What's up with lack of rom-com Lesbian Movies? It's 2021!

 

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What's up with the lack of rom-com lesbian movies? It's 2021!

A manifestation of a Queer woman in thirst for some representation.

I know what you're going to say, no I'm not outdated, I know that God sent “The Happiest Season” starring the one and only Kirsten Stewart, I know D.E.B.S".” and “Imagine Me & You”, but is it greedy to ask a Love, Simon kind of movie that is well promoted, and has not a lot of sex scenes? More of fluffy Sapphic teens, holding hands, and I don’t know, some teen angst maybe? Yeah it is kind of greedy, isn’t it? don’t blame me, blame it on Ciara Smyth, author of the book that my 16-year-old self would have worshipped, “The Falling in Love Montage”

I can’t help but get really envious of the young LGBTQ+ today, that sometimes I just wished I was born a little bit later than the 2000s. I would give anything just to be a teenager again in this era of countless gay representations in the media. I mean we have The Owl House for children, The Happiest Season for Christmas enthusiast lesbians, and Dickinson for poetic, history-loving Sapphics, etc.

Can you imagine the oversexualized lesbian representation in movies in my era as a teenager? I was brainwashed to think that this could only be the way to be gay...to have (hot and steamy) sex! Brought to you by “Blue is the Warmest Color” and that (basically porn) movie “Below Her Mouth”. Therefore making it seem like hand-holding, confessing, and prom proposals are basically impossible in this society. It’s like being a woman in ancient times again. 

Like I said, blame Ciara Smyth and her book “The Falling In Love Montage” for making me run down this rabbit hole of lack thereof Young-adult romantic Comedy Movies that young gays can suffice their hopeless romantic-ness, with just a teeny bit pinch of angst. The book took me back to when I was 16 when first love is just hard to get off your red-pumping nuisance. 

It was so refreshing that you don’t have “gayness” as the antagonist of the story, it’s like every other YA novel where the main character fights a self-produced problem but the twist is that... is gay!. It touches subjects that touch your soul as well, it's cliché in its own unexpected ways and is simple enough to describe young love. Basically, a book I would send my 16-year-old self if time travel is possible. 

No, this isn't copywriting for this book's advertisement (although it may look like it is). This is me in an attempt to cry my heart out and tell how happy I am about the fact that even though teenage me didn’t have enough “resources” to navigate through the dark depths of gayness, that seems deep yet basically shallow if you would just look differently. I am happy now that there are changes, there are improvements, and there will be people who will realize how simple the concept of love is. You love who you love and that's it. And most importantly, there would be teenagers who would watch and read movies and books in their closets, yet still feel that they are not alone. 

Now, in this day and age, I think it’s time for MORE Lesbian representation in the Movies! 

Yes, yes it is. it's time.

Perhaps this is a call for action to all streaming sites out there, HBO, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and a lot more, if you’re nice enough to care, why not start with this book by Ciara Smyth and make it a… I don’t know, a movie perhaps? Why? Because it’s 2021! (and because why not?!) 

You can buy a paperback copy of the book on Amazon, just click the link below! You won't regret it!

P.S. Not every book has to be adapted into a movie, as “The Falling In Love Montage” is already superb as it is. I just think it would be nice to see the characters I've fallen in love with outside my imagination.