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     From June 2023 to June 2024 I'll be watching a lgbtqia+ film each week and coming back here with my thoughts, feelings and plenty of hopes we aren't met with the "kill your gays" trope. I call this The 52. Ohh yeah, oh yeah, I like this one. Image credit: Wikipedia Some films come with their own legend, and But I’m a Cheerleader is certainly one of them. Quintisential queer watching, I knew it had to be on my watch list and when I saw youtube had the film for free (seriously, you just have to watch a couple of ads and it’s through the official youtube account) I stopped everything. What followed was wild, joyous, quaint and pure iconic queerness. Following Megan who, turned in by her best friend (hi, Michelle Williams), boyfriend ( you don’t even like kissing?!) and parents, is sent to New Directions, a conversion therapy camp where, with the help of RuPaul (yep) in hot pants and pretty iconic short, she forced to confront the truth: I’m a LESBIAN?! Natasha Lyo