Image from the Kenyan film "Rafiki". - Big World Cinema

This Sunday, April 26, is International Lesbian Visibility Day. For the occasion, the 1001 heroines site , created by Alice and Éléonore, two feminist activists who aim to "highlight the works of women authors and directors", has concocted a selection of films with lesbian heroines, sometimes even made by lesbians.

In the comic genre, they advise you  But I'm a cheerleader , directed by Jamie Babbit, a film that denounces therapies for conversion to heterosexuality. Less funny but just as deep, we find Rafiki , the love story of Kena and Ziki, two high school girls in Nairobi. The film has been banned from broadcasting in the country because, according to the KFCB, the Kenyan cinema classification committee, "the moral of this film is to legitimize lesbianism in Kenya". Do you want a black and white film? 1001 heroines suggests Elisa y Marcela . When Elisa pretends to be a man in order to marry Marcela…

#Lesbian Visibility

For other ideas, just follow the emojis used by the site, here. There is also a search engine where you can select the box "with a lesbian heroine".

Finally, we let you walk on the hashtag #visibilitelesbienne, which offers other suggestions:

#visibilitelesbienne
An awesome film to (re) watch:
Cheryl Dunye, The Watermelon Woman, 1996. ♥ ️https: //t.co/OB58RC3fI7 pic.twitter.com/kjKW16d9Gq

- 𝐉𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐨 (@joffreyspeno) April 26, 2020

Today is #visibilitelesbienne day! 👭
I offer you movies, series and podcasts to celebrate this (bonus: most movies are free 😊) https://t.co/EHsxW6ORYG

- Brillante (@BrillanteTwitte) April 26, 2020

Series

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Television

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