A wife gets into a fight and kicks out her husband after he arrives home late and intoxicated. His friend decides they should play a trick on her, and the friend disguises himself as a woman. Although there is much ambiguity about how close these two men actually are, by the end, all is resolved between the husband and wife, and they kiss while their brood of progeny dance around them.]]>Director: Paul Terry Year: 1923 Country: United States Gender and Sexuality: Gender creative, queer Animation Style: Traditional Genre: Comedy Type: Implicit, short
In their first episode, "Cum & Quiche" Rick and Steve are hosting a get-together with their friends, but Dana and Kirsten have their own request in mind… let’s just say a turkey baster isn’t only useful for Thanksgiving.
This brickfilm and the other three episodes gained quite the controversy and attention from The Lego Company (including sending a cease and desist) due to its explicit themes. When the shorts were later turned into an animated, stop motion show on Logo, Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World the designs were significantly changed.
Additionally, it's a great short to watch while building an Everyone Is Awesome Lego pride set. ]]>Director: Q. Allan Brocka Year: 1999 Country: United States Gender and Sexuality: Gay, gender creative, lesbian Animation Style: Stop motion Genre: Comedy Type: Explicit, short
]]>The recently departed Patrick Haggerty of the trailblazing gay country music group Lavender Country recounts a memory to his daughter for StoryCorps. He recalls how, in his childhood in the 1950s, his father gave him advice about having pride in oneself.
For people interested in learning more about Patrick Haggerty, I reccomend the documentary These C*cksucking Tears (Taberski, 2016).]]>Director: Julie Zammarchi Year: 2015 Country: United States Gender and Sexuality: Gay, gender creative Animation Style: Digital Genre: Comedy, documentary Type: Explicit, short
]]>Like the original Queer Duck show, the film focuses on topical mid-2000s queer issues and features a mix of impersonated and real stars. RuPaul sings the show's theme, and the film includes voice acting from Bruce Vilanch, David Duchovny, and Conan O'Brien.
On a personal note, this film was one of the first that sparked my interest in learning more about the history of queer animation. While I was an undergrad in college and searching for more films featuring Tim Curry, I stumbled upon this movie and immediately borrowed it from the library. It was the first animated film I had seen where multiple lead characters were explicitly queer, which made me even more curious about the overlooked history of queer representation in animated media.]]>Director: Xeth Feinberg Year: 2006 Country: United States Gender and Sexuality: Bisexual, drag, gay, gender creative, lesbian, queer Animation Style:Digital Genre: Comedy, music(al) Type: Explicit, feature
]]>A girl in a painting develops a crush on the curator. When the painting is sold, the girl does everything she can to get the curator to notice her.]]>Director: Jieun Choi Producer: Hyojeong Cho Year: 2018 Country: South Korea Gender and Sexuality: Gender creative, lesbian Animation Style:Digital Genre: Comedy, fantasy, romance Type: Explicit, short
]]>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
In an homage to the Spanish queer artists of the 20th century, this short weaves the medieval song "Con Qué la Lavaré" with imagery connected to queerness, spirituality and sex work. ]]>Director: María Trénor Year: 2003 Country: Spain Gender and Sexuality: Androgyny, gay, gender creative, queer, transgender Animation Style:Digital Genre: Drama, music(al) Type:Explicit, short, digital
Based on Clyde Petersen's own experiences, this coming-of-age story centers around a queer child living with a schizophrenic mother and their shared time during a spontaneous road trip.
]]>Director: Clyde Petersen Year: 2016 Country: United States Gender and Sexuality: Androgyny, gender creative, lesbian, queer, transgender Animation Style:Stop motion Genre: Adventure Type:Explicit, feature
]]>A vampire is on a date with a human. When she notices a monster hunter is trailing close behind, she does her best to keep the date running smoothly.]]>Director: Rhael McGregor Year: 2021 Country: Canada Gender and Sexuality: Bisexual, gender creative, lesbian, transgender Animation Style: Digital Genre: Fantasy, romance Type:Explicit, short
]]>The film focuses on the various kinds of love found within Bombay, including a woman reminiscing about her late female co-star.]]>Director: Gitanjali Rao Year: 2019 Country: France, India, Qatar, United Kingdom Gender and Sexuality: Bisexual, gender creative, lesbian Animation Style: Digital Genre: Drama, romance Type: Explicit, feature