Megan (played by Natasha Lyonne) has got it all. She's popular, pretty, a model student, dates the captain of the football team, and she's a cheerleader.

One day Megan comes home to fine her family and friends gathered in her honor. They begin an 'intervention' in which they confront her with knowledge of her homosexuality. Megan is horrified that they would think of her this way, but based on their overwhelming evidence (she's a vegetarian, likes Georgia O'Keefe, hates kissing her boyfriend) she is forced to attend True Directions, a local homosexual rehabilitation camp.

Megan becomes the perfect resident at True Directions. She can't wait to be straight. The treatment directors, Mary and Mike (played by Cathy Moriarty and RuPaul), begin to teach Megan how to be a heterosexual.

At rehab, Megan meets Graham (played by Clea DuVall), a rebellious rich girl, who ridicules Megan until they are forcibly paired up as 'friends' designed to mentor each other to heterosexuality. Graham confides to Megan that she has no real desire to be heterosexual, unlike Megan who is still excelling at her treatment.

Mary tells Megan in family therapy that the 'root' of her homosexuality is her dad's (played by Bud Cort) unemployment. Although she is relieved to have found the 'cause' of her perversion, she wonders if it's contrived.

Megan is also developing a huge crush on Graham, and she begins to crumble. She sneaks out of True Directions one night and goes to a gay bar where she kisses Graham for the first time. A few weeks later, Megan gets caught having sex with Graham and opts to leave True Directions, trying to convince Graham to leave with her. Graham refuses, still wanting her parent's approval.

While living at a gay Safe House, Megan hatches a plan to storm the True Directions graduation. She confesses her love to Graham and finally convinces her to leave 'conversion' therapy.

The film is mostly set around a homosexual rehab camp. This camp is intented for 'treatment' of gays to become straight.

The premise for 'But I'm A Cheerleader' is not fictional. There are over 200 camps for homosexual conversion therapy across the United States.

Personally its one of my favorite movies, its got that very bubble gum, uppidy vibe throughout the movie and all very funny.

The movie in my opinion in some ways even makes fun of the way that straight people think. For the person like me who loves gay interest films, this is a must see.

Written by: Justin

Graham: I'm Graham and I like girls. A lot.

Megan: Cheers are supposed to be simple, make people feel good.
Graham: Cheers make girls do stupid cartwheels. Orgasms make people feel good.

Hilary: It's really easy to be a prude when you're not attracted to him, isn't it?

Megan [shouting]: I'm a homosexual! I'm a homosexual! I'm a homosexual! I'm a homosexual! Oh my god... they were right. I'm a homo. [cries]

Graham: You are who you are, the trick is not getting caught!
Megan: Then why are you here?
Graham: I got caught.

Joel: You're more than just a sissy. You're nice, and clean, and smart... and sexy and firm and luscious and...
Andre: Excuse me! The last thing I need right now is some fruit who's just proved himself straight tellin' my ass how sexy I am!

Jan: Everyone thinks I'm this big dyke because I wear baggy pants and play sports and I'm not pretty like other girls. But all I really want is a big, fat weiner up my...
Andre: Amen, sister.

Andre: She's just upset, because the fish on her plate is the only kind she can eat.

Mary: Foreplay is for *sissies*!

Andre: Congratulations, liars! You know who you are and you know who you want. Aint nothin' gonna change that, shit!

Sinead: If that little twink would've narced on me, heads would have rolled.

Graham: What would you have done? Tied her to your bed and zapped her to death? Or are you running low on batteries?

Graham [to Megan]: I thought it was just an act, but you really are sweet as fucking pie aren't you?

Megan [to Graham]: One, two, three, four, I won't take no anymore.

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