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The Back to School Video & DVD Hot List


Who says school has to be all about reading, writing and arithmetic? In the case of these ten titles, it's also a chance to learn about yourself and your sexuality. Add some class to your life this fall -- check out these great gay and lesbian movies, all available on home video. Click on any title for more information.



Show Me Love
$28.95
$29.95
Sweet-16 Agnes deals with an unrequited crush on "slutty" classmate Elin -- until a surprise birthday kiss catches both girls off guard, confronting them with an unexpected intimacy. This little film sank "Titanic" at the box office in its native Sweden.

Defying Gravity
$23.95
$32.95
A sexy and gripping look at gay love on campus: Frat boys-cum-midnight lovers Pete and Griff struggle to keep their affair a secret ... but at what price?

American Beauty
$26.95
$21.95
Kevin Spacey gets a new lease on life when he falls head over heels for his daughter's cheerleading girlfriend. We, meanwhile, have fallen for Wes Bentley, the new boy at school with a thing for Thora Birch -- and a closeted homophobe for a father. And hey, why didn't our schools have social outcasts as cute as Wes?

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love
$18.95
Sparks fly when working-class tomboy Randy meets pretty, pampered Evie, the new girl at school. But will Evie's circle of straight, judgmental friends -- and her own fears -- squash their budding romance? Oh, we wish we had lived such a sweet, funny, romantic adventure.

Beautiful Thing
$19.95
Two high school boys escape their drab (and painful) working-class existence by venturing first hesitantly and then head-long into a liberating affair. One of our all-time favorite gay flicks.

Get Real
$28.95
$14.95
Often funny and relentlessly bittersweet, "Get Real" is the story of a barely-closeted English teenager and his clandestine affair with his school's star athlete.

Edge of Seventeen
$27.95
$29.95
It's the movie John Hughes forgot to make. ... Sweet-natured Eric comes of age one summer as he struggles to reconcile his love for his high school sweetheart with his lust for cocky college boy Rod. Equally heartfelt and heartbreaking, with lots of sexy scenes for good measure, this film is a must-see.

But I'm a Cheerleader
$24.95
$69.95
Natasha Lyonne is the all-American girl next door: pretty, perky, and a devoted high school rah-rah. She also decorates her locker with pictures of girls, loves tofu and Melissa Etheridge, and hates kissing her boyfriend. Could she be ... gay? The truth comes out once she meets (and falls for) sexy rebel Clea DuVall.

Wonder Boys
$29.95
$69.95
Michael Douglas plays an aging college professor ... but don't let that scare you away. We prefer to focus on the plot involving collegiate cutie Tobey Maguire and the teacher's aide with the hots for him (Robert Downey Jr., in yet another queer role).

Billy Elliot
$24.95
$19.95
Call this "The Little Film That Could." Billy chooses ballet over boxing as his after-school activity, which doesn't go over too well with his coal-mining father and brother. Still, his undeterred passion only makes Billy's gay best friend (and us) love him all the more.

 
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