Iris has moved into a new, lonely, and dreary environment. It’s only when she discovers the source of some enticing music that color begins to fill her surroundings.]]> Director: Julie Antoine, Leila B., Julie Vaillancourt
Year: 2023
Country: Canada
Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_0qS_Adb7JE

 ]]> A documentary that reflects on polyamory and queerness.]]> Director: Emily Worms
Year: 2020
Country: Belgium
Gender and Sexuality: Androgyny, bisexual, gay, gender creative, lesbian, queer
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Documentary
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/462122418

]]> On another busy Thanksgiving day for the citizens of Elwood City, Pal becomes lost, and Arthur tries to find him with the help of his family and friends.

While Mr. Ratburn was previously confirmed as gay when he married Patrick in Season 22 episode 1a "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone," and both men are in this special, their relationship is not explicitly depicted. Interestingly, the online Arthur game An Elwood City Thanksgiving does make their relationship explicit, and the player can even take a 'family photo' of the couple as they stand outside their home holding hands.]]> Director: Greg Bailey
Year: 2020
Country: Canada, United States
Gender and Sexuality: Gay
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Adventure, comedy
Type: Feature, implicit

Can currently be watched on Amazon Prime or YouTube: https://youtu.be/_bXSCodQiv4

 ]]> When an accident leaves a man blind, he and his partner adjust and together, learn to support one another.]]> Director: Reid Sandlund
Year: 2021
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Gay, transgender
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Drama, romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gIcKDUgVy_I

 ]]> In an allosexual world, an asexual boy tries to find his match with online dating.]]> Director: Megan Delany
Year: 2018
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Asexual, bisexual, gay
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Romance
Type: Explicit, short 

Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZemGK6cEUOE

 ]]> Struggling to accept the loss of a lover with whom she spent decades, a woman takes a visit to the country to help herself move on.]]> Director: Maria Åkesson
Year: 2021
Country: Sweden
Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Drama, romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on SVT: https://www.svtplay.se/video/j4VaBqV/avsked

 ]]> Note: This film contains sexual content and violence.

B., in an unfulfilled relationship with K., envisions what her life would be like if she continues to date him.

]]> Director: Kai Stänicke
Year: 2015
Country: Germany
Gender and Sexuality: Gay, lesbian
Animation Style: Digital, stop motion
Genre: Drama
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0781QP1M8

 ]]> Speculating on what would happen if scientists conducted an experiment where a child was raised without the expectation to follow a rigid binary gender role - even using 'it/its' pronouns - and how both the child’s peers and their parents would react once the child started school.

This short film is an adaptation of X: A Fabulous Child's Story by Lois Gould. It was originally published in the magazine Ms. in 1972, and a few years later, it was published as a children’s book in 1978 with illustrations by Jacqueline Chwast. The short uses a similar art style to Chwast’s original illustrations.]]> Director: Brendan Bradley
Year: 2016
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Androgyny, gender creative, nonbinary
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Comedy, science fiction
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Facebook or YouTube: https://youtu.be/oyYn9izT9gc

 ]]> In this ode to westerns, Yuka, the moth girl is on the hunt for a wanted man terrorizing a town. Along the way she must come to terms that the two are more connected than she’d like to admit.
]]> Director: GJ Pelczar
Year: 2021
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Transgender
Animation Style: Digital, live-action blending, stop motion
Genre: Drama, western
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://vimeo.com/534665353

]]> When the Mayor becomes suspicious that Barber will figure out his corrupt plans, he sends Barber away to work at NASA, their dream internship. Barber’s elation quickly becomes shattered when they learn the world they have been living in has been a lie. Now, unsure about their future, they must cope with new insights and previous traumas.

Barber Westchester is a film within a larger series, “The Blindfold.”

Peppers is currently working on the concluding film related to this series, The Cone Layer, slated for a 2026 or 2027 release. You can support the upcoming feature by joining her Patreon or purchasing a bundle of the previously completed works on Gumroad, including the recently completed Take Off the Blindfold, Adjust Your Eyes, Look in the Mirror, See The Face Of Your Mother (2025) (see Goodbye Forever Party and The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia). 

]]> Director: Jonni Peppers
Year: 2021
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Gay, lesbian, nonbinary
Animation Style: Digital, live-action blending, stop motion, traditional
Genre: Comedy, drama, science fiction
Type: Explicit, feature

Can currently be watched on Gumroad: https://jonnipeppers.gumroad.com/l/barberwestchester?layout=profile

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