Twitter Has Spoken; Can We Have Our Lesbian Romcom Now, Please?

Words by Carinna Reyes

There’s no denying that the era of romcom is upon us once again. With movies like To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Love, Simon, and of course, Crazy Rich Asians, the representation of protagonists in search of great love have become more colorful and diverse, which is absolutely worth the hype as it gives us more hope of our own forever after.

Yes, 2018 is sweet, fluffy, and #20GAYTEEN is flourishing. Amidst all the horrible news, people are hungry for all kinds of love stories. So where is our lesbian romcom?

https://twitter.com/ItsAlexJackson/status/1034088500528742402

This Twitter user sums it up pretty well on how lacking our world is when it comes to cute, innocent girl-to-girl relationships (but bless you, Lesbian Jesus, we love you):

https://twitter.com/lesbihayley/status/1034949587562389504

Here’s the tea, sis: Lesbian relationships onscreen are heavily sexualized and fetishized to suit the sexual fantasies of the male audience.

And we are OVER it.

https://twitter.com/voidofcolour/status/975785710790893568

https://twitter.com/kilosnavi/status/992750974224732161

Because no, one successful movie about a gay couple isn’t enough. Remember, the LGBTQIA+ community does not comprise of only gay men:

https://twitter.com/sapphictam/status/1031380898338418688

https://twitter.com/fluffigator/status/1006627406092865539

I mean, we already have some suggestions, if any network is interested (ehem Netflixpleaselisten ehem):

i want a cute love story w two teenagers tht fall in love and do heartwarming things together.. i want a cute love story tht doesn’t end in sadness or death.. a cute love story like love simon or to all the boys i’ve loved before…. but w GIRLS… we deserve it… it’s our turn

— kya (@softsadsatan) August 27, 2018

my own spinoff of to all the boys i've loved before called "to all the girls i instantly fell in love with on public transport and then never saw again"

— sami (@womenlovebot) August 19, 2018