The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

The film offers a deeply affirming and empathetic portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters, celebrating their resilience, chosen family, and self-expression. It depicts its drag queen protagonists with dignity, complexity, and agency, while framing societal prejudice as an external challenge, ultimately affirming the worth of queer lives and love.

The film features Bernadette, a transsexual woman, as a central, dignified character. It portrays her with complexity and agency, highlighting her resilience against external prejudice. The narrative affirms her identity and relationships, ultimately presenting a supportive and validating portrayal of a transsexual individual.

The film critiques the prejudice and intolerance displayed by some characters, often implicitly linked to conservative Christian values, by positioning the audience to sympathize with the drag queens. It affirms human dignity and challenges narrow interpretations of faith, rather than condemning Christianity itself.