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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Barber Westchester]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:400;">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.</span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Barber Westchester </span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">is a film within a larger series, “</span><a href="https://jonnipeppers.com/blindfold"><span style="font-weight:400;">The Blindfold</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Peppers is currently working on the concluding film related to this series, </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">The Cone Layer,</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;"> slated for a 2026 or 2027 release. You can support the upcoming feature by joining her </span><a href="https://www.patreon.com/jonnipeppers"><span style="font-weight:400;">Patreon</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> or purchasing a bundle of the previously completed works on </span><a href="https://jonnipeppers.gumroad.com/l/blindfold?layout=profile"><span style="font-weight:400;">Gumroad</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">, including the recently completed </span><a href="https://jonnipeppers.gumroad.com/l/totb?layout=profile"><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Take Off the Blindfold, Adjust Your Eyes, Look in the Mirror, See The Face Of Your Mother</span></i></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> (2025) (see</span><a href="https://queeranimation.omeka.net/items/show/206"><i><span style="font-weight:400;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Goodbye Forever Party</span></i></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> </span><span style="font-weight:400;">and </span><a href="https://queeranimation.omeka.net/items/show/148"><i><span style="font-weight:400;">The Final Exit of the Disciples of Ascensia</span></i></a><span style="font-weight:400;">). </span></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<span><strong>Director:</strong> Jonni Peppers</span><span><strong><br /></strong></span><strong>Year:</strong><span> 2021<br /><strong>Country: </strong>United States</span><br /><strong>Gender and Sexuality:</strong> Gay, lesbian, nonbinary<br /><strong>Animation Style:</strong><span> Digital, live-action blending, stop motion, traditional</span><br /><span><strong>Genre:</strong> Comedy, drama, science fiction</span><br /><span><strong>Type: </strong>Explicit, feature<br /><br />Can currently be watched on Gumroad: <a href="https://jonnipeppers.gumroad.com/l/barberwestchester?layout=profile">https://jonnipeppers.gumroad.com/l/barberwestchester?layout=profile</a><br /><br /></span> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FajeEQn9fTQ?si=Py6NIAtw22YF5FBL" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Bodies of Water]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<span style="font-weight:400;"><strong>Note: This film <span><strong>contains sexual violence.</strong><br /></span></strong><br />Depressed and experiencing body dysphoria, Lake’s friend Mac invites him to take a break and enjoy a “quest.” However, what is supposed to be a cathartic day doesn’t go as planned.</span>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<span><strong>Director:</strong> Niko Mlynarčík</span><span><strong><br /></strong></span><strong>Year:</strong><span> 2021<br /><strong>Country: </strong>Czech Republic</span><br /><strong>Gender and Sexuality:</strong> Transgender<br /><strong>Animation Style:</strong><span> Digital</span><br /><span><strong>Genre: </strong>Comedy, drama, horror</span><br /><span><strong>Type: </strong>Explicit, short<br /><br />Can currently be watched on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/pu54_7M35Vs">https://youtu.be/pu54_7M35Vs</a><br /><br /></span> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pu54_7M35Vs?si=SmkDm7qsSgb0k_xa" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Union Street]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:400;"><span>Centers on a neighborhood block’s activities and the interpersonal relationships and dynamics. When one of the neighbors decides to renovate their home, it sets off a chain reaction that impacts the entire street.<br /></span></span></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<strong>Director:</strong> Wendy Chandler<strong><br /></strong><strong>Year:</strong><span> 1990<br /><strong>Country:</strong> Australia<br /></span><strong>Sexuality:</strong><span> Gay</span><br /><strong>Animation Style:</strong><span> Stop motion</span><br /><strong>Genre:</strong><span> Comedy</span><br /><strong>Type:</strong><span> </span><span>Explicit, short<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:400;">Can currently be watched on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/AB4_ZzLAZ-U">https://youtu.be/AB4_ZzLAZ-U</a></span><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AB4_ZzLAZ-U?si=Qruw93CjVEvaV_oI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><br /></span>]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Lovie Dovie]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Dovie,</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> a girly marine biologist, begins a friendship with Jinx, a punk skater girl. Their friendship becomes complicated, however, when Dovie realizes she has feelings for Jinx.</span></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<strong>Director: </strong><span>Frankie Brescia</span><strong><br /></strong><strong>Year:</strong><span> 2022<br /><strong>Country: </strong>United States</span><br /><strong>Gender and Sexuality: </strong>Lesbian<br /><strong>Animation Style:</strong><span> Digital</span><br /><strong>Genre: </strong>Comedy, romance<br /><strong>Type:</strong><span> Explicit, short<br /><br />Can currently be watched on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/LOTrz37b8fk">https://youtu.be/LOTrz37b8fk</a><br /><br /></span> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LOTrz37b8fk?si=seH0UxhjuWCZ7Kwc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Bob’s Burgers Movie]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:400;">When the Belcher’s fall behind on rent, a sudden sinkhole throws an even bigger wrench in making their payment on time. While Bob and Linda scramble to make ends meet, their kids investigate a mystery unearthed by the sinkhole.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Although no one on the animation team has directly confirmed it, many viewers interpret Bob as bisexual. As noted in Emma Flint's 2021 Digital Spy article, “</span><a href="https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37724151/bobs-burgers-bob-belcher-bisexual-lgbtq/"><span style="font-weight:400;">Bob's Burgers — Bob Belcher is actually bisexual (and always has been)</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">,” people have been examining the character’s sexuality for several years. The most notable instance of Bob talking about his sexuality occured in season 4 episode 5 "<span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BkdCC7_JZM">Turkey in a Can</a>" in an exchange between Bob and a deli man.<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br />Another family member, Gene, who frequently appears in drag, has also been discussed in terms of representation. In a 2016 Yahoo interview “'</span><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/exclusive-bobs-burgers-creator-loren-183000723.html?guccounter"><span style="font-weight:400;">Bob's Burger's Creator Loren Bouchard Talks Holidays With the Belcher's, Gene's Feminism, and More Megan Mullaly</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">“ Bouchard addressed Gene's possible gender fluidity in a way that allows for an open interpretation about the character.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">There are, however, several canonically queer characters in the film, including Marshmallow, who appears in the end credits dance scene. Originally voiced by </span><span style="font-weight:400;">David Herman</span><span style="font-weight:400;">, a cisgender actor, Marshmallow was recast in 2023. Bouchard announced the change in a response on </span><a href="https://x.com/lorenbouchard/status/1658990818068418560"><span style="font-weight:400;">X</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> stating that activist and model Jari Jones would voice the role. Jones officially started portraying the character in the season 14 episode 1 "Fight at the Not Okay Chore-ral."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Another queer character who appears in the film is Little King Trashmouth. His sexuality was first mentioned when Linda talks about him in season 3, episode 17 "Two for Tina." Little King Trashmouth (</span><span style="font-weight:400;">and sometimes with his husband, Gary)</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> has</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> appeared in the annual Bob’s Burgers Pride merchandise, particularly in the </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CP64WchpNAz/"><span style="font-weight:400;">2021</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> and </span><a href="https://www.toddland.com/collections/pride-x-bobs-burgers/products/2023-bobs-burgers-pride-they-got-married-clear-die-cut-sticker"><span style="font-weight:400;">2023</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> collections.</span></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<span><strong>Director:</strong> Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman </span><span><strong><br /></strong></span><strong>Year:</strong><span> 2022<br /><strong>Country: </strong>United States</span><br /><strong>Gender and Sexuality:</strong> Bisexual, gay, transgender<br /><strong>Animation Style:<span> </span></strong><span>Digital</span><br /><span><strong>Genre: </strong>Adventure, comedy, music(al), mystery</span><br /><span><strong>Type: </strong>Explicit, feature, implicit<br /><br />Can currently be watched on Amazon Prime, Hulu, or YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/u93n198ip9Y">https://youtu.be/u93n198ip9Y</a><br /><br /></span> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u93n198ip9Y?si=IK0HK1w2JiMOncfd" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The origin story of how brothers Mario and Lugi from Brooklyn became heroes for the Mushroom Kingdom. When a water main breaks and causes a flood in Brooklyn, the two try to help fix it but accidentally get sucked into through a Warp Pipe. In this new world, the brothers become separated, and Luigi is soon captured by Bowser, king of the Koopas, who is determined to marry Princess Peach</span><span style="font-weight:400;">—</span><span style="font-weight:400;">or destroy the Mushroom Kingdom if she refuses. Mario teams up with Princess Peach to rescue his brother and ultimately stop Bowser’s plans of conquest.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:400;">In one scene, Bowser and his advisor Kamek rehearse Bowser’s proposal to Princess Peach, with Kamek portraying the princess. This is a reference to previous instances where Kamek dressed up as Princess Peach, such as in</span> <a href="https://youtu.be/Ihei0ngHHdU?feature=shared&amp;t=72"><i><span style="font-weight:400;">New Super Mario Bros. Wii</span></i> </a><span style="font-weight:400;">and in </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=BTrd16SODfc"><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Mario &amp; Luigi: Dream Team</span></i></a><span style="font-weight:400;">.</span>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<span><strong>Director:</strong> Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic <br /><strong>Co-Director:</strong> Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack</span><br /><span><strong>Year:</strong> 2023<br /><strong>Country:</strong> Japan, United States<br /></span><strong>Gender and Sexuality:</strong><span> Gender creative</span><br /><strong>Animation Style:<span> </span></strong><span>Digital</span><br /><span><strong>Genre: </strong>Adventure, comedy, fantasy</span><br /><span><strong>Type:</strong> Feature</span><br /><br /><span>Can currently be watched on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, or Peacock: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0BXDGVMHS">https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0BXDGVMHS</a><br /><br /></span> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TnGl01FkMMo?si=-3VulnM5RsMLo_XH" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[My Year of Dicks]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><b>Note: This film contains sexual content and violence.<br /><br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">The ups and (more often) downs of Pam, a teenager who has her mind </span><span style="font-weight:400;">set on losing her virginity.</span></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<strong>Director:</strong><span> Sara Gunnarsdóttir</span><strong><br /></strong><strong>Year:</strong><span> 2022<br /></span><strong>Country:</strong> United States<br /><strong>Gender and Sexuality:<span> </span></strong><span>Gay</span><br /><strong>Animation Style: </strong><span>Digital, live-action blending </span><br /><strong>Genre:</strong> Comedy, romance<br /><strong>Type:</strong><span> Explicit, </span><span>s</span><span>hort<br /><br />Can currently be watched on Vimeo: <a href="https://vimeo.com/679334954">https://vimeo.com/679334954</a><br /><br /><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/772650180?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479" frameborder="0" title="My Year Of Dicks TRAILER"></iframe></span>]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[What’s Opera, Doc?]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:400;">An operatic parody of Wagner’s work, particularly from the Ring cycle, with Bugs Bunny and Elmer taking on the leading roles.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Brunhilde is arguably one of Bugs Bunny’s most recognizable disguises, appearing on things like </span><a href="https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2020/0727-bugs-bunny-stamps-now-available-nationwide.htm"><span style="font-weight:400;">postage stamps</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> to a skin option in the online game</span> <i><span style="font-weight:400;">MultiVersus</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">.</span></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<span><strong>Director:</strong> Chuck Jones</span><span><strong><br /></strong></span><strong>Year:</strong><span> 1957<br /><strong>Country: </strong>United States</span><br /><strong>Gender and Sexuality:</strong> Gender creative, queer coded<br /><strong>Animation Style:</strong><span> Traditional</span><br /><span><strong>Genre: </strong>Comedy, fantasy, music(al)</span><br /><span><strong>Type: </strong>Implicit, short<br /><br />Can currently be watched on Apple TV+ or Internet Archive: <a href="https://archive.org/details/whats-opera-doc_202210">https://archive.org/details/whats-opera-doc_202210</a><br /><br /></span> <iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://archive.org/embed/whats-opera-doc_202210" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>]]></dcterms:source>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The People&#039;s Joker]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:400;"><strong><b>Note: This film contains ephebophilia, suicidal imagery, and transphobia.</b><br /></strong><br />A queer reimagining of the Batman universe focused on the Joker's origin story. This autobiographical, coming-of-age film follows Joker the Harlequin, starting with her traumatic, closeted childhood and continuing to her journey of finding her identity in Gotham City. While she first went to Gotham City with a dream of joining the cast of </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">UCB Live</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">, the experience soon turns sour. With her new friend the Penguin, the two set out and create their own comedy space.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Originally intended to have a festival run in 2022, the film faced a setback when, before a midnight screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Drew received a letter from Warner Bros. Discovery. The letter impacted the film's release, as the </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Wired</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;"> article "</span><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/vera-drew-the-peoples-joker-interview/"><span style="font-weight:400;">The Best Queer Batman Parody You Almost Never Saw</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">" by Angela Watercutter notes how multiple news outlets misreported it as a much more serious cease-and-desist letter. As a result, the film faced difficulty obtaining a distributor, and led to a period of secret, theatrical screenings.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">In 2024, the film gained a distributor, Altered Innocence, and received a larger, limited theatrical run, concluding with both streaming and physical media releases.</span></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<span><strong>Director:</strong> Vera Drew</span><span><strong><br /></strong></span><strong>Year:</strong><span> 2022<br /><strong>Country: </strong>United States</span><br /><strong>Gender and Sexuality: </strong>Gay, nonbinary, queer, transgender<br /><strong>Animation Style:</strong> Digital, live-action blending, stop motion, traditional <br /><span><strong>Genre: </strong>Comedy, fantasy</span><br /><span><strong>Type: </strong>Explicit, feature<br /><br />Can currently be watched on Amazon Prime, Vimeo, or YouTube: <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thepeoplesjoker">https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thepeoplesjoker</a><br /><br /></span> <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/917680764?h=bccb3adddb" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Nimona]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight:400;">After Ballister, a knight, is framed for the murder of the Queen, he becomes a fugitive, trying to discover who set him up. While in hiding, he is visited by Nimona, a fellow outcast and shapeshifter, who wants to be his sidekick. The two eventually join forces and together set out to learn who was behind the crime and prove his innocence. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Originally created by </span><span style="font-weight:400;">ND Stevenson as</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> a webcomic and later released as a graphic novel, the film adaptation has quite the rocky history in terms of completion and release. In the </span><a href="https://www.cbr.com/nimona-film-abandoned-disney-blue-sky-shut-down/"><i><span style="font-weight:400;">CBR</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;"> article</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;"> by Lisa Laman, Fox and Blue Sky purchased the film adaptation rights in June 2015, and work commenced until Disney announced they were shutting dow</span><span style="font-weight:400;">n Blue Sky in February 2021. A writer for </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">The Hollywood Reporter</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">, </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Borys Kit <a href="https://x.com/Borys_Kit/status/1359207769614606339?s=20">tweeted</a> on February 9, 2021, that “Blue Sky was in the middle [of] production of NIMONA, adapting the Noelle Stephenson GN. Sources tell me the movie is about 75% complete. Could someone step in to acquire it and finish it?”</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> Fortunately, the movie was able to be shopped. On April 11, 2022 as detailed by </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Entertainment</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight:400;">Weekly</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">, “</span><a href="https://ew.com/movies/nimona-netflix-premiere-2023-first-look-photo/"><span style="font-weight:400;">Netflix saves Nimona after Disney scrapped LGBTQ-friendly animated film</span></a><span style="font-weight:400;">” production resumed for Nimona with DNEG Animation and would be released by </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Annapurna Pictures on Netflix in 2023. The film was released on Netflix on June 30th 2</span><span style="font-weight:400;">023.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">W</span><span style="font-weight:400;">hen Nimona takes on a human form, while she often presents as female and uses she/her pronouns, she is not cis woman but rather her identity is the form she is currently in. For instance, after Nimona transforms into a shark, they state “But I’m not a girl. I’m a shark.” During the end credits before Chloë Grace Moretz’s name appears there is an image of Nimona and text that reads “I’m a lot of things” with the word girl crossed out. While Nimona does not state she is transgender, I have included this descriptor because not only are the trans flag colors included during the end credits, but Nimona’s views on her identity is one which can be identifiable for people who fall under the transgender umbrella.</span></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[<span><strong>Director:</strong> Nick Bruno, Troy Quane</span><span><strong><br /></strong></span><strong>Year:</strong><span> 2023<br /><strong>Country: </strong>United States</span><br /><strong>Gender and Sexuality: </strong>Gay, lesbian, transgender<br /><strong>Animation Style:<span> </span></strong><span>Digital</span><br /><span><strong>Genre: </strong>Action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction</span><br /><span><strong>Type: </strong>Explicit, feature<br /><br />Can currently be watched on Netflix: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81444554">https://www.netflix.com/title/81444554</a><br /><br /></span> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UWd6ic0RTms?si=4pW0JjJ60GkaY-24" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>]]></dcterms:source>
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