But I'm a Cheerleader

Director Jamie Babbitt is a queer woman who's made several inclusive films. Producers Leanna Creel and Andrea Sperling are also gay. The ensemble lacks racial diversity: Most characters are White, and, other than Mike (played by legendary drag queen RuPaul, who's Black) and Doph (Filipino American actor Dante Basco), characters of color only have minor roles. Age and body diversity are well represented. Main characters are queer women who fight to be seen for who they are, sending a strong message about diversity and acceptance.

Teens participate in an anti-gay rally, in one case throwing a bottle at a person. Parents try to make a main character undergo conversion therapy, which has proven to be extremely dangerous to participants' mental health and well-being. Emotional abuse as queer teens are told there's something wrong with them; some endure physical abuse, coerced into shocking themselves with tasers. A main character is forced into a doghouse as punishment for kissing another man.

Two characters have sex for the first time (off-screen, no nudity). Characters also kiss and make out. A person masturbates under the covers (nothing graphic is shown).

Characters frequently say "f--k," "s--t," "ass," and "f--got." Teens go to a gay bar called the "C--ksucker."

Megan's love interest is always smoking, and underage characters drink at a bar.