Girls Like Girls

Hayley Kiyoko on Her Film ‘Girls Like Girls’ and Sapphic Representation

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Hayley Kiyoko on Her Film ‘Girls Like Girls’ and Sapphic Representation

“Girls Like Girls” has been a long time in the making. Originally released as a music video in 2015 by musician Hayley Kiyoko, the tune with the lyrics “Girls like girls, just like boys do” quickly became a sapphic anthem, amassing 163 million views on YouTube to date. “After we released the music video, I … Read more

‘Girls Like Girls’ Review: Hayley Kiyoko’s Assured Directorial Debut

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‘Girls Like Girls’ Review: Hayley Kiyoko’s Assured Directorial Debut

The adaptation trail of “Girls Like Girls” is an unusual one. In 2015, pop singer Hayley Kiyoko released her hyper-catchy pop song of the same name, bringing a plainly worded statement of lesbian desire — “girls like girls like boys do” — into the viral mainstream, with an accompanying video laying out a compacted five-minute … Read more