Lesbian movies are made with such a different tone than movies about gay men… compare this one and Kissing Jessica Stein with, say, Edge of Seventeen and even Not Another Gay Movie. Lesbian movies are about a secretive emergence—the whole plot is about a woman realizing she is gay while enmeshed in a life that is totally at odds with being gay. Sometimes its about carrying on a very dark, very sexy secret affair (think of Bound). With the partial exception of Brokeback Mountain, the movies about men are glorious displays of sexuality—drag, lots of edifying sex, parties, community, pride, and also about struggles within an existing and strong community, particularly AIDS and discrimination. I think it shows that female sexuality is something that’s just coming to the surface (of the culture) and doesn’t really have a place yet—the films are about finding a place.