But I'm a Cheerleader

Bright, bubbly, and bitingly satirical, BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER is a queer cult classic that pokes fun at heteronormative conformity in a campy and heartfelt way. Natasha Lyonne stars as Megan, an all-American high school cheerleader, who's shocked when her friends and family hold an intervention and send her off to a horrifyingly oppressive conversion therapy camp to "cure" her "suspected" homosexuality. There at the camp, surrounded by pastels and absurd gender role drills, Megan begins to rethink everything she thought she knew about love, identity, and herself.

With a breakout performance from a young Clea DuVall and a scene-stealing performance from RuPaul as an "ex-gay" counselor, this subversive comedy combines John Waters style kitsch with real emotional weight. 25 years later, its message is as bold and important as ever, a rallying cry for self-acceptance, authenticity, and the joy of being truly and unapologetically you.