Why we are gay: 6 Moments in cinema that made us go hmmm

Rachel Husband and Allison Cohen

10 Things I Hate about You
This bisexual 90’s classic had my 13-year-old self confused and concerned for the ensuing 4 years before I came out. Something clicked in my gay little brain the very moment I saw Julia Stiles belly-dancing on a table to “Hypnotize” by Notorious B.I.G.

Julia, if you’re reading this, please know that I have endured heartbreak, sorrow and manipulation at the hands of the gay community, and it’s all because of you and your belly button. No, I will not be elaborating.

Clue
Tim Curry.

Robin Hood (1973 animated)
I have been accused of being a furry more times than I can count on one hand, but just because this movie is on the list, does not mean I’m a furry. Let me repeat, I am NOT a furry. This is not humor, I will not laugh if you come up and ask if I’m a furry, I just really liked this movie as a kid okay and I think it’s pretty gay.

Happy Gilmore
I watched this movie hundreds of times as a child, so much so that I started to believe that every man looked like Adam Sandler, and honestly I still stand by that. So when Julie Bowen (pre-Modern Family MILFiness) came on screen, it was like a ray of light in my Adam Sandler-filled world.

Titanic
Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t seeing Kate Winslet’s boobs that gave me that special tingle, it was the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio looked like every young lesbian I had a crush on in middle school.

Mamma Mia
Christine Baranski wrapping the towel around that man was an awakening for me. Did I want to be the man? No. Did I want to be Tanya? No? Did I want Tanya to wrap the towel around me? Yes.

 

If you had a visceral, strange, unshakeable reaction to any one of these films when you watched them as a pretween, tween, or teen, please consider checking out the lesbian master doc.