The year 2024 was a mixed bag for queer cinema and a highly experimental one in many ways. Queer performers were portraying straight characters and straight actors playing gay.
The LGBTQ+ community was represented in diverse and multifaceted ways throughout the year. Overall, many films tried to balance not calling attention to a character's identity and moving away from stereotypes.
The days of putting someone into a neat little box for a checkmark are slowly deteriorating and a new generation of artists is rising. Trans and non-binary folk are gaining a voice with opportunities never offered before.