Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, let’s revisit 1985’s Desert Hearts, a trailblazing lesbian love story the premiered 40 years ago this month. This ...

Often considered one of the first films to portray a positive lesbian romance, Desert Hearts is set in Reno, Nevada in 1959 and follows a divorcing university professor who finds true love when she ...