Tag: film

  • ‘I Kissed a Girl’ is better than ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’

    ‘I Kissed a Girl’ is better than ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’

    What do you think of when you read the words “I kissed a girl”? I hope it’s not the song by Katy Perry from 2008, where the singer portrays female same-sex desire as something for the male gaze. I hope it’s the recently aired BBC television show hosted by Dannii Minogue. I Kissed a Girl…

  • Patricia Highsmith: a Painful Lesson

    Patricia Highsmith: a Painful Lesson

    Patricia Highsmith was the author of The Price of Salt (1952): the inspiration for the film Carol (2015). It was the first lesbian novel with a happy ending. However, while many adored her, Patricia Highsmith was not known as a particularly cheerful person. The prolific author wrote 22 novels and many short stories over her…