Movie · 2000 · Jamie Babbit

But I'm a Cheerleader

Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.

Tropes

Descriptor	Consensus	Your vote
Gay awakening subplot	100% yes 6 votes	—
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Identities

Descriptor	Consensus	Your vote
Lesbian character	100% yes 6 votes	—
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Canon sapphic couple	100% yes 5 votes	—
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Gay character	needs votes 4 votes	—
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Content warnings

Descriptor	Consensus	Your vote
Conversion therapy	100% yes 6 votes	—
Top note Contains spoilers — show it Most of the movie takes place at a conversion therapy camp bellaquill · 5 Aug 2026 · 0 found this useful All 1 notes
On-screen homophobia	100% yes 5 votes	—
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Outcomes

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Happy ending for the couple	needs votes 3 votes	—
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