never seeing anybody like you on-screen. Whether your favorite genre is historical drama or horror, the chances that you’ll see an explicitly queer character are slim.
And the chances that the character will be a woman of color? Forget about it. Thankfully, make it easier than ever to seek out the many filmmakers who do create stories about queer women of color—because yes, those filmmakers exist. (We even have !)We’ve gathered 27 movies featuring queer women of color that are now available for streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, and Vimeo.
There’s something here for everyone, regardless of your fave genre or how you identify.Kim Wong-Shing is a New Orleans–based writer and editor with bylines in Bitch Media, Autostraddle,.