Gently Ripping Apart ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’

Just a click to the left and the queer classic unravels

Photo by Justin Campbell on Unsplash

I first saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) in high school as a closeted queer. I did so at the dead of night on the family computer. It was one of those films I would secretly watch over and over again. I loved it all — the outfits, the songs, the red lipstick. I was enamored…