Tells the love story of two women from when they first danced together in high school to their eventual marriage.

The title of both the film and music track is St. Vincent’s cover of "And Then She Kissed Me" from the album Universal Love – Wedding Songs Reimagined.

]]> Director: Alexia Khodanian
Year: 2019
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://youtu.be/QLhHBnMmuU0

]]> When Elisha Lim's roommate comes out as nonbinary, this leads Lim into a self-reflection and realization about their own identity.

This animation showcases an excerpt from Lim's graphic novel 100 Crushes (2014). For more information about the graphic novel, I recommend visiting Queer Comics Database.]]> Director: Elisha Lim
Year: 2014
Country: Canada
Gender and Sexuality: Nonbinary, queer
Animation Style: Stop motion
Genre: Documentary
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://youtu.be/SWaaotXCvoA

 ]]> In this short documentary, transgender rights activist Gavin Grimm talks about his fight for bathroom equality as a trans teen in high school, and the transphobia and restrictions he endured from adults.

A portion of the audio within the animation is taken from November 11, 2014, when Gavin spoke in front of the Gloucester County School Board Meeting.

As detailed on the ACLU's website, the Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board case started a few years earlier when Gavin sued his school board in 2015 "for discriminating against him in violation of the Equal Protection Clause and Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments of 1972, a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination by schools." When NBC News covered the case in 2020, they reported that it was supposed to be presented to the United States Supreme Court in 2017 but faced delays due to the Trump administration removing the guidance set in place during President Obama’s administration. Now, back at the lower Circuit Court of Appeals, it took several years until the case could be re-reviewed by the Supreme Court. In 2021, the Supreme Court dismissed the case, which allowed the lower court rulings to stand, both of which were in favor of Gavin.]]> Director: Elyse Kelly
Year: 2017
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Transgender
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Documentary
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://vimeo.com/214190408

]]> A man tries to conform to societal standards, but heterosexuality is not the right key for his closet.]]> Director: Alan Nóbrega
Year: 2013
Country: Brazil
Gender and Sexuality: Gay, gender creative
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Drama, romance
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FLjp9kOQdbA

]]> This short documentary focuses on the musical duo Tegan & Sara and how their various identities—as identical twins, Calgarians, queer women, and artists—intersect and impact their music and activism.]]> Director: Ann Marie Fleming
Year: 2018
Country: Canada
Gender and Sexuality: Androgyny, intersex, lesbian, nonbinary, queer, transgender
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Documentary, music(al)
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Facebook or NFB: https://www.nfb.ca/film/short-film-about-tegan-sara/

]]> Note: This film contains sexual content.

A celebration of queer identity, culture, and community.]]> Director: Cheng-Hsu Chung
Year: 2018
Country: Taiwan, United Kingdom
Gender and Sexuality: Androgyny, gay, gender creative, lesbian, queer, transgender
Animation Style: Traditional
Genre: Experimental
Type: Explicit, short

Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://vimeo.com/391510151

]]> 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

 ]]> 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

 ]]> Note: This film contains violence.

After Batman is nowhere to be found following a vicious fight, it’s up to members of the Bat-Family to take charge and stop the newest threat in Gotham City.

This is not the only film in the Queer Animation database that depicts Batwoman’s sexuality (see Catwoman: Hunted).

]]> Director: Jay Oliva
Year: 2016
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian
Animation Style: Digital
Genre: Action, adventure, science fiction
Type: Explicit, feature

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

 ]]>