosferatu.
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
In this video essay, the narrarator Jude explains in detail the many different readings into this film, including how it perpetuates harmful queer stereotypes, while also unintentionally representing transness accurately.
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
Angelica Ross's character in this season is one of the first in the American Horror Story series in which a queer storyline does not center purely around queer pain. If it is brought up it is usually from the character’s personal perspective and experiences. Ms. Ross was the first trans actress to secure two series regulars.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat, duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit.
"Sometimes being trans is not the most interesting thing about me or about a story." — Angelica Ross
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Therapy for Black Girls - therapyforblackgirls.com
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:
- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:
- You can pause anytime
- You don't have to finish today
- Your reactions are valid
SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
Queer Themes in Horror
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Queer themes in horror
An Interactive Exploration
Enter
Self-Care First
Jump To Films
Objectives
By the end of this interactive presentation, you should be able to:
Analyze queer themes in horror cinema and evaluate their cultural relevance across different time periods
Identify and compare representations of queer identity in specific films from 1922 to present
Apply self-care and grounding techniques while engaging with horror content
Before We Begin
self-care while consuming horror
Self-Care During Horror
Helpful Questions to Consider
Listen to some segments from Dr. Joy Harden Bradford's podcast Therapy For Black Girls, from the Episode "How Horror Films Help Us Process Life", with Dr. Lana Holmes, Queer Therapist of Color.
Why Do I Watch Horror?
Think of a horror film that stayed with you. What emotion did it access? What did it help you process?
Title
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
Why we may engage in consuming horror
What helps me feel safe?
Watch with a friend, keep lights on, have a comfort show ready, pause when needed.
Title
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
Self-care while consuming horror
Examples: I can stop anytime. I don't have to explain. My reaction is valid.
What are my Boundaries?
Title
Movies like Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Perfection may be deemed problematic, but are apart of queer cinematic history and can be viewed successfully using these coping techniques.
Use this side to give more information about a topic.
Subtitle
QUEER VAMPIRE HORROR
Nosferatu & Let the Right One In
Plot: A realtor travels to Transylvania to sell a house to Count Olek (Nosferatu), not knowing he is a vampire. Queer Themes: Sexual tension and repression, fear of homosexuality
Nosferatu (1922)
Further Analysis: Queer for Fear - "Nosferatu" Clip | A Shudder Original Series
Plot: A boy (Oskar) meets a vampire named Eli and they build a relationship together. Eli is briefly revealed as gender-queer. Queer Themes: Gender queer love and acceptance
Let the Right One In (2008)
Further exploration: Interview with a Vampire, The Hunger
80’S CAMP HORROR
SLEEPAWAY CAMP & AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Plot: Two cousins attend a summer camp, in which the girl Angela, who has recently lost her family, is ongoingly tortured and harassed as campers start turning up murdered. This film is very layered with much room for queer context nuance. Queer Themes: Queer struggle, revenge, allyship
Further Analysis: Sleepaway Camp: Trans Representation So Bad It's Good
American Horror Story: 1984 (2019)
Plot: A murder mystery unfolds at a summer camp in the 80s. Queer Themes: Trans/Queer perspective and storyline through diverse lens, including the Black Queer experience
Further exploration: Fear Street, Nightmare on Elm Street
THE SUPERNATURAL, QUEER YOUTH EXPLORATION AND LIBERATION
The Craft & Jennifer's BODY
Plot: Three teens complete their coven by adding a fourth witch (Sarah), and practice witchcraft to achieve their goals and harness their power. Queer Themes: Queer sisterhood, platonic queer relationships
The Craft (1996)
Further Analysis: Jennifer and Needy's Toxic Relationship | JENNIFER'S BODY
Jennifer’s Body (2009)Plot: High schooler Needy’s best friend Jennifer is kidnapped and turned into a succubus Queer Themes: Queer repression, bisexuality, sapphic viewership
Jennifer's Body (2009)
Further exploration: Carrie, Haunting of Hill House
references
WORKS CITED REFERENCES
Zimmer, Caitlyn. "The Portrayal of Queer Subjectivity in German Vampire Film." Vrai Kaiser, 26 Sept. 2019, vraikaiser.com/2019/09/26/let-the-right-one-in-is-a-queer-vampire-love-story/.
"Pride 2020: Why Bisexual Representation in Jennifer's Body Matters." Gayly Dreadful, 2020, www.gaylydreadful.com/blog/pride-2020-why-bisexual-representation-in-jennifers-body-matters.
Anderton, Joe. "AHS 1984's Angelica Ross on the importance of trans LGBTQ+ representation." Digital Spy, 13 Nov. 2019, www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a29783415/ahs-1984-trans-lgbtq-representation-angelia-ross/.
Krzywonos, Patricia. "Oskar Loves Eli: 'Let the Right One In' and Trans Romance." Fangoria, 15 Oct. 2020, www.fangoria.com/oskar-loves-eli-let-the-right-one-in-and-trans-romance/.
Burkart, Gregory. "Power and Identity: Queer Liberation in 'Carrie'." Bloody Disgusting, 5 June 2021, bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3659366/power-identity-queer-liberation-carrie/.
All film clips and images are the property of their respective copyright holders. Used for educational analysis and commentary under fair use. No infringement intended. Contact veeacantrell@gmail.com with concerns.
your turn
💬 YOUR TURN
1/3
💬 YOUR TURN
2/3
💬 YOUR TURN
3/3
Thank You
Start Over
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
- Some films contain problematic elements.
- Content here is interpretations based on research.
- Critical discourse exists about all of these films.
- Your safety comes first.
You can pause anytime, skip sections, or come back when ready.DISCLAIMER
Eli's identity is visually contextualized in a later scene, but here the audience may infer that she's referring to being a vampire, when in reality it can be interpreted as a double-reference to both her vampire and gender identity. The film's story is primarily built on Eli and Oskar's connection and leaves out the harmful stereotypes about trans women being predatory that the book unfortunately perpetuates. It is worth noting that the 2022 series adaptation of the same name also removes the debatebly pedophilic subtext of Eli being an ancient vampire in a child's body.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat, duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit.
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
Both/and: Since "Angela" was portrayed as being forced into their gender expression, the queer themes of this film are widely critiqued as problematic, AND some viewers still find resonance in queer struggle and resilience. Different people connect with different readings of this film and that's valid.
Four outcast girls find each other and form a bond that mirros a found family. Their power comes from being different, which can be seen as queer identity as strength. Witches have long symbolized a femme population outcasted from and misunderstood by mainstream society. Our characters aren't explicitly queer, but the craft has allegories of queer community throughout. However, The Craft: Legacy (2020) has explicit queer storylines, actors, and characters.
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
In this video essay, our narrator Mandeep discusses the media literacy of Jennifer's Body, in relation to it's themes of homoeroticism and toxic female relationships due to sapphic repression.
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
This scene can be interpreted as a metaphor for "forbidden" desire. Hutter's fear and bewilderment ccan be seen as portraying society's fear of homosexuality, which had just been outlawed in Germany at the time. The Shadow = the "other" as monstrous.
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
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RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
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While this film depicts Needy in a heterosexual relationship, these scenes are considered lackluster. Cis-gender, heterosexual men complained about the kiss scene between her and Jennifer, but it probably wasn't made with the hetero male gaze in mind.
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"...I would argue the scene wasn't filmed for them; it was filmed for me and women like me." — Magical Goo Jelly, Queer Writer
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
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This is a clip from the Shudder documentary, "Queer for Fear: The Queer History or Horror", where film professionals discuss the queer implications of Nosferatu.
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
In this video essay, the narrarator Jude explains in detail the many different readings into this film, including how it perpetuates harmful queer stereotypes, while also unintentionally representing transness accurately.
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
Angelica Ross's character in this season is one of the first in the American Horror Story series in which a queer storyline does not center purely around queer pain. If it is brought up it is usually from the character’s personal perspective and experiences. Ms. Ross was the first trans actress to secure two series regulars.
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"Sometimes being trans is not the most interesting thing about me or about a story." — Angelica Ross
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT
RESOURCES:
- Trevor Project (LGBT Resource) - Text START to 678-678
- RAINN - 800.656.HOPE
GROUNDING TECHNIQUES:- Breathe: 4-7-8 (inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8)
- 5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste
REMINDERS:SELF-CARE TOOLKIT